Shilvington

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A working Dorset farm set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, with Feather Down glamping, a holiday cottage, caravan site and alpaca walks. 🌿

East Shilvinghampton Farm has been in the Bartlett family for four generations and is still a working farm, supplying local businesses (such as the local gastro pub) with high quality meat. Living and working in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the family delight in being able to welcome guests to enjoy the farm and it’s spectacular views for themselves. Shilvington offer accommodation for the whole family, from a comfortable farmhouse holiday let through to family Glamping and traditional Campsite.

30/10/2026

🌱 More turnips, please!

Knowing that our winter feed would be a little tighter this year, we planted some turnips to give the cows some extra grazing.

This means we can keep the cows out in the fields for longer, making the most of the extra forage before bringing them inside and starting on our winter silage.

27/10/2026

Four generations, one farm, and quite a few changes along the way…

These aerial photos show the farm in the 1960s, 2001, 2010 and 2026.

Looking at them side by side, it’s not just the quality of the photography that’s changed over the years!

The farmhouse is still there at the centre of it all, but around it the farm has grown, changed and adapted – new buildings, different ways of farming and, more recently, all the other bits and pieces that have become part of life here too.

Glamping, the holiday cottage, alpacas, the caravan site, The Cozy Cow and, most recently, Your Setl.

Farming has never really stood still. You adapt, you try things, some work, some don’t, and you keep going.

But for all the changes, Shilvington is still very much Shilvington – a working family farm in our favourite part of Dorset.

Home. 😊

19/10/2026

🐄 Our Limousin cows making the most of the fields!

While the weather stays mostly dry, we’ll be keeping the cows out grazing for as long as possible. This helps us make the most of the grass available and reduce the amount of winter feed we need to use.

After a dry summer, we were able to cut and store less grass than usual for the winter months, so we’re making the most of these last opportunities to graze!

06/10/2026

This photo… 😌

You can almost imagine it, can’t you? An early morning walk with the birds chirping away, then wandering back to the cabin for some good coffee and a bit of breakfast.

Escapism at its finest. 👌

https://www.shilvington.co.uk/cabins/

02/10/2026

Very proud parents (and siblings!!) today! 🇮🇹🎨

We’re in Italy to see Emily’s very first art exhibition!

We’re so proud to see her work being exhibited and to be here to support her. It also came at a great time for us to get away and (try) to relax a little!

Please check out her art page Emily Bartlett

21/09/2026

Well, here we are… 😊

It’s been quite a week… and yes, we’re aware it’s only Monday! 😆
But as anyone in farming will tell you, you dust yourself off and keep going.

And one of the things we’re very much still excited about is this.

Your Setl.

Eight beautifully designed, privately owned cabins here on the farm, created for people who want their own little piece of the Dorset countryside to escape to whenever they like.

Not a holiday let. Not somewhere you book for a weekend. Your own cabin, in your own spot, here at Shilvington.

We’ve put a huge amount into getting these off the ground and we’d really love to find the people who can picture themselves here.

So, if you’ve ever visited Shilvington and thought “I could quite happily stay here…” perhaps you can. 😊

Have a look at Your Setl to find out more – and if someone springs to mind when you see this, please send it their way. 🙏

🌿 https://www.shilvington.co.uk/cabins/

18/09/2026

We can’t thank you enough for the incredible amount of love and support we’ve received over the last few days. ❤️

So many of you have asked how you can support us, so if you’d like to, here are 4 simple ways you can help:

🌿 Check out our cabins
If you’re someone who has loved visiting our farm over the years, take a look at our cabins Your Setl | Private cabins on working farms. — a magical way to make a little piece of our farm, permanently yours.

🔥 Book a sauna session
Treat yourself to some time in our private farm sauna. Check us on on Only Farmers or Message The Cozy Cow Sauna on Facebook or Instagram to book.

🏡 Book a stay on the farm
If you’d like to visit and stay with us, check out our website www.shilvington.co.uk and then enquire by emailing [email protected]

📲 Share this post
Please share this far and wide. Every booking, message, recommendation and share genuinely makes a difference and helps us do everything we can to keep things running as normally as possible.

Thank you for standing by us. It means more than you know. 🤍

16/09/2026

Please read and share ❤️

Farming isn’t easy most days, but today has been harder than most.

After 17 years in partnership with a company, we’ve received the news that they have gone bankrupt. To make matters harder, we haven’t been paid for our busiest months. All guests who arrived at the end of July, August and September, we have not received your payments.

For our farming family, this is a huge blow. Glamping has been a vital income, helping us keep our farm going.

We’re not giving up, but we need your help.

Our glamping is still open, and every booking, share and recommendation will make a real difference as we try to recover some of what we’ve lost.

If you’ve ever stayed with us or simply want to support a small family farm, please share this post. It means more than you know.

Check out our website: www.shilvington.co.uk
To book, please email: [email protected]

Thank you for your support. ❤️

Address

East Shilvinghampton Farm
Portesham
DT34HN

Website

http://www.shilvington.co.uk/

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