Reel him in gently

Ladies, if he failed to pop the question on Valentine's Day, your chance comes big time this Friday, 29th February. But how do you make sure he'll say yes? Take him on a man-sized weekend break first. And what better than Fishing Holidays in Devon?

Most girls cannot fathom fishing, but trust me, it's the ultimate chill-out. Here at Newbarn Farm in Devon with luxury 4 STAR Holiday Cottages & Fishing on site, set in 42 acres of Devon woodland and pasture with 6 coarse fishing lakes to choose from - it is the perfect location for your fella to relax and feel truly spoilt. Rods can be hired, bait bought, and the largest catch to date has been our celebrity mirror carp, Queenie.

He'll be so relaxed after his day fishing, he won't think anything fishy is going on when you run him a hot bath and then whisk him off for a gourmet meal at the top local restaurant or better still a beautifully prepared dinner in cooked by you in your chosen self-catering Cottage & Fishing location.

£198 for a weekend break (three nights), and only £6 a day for Fishing in Devon.

Enjoy your catch!

The Secret world of the Badger & A Devon Fishing Holiday

There are about 300,000 badgers living across Britain, their tracks and trails criss-cross all over the countryside, yet they are rarely seen. While these animals have been well studied outside of their setts, little has been known about their behaviour while underground until now.

On Valentine's night the BBC screened the result of a two year project produced by Andrew Cooper, a fantastic insight into the comings and goings of a wild badger family here in South Devon. Technological advances - smaller equipment, infra-red devices that can film in the darkness - made it possible to capture the badgers in their natural habitat.

Even narrator Sir David Attenborough describes it as "a privileged glimpse into a secret world".

There are badgers at work and at play. Eating (they bring apples into the sett), sleeping playing - even tidying up and making their own beds!

They are doing all this in pitch black conditions, but the clarity of the pictures is very impressive

The conditions in the sett are very cramped. A labyrinth of tunnels has three chambers - one of them just big enough for one badger.

During a thunderstorm you could hear a clap of thunder rolling down the tunnels and around the chambers - and this cub pulled its paws up over its ears. The images were riveting.

Sadly nearly a quarter of Britains's badgers are killed on the roads every spring when the clocks go forward and the badgers stagger around half-blind infront of passing vehicles.

But on a lighter note - good news for all you badger fans and those who enjoy fishing in Devon, not only do we here at Newbarn Farm have superior 4 STAR self-catering Cottage & Fishing but we have Fishing in Devon with a large badger sett in our copse. Who knows you may even get a glimpse of one if out walking at dusk. And for those who really would like to watch the badgers out at play - Paignton Zoo (just down the road) have evening badger watches daily from 1st April - October 2008 (booking essential).

Just remember to watch out for the unmistakable black and white snouts if driving to us for your Devon Fishing Holiday at dusk.

The geep, a woolly jumper

In the papers this weekend you may have read about Lisa the 'Geep', born only a few weeks ago after an unscheduled amorous encounter on a farm in Germany. One of the farmer's young billy goats leapt over a fence and had a passionate liaison with a ewe. The result was Lisa resembling a lamb in shape and stature, but with the colouring an agile back legs of a goat. Professor Karl-Heinz Waldmann said ' These whims of nature are extremely rare, but goats are known for their-strong sex drive.'

Here at Newbarn Farm eight ewes in the last 24 hours have produced their offspring - all healthy and all 100% lamb - no geeps here I'm afraid! We're not fishing for national media coverage here in Devon as we have nothing unusual happening with our flock. However, we wouldn't mind a little exposure to let the world know about our beautiful holiday cottages & fishing facilities.

But plenty of you do and plenty will be seeing these lambs grow alongside their many cousins who will be making their debut into the world over the next few weeks. Frolicking and skipping amongst the clover, these early lambs are symbolic that Spring is truly on it's way. And what better than sitting at the water's edge on your Devon Fishing Holiday with rod in hand, lambs playing tag in the meadows scattered with golden daffodils.

Self catering holidays and fishing

Hello everyone

We have added some unusual information this week and we have have to say it worries us knowing what some of our fishermaen and women get up to.

Fishing in Devon



It has come to our notice, that in these times of energy efficiency, it's not horse power being used to power ships but, fish power, smoking!

Devon fishing holidays

During the more inclement weather the Devon fisherman and woman can be seen searching for Gin and lemon

Holiday Cottages and fishing

We can't guarantee seeing famous people but a lot of famous people fish, you are in some very auspicious company, but be careful some don't play fair.

Self Catering Cottages and Fishing

Some of our fishermen and women have developed different styles of self catering cottages with unusual rod and hooking arrangements.


Come to Newbarn Farm cottages and angling centre, nothing is ever what it seems.

Have a great time Devon fishing

Fishing in Devon

Devon Fishing Holidays

Holiday Cottages and Fishing

Self Catering Cottages and Fishing

SEOs - No longer an alien concept

There was a time not that long ago (well for some anyway) when the papers would be full of UFO sightings, crop circles and goodness knows what else! Green Martians and life on Mars! These days you are more likely to see pages dedicated to the SEO and not the UFO! But what does it all mean?

These days you can no longer expect to see your website at the top of Google by setting up a few link backs or by adding a few meta tags. Now in this highly competitive market place a successful SEO campaign is now paramount if anyone wants their business to succeed on line. And believe me we don't want to be left behind, nor do we want to disappoint our potential customers by not being visible on the first page of google. We have a lot on offer and we need you guys to know about it!

So last week you would have noticed the following appearing on a 'scroll down' on the home page of our website - 'odd!', some of you may have thought, I have a tendency to agree with you. But it is integril to the success of our very own SEO campaign -

'Fishing in Devon

Newbarn Farm situated on the south coast of Devon, is an ideal location for fishing in Devon with well stocked tranquil lakes, Devon promises to leave a lasting impression, please use the following link for more information on fishing in Devon.

Devon Fishing Holidays

Devon fishing holidays with breathtaking scenery, is the perfect location to introduce the family to carp and specimen fishing, alternatively walkers and hikers can also enjoy Devon's wild and rocky coastline, please use the following link for more information on Devon fishing holidays.

Holiday Cottages and Fishing

Our luxurious well-equipped accommodation, offers all the creature comforts to help you relax after a long day fishing or exploring Devon, for more information and availability on our holiday cottages and fishing facilities please use the following link for more information on holiday cottages and fishing.

Self Catering Cottages and Fishing

Newbarn Farm has an impressive selection of top quality self catering cottages and fishing facilities right on your doorstep, we are confident you will want to return to the wild coast of Devon again and again, please use the following link for more information on self catering cottages and fishing.'

Please note the blue text represents the internal website links

Why not click on the following link and see for yourself

http://www.newbarnfarm.com

Speak soon

Catherine