Welcome to Countryside Connection - Rural Business Network
"I hope things are going just as well for everyone in this rapidly expanding village. I am so glad to be a part of it!"
Wendy Blair, Rose Hill Bed & Breakfast in
Roanoke, Virginia USA
Who Are We?
Founder Heléne Leichter-Saxby has spent more than thirty years living in England and America. She is a former Country Innkeeper, Artists’ Representative and Author of Cooking Inn Style: A Collection of Country Inn Recipes from England, Ireland, Wales and New England.
In addition to Countryside Connection, Heléne also works with her husband Alan Saxby in their other rural business, Once Upon a Pine www.onceuponapine.co.uk. Together they create handcrafted furniture and home accessories including unusual clocks all created from reclaimed wood. They also offer one-of-a-kind art which combines unique selections from Vintage Women’s Magazines dating from 1912-1949; antique and vintage postcards; photographs and artists' drawings with select pieces of reclaimed wood. A range of cushions from their extensive collection of Vintage Fabrics will soon be available. Other vintage and collectible items from their many years of collecting have also proven to be very popular items.
All of the reclaimed wood used for their furniture is local, reclaimed from collapsing barns, a Georgian Stable Block, a Victorian Milking Parlour and other structures near their home in North Yorkshire. Their approach is an environmentally responsible one that offers the chance to create new objects which carry the marks of their former lives, crafted pieces that bring their history with them.
Where Are We?
We are based in England and New England. Countryside Connection was born out of the desire to offer a new kind of networking and brings rural countryside offerings to you from England, America, France, Wales and Italy.
What do we offer?
Our valued members form a network that provides you with direct links and information to their Bed & Breakfasts and Self-Catering, Country Inns, Farms, Country & Artisan Products, Restaurants & Pubs, Arts & Crafts, Activities & Adventures, Education Courses, Wedding, Conference, Spa & Retreat Venues, Bookshops, Rural Business Support, Relocation & Restoration Services, B&B Inns & Homes for Sale, Recipes & Archive
Featured Member: Penyrallt Home Farm, owned by members Jinsy and David Robinson, is a 140 acre Soil Association Certified fully organic working dairy and sheep farm. The farm is situated in the beautiful corner of West Wales known as the Teifi Valley . A 19th Century Piggery, shown below, has been renovated to create the ultimate in farmhouse comfort and convenience. The self-catering cottage is set away from the main farmhouse, overlooking a large pond and paddock offering privacy and the rare opportunity for a complete escape from the stresses of everyday life. A visit to their website www.penyrallt.co.uk will enable you to view the interior of the two-bedroom cottage which has been designed to an exceptionally high standard and with complete comfort and ease of movement for every guest. Jinsy and David provide a small complimentary hamper with organic and fair-trade items from their farm shop. Their shop is open to supply you with meat, milk, eggs and basic groceries. A wonderful opportunity to experience a working organic farm whilst relaxing in the peaceful surroundings of your private retreat. The Welsh Poppies shown in the upper right-hand corner were taken by Jinsy in May; the bluebells are out now in full bloom and whatever the season you will discover the beauty of nature everywhere you wander. For a delightful read and wonderful insight into farming and rural life, please be sure and visit Jinsy's blog http://farmlifeinwales.blogspot.com
Why Add Your Countryside Business?
Our rural business members in all categories network together to benefit owners and consumers who support countryside businesses. They create diverse partnerships and networks providing unique opportunities for growth.
How Do I Join?
Simply send an email request to enquiries@countrysideconnection.co.uk You will receive a Special Introductory Membership Offer because we would love to help you and your rural business grow and prosper.
“When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself Yes indeed, all this belongs to me!” Henri Rousseau
