Feather Down Farms

Feather Down Farms: off-grid canvas hideaways on working farms

Feather Down Farms operates a collection of farm-based glamping sites built around what it calls a canvas hideaway: a tented accommodation without mains electricity, pitched on working farms. The company presents the absence of electricity as its "greatest luxury" and frames the stays as a way for families to reconnect with nature and with each other. Its network spans the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, and the same concept is marketed under local names in some markets, including WiesenBett in Germany, Un Lit Au Pré in France and Belgium, and BoerenBed in the Netherlands and Belgium.

What the canvas hideaway includes

Each hideaway is described as having three bedrooms with premium mattresses: a double bed, a cupboard bed and a bunk bed. The stated capacity is up to five adults plus a child up to twelve years old. The unit also includes a fully equipped kitchen, a wood-burning stove for cooking, a flushing toilet and a private shower.

The farm network

The UK portfolio listed on the site includes Berthlwyd Farm, Billingsmoor Farm, Chesters College Farm, East Shilvinghampton Farm, Fountain Violet Farm, Foxglove Farm, Gwel Teg Farm, Heydon Grove Farm, Hidcote Manor Farm, Hollings Hill Farm, Layer Marney Tower, Lunsford Farm, Manor Farm, Moor Farm, New Barn Farm, Pant y March, Sunninglye Farm, Treganhoe Farm, Upper Shadymoor Farm and Warren Farm. These are grouped by county and region, with Cornwall, Devon, London, Norfolk, the Cotswolds, Somerset, Dorset, Shropshire, Wales and Scotland appearing as browsing categories.

Outside the UK, the site lists farms in France (Ecuries de Gapennes, Ferme de Vanadal, Ferme la Contree des Minis, Fermette des Trois Tilleuls, Figari in Corsica, L'Étable des Mauges en Anjou, La Ferme de Fontenille, La Ferme de Penquelen, La Flocellière en Vendée, Les Jardins des Coccinelles, Ô Manoir de Glams and Domaine de Royères), Belgium (Chevrerie du Hayon, Ferme de la Yauge, Hof ter Pierlapont Bruges, Hoeve den Overdraght, Landgoed ter Wijnendale, Rochefort en Ardenne, Ferme Koeune and La Ferme des 3 Centenaires), the Netherlands (Het Keelven, Botterheerd, De Appelsche, De Brabantse Hei, De Kalverweide, De Lange Weide, De Oude Melkstal, De Zeekraal Terschelling, Het Boshuis, Het Wesselink in Salland, Hoeve de Betuwe, Hoeve De Pippert in de Betuwe, Hoeve Zeeland, Landgoed Volenbeek and TaarTenTuin) and Germany (Hohenwarter Seehof).

Ways of filtering and choosing a stay

The site organises farm selection around practical criteria rather than a single catalogue. Visitors can search by farm stays with hot tubs, dog-friendly farm stays, farm stays with play areas, farm stays close to water, farms with EV charging and group glamping, alongside a full list of European farms. Seasonal collections cover Easter holidays and Easter weekend, May half-term, summer holidays, October half-term and an October warmer offer, and the company also promotes a 2027 season. Other entry points address weekend adventures with children, romantic breaks for two and group glamping weekends.

Gwel Teg Farm as a featured example

The site highlights Gwel Teg Farm in Cornwall, presented for its proximity to beaches, harbours and countryside paths, with sheep grazing visible from the terrace and the option of bottle-feeding lambs in spring. That farm is described as dog-friendly and as having a hot tub available.

Guest feedback and press coverage

The site devotes sections to guest comments and to what the press has written. The published reviews reference stays at College Farm, Moor Farm, Fountain Violet Farm, East Shilvinghampton Farm, New Barn Farm, Billingsmoor Farm, Chesters, Lunsford Farm, Pant y March, Hollings Hill Farm, Upper Shadymoor Farm and Layer Marney Tower. Recurring themes in those comments include feeding lambs, watching cows being milked, trampolines and hay bales, hot tubs, playgrounds and the setting of the tents overlooking fields. One reviewer at Moor Farm mentions a pizza night and describes the pizzas as delicious but quite expensive, while another at College Farm describes the tent as having everything needed. The site displays a review count of 2,086 alongside its contact details.

Other activity on the site

Beyond bookings, Feather Down Farms publishes a blog, sells gift cards and runs a programme called Diversify your farm, aimed at landowners considering hosting a site. It also lists employee perks among its offerings. The company provides separate contact addresses for general enquiries, recruitment and press.