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A Place in the Country priceless-magazines.com 44 Words: Damien Pestell Photographs: David Merewether A true labour of love, Ian and Penny Ledger have tirelessly renovated their idyllic farmstead in Mayfield to be able share a slice of their beautiful, rural seclusion with groups who hire their multi-award winning retreat venue
These page: The farmhouse’s open plan kitchen/diner has a classic Aga, butler sink, flagstone floors and a large communal dining table. “People tend to gravitate to the farmhouse and the kitchen especially.” Below: A corner of the snug Tucked away in the High Weald countryside amongst a warren of lanes between Heathfield and Mayfield is a place so well hidden that a lot of locals don’t even know it’s there. As one of my colleagues put it upon his arrival, “I have absolutely no idea where I am!” And it is a bit like that. Because hidden away in this part of olde Sussex, where time moves at a different rate, is an international retreat centre disguised as an old English farmhouse. Fair Oak Farm was bought by Ian and Penny Ledger as their family home in 2005 and has slowly undergone a quiet revolution, transforming it into a destination that businesses, groups and individuals travel to from across the world. And what started out as a small holiday let ‘on the side’, has organically grown into something way beyond their expectations. As Ian puts it, “It was never the plan! To begin with we were just letting out the old barns. But we’ve just kept adding to it over the years.” The development of the site has been spearheaded by Ian, whose experience as a project manager in construction has been vital. More used to multi-million pound projects in London, the farm development was a welcome change. He says, “I loved it. It was like going back to where I started.” The farm has ridden the rise of the wellness industry over the last decade with seemingly no end in sight. As Ian tells me, “It’s just not levelling off.” Five years ago the success of the farm enabled Ian to leave his full time job in London and concentrate on managing it full time. His undivided attention has meant he’s 45 priceless-magazines.com
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