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Stories from Lane Head Farm
Food & Drink · 6 September 2026
Worth the drive? A Sunday lunch at the Blind Bull
A 42-mile drive to a pub Jason and Angela found in Conde Nast Traveller, for a Sunday lunch that had them planning Lane Head Larder recipes before they'd even paid the bill.
Family Days Out · 31 August 2026
Alice meets the locals at Peak Wildlife Park
Angela, Vicki and Alice spent the day at Peak Wildlife Park near Leek — wallabies, lemurs and deer close enough to touch, and one five-year-old who still had energy for a headstand by the time they got home.
Family Days Out · 29 August 2026
Ben & Alice go underground at Speedwell Cavern
Ben and Alice headed off to Speedwell Cavern in Castleton for the afternoon — helmets, underground tunnels, a boat trip through the old mine workings, and a very Peak District drive through Winnats Pass.
Walks · 25 August 2026
Our first Peak District walk: Thor's Cave, tired legs and a tactical retreat
Five months after moving here, Jason finally went for a proper walk — up to Thor's Cave from Wetton Mill, defeated by elevation rather than distance, and rescued by two pints and Hartington cheese.
History · 21 August 2026
The farm that helped cancel the third world's debt
Before either barn existed, Lane Head Farm was worked by a Keele University politics lecturer who went on to found Jubilee 2000 — the campaign that persuaded the world's richest nations to write off billions in debt.