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Looking from Piglets' French patio towards our competition size Péntanque piste
New additions at Piglets
PigletsAdminMax

A load of old Boule…

So, loads of people said ‘you just put some sand down and you’re done, aren’t you?’ – how wrong were they! Little did I know that within a few months I would become a ‘Péntanque bore’ full of knowledge I

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Chrissie's cake of the month at Piglets Boutique B&B
Food & produce at Piglets
Chrissie Parker

Piglets Pantry is here!

Lockdown has given Max and I a chance to roll out Piglets Pantry here at the B&B so all you lovely guests can buy some of our most popular home-made goodies. Home made Limoncello Goodies ready to go Home made

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Your host, Chrissie at Piglets relaxing after a hard day running the B&B, even Hamish our dog is exhausted
Feel safe & happy at Piglets
Chrissie Parker

Holidays will be here (again) soon!

Confidence and trust will be key when all of us, cooped up for so long, can once again, go on holiday. We offer everything one looks forward to: pool, bar, sun patio, al fresco dining, games room and most importantly,

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Piglets Beagle Basset brothers deep in Bluebells just minutes from Piglets
The seasons at Piglets
Chrissie Parker

Spring time at Piglets

As I write this, we are well into 3 weeks of lockdown due to Covid-19 and it strikes me that there is no point in this blog until holidays can be booked again in 2021 because we haven’t got any

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Games room at Piglets Boutique Country Stay showing darts, Foosball, full size snooker and table-tennis for guests
New additions at Piglets
PigletsAdminMax

A room for games…

Lockdown # 2 – November 2020. Another project on the to-do list begins… Some history…in 1957 my father, Geoffrey, brought Billy Bembo his new large white board pig home to Hodges Farm (where its piggery was located, now known as

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New additions at Piglets
PigletsAdminMax

The creation of an oasis of calm

A couple of years ago as we were contemplating our design of our home and the B&B, we flippantly said wouldn’t a swimming pond look nice in front of the house instead of the old farm yard from our pig

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Free range chickens at Piglets Boutique B&B | Farm fresh eggs from free range chickens at B&B | Boutique B&B has its own chickens
New additions at Piglets
PigletsAdminMax

The chicken run

One of the many ‘extra’ jobs that appeared on our to do lists during the pandemic lock-down was the sudden decision to get some chickens as our current supply of eggs dried up. This seemingly incongruous decision, hid many and

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Events at Piglets
PigletsAdminMax

Valentine’s weekend

Our first dinner event centred around Valentine’s Day weekend where we created a special Italian fest on the Friday and Saturday nights for 6 couples. Bellini’s were served at 7:30pm in the guest lounge while everyone got to know each

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HRH The Princess Royal arrives at Piglets Boutique B&B
Events at Piglets
PigletsAdminMax

The Princess Royal visits Piglets

HRH The Princess Royal lunches at Piglets On 23rd September 2019, after months of preparation and visits by Royal Protection officers, Scotland Yard and Essex police, we were secure and prepared to receive HRH. We heard her, before we saw

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