Author Archives: williamheath

Today we planted some oak and elm saplings. The iconic elm largely died out in the UK in the 1970s (see Wikipedia on Dutch elm disease), but there are now disease-resistant strains. There are no mature oak trees on the … Continue reading →

Roundhill Barn hosted two funeral events in Jan 2023, making the point that funerals and memorials can be more beautiful and memorable in a rural setting. One was a Quaker Meeting with tea after the family had attended Haycombe Crematorium. … Continue reading →

by Jon Hamp Walk on star-field bridge-fur long, sea-swept grasses,here at this wheeling world’s end,the long year shrugs,and passes. Luminary cities throwtelegraphed jabs of light,over the star-field bridgesto fracturewinter night. 2022 winter Solstice just after sunset

Attention walkers: the permissive paths from the Cotswold Way to Kelston clump will be closed all day Tue 20 Dec and Weds 21st Dec (until 1430). This is for essential tree works inside the clump, undertaken for reasons of public … Continue reading →

There are – for our money – no more accomplished and exciting musicians in the south west than Modulus III, the improvisation trio of Dan Moore, Drew Morgan, and Matt Brown. Dan and Drew are multi-instrumentalists covering synths, cello and … Continue reading →

Tom Teague discovered this web site which evoked childhood memories. He writes When I was a boy in the 1960s, once or twice a year, I remember being taken with my younger brother and sisters from our then home in … Continue reading →

Roundhill Barn hosted the Kelston Records fest – a simple celebration of life and summer – 15-17 July. Around 100 guests from locally, Germany and as far away as New Zealand enjoyed Bath Soft Cheese meals, local lamb, a specialist … Continue reading →

Ali and Tom used Roundhill Barn for a wedding reception, with a stretch marquee and furniture from local firm Abbas Marquees. We commissioned a second generator for backup just in time to make sure their home made cream cakes stayed … Continue reading →

We’ve got some senior doctors from Bath’s Royal United Hospital using Roundhill Barn tomorrow for a medical charity strategic awayday. We’d love to more for the local NHS, and we’ve tried to set up a soothing and creative environment for … Continue reading →

Jon Hamp writes: HAH HAH! the bridges say,You do not walk in Wales today…. But I have walked and I have seen,your rain, your light , your grey, your green. A gentle ‘SO?’these Cotswolds say….we hold close counsel here today. … Continue reading →