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First it was unspoilt in gracious decline, reclaimed by nature. Then we refurbished the barn to make it usable but it left a building site. So now we’re undertaking a small programme of works on the courtyard and land immediately … Continue reading →

B&NES’ Bathscape project has started to produced summaries and analysis of the landscape around the World Heritage City. See below for example for what they have to say about the geology of Kelston Roundhill: The geology of this area is … Continue reading →

Kelston Records’ summer solstice celebration with Rachael Dadd and her band.

Matt Somerville writes Until last week the last time I was at the Old Barn at Kelston was several years ago. I was there to help develop ideas about how it could be adapted to support the life that would … Continue reading →

Not oilseed rape. Self-sown buttercups and ox-eye daisies in an organic field that started out with rye grass and clover.

Three Cane Whale performed live at the Old Barn 9 May to films made specially for them by several award-winning film makers. For more events follow KelstonRecords.co.uk Before the gig the band and guests wandered up to the Clump, while … Continue reading →

Keslton Roundhill faces south and west. Winds fresh from the Atlantic blast up the hill, shivering and shredding the exposed little clump of trees at the top. The barn shutters have been blown clean off twice. The Old Barn is … Continue reading →

On Saturday 24 March Sue Boyle is leading a Kelston-themed poetry session at BRSLI. Matt Prosser put together these images to go with it.

after the mini-beast from the East, March 2018. Taken from just under Beckford’s Tower. and with sledders:  

Claire Turnham, founder of OWL (“Only with love”) Family-Led  Home Funerals, is offering a one-day workshop at Kelston Old Barn for individuals, health professionals and community groups who wish to offer support to families around the time of death. Claire … Continue reading →