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The conservation architects I used to live with spoke of soaking bricks in ox blood to get an authentic colour and spreading milk and yoghourt on walls and benches to encourage the growth of mosses and lichens. Does that even … Continue reading →

The weight of winter buildsto lean against the summer dam,The dark deep waters whisper, fading, softlyHere I am.Winter trees.Distant cousins to the summer siblingsthat we knew,Winter takes an artless brush topaint our reverieMountain blue.The water forces flowers and sticks apart,Sending … Continue reading →

People say you can see Kelston Roundhill from many places in Bristol. I think this photo (shared with me by Tim Graham) makes the point pretty well. This was from a “24 hours in Bristol” photo comp site which – … Continue reading →

It was a great joy and privilege to host Anna and Owen’s wedding on the summit of Kelston Roundhill. It was a simple and natural ceremony, conducted in the open air in the middle of Kelston clump. Refreshments were served … Continue reading →

Kelston Roundhill is a working farm, and when you plan an event on a working farm you have to take certain things into account. There’s a reason the Countryside Code is clear about leaving gates as you find them. This … Continue reading →

Billie Brocklehurst, new outdoor activities provider (see below) invites all to an open day of archery and axe-throwing at Abbots Copse on Kelston Roundhill. Sounds like fun. Refreshments (excellent tea coffee and cake) available.

Kelston Roundhill makes a fine gathering point at times of crisis and stress. We invited the noted humanist celebrant Isabel Russo, a director of the excellent Good Funeral Guide, to devise a specific one-off ceremony for the community for 26 … Continue reading →

by Jon Hamp She softly speaks.And we listen.The cows eat the hedge. Insects hum a symphonyof the high beams,held above us by silence,and words add new strength to old structure,as carers and uncaring,and broken and mended,are safely gathered in. And … Continue reading →

Kelston Tump would like to take forward the outdoor activities work on Kelston Roundhill (pioneered by the late Dan Spencer). We’re open to leasing Abbotts Copse and other space to make that possible, and to seeing a long-term viable business … Continue reading →