Karen and Matthew took on the stewardship of Hole Farm 5 years ago. Both of us share a love of the natural world and in our time here at Hole we have planted over 2500 trees and hedgerow plants, removed restrictive animal fencing, created a large vegetable garden and restored many of the old buildings. The previous owners had planted many specimen trees and shrubs – we are nurturing and adding to these and enjoy the mix of cultivated and wild spaces.

Our ambition at Hole and with the Piggery in particular has been to create a place that can be shared with others, where people can enjoy a setting of natural beauty and tranquillity, and feel inspired to flex their artistic muscles. This is not a business enterprise, but an open armed welcome to groups of actors and musicians who would like to rehearse or perform away from the city treadmill.

All ticket sales go direct to the artists.