About Us

Who We Are

Jackie, Charlie and Josh welcome both old and new customers to the Old Dairy, (Welsh Reindeer Retreat) we look forward to meeting you and we hope you enjoy your stay with us.

We took over this amazing place in February 2020. When we first saw it in the summer of 2019, we fell in love with it and we very soon realised that it was the perfect place for us and our large menagerie. We then set about moving all of us from our farm in Newbury, Berkshire to create perfect holidays.

Jackie is an animal trainer and supplier to the Film and TV industry and has spent the last 45 years working in the Film, TV and entertainment industry, supplying a large amount of animals for TV, feature films, commercials and celebrity parties. nJackie has a lifetime of credits under her belt, a couple of Disney Movies and has met a lot of talented and comical people along the way and she always has a story to tell. Find out more from her website, www.animaldramatics.co.uk . Charlie is an accountant from the south coast and is very much hands-on around the farm. He is kept busy with all his daily chores, and very much enjoys seasonal fishing and training his cocker spaniel, Peat.

Charlie and Jackie have a son called Josh, who you might see occasionally keeping them in line when he is home from university. He is currently undertaking a bachelors degree in Physics with Astrophysics at Bath University. Josh is very handy on the tractor and going about his duties on the quad. He loves country life and country living.

Here at the old dairy we are available for holidays all year round with B&B. Weekend breaks, cozy winter breaks lots of lovely Beach walks. Stay B&B or longer. Alternatively you just might be passing through on business and require a comfy bed for the night. The summer months are lovely here with lots to do and explore locally. Choose one of our lovely apartments (Daisy or Buttercup) and a lovely cooked breakfast the following morning. Whatever your requirement, we hope we can accommodate you and we look forward to meeting you. We are also open for Christmas breaks and you can meet the Reindeer in the barn for a hot chocolate.

We have 2 beautiful en-suites that are former dairy conversions, a twin (with double & single) called Buttercup and a double called Daisy with a king-size bed. All of these holiday lets are furnished and decorated to the highest standard, and breakfast is supplied each morning in the retreat breakfast room, which is a short stroll from the suites.