About Us

We are so happy to welcome you to stay at The Keld Down Plantation. This beautiful woodland has been a part of Carlton Grange since it was planted in the 1800 by the Duchess of Northumberland, the woodland was named the Keld Down Plantation, so we thought it was only fitting to keep its original name.

Carlton Grange is a family run farm that has been handed down 5 generations first purchased by the Lax family and now the Tallentire family. And that's us! Paul and Laura Tallentire along with our four beautiful daughters, Ava, Erin, Grace and Paige. We live on the farm with a menagerie of animals including horses, dogs, cats and guinea pigs. The farm is a mixed farm enterprise consisting of reared beef, pigs and Arable.

As a family we love the camping in the woodland, it is such a magical place to be, listening to the owls and the birds and seeing the bats swooping through the evening air while we would be all sitting round a campfire. As the nighttime fell, looking up at the thick black sky and seeing every star constellation you can think off.  While we would lay in our tents you can hear the movements of the nocturnal animals like the foxes and badgers just going about their business. You really feel about of the woodland and the wildlife that live within it.

It was on one of these camping nights we decided it would be a wonderful idea to open the woodland up to let other people experience the beauty and the feeling of sleeping in a woodland. At that, Keld Down Plantation woodland breaks was created. The journey has been long and sometimes challenging but where here with two beautiful cabins to stay in, each providing a different experience.

We really hope you enjoy your stay here and wish you the most relaxing holiday.