Obriss Farm

near Westerham, Kent

Thank you for booking this Landmark and we hope that you enjoy your stay here. The income we receive from your booking pays for the repair and maintenance of the building, thus allowing us to preserve it for the enjoyment of those who follow you.

To arrange to get into the Landmark, it is very important that you call the Housekeeper AT LEAST TWO DAYS before you are due to arrive. She is Ms Christina Kay, 15 London Road, Westerham, telephone 01959 564398 or Mobile 07876 157764. Early evening is generally the best time to call.

Please do not arrive before 4pm on the first day of your booking. The Housekeeper will have prepared Obriss Farm for you, and we hope and expect that you will leave it as clean and tidy as you can when you leave. On the last day PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE LEFT THE BUILDING ENTIRELY BEFORE 10am, leaving it secure and returning the key to the Housekeeper. If you do not leave on time, this makes the Housekeeper's task extremely difficult. If you leave on an earlier day, please let her know.

Obriss Farm (OS map reference TQ466501, Postcode TN8 6PW), is three miles south-east of Westerham, five miles south-west of Sevenoaks, and 25 miles south of central London.

It is essential to bring at least two working torches; access after dark could be difficult or impossible without them.

To reach Obriss Farm go to Westerham via the M25 and A25 (leave the M25 at Junction 6 from the west, or Junction 5 from the east).

From Westerham, follow the signs to Chartwell. This means leaving the A25 at the east end of Westerham on the B2026, opposite Quebec House, signposted to Edenbridge and Chartwell.

After about 1-1/2 miles turn left, again sign posted to Chartwell. Continue straight ahead, past the entrance to Chartwell, and past a turning on the left signposted to Toy's Hill.

The entrance to Obriss Farm is also on the left, half a mile beyond the Toy's Hill turning, at the top of a slight hill. Drive slowly because it is hard to find. (If you get to a house called Pollards on the right, or Rowfield on the left, you have gone too far). There is a gate as you drive in and you will see a cream-painted bungalow on your left (Obriss Lodge). Continue up this track for one-third of a mile until you reach Obriss Farm.

Parking: To the left as you approach the farm buildings there is parking for two or three cars.

Public Transport: Edenbridge (four miles) has two railway stations served by trains from London Victoria. [Note: these involve one or more changes. It appears that there is frequent service Charing Cross-Sevenoaks with no changes so I would think that is the better service.]

Obriss Farm has a double bedroom, a twin bedroom, and a single bedroom, all on the first floor. Please contact the Housekeeper if you will need the folding cot. This is suitable for children up to two years old; we provide a mattress but no bedding.

There is gas central heating and an open fire. There is an electric cooker. The cost of fuel for heating and cooking is included in the price, but please use this sparingly to keep our costs (and prices) down. Fuel for the open fire is not included, but can be bought locally.

Dogs, birds or other animals, are not permitted at this Landmark. Please do not allow them into the building, as this might cause serious health problems for asthma sufferers who come after you.

There is enough crockery and cutlery for two extra people. However, the building must not be used to entertain others beyond that number, and the number sleeping in it should never exceed five.

We provide sheets, pillowcases, towels, tea towels, and blankets. An equipment list is attached.

Our buildings were made to the standards of earlier ages, often without the intention that they should be lived in. Consequently, you may encounter features that reflect their particular characteristics, but which deserve due care and attention, particularly for the young, elderly, less mobile or visually impaired. Examples of these are steps worn with age or with narrow treads, uneven surfaces, low doors, ceilings and beams, unexpected drops and changes of level, and (by modern standards) low or absent lighting. In all cases we have sought to make a sensible compromise between due regard for safety and the careful retention of the character of each building, which makes it an interesting place to stay.

Even familiar things, for example; polished floors and stairs, hot water temperature, open fires and hot stoves, can differ from home and so surprise the unwary, particularly the very young. We ask you to appreciate and use the building in the same spirit of care, and recommend you read the Information and Advice folder on arrival, to familiarise yourself with the building and its surroundings.

The 'Information & Advice' folder in the Landmark gives essential information about the building and local amenities, including shops for provisions. The nearest Tourist Information Centre is in Sevenoaks, (01732) 450305.

Landmarks do not have postal deliveries, and mail sent to them may not reach you.

In an emergency you may call our Regional Manager Ms Shirley Stewart telephone 01732 451433 or Mobile 0777 5842332. In exceptional circumstances urgent messages may be left with the Housekeeper, but please do not ask our staff to do this otherwise, since they may live several miles away.

Please be appreciative of neighbours and anyone else you meet, since they may have to coexist with Landmark visitors 365 days a year!

We hope you enjoy your stay.

Special Notes:

Obriss Farm is surrounded by a working sheep farm, run on traditional/organic lines. Dogs therefore unfortunately cannot be allowed. The farm outbuildings are used for lambing and other farming activities.

Two footpaths cross at the farm, and link to an extensive network of public footpaths in the area.

Many of the doorways and beams in the house are low, and taller visitors will need to take care to avoid colliding with them.

22/11/06

EQUIPMENT LIST

We suggest that you look through this list before you arrive in case there is anything which is not on the list and which you especially feel you need:

KITCHEN EQUIPMENT

Baking dish

Baking tray

Bread bin

Bread board

Bread knife

Cafetiere

Cake box

Carving knife, fork & steel

Chopping board

Colander (metal)

Cooking tongs

Corkscrew

Crockery & cutlery

Egg beater

Egg cups

Frying pan

Garlic Press

Glasses

Grapefruit knife

Grater

Kitchen scissors

4 knives: chopping, serrated & 2 cook's

Mixing bowl

Pasta pan

Pedal bin

Potato peeler

Roasting tin

Rolling pin

Rotary whisk

Salt & pepper pot

2 Sandwich tins

3 saucepans

Set of kitchen implements

Sieve

Sink tidy

Sink top dish drainer

Souffle dish

3 storage canisters

Teapot

Tea/coffee strainer Tin/bottle opener

Toast rack

Tray

Water jug

Wooden spoons

PLASTIC & POLYTHENE

Dustpan

Pail

Picnic cups & plates

Washing up bowl

PYREX

3 casseroles: small, medium & large

Basin

Covered butter dish

Fruit bowl

Lemon squeezer Measuring jug

Pie dishes

Oven dishes

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Fan heater

Fridge

Iron

Kettle

Toaster

Vacuum cleaner

GENERAL EQUIPMENT

Ash Trays

Bath rack

Boot jack

Brooms & brushes

Clothes line & pegs

Coat hangers

Dish cloths

Dog food bowl

Dog shovel

Dustbin

Dusters

Floor cloths

Garden chairs

Ironing board

Loo paper (one roll per WC)

Over bath clothes airer

Oven cloth

Small bar of soap

Soap holder

Table mats

Tea towel

Washing-up liquid

Washing-up brush or mop

Waste paper baskets

WE DO NOT NORMALLY PROVIDE

Food of any kind

Candles

Pot scourers

Torches

Hot water bottles

Electric blankets

Washing power

Fuel for open fires or stoves

Axes or saws

Matches

US/Continental electrical adapters

Additional loo rolls

Telephones

Televisions

Microwaves

The largest Landmarks may have more than this. We provide crockery, cutlery and glasses for as many people as there are beds, plus two further sets in case you invite others for a meal. If you need fuel for fires or stoves, please ask the Housekeeper in advance how you can obtain this.

The beds will be made up with sheets and pillowcases (duvets on bunk beds). There will normally be two no-allergic pillows per person and three blankets for each bed. If there is a cot (see overleaf), there will be a mattress but no bedding. We provide one hand towel and one bath towel (these are bath towels, not the larger 'bath sheets') for as many people as there are beds. There will be a limited supply of tea towels (drying-up cloths), but you may wish to bring more.

Please let the Housekeeper know about any breakages, or if anything is missing or goes wrong during your stay. She may well be able to solve a problem quickly.

There is a green Log Book in which you can record your visit and pass on to future visitors anything of interest you have discovered in the area or in the building.

If you have any comments on anything to do with the Landmark, please send us the Comments and Suggestions Form from the green folder (don't write them in the Logbook, which we won't see).

Revised 22 June 06