As part of our parent company, Habitat First Group’s 25th anniversary celebrations, we are thrilled to launch a competition with our neighbour, Sculpture by the Lakes, to find an artist who can create a new sculpture for our estate. We will be looking for a piece that will recognise our estate’s heritage and our outstanding reputation for ecology. Some additional…
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Twenty-five years ago, our parent company, Habitat First Group, set about transforming our inaugural community, Lower Mill Estate into something never seen before. A collection of lakeside holiday homes, where families could enjoy the beauty of the Cotswold countryside, within the safety of a private estate. Designed for maximum ease, the estate set about creating…
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We’ve recently welcomed a new fleet of electric buggies to Silverlake. These nifty vehicles will be used by our Housekeeping and Maintenance teams to transport necessities around the estate, leaving us safe in the knowledge that they will have no impact on our carbon footprint. The new buggies form part of Habitat Zero, our commitment to be an environmentally-responsible, carbon neutral…
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We are offering to take the work out of Christmas Dinner for you this year by providing you with roast vegetables and fabulous quality meat on Christmas Eve. All of our meat and trimmings are sourced locally and our offering will include braised red cabbage, steamed potatoes ready to roast with thyme, rosemary and garlic, steamed…
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Join us to say goodbye to 2020 and a very happy hello to 2021 at our New Year’s Eve celebration. See in the New Year with a delicious Dorset Charcuterie Board with fresh meats, cheeses, breads and snacks. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know at the time of booking and the…
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Our parent company, Habitat First Group, is in partnership with The Species Recovery Trust to work on the national Heath Lobelia project in order to conserve this plant in Britain. Until recently, there have been only six populations of Heath Lobelia in the UK. This is a stunning and rare native plant. In 2017, a…
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Silverlake will still be aglow this Halloween, where 100 pumpkins will be on display across the estate’s holiday villages. For a £5 donation to Habitat First Foundation, residents and guests will receive a hand-delivered pumpkin, LED tealight and sweet treat to their door. For those who like a little competition, there will be an opportunity…
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We are delighted to announce that Silverlake, Dorset has been short-listed from a list of over 200 entries for a Landscape Institute Award 2020. Among the landscape industry’s highest accolades, the Landscape Institute Awards celebrate the value of landscape in connecting people, place and nature. The estate has been recognised within the brand-new Building with…
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We are really excited to be hosting the next SurfFit – Breath Training, Mindset and Body Hacks short course, at our Silverlake (Dorset) estate, from 21st to 23rd September 2020. This intimate and exclusive training will be delivered by Professional Big Wave Surfer and high-level athlete Andrew Cotton and highly qualified personal trainer Andrew Blake. The bespoke course is perfect to supercharge your training routine, improve your overall mindset and attitude to challenging…
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