Foxhill Barn is part of Great Todber Farm, which has been worked by the Moorhouse family for generations and was once a dairy farm. After the foot and mouth epidemic of 2001 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Moorhouse had to re-evaluate what the farm actually meant. He proposed to utilise the expertise within the family. His son Peter and his wife are teachers who taught English in Japan. During this time they had identified a niche market for foreign language student attending residential schools within the UK.

Guests at Foxhill Home Stay

Accomodation at Foxhill Homestay

They proposed to convert a large traditionally built stone barn into a homestay language school for accommodation and tuition for foreign students. Lancashire Rural Futures was able to help them through this process by identifying grant sources, applying for the grants, writing the business plan and planning.

Great Todber Farm

Part of the niche marketing for the language school will be based around the family farm image and the rural location in which it is set.