The Augill Castle Podcast
By Augill Castle
Simon and Wendy Bennett bought Augill Castle in the summer of 1997 with a view to opening a bed and breakfast to allow them to raise a family in a big house in the country.
The family’s journey inspired Simon to write two books - Undressed For Dinner and Stop For Breakfast, the first winning the prestigious Lakeland Book of the Year Award.
Simon began this podcast by sharing the original blogs which inspired the books with some insightful introductions from Wendy.
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The Augill Castle Podcast May 23, 2021
The Colonial Mainstay
This episode reflects on how lunch built an empire.
Food miles
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Rugby Parents
Safrais and Shoots
In this episode Simon reminisces on some of our more wild adventures.
Stuck in the middle
Simons new stories focus around that middle part of your life, symbolised in the much forgotten middle meal of the day: Lunch.
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Our newest stories.
From Easter Sunday Simon will be debuting some new stories written through lockdown.
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The Car Boot Sale
Looking back at what proved to be an interesting Easter, Simon is reminded of the children's (first) questionable get-rich-quick scheme.
'Publification'
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Wine tasting
Wendy is incredulous at Simon's staggering inability to maintain his dignity
Nappies at Breakfast
We learn that being family friendly can sometimes mean being tolerant of the intolerable
The village show
The politics of local life prove to be just as challenging as those of running a busy hotel.
Guinea pigs and mice
The conflicting demands of a hotel and a young family manifest themselves through a series of furry friends.
First guests, first baby
Simon and Wendy welcome their first guests as they prepare to embark on the even more daunting journey of parenthood.
How did we get here?
As the castle attracts an ever increasingly eclectic collection of guests, Simon reflects on how he and Wendy got to where they are.
Welcome to our castle.
Hello, and welcome to our brand new podcast.
This podcast will be full of short stories from our time running our family business as well as raising a family in an extraordinary place.
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