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00:00Welcome to the jaw-dropping landscape of Eredi, Snowdonia.
00:08A shortlisted group of potential tenants are taking part in a unique selection process,
00:14hoping to win the 15-year tenancy of the National Trust's most nature-rich farm in Wales.
00:21Sitting in the shadow of the iconic Eir Widfer, Snowdon, with its own lake, flock of mountain
00:27sheep and tourist accommodation, for one of them, this stunning farm will become home.
00:34There's hill farmers, Ryan and Laurie, and Sarah and Eoin, young farmer Will and his
00:41mum Emma, Liberty, who works in tourism and farming, poultry and livestock farmer Greg,
00:50Floyd and marine biologist Abbey, and builder George.
00:57For three weeks, they'll be living and working on the very land that they dream of taking on.
01:02That's amazing, that is.
01:05Tackling tasks designed to test the skills needed to make a success of this unique hill farm.
01:11Well done, Greg.
01:12A bit of a kick to it, like for the Welsh dragon.
01:15Good girl.
01:16Every step will be assessed by Giles Hunt, Land and Estates Director for all of the National Trust.
01:22Anybody who wants this farm is going to have to be on their best game in order to get it.
01:28And Ereri General Manager, Tristan Edwards.
01:31We want to work in partnership with these people for a long time, hopefully a generation and more.
01:36Could do better is the term.
01:40After each task, they'll pick one applicant to become the temporary farm manager, staying
01:45over in the house that they hope will become their home.
01:48This could be ours.
01:50If we're lucky enough.
01:51They'll need to impress every step of the way.
01:55As the hopefuls are whittled down until just one is chosen to become the new tenant.
02:01Oh, that's nice.
02:03Oh, you're a model.
02:04For one of our seven applicants, this dream farm is going to become a reality.
02:16Last time, Ryan and Laurie impressed when the applicants gathered the sheep from the farm's mountain pasture.
02:23Oh gosh, Ryan's got one on his shoulder.
02:26And became the first temporary farm managers.
02:29But the prospective tenant's second day on the farm has taken a more unexpected turn.
02:35Tasked with taking the sheep to a paddock for sorting and a health check, as Giles and Tristan watched on,
02:42they let the sheep escape.
02:44But they're all running down the road.
02:47This is a nightmare.
02:48What a cock up.
02:50Having regathered the flock.
02:52Well done, everyone.
02:53They now need to pick themselves up and refocus.
02:57Young farmer Lloyd, who's here with girlfriend Abby, is quick to rally the troops.
03:02You know, it was a mistake that happened and we need to crack on.
03:05So let's keep positive.
03:06The sheep are happy.
03:07We're happy.
03:08Let's sort them.
03:09Let's go.
03:12We're going to check the teeth and we can get some mark.
03:15Mark them.
03:16Anything we don't want to go back to the free lode, which is where we gathered yesterday.
03:21Anything else stays back.
03:24The task at hand is sorting the healthiest sheep to return to the hills
03:28and keeping the others on the lower pasture where they'll cope better.
03:33Using his experience, temporary farm manager Ryan demonstrates his knowledge of the essential areas that they'll need to examine.
03:40We're looking for the three Ts, which is teeth, toes, and tits.
03:50Then we want to look at a mouth.
03:53Ewan, who's grown up on a livestock farm, is showing how it's done, starting with the first of the Ts.
04:00You want a good, healthy set of teeth because they need to graze.
04:03It's a hard mountain.
04:05She looks quite old to you, but good, healthy teeth on her.
04:09Four teeth there, so she's good to go up to the mountain to graze again.
04:14It's good to hear Ewan explaining the teeth.
04:18Ewan's family farm is in North Wales, about 70 miles away from girlfriend Sarah, who works for a sheep breeding company.
04:26Winning the tenancy would be a chance to start their life together.
04:30It's not just a farm. It'll be a home, our first home, if we were successful.
04:36It'll be a pretty good one if we get it.
04:40You can tell, can't you, that it's out as a workhorse around sheep.
04:44She's confident in getting on with it there.
04:47Also in the heart of the action is Cheshire farmer Greg.
04:52I have got sheep at home, so I'm very much used to it, trying to do it as best as I can do it and what I would usually do at home.
05:02So that one forward, that one in.
05:04What they're doing is sorting out which sheep are going to go back onto the mountain to be the future breeding stop into this area.
05:11The other ones that aren't so in such good condition are being put in this pen here with these lambs.
05:17This sheep sorting task is testing their ability to assess and handle a flock.
05:22The one question that I haven't heard them ask is, well, how many sheep are there?
05:28Some basic mathematics.
05:30I'm going to check the udders now. I feel them down there now.
05:33There's no lambs here at all, so they've got bad udders.
05:37There's no point keeping them to breed.
05:40Essex-based builder George is one of the least experienced with livestock
05:45and he's using this opportunity to soak up knowledge from the other potential tenants.
05:51And George is asking all the questions he has. He's so, so inquisitive.
05:55There's sheep over here.
05:58No, this one. Yeah.
06:02Liberty, that's amazing, that is.
06:04She's just picked up the back end and gone...
06:08Although she's only been working on farms for a few years,
06:11Liberty has built up her experience alongside her other job.
06:15Now she's giving it her all in a bid to secure the tenancy.
06:20I work for an Italian travel company
06:23and then the rest of my work is sort of farming-focused.
06:26In the last five years, I've learnt how to deliver calves,
06:30drive tractors, reverse trailers, drive JCBs.
06:34I think the farm represents an opportunity to put into practice
06:38all of the things that I've spent the last few years learning.
06:43As part of this process,
06:45they're sorting the male ram lambs from the female ewe lambs.
06:50Stop, stop, stop, stop. No, no, no, that one.
06:53Go there, go there, go there.
06:55Oh, so close.
06:56Joanne, what's happening?
06:58Ewe lamb got through the ridge.
07:00Oh, there we go.
07:01That's it, well done. Here you go, here you go.
07:03George has just learnt how to catch a sheep.
07:06Oh, well done.
07:07Look at Abi.
07:10After the flock breaking free earlier,
07:12the applicants are making sure that they've got all of the escape routes covered
07:16before moving the sheep into their designated fields.
07:19We're putting up hurdles so we make sure the sheep don't go this way
07:23like they did the first time round.
07:25Just make sure that we guide the sheep that way.
07:28I'm hoping that they will go where they're meant to be.
07:30We learnt from earlier that we need a lot more people with this breed of sheep.
07:34If there's any gap, these guys will find it.
07:37No more escape artists.
07:47With the task over, all the prospective tenants have gathered together
07:51to discover whose performance has impressed Giles and Tristan the most.
07:56They'll become the next temporary farm manager,
07:59getting the keys to stay in the farmhouse for the next two nights.
08:03Finished just in time for sunset.
08:06Glorious, isn't it?
08:08I wasn't quite expecting some of the dramas that we had today.
08:11I'm sure you didn't either.
08:13You worked together as a group in the end and that was the key thing
08:16and you got the job done.
08:17Ryan, how many sheep did you sort?
08:20We don't know exactly the number.
08:22So we didn't count the sheep?
08:24We did not count the sheep, no.
08:25Yes, OK, so it was a fundamental thing that we've forgotten.
08:28In general, though, you've been quite impressed today, haven't you?
08:31Certainly with some people stepping forward.
08:33Oh, yeah.
08:34Joanne and Sarah leading some of the more technical bits of today.
08:37It went well.
08:38And Lloyd, you did brilliantly at lifting everybody up
08:41after sheep going in the wrong direction
08:43to get everybody to focus on the job that they then needed to do
08:47rather than worrying about the job that hadn't been done quite so well.
08:50Well done, Abigail, for running after the errant sheep.
08:53George actually caught it.
08:54He did a very good catch and then I just scooped it up.
08:58Team effort, yeah.
09:00But Lloyd and Abigail, you've really shone out today.
09:03We're delighted to be offering you the farmhouse tonight.
09:06Thank you very much.
09:09It may not be home for the next 15 years just yet,
09:12but it will be home tonight.
09:14Let me just go and get the key back.
09:17Well done, everybody.
09:21We're very proud and very privileged to be staying in the house tonight.
09:24It's a little bit surreal.
09:26Yeah.
09:30What we're seeing in Lloyd is a very people-focused person
09:34and that's a key quality when we're thinking about
09:37the wider requirements of being a tenant here at this farm.
09:41And Abigail is in on everything.
09:43And includes other people. She's not off doing stuff on her own.
09:46This could be ours.
09:48If we're lucky enough.
09:49We got ourselves here and now the work begins.
09:59As temporary farm managers, that work begins straight away.
10:04A flock of lowland dorset sheep have been brought to the farm
10:07to test the applicants' lambing skills.
10:10And Abby and Lloyd are on watch overnight.
10:13I'll show you the lambs that are sleeping.
10:16They're very sweet.
10:19Night-time in lambing.
10:24On a check in the early hours, they find a ewe in distress.
10:28What's happening?
10:31He's got one foot coming.
10:34Just coming up to 2 o'clock in the morning
10:36and I've just had a call from Abby and Lloyd.
10:38They're having a bit of trouble in the lambing shed
10:40so I'm just heading over to see what's going on.
10:43We don't think the ewe is quite ready for birthing the lamb
10:46but the lamb is ready to come.
10:48So it's a bit of a problematic situation.
10:50It's a poorly lamb.
10:52So we've got two feet out, head's just above.
10:56They feel...
10:57She's not happy at all.
10:59No, she's not well.
11:01As ever in these situations, it's all hands on deck.
11:05One, two, three.
11:09One, two, three.
11:11Push, push, push.
11:13She's just not coming, is she?
11:15No, it's stuck.
11:17It is a stuck lamb.
11:19Oh, sweetheart.
11:21Following our best efforts, Abby phones the vet.
11:25We're trying to lamb a ewe.
11:27She's got twins and they're very stuck.
11:31After veterinary intervention, sadly the lambs didn't make it.
11:35But the ewe survived.
11:37You give the utmost care to all your stock
11:40but when it's somebody else's, you try and strive even more.
11:43It's a bit of a glum time when you have a few poorly sheep.
11:48Lambing always brings some losses
11:50but there is a chance to salvage hope from situations like this.
11:54These are Rocky's sheep, so Rocky's now just getting involved.
11:59Adopting a twin from one ewe onto another who's lost her lamb
12:03is a common practice.
12:05Using the milk supply of the foster ewe
12:07to give both lambs the best chance of survival.
12:10So this little lamb is just on sucking now from its new mum
12:14and as soon as that milk starts to pass through
12:17and she turns round and smells her own milk
12:20on the back end of this new lamb,
12:22then, fingers crossed, the adoption process will just be smooth from there.
12:29Although it's been a tough night,
12:31Abbey and Lloyd have demonstrated their ability lambing,
12:34coping with complications and adopting on lambs.
12:37All qualities that will impress Giles and Tristan.
12:42We had a couple of positives and a couple of negatives
12:45but you've just got to keep on looking up.
12:47Always be hopeful and be positive.
12:53MUSIC
12:58Seven prospective tenants of this stunning farm in Arreris, Nordonia,
13:03are gathering for the start of their third day.
13:06They're taking part in a unique selection process
13:09where, over the next few weeks, they'll be tested by a series of tasks
13:13until one of them is chosen to take on the farm.
13:17They've been shortlisted not just for their farming experience
13:20but also for their ideas on diversification.
13:25The farm has low levels of livestock,
13:27meaning caring for and carving out the living
13:30on its 600 acres of hills, forest and tourist trails
13:35demands a variety of skills,
13:37something that Tristan and Giles from the National Trust
13:40are about to put to the test.
13:43Morning, all. Take a seat, take a seat.
13:46George, you've gone all Australian Shepherd on us.
13:49Loving the hat.
13:51Welcome to the briefing on the bales.
13:53You've spent the first few days doing very much farming activities
13:56and what we've always said about this farm is
13:59it comes with an incredible opportunity
14:01to earn income from other sources that are not farming.
14:05Along with the farm itself, the tenancy comes with an annex and a bothy,
14:09which can be rented out as holiday lets.
14:13You have the opportunity to profit from the millions of visitors
14:18that come every single year.
14:21And that is what the next few days is going to be all about
14:24because at four o'clock today,
14:27you're going to be welcoming the first visitors here.
14:31There'll be a family staying in the bothy,
14:33that's a mum and two children.
14:35In the annex, three friends will be staying over
14:38and then tomorrow you'll be giving them an on-farm experience.
14:42So make this place as welcoming as possible.
14:45All the best with it. Good luck.
14:47Good luck, guys. Thank you.
14:51The applicants have been split into two groups,
14:54with one looking after the more luxurious annex to the farmhouse
14:58and the other a budget option of a stone bothy in the hills.
15:03Each group will work together to prepare their accommodation
15:06before individual members take responsibility for welcoming the guests,
15:11providing a suitable breakfast and a farm tour.
15:15With around nine million overnight stays in Edderley every year,
15:19proving to the National Trust that they can harness the potential profits
15:23the accommodation offers is an essential skill.
15:27It's probably one of the most popular places in the UK for tourists and walkers,
15:32so we're keen to do the most of them.
15:34And we can't depend too much on the sheep enterprise
15:38to bring in profit margin for the business,
15:41but that is our delight.
15:45This is absolutely fundamental to our decision-making.
15:48All people who've had a lot of knowledge of stock handling
15:51would find the last couple of days pretty straightforward,
15:54but this is a whole different ballgame.
15:56But they have got to be good at it
15:58because it is an absolutely fundamental element
16:01of how they are going to be able to earn a living from this holding.
16:04How lucrative do you expect the tourism side of things
16:07to be in comparison to the farming side of things?
16:10I would expect the income that they get from the annex, from the bothys,
16:15possibly from camping or car parking,
16:17to considerably exceed the income that they would earn
16:21from the farming activities on this farm.
16:24The bothy group, made up of Sarah and Eoin, mum and son Emma and Will,
16:29builder George and poultry farmer Greg,
16:32prioritise searching the storeroom for any useful additions.
16:37Look what I found, guys. Marshmallows.
16:39A popular budget choice for walkers, bothys are old farm buildings,
16:44offering a more sturdy option than a tent,
16:46but still giving an outdoor experience.
16:49Shall we start making a pile outside?
16:51And then pick it off whether we want to take it or not, yeah?
16:54Shall we give them airbeds? Yeah.
16:56Is there anyone in particular that you're going to have your eye on
16:59over the next few days?
17:00I'm actually really excited to see people like George
17:03really throw themselves into it.
17:05Because I'm not a farmer, our business plan centres around tourism
17:08and the tourism allows us to become farmers
17:10and I think this is good practice for us.
17:12We'll carry something up.
17:14We've set a couple of people up just sweeping and having a bit of a clean.
17:17Maybe we come down and fetch a bit more gear. Yeah.
17:23Down at the annex...
17:25Oh, this is a nice kitchen.
17:27..couples Ryan and Laurie and Abbie and Lloyd
17:30are working alongside Liberty
17:32and have come up with a different plan of action.
17:34I love the fireplace.
17:36Checking out their accommodation first.
17:39A more luxurious option, this two-bedroom cottage
17:42is attached to the main farmhouse
17:44with a living room and kitchen-diner downstairs.
17:48Much more expensive than the body,
17:50guests here will be expecting all the home comforts
17:53that come with a higher price tag.
17:56Ryan and Laurie, they are the out-and-out farmers
17:59but they need to prove themselves on this whole thing
18:02and with what we're offering, that they have what it takes.
18:05Plenty of potential here, isn't there?
18:07Currently living about 20 miles away with their young son and daughter,
18:11Ryan and Laurie are the most local of the potential tenants.
18:15Accommodation would be my side of the business.
18:18She looks after people, yeah.
18:20She's a very good cook and a very good hostess as well.
18:24I hope so.
18:26Having seen the space they're working with,
18:29the annex team head to the storeroom,
18:31looking for suitable additions that will add that extra level.
18:35With that extra level of luxury, their guests will be expecting.
18:38Ooh!
18:40I think we might be in love with the little thing.
18:43Like blankets to go on the beds.
18:45Yeah.
18:47We've got some binoculars there.
18:49This is definitely up their street, wouldn't it?
18:51Yes.
18:53Abigail, what smell do you want to go for?
18:55I'm feeling this vibe a bit more.
18:57I'm feeling the cinnamon a bit more.
18:59At the body...
19:01Oh, yeah, this is a bit of me, this.
19:03Abigail to their accommodation.
19:07If I get the camp beds in, start pumping them up.
19:09Yeah.
19:11Tristan, what do you want to see here
19:13and what do you definitely not want to see here?
19:15Well, I want to see a standard of presentation,
19:17which is really clean, tidy.
19:19And again, a few touches.
19:21What I don't want to see is something that isn't a boffy.
19:25This isn't high-end luxury.
19:27I'm going to check these nightlights, see if there's batteries in them.
19:30I'll start sweeping up the floor.
19:33Oh, fitly.
19:37Mum Emma is here with her 18-year-old son, Will,
19:40helping in his bid to realise his farming dream.
19:44If successful, the whole family would move here to help run the farm.
19:49I do shifts down the McDonald's.
19:52That basically pays for all the animal feed,
19:55for all of the livestock that I have on rented land.
20:00For William's dreams to come true,
20:02the only thing that he can do is take on a tenancy.
20:06So this opportunity is so, so important.
20:11It is a proper dream, a proper, proper dream.
20:16Usually I'm boss, but she's boss today
20:18because she actually knows what she's talking about.
20:20I don't have the best interpersonal skills.
20:23My mum, on the other hand, she has very good people skills,
20:26so this is definitely very much up her alley.
20:28String of fairy lights up by here.
20:30It's just like a nice little nightlight for the children.
20:36Look at that. That was made for that, wasn't it?
20:39There we go.
20:49Down at the annex, it's all systems go.
20:53I suppose at least life's nice and varied.
20:56Sheep pens in the morning. Bit of hoovering.
21:00It's all the last-minute tissues, isn't it?
21:03Got to always keep an eye out, make sure you've not missed anything.
21:11Abi's style is just, yeah, 100%, much, much better than mine.
21:17Abi's got an eye for detail and knows what looks good.
21:22I used to dress windows in a certain retail shop.
21:26So I have practice.
21:28And I don't dress windows in a certain retail shop.
21:33I think if the guests turned up and we were still cleaning,
21:36if I was the guest, I'd be a bit annoyed.
21:39As the kitchen is in need of a breakfast table,
21:42Lloyd and fellow Welsh farmer Ryan are on the case.
21:46But they've hit a problem.
21:50We'll try plan B and come back to plan C.
21:53So we've tried to take the one out of the farmhouse.
21:56It was too large to come through the doorways.
21:58So we've looked in the office.
22:00We found one that could be suitable.
22:02But we're just going to go and look in the barn
22:05in case there's one that we can use as a kitchen table for our visitors.
22:13Yeah, that best?
22:15Yeah.
22:22No, get it out.
22:24Like we were before.
22:26Will it go or not?
22:28No.
22:32Get our plan B table.
22:34Plan C, actually.
22:36Plan C table.
22:40Up at the mountain body, preparations are complete.
22:44I kind of expected us to be running around with two minutes to spare,
22:47but we're quite calm.
22:49Done really well. I think it's absolutely lovely.
22:51You're going to do the welcome, aren't you?
22:53Yes.
22:54Then you're going shopping?
22:55I am.
22:56I'm going as well.
22:57You're going shopping?
22:58Yeah.
22:59He's going shopping.
23:00But no crazy spending?
23:01Yeah, no champagne.
23:03As Will and Emma, who are taking on responsibility
23:06for providing breakfast, head off to the shops,
23:09Tristan and Giles are keen to assess the accommodation
23:12before the guests arrive.
23:14Oh, lovely.
23:15I've tried to make it simple.
23:17We've put the two mattresses upstairs for the kids,
23:20put some fairy lights around just to sort of make it a bit prettier.
23:24And really you're trying to define the differences
23:27between a bothy and maybe slightly more to the glamping end.
23:31Yeah.
23:33Right, let's go and have a browse then.
23:35Yep.
23:36To turn a profit, it's essential that the whole guest experience
23:39matches the price.
23:41Come on, let's go and find some pastries.
23:43How much do you think you've asked Emma and Will
23:46to spend on breakfast?
23:47I think the budget's going to get blown a little bit.
23:49There's brioches down there.
23:50Yeah.
23:51Should we get some bananas?
23:52Yeah.
23:53Biscuits.
23:54You said biscuits.
23:55Some nice tasty bread.
23:56Oh, orange juice.
23:58You've got to stop.
23:59Oh, you want to just bite, bite, bite, don't you?
24:01There is some waffles.
24:03Oh.
24:04Should we get some?
24:05We asked you to provide breakfast,
24:07but the more you spend, it's just coming straight off
24:09the bottom of the headline price that's going to leave
24:11a lot less money in your pocket.
24:13That's £21.45.
24:15Fabulous.
24:16Thank you very much.
24:17Thank you very much.
24:18Well, I think the team will be super with this,
24:21unless they think to themselves,
24:23oh, my God, they've spent so much.
24:32The seven applicants vying to be the next tenant
24:35of this farm in Errerie have been busy preparing
24:38for overnight visitors.
24:40But as the guests make their way from their windswept walks
24:43towards the shelter of their overnight accommodation,
24:46those preparing the annex are still missing a vital element.
24:50We're going to have to pull out in about 30 seconds
24:54once the boys have come back and whether they have a table or not.
24:58On their way, Ryan and Lloyd are hoping for a smoother entrance
25:02with table number three.
25:04Watch her, they can.
25:05Yeah, yeah.
25:06Go, OK?
25:07Yeah.
25:08Oh!
25:09Oh!
25:10No.
25:11Don't, I'm a champion.
25:12Like this?
25:13Like this.
25:15Have you got another table?
25:20That one fits better.
25:22I think everyone's done really good.
25:24Everyone's really worked hard to do that, so...
25:27Yeah, a bit manic, but, yeah, it works.
25:31Ooh.
25:32Come out of the cold straightaway.
25:35Looks nice in here.
25:36Lloyd and Abigail.
25:37Hello, Giles.
25:38Hello.
25:39How's it going?
25:40Hello.
25:41Welcome.
25:42Thank you very much.
25:43Wow.
25:44It looks lovely here.
25:45What I really like is in the window that takes you towards the river,
25:49you've got two sets of binoculars.
25:51That's what it's all about, isn't it?
25:53That's why people want to come to this area.
25:55Let's see upstairs.
25:56Downstairs is a big tick.
25:58Hello.
25:59A twin.
26:00Yeah.
26:01Lovely twin.
26:02Just seeing the Carthen Cymru, the throw on the beds,
26:05it just adds so much to it, and I think it oozes spirit to place.
26:09Oh, how cosy is this?
26:12You can imagine opening the curtains in the morning
26:14and seeing some Welsh black cattle right in front of you.
26:17That's great, guys.
26:18Top job.
26:20With preparations over,
26:22for those who've taken responsibility for greeting the guests,
26:25there's no time to rest.
26:27And outside the bothy,
26:29farmer Ewan is stepping outside of his comfort zone,
26:32helping partner Sara welcome their visitors.
26:35Hello.
26:36Hi.
26:37Hello.
26:38Welcome.
26:40Welcome to the bothy.
26:42Amazing.
26:43Welcome to the bothy.
26:44Yeah.
26:45What do you think of this beautiful view?
26:47Oh, it's absolutely amazing.
26:49Come on in.
26:50I'm tired.
26:52Here we go.
26:54Oh, wow.
26:55Oh, amazing.
26:57Amazing.
26:58What do you think?
27:00Yes.
27:01Do you want to sleep here?
27:02Yes.
27:03Will it be comfy?
27:04Yes.
27:05There's two beds at the top here,
27:07so you can sleep, both of you can sleep at the top,
27:10if you're happy with that.
27:12Happy?
27:13Yes.
27:14Amazing.
27:15High five.
27:16Look at the children high-fiving Ewan.
27:20Have a good night.
27:21Bye.
27:22Bye.
27:23Bye-bye.
27:24Bye-bye.
27:25Bye-bye.
27:26Magic.
27:28Well done, Ewan and Sarah.
27:31Seeing their guests' positive reaction to the bothy
27:34has given Ewan and Sarah a taste of the potential
27:37these assets could offer.
27:40How much is this through the year?
27:42This brings in around 7,000 to 8,000 pounds every year,
27:48and it's used all year round.
27:52Down at the annex, after a long and eventful day,
27:55Abby and Lloyd are providing their welcome
27:58to three slightly soggy friends
28:00who've spent the day scaling a widther.
28:02Hi.
28:03Hello.
28:04Welcome.
28:05Welcome.
28:07Have you had a nice day?
28:08Yes, great.
28:09Very wet and windy.
28:10So you're ready to have a panette, have a cuppa of something?
28:13Definitely.
28:14A panette.
28:15We call a cuppa in Welsh a panette.
28:17Yeah?
28:18We'll show you to the annex.
28:21If you follow Abby.
28:23First thing Lloyd says, Christ, sir!
28:25And you're thinking,
28:26that's what you want to hear, isn't it?
28:28And make yourselves truly at home.
28:30This is lovely.
28:31Yeah, you guys get to choose.
28:33Oh, I love the table.
28:35That's lovely, isn't it?
28:38We'll give you a little chance to settle in.
28:41A warm welcome, and I hope you enjoy your stay.
28:45Enjoy your stay.
28:47See you later.
28:50It's such a lovely experience we've just had,
28:55welcoming people here
28:57after we had quite a challenging evening and night last night.
29:01And to have this bit of a high now,
29:04it makes it worthwhile.
29:08MUSIC
29:13As day breaks on the applicant's fourth morning,
29:16the daily farm work has already begun.
29:28Temporary farm managers, Abby and Lloyd,
29:31have spent the last two nights in the farmhouse.
29:34But tonight, Tristan and Giles will hand the keys
29:37to whoever they think has excelled over the past couple of days.
29:41We've packed up our suitcase,
29:43so that if someone else is given the key, they can move in.
29:47And it was a bit like,
29:48oh, this might be the last night we spend here, let's hope not.
29:52We can live here.
29:53We could, if we're lucky enough.
29:56I'll be the boss in the kitchen, I think.
29:58You tell me what to do and I'll be.
30:00You've just got to make sure you don't have your hands in the pans.
30:03With the guests having stayed overnight in the bothy and the annex,
30:07the next part of their hospitality task is breakfast,
30:10before the farm tours begin later on.
30:14A couple of bananas.
30:16Did we bring a tray down?
30:18I can go and find a tray.
30:19There's only three of them, so should we just put three of these in?
30:22Or should we just give them the full six?
30:25I mean...
30:26We'll just give them the full six, is there?
30:28I thought, it's quite nice, they've got handles on them.
30:31While the breakfast crews are in the thick of it,
30:34the applicants who will be assessed running the guests' farm tours
30:37are also busy preparing.
30:39What I wanted to do was enlist the support of the fellow annex team members
30:44and I'm going to plant them in different places around the farm
30:49and they can tell them something interesting about the place that they're in.
30:53We want to ensure that the guests want to come back.
30:56In the bothy team, George and Greg are also making plans.
31:01We can mosey on through to the shed and get them to look at the lambs.
31:07Greg's used to running tours on his own farm,
31:10which stemmed from an experience with his son.
31:14Having a child with autism is hard
31:17until you realise what you're dealing with.
31:20When we hit the nail on the head, so to speak,
31:23is when we introduce them to animals.
31:25As soon as they come into that environment with the animals,
31:28there's an instant change.
31:31Do we take them into this pen to see these lambs,
31:34just because they're a little bit sensitive still?
31:36Yeah, I reckon.
31:37What do you think?
31:38I think it'd be nice to be in there with them rather than just in a pen.
31:41I feel really comfortable doing this and you were really keen, weren't you?
31:44I think part of my business plan is to bring lots of people to the farm
31:47and things like this.
31:48My knowledge of the animals and what we're explaining to them is limited
31:51so I'm learning loads from Greg and almost part of the tour myself.
31:54Back on breakfasts, with their hamper full,
31:57Emma and Will are beginning the trek up the hill
32:00to feed their bothy guests.
32:02Good morning.
32:03Good morning.
32:04We've brought you breakfast.
32:06Oh!
32:08Lots of goodies in there.
32:11Have a look.
32:13Waffles?
32:15Waffles for breakfast.
32:16That's amazing.
32:17Mummy, by the way, discount.
32:19Strawberry jam.
32:20Yeah, enjoy your breakfast.
32:22Thank you very much.
32:23Take care, have a good time.
32:25Bye.
32:26I think our guests are happy but we might have done a bit too much,
32:29depending on what this accommodation is about.
32:32It's listed on the website as a tent with walls.
32:36We spent £21 on food alone and that's over half the budget.
32:39Oh, wow, look!
32:41I think it's going to keep you going all day.
32:44Excuse me, kids.
32:46At the annex, farmer Ryan is turning waiter.
32:51Morning.
32:52Good morning.
32:53Good morning.
32:54The continental breakfast is ready.
32:57Oh, my gosh.
32:58Am I allowed to put this here?
33:00Everything here is very local.
33:02The only thing, the granola, they don't tend to grow it.
33:06Thank you very much and I shall be back now.
33:09Gosh, it's just so thoughtful, actually,
33:11that they've included all local things.
33:14That's really great.
33:15They're very happy with the package, which is good.
33:18I've explained that the breakfast is on its way.
33:21I can't remember if Abigail said sausage, bacon and egg.
33:30I think she did say sausage.
33:32No.
33:35Just be careful of those beans, that they don't run over.
33:38How are we this morning?
33:40I'm your cook for the day.
33:42Oh!
33:43And if there's anything wrong, please let me know.
33:46We have a bacon and egg?
33:48Yes.
33:50Oh, that's great.
33:51I hope you enjoy your breakfast.
33:54Is there anything else we can get you before we leave?
33:57I think we've got so much.
33:59Don't think I'm going to finish all this.
34:02I'm sure you will.
34:04It went all right.
34:06Smashing it, though.
34:07We're really keen to sort of nail the breakfast,
34:10send them out happy,
34:13Watch those steps.
34:15Lethal.
34:17With breakfast complete,
34:19it's a chance for the applicants running the farm tours to impress.
34:23Liberty's taking out the hiking friends from the annex,
34:26and as she already works in both tourism and farming,
34:30it's a task in which she hopes to excel.
34:33I've done quite a fair amount of hiking.
34:36I've done a lot of hiking.
34:38It's a task in which she hopes to excel.
34:41I've done quite a fair amount of running farm experiences,
34:44so I'm pretty confident doing it.
34:46To help bring her hike through three different farm landscapes alive,
34:50Liberty's leaning on the knowledge of her team-mates,
34:53who'll pop up as surprise guests along the way,
34:56starting with breakfast waiter Ryan, explaining the wonder of walls.
35:01Good morning.
35:03Morning, Ryan.
35:04Hello.
35:05Hi, Ryan.
35:06Hiya.
35:07Stone walls here,
35:09they're a very, very vital part of this sort of landscape.
35:13You can see there's walls everywhere around here.
35:15These need to be well maintained,
35:17and they're beautiful to look at, really.
35:19And not only that, there's lots of things that live in it.
35:23It's its own sort of habitat, really.
35:25There's probably mice in there having a snooze at the moment.
35:28And I think that's a really interesting thing
35:30in terms of, like, thinking about how farmers work with nature.
35:34You know, if you think of a wall, it's to keep sheep in,
35:37but it's also to support biodiversity.
35:39Liberty, she's coming forward, isn't she?
35:42She's quite the lecturer, really, isn't she?
35:47You know, so they've been hiking for years. Yeah.
35:50And not understanding what's happening on the land.
35:54Think how many times I've passed a wall and just thought,
35:57oh, it's a wall. Exactly.
35:59She hasn't pointed out the glorious landscapes
36:01that are available for them to see here
36:03and just taking that time to, oh, stop here and soak it up.
36:07Yeah.
36:08For her second stop, Liberty's swapping the hills for the lakeside.
36:15And helpers Abby and Lloyd have been primed to share
36:18some of the legends that surround this landscape.
36:22We've got plenty of mythological stories around Errory.
36:27But Lloyd's choice of till on the banks of the lake,
36:30where the legendary Welsh red dragon supposedly lies sleeping,
36:34comes as a bit of a surprise.
36:36You're standing on a path which leads you to Baird Gellert
36:39and it's a bit of a sad, tragic story, really,
36:42where the owner of a dog killed his dog, the dog was called Gellert,
36:46and a baird is the grave in Welsh.
36:50He'd have gone for the red and white dragon
36:52as opposed to the dead dog story.
36:55This dog was a protection dog for a very high-classed family in Wales.
36:59And somebody had come to get rid of the next generation
37:03of this high family to kill the child.
37:06But the father came home from a day out hunting
37:09and found Gellert had got blood all over his mouth
37:13and thought the baby was dead,
37:16and jumped to conclusions and slayed the dog.
37:19And then he then realised what had happened,
37:23is the dog was protecting his child.
37:26And as in a mark of respect, he buried him in Baird Gellert.
37:35Guys, thanks so much. I feel like as the hail's coming,
37:38we've got one more stop to make, so we might push on.
37:47To round off her hike into the farm's different habitats,
37:51Liberty takes the walkers into the woodlands.
37:54What I thought we'd do is just shove a spade in the ground
37:57and we can all have a smell of what things look like.
38:00So you can see, like, the spades going in really nicely.
38:04And look at that. I mean, that is amazing.
38:10The thing that I think's most interesting about woodlands
38:14is the soil biology, you know, and the fungal networks are just incredible.
38:19The fungi's interlinked with the trees... Yeah.
38:22..depending on if they're not healthy,
38:24and they'll kind of have this system of how they're linked,
38:27and I just think that's incredible.
38:29This is lovely. Thank you so much. Yeah. It's really nice.
38:32I think they were interested, you know, it's obviously not their...
38:36They're hikers, and I suppose my concern was,
38:39are they going to be interested in farming?
38:42You've been so lovely and so knowledgeable.
38:44It's been great. It really has been great.
38:53It's the fourth day that the seven potential tenants
38:56have spent on the farm that one of them will get to call home.
39:00Setting out on their farm tour are George, who's new to farming,
39:04and Greg, who's experienced running tours on his farm in Cheshire.
39:09We're going to see some chickens. Oh, yeah.
39:11And hopefully they will have laid us some eggs.
39:14Oh, yeah!
39:19So this is a foot dip?
39:21Make sure everything's clean inside
39:23and we're looking after the chickens as best as possible.
39:26Biosecurity, very important.
39:28That's good. There's some eggs there.
39:30Can you see some already? Yes.
39:32OK. Have you got some?
39:34Yes, there's lots. Yes, there we go.
39:37Do you mind, but this box is nearly full.
39:39Is it nearly full?
39:41Yeah, we're going to need another one.
39:43You're going to need another box?
39:45He's good, Greg, isn't he?
39:47He's a natural, isn't he? Yeah.
39:49This is part of their bread and butter.
39:51This is called the comb.
39:53And see the way it's really pale compared to this one?
39:56So when it goes bigger and redder, that means it's a little bit older.
40:00So this is still a baby.
40:02I mean, they're really giving them that hands-on experience.
40:05Definitely.
40:06Leaving the chickens behind,
40:08Greg and George's tour heads towards the lambing shed.
40:11What type of tractor is that?
40:13Oh, it's a beautiful tractor.
40:15Oh, a Massey Ferguson. Oh, do you like that, do you?
40:17Would you like to sit on it?
40:19Oh, yes, please. OK.
40:21Where's the key?
40:23We've hid the key.
40:25Quite the double act, these two, aren't they?
40:27They are.
40:29Shall we go and feed some sheep?
40:31Yes. OK.
40:33So all these little lambs have been born in the last couple of days.
40:38We'll feed this one and this one.
40:43The family seem to be enjoying their tour.
40:45We'll make a shepherdess out of you yet, won't we?
40:48But Tristan and Giles have some concerns
40:50about whether, in all of the excitement,
40:52proper farm safety procedures have been followed.
40:55Would you like us to walk you back up to the both in?
40:58You can collect your bits and bobs.
41:00OK. I think it would be a good idea if you were just to wash your hands.
41:03Yeah, that's not a bad idea at all.
41:05Scrub in between the fingers and your thumb.
41:09OK.
41:11And then we'll dry them off.
41:13They love the chickens, they love the tractor.
41:16They made a right dart for the tractor themselves.
41:19That wasn't even in the script.
41:21And I think some little additions,
41:23like letting the children take some of the eggs,
41:26gives them something to sort of reflect on
41:29and that they've been part of the farm.
41:31I think the smile on the children's faces said it all.
41:34They were over the moon. They really enjoyed it.
41:38Although no-one's leaving the farm today,
41:40what Giles and Tristan are seeing
41:42will shape their opinions on who the best tenant might be
41:45as they start to whittle down their shortlist.
41:48So it's time for the landlords to give their feedback to everyone
41:52on how they've performed,
41:54starting with those looking after the annex.
41:57The whole point of the exercise and seeing how you would get on
42:01would be to see what life is going to be like here.
42:03Lloyd and Abigail, you've been staying in the farmhouse.
42:06The welcome last night, which was a bit of a stand-out,
42:09and Lloyd, a big chrysaw,
42:11and Abigail, you were so warming to the guests as they arrived.
42:15Laurie, you gave them breakfast and then some.
42:20They will remember the food that they had, that's for sure.
42:24Liberty, you clearly threw yourself in to all of the task.
42:28What was really nice was hearing you talking to the visitors
42:32this morning about sheep farming on this holding.
42:35So clearly lots of what you've been doing over the last few days,
42:38you're able to impart that knowledge.
42:40Annex feedback given,
42:42Giles and Tristan turn their attention to the members of the bothy group.
42:46Greg, the activities with the family,
42:48that was your comfort zone, I would say,
42:51and you really shone through.
42:54Shame about the biosecurity at the end.
42:56I'm sure you were kicking yourself when Giles had to just butt in there,
43:00but honestly, you were a natural then and it was a joy to see.
43:05Not surprisingly, George got stuck in in the farm tour,
43:08like a best supporting actor to Greg,
43:11and I got the sense that you were also learning there,
43:14as well as the family, and I thought, yeah, well, fair play.
43:17Will and Emma, an amazing breakfast.
43:20Panne au chocolat, waffles, shortbread.
43:22Most of the stuff on our breakfast would have been home-baked,
43:25to be honest with you.
43:27That's great, Emma, but that's all time.
43:29You need to be thinking about what is worthwhile you're doing
43:32and what is not worthwhile you're doing.
43:34I particularly liked Johan and Sarah's welcome last night at the bothy,
43:39and also that penny drop of how important
43:42that this really is the future of this particular farm.
43:46So we're handing the keys for the farmhouse this evening
43:49and for tomorrow night to you.
43:51Well done.
43:54Johan, do I get a body high-five for that?
43:56I do.
43:58Well done.
44:01So all of these experiences are going to allow you to learn loads
44:05and you can also tweak your business plans
44:08with whatever it is that you're experiencing,
44:10and that is a really important point,
44:12because the next time that we see you,
44:14all of you are going to be pitching your business plans
44:18to Tristan and to Giles.
44:21So best of luck with it all.
44:29Hello.
44:30Any issue?
44:31Indeed.
44:33Johan and Sarah, I think, did really well on this task,
44:36and there was a real moment yesterday with Johan, you know,
44:39that I think just suddenly realised,
44:41wow, you know, we could get 8,000 or 9,000 from this bothy.
44:45Yes.
44:46And we don't really have to do anything for it.
44:48No, in comparison to the amount of effort and work that a flock takes.
44:51Exactly.
44:52Wow.
44:53Yes.
44:58This would be our first home together.
45:01It's a big responsibility.
45:03It's supposed to take charge of the lambing shed and the house
45:06and other parts of the farm,
45:08but we're feeling ready for the challenge.
45:11You can totally understand why all of our applicants
45:14desperately want to live here and take on this 15-year tenancy,
45:18but the reality is there's only one farm.
45:21Oh, William, watching him in this farming environment,
45:25you can just see that he's like a duck to water.
45:27I'm really enjoying myself so far,
45:29and I just want to see how far I can go, really.
45:32It's almost like he's made him shine
45:34and bring him to life a little bit more.
45:36The process is so amazing that, you know,
45:39you almost don't want to be the person to go home,
45:42not just because you want to win the farm tenancy,
45:45but also you want to stay in the process for as long as possible
45:49because you're learning all day.
45:51I know my hospitality, you know the farm.
45:54Bring it together.
45:56Job's a good one. Job's a good one.
45:58And the heartbreaking thought is that next time,
46:01the National Trust are going to start whittling down the applicants
46:05and we're going to have to say goodbye to someone.
46:11Run!
46:12Next time, the applicants get to grips with a herd of Welsh black cattle...
46:17..pitch their vision for the farm...
46:19I never cry about anything.
46:21..and Giles and Tristan decide
46:23who'll be the first to leave this unique selection process.
46:46.

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