A magical hidden off-grid community lives in West Country woodland and makes cider to sustain their lifestyle. Tinkers Bubble has been located at Norton-sub-Hamdon near Yeovil since 1998.
They offer an "off-grid, low-impact community" which "aims to provide sustainable land-based livelihoods for up to 16 residents". They don't use any fossil fuels and produce all their own timber.
Impressively, they also make cider, apple juice and vegetables which is sold locally. And a wood-fired steam engine powers an on-site sawmill, reports Somerset Live.
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Tinkers Bubble produces the vast majority of its own food and building materials from the land and it describes itself as "a flagship project within the UK’s off-grid and intentional community sectors".
The community has recently gone viral after starring in a Youtube podcast Self Sufficient Hub. The presenter Carl told viewers that the group manages 27 acres of woodland, which is partly run by working horses.
He said: "It's all very stripped back and in harmony with nature. It's been a very humbling experience to come here.
"There's very much a sense of being at one with what's around me."
Water comes from a stream that flows through the site from a spring a few metres uphill. Eight adults and three children are currently living in the community.
Traditional crafts, such as hedge layering and foraging, are still used by the community. Members enjoy the 'maintaining of old old craft'.
Alex, a member of the group, told the podcast that the community has escaped any impact from major world issues. The Covid pandemic and now the cost-of-living crisis has barely been noticed by those living in Tinkers Bubble.
Eight small homes and a large kitchen area - shaped like little hobbit houses - makes up the main living areas around the land. Everything was made of local timber, which gives it a very striking appearance.
They host an open day once a year - normally in September - for anyone who would like to experience the community.
Dozens of people replied under the podcast to say they would love to visit. One person wrote: "Hoping to go next year as was fully booked when I asked to go."
Another said: "Great video I would really like to volunteer here."
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