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In March 2007, and again in 2008, Baker co-presented coverage of Crufts. Championing traditional craft and heritage skills along the way, Matt will callonthe services of local expertsand friendsto help the family out and heeven finds the time to save his Dads 1946 Dodge car thats been left in a field for 20 years. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. His gymnastic background helped him in physical challenges, including training as a stuntman, and passing the recruitment courses for both the Royal Marines and the Parachute Regiment. Social media snaps have captured chickens, donkeys and their family dogs, with one photograph even showing a sheep in his utility room. Matt Baker's family has a farm in County Durham (Image: Channel 4) Television presenter and producer Matt Baker joined a County Durham tractor club as it raised 2,000 for the Sir Bobby Robson . The A689 brings you eventually to Durham city, the end of our road trip. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. In June 2006, Baker played the role of Dick from The Famous Five in The Queen's Handbag. Matt Baker is celebrating after his show Our Farm in the Dales landed a primetime Saturday night slot on Channel 4 and has teased that there's more to come. From Langdon Beck, the road to Weardale winds steeply up to a moorland ridge. Matt Baker's hit series about his life working back on the family farm is set to return. Much as I love the city, though, my heart is in the hills and dales, and Ill soon head back there. One animal that Matt regularly photographs is his dog Bob, who helps in his everyday farming activities. Reality Titbit has found all of the details about the Bakers idyllic family farm. Where is Matt Baker's farmhouse? After an appearance in the school production of Grease,[3] it was suggested that he attend drama school. Express. Now this area is like a magnet for me. Nicola appears in More4's Our Farm in the Dales with Matt and his parents' farm. She took to Instagram to post: "Its the last Our Farm in the Dales tonight at 9pm on More4! After Middleton, the valley slowly begins to narrow as the road climbs higher, and the wild moorland tops get closer and closer. Posting a photo of the animal standing inside his house, Matt wrote: "Just rang home my daughter said 'mum's going to send you a picture of the utility roomdon't worry everything is now sorted. Barnard Castle is a good place to start your journey through the Durham Dales, or to base yourself for a night or two. Will Heaven, Deputy Editor of Telegraph Blogs, wrote: "Was this the unearthing of a true Northern lefty? The One Show stars' homes you need to see, Alex Jones' Scandi-inspired home is haven for third child, 13 celebrities with amazing outdoor kitchens and dining areas, Inside the most stylish celebrity kitchens. READ MORE:Matt Baker leaves mum overwhelmed with touching surprise. Normally, the Countryfile star lives with his wife Nicola and their children Luke and Molly in. Its worth pulling over at the top for the view. Channel 5 Our Yorkshire Farm: Who will run Ravenseat Farm when Amanda and Clive Owen leave? He also has hopes of increasing biodiversity in the woodland, and Farrier John pays the donkeys a visit. Im always reluctant to say to people: Youve got to go to this place, its brilliant, because the magic of it is that theres nobody there snapping away with cameras. Matt Baker returns home to rescue his family farm in Our Farm in the Dales, Channel 4 initiates Turkey-Syria Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) advert across 29 channels, Crufts returns to Channel 4, More4 and All 4 with wall-to-wall coverage, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins USA Heading to E4, Grant, Joshua and Hilary Pass SAS: Who Dares Wins - Jungle Hell Selection in Dramatic Series Finale. Baker and his crew were also unable to stay at the farm during the coronavirus pandemic, due to lockdown restrictions. I was 16 when the world of drama entered into . Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales - Series 3: Episode 6 | All 4 Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales Series 3 Episode 6 The Bakers call in some local storm-proofing experts to safeguard. He provided commentary for the gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as well as doing some presenting work. Matt is married to his wife and physiotherapist, Nicola, who he wed back in 2004 and the couple share son Luke and daughter Molly together. Its so beautiful; its so still. Before you the road winds down to the green ribbon of Weardale and the village of St Johns Chapel. [citation needed] He was asked to come to London the next day for an interview, and made his first appearance on the show on 25 June 1999. MORE:13 celebrities with amazing outdoor kitchens and dining areas, Matt previously shared a look at the renovations he had been undertaking in the outdoor barn of the property. The series shows the TV presenter, his wife and their two children as they move to Durham to help. Available now. The former Blue Peter and One Show presenter, from County Durham, has a family farm in the Durham Dales . Television presenter Matt Baker receives a call that leads him to move his wife and two children north to run his family's sheep farm in the Durham hills after his mum had a serious accident. ", Another said: "I love the Baker family! GRV Media Ltd, 18 Mulberry Avenue, Widnes. His other duties include picking up a flock of ewes and organising an enchanting woodland cookout. Matt Baker and his wife and kids move to the organic sheep farm where he grew up in the Durham hills to help secure its future, The Bakers call in some local storm-proofing experts to safeguard the farmhouse and Matt takes his dad to see the progress that's been made on his 1946 Dodge, Matt Baker and his wife and kids continue to make the vital changes needed to secure the future of his family's farm in the Durham hills, The Bakers call in some local storm-proofing experts to safeguard the farmhouse, The Bakers transform old bits and pieces into a playground for their pygmy goat herd, Matt starts work on some steps for the paddock and readies the beehives for heather season, Matt begins work on his dream woodland hut and wildlife hideaway, As a blanket of snow falls, the Bakers ensure that the animals are fed and protected, As the worst storm to hit the farm in living memory strikes the Bakers round up the troops, Matt Baker and his family prepare for winter and get ready for an enchanting Christmas at their farm in the Durham hills, Matt Baker takes his mum Janice and dad Mike on some memorable, easy-to-reach excursions around their beloved North East, as they relive old memories and make new ones, The Yorkshire Shepherdess gets stuck into daily life on some of the UK's most extraordinary farms, as she explores the pressures facing the modern farmer and the sheer passion that keeps them going, TV presenter and designer Sarah Moore realises her dream of transforming a derelict relic on the Greek island of Skiathos into a fabulous family foothold, Property expert Sarah Beeny and her family swap London life for a new start on a 220-acre, semi-derelict former dairy farm in Somerset, where they plan to build a modern stately home of their dreams, Katie Price transforms her 19-room vandalised and uninhabitable mansion into a forever home for her family, Pamela leaves her Hollywood life behind and embarks on a huge restoration of her grandma's legacy property on the coast of Vancouver Island, The programme that helps house-hunters find their dream holiday home in the sun. Baker was born on 23 December 1977 at Easington in County Durham where his father ran a newsagent's shop,[2] and his parents had a smallholding in the village. "We live a life thats up and down the whole time anyway I am a northerner through and through and the Durham Dales, where I grew up, are like a magnet; I cant stay away.". They get hands on for lambing season and there's exciting news for the goats. The 100-acre farm is in the Durham Hills and Baker said it had been an emotional journey returning to support his family. Matt Baker was born on 23rd December 1977 in Easington, County Durham, UK, to Michael and Janice Baker. A Year On Our Farm by Matt Baker is published by Michael Joseph, priced 20. Matt's parents, including his mother Janice, renovated the farm and kept it going for the family. Series 2 Episode 1. Theres a string of hamlets and villages along the way, including Cowshill, where the Killhope Burn river rushes beneath a stone bridge before crashing over Burtreeford Falls. The room has skylights in the ceiling and glass doors leading out to the garden. During the four episodes, well follow three generations of Bakers round the farmhouse table as they make big decisions for the future of the farm and Matt repairs, reuses and recycles his way through aheftyto do list. Weve made 6 programmes this time round, picking up where we left off . cant wait for you to see it.". The pair have two children together: Luke and Molly Baker. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about where the farmhouse is and whether you can stay there. But then the summer comes along and no matter how short it is, it somehow makes all the struggling worthwhile. EPISODE 1. 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