We recently spent a long weekend at a "urlaub im bauernhof" - a holiday on a farm - near Lake Konstanz in southern Germany. On a friend's recommendation, whose husband had grown up vacationing on farms, we looked up one near the sea and booked a last minute family getaway. Though we booked very late during peak season (late August / early September), we found a cosy farm with just enough of a rustic feel (and no in-room wifi) to give us that "get away from it all" feeling. I can't wait to book another one of these holidays, and hopefully will make the next one with friends who also have small kids - I couldn't think of a better place to organize a simple and fun group holiday. To find a place, we simply went to Google, and looked for Bauernhof Urlaub Bodensee. There are a number of options all over Germany, including a ton in the Black Forest (where the hiking trails must be lovely for families with older kids). Some of the farms will offer full brea