One of Dorset County Council's most entrepreneurial tenants will soon be adding another stream of income to their business, as they start supplying beef to Durlston Country Park café

Jo and Paul Dyer run the 156 acre Knaveswell Farm, between Corfe Castle and Swanage, and offer everything from milk and eggs to luxurious 'glamping' holidays.

The Dyer's took over the tenanted farm in 2007, and have since built their blossoming business from scratch, branching out into many different areas.

And as of this month they will be supplying beef to the Durlston Country Park café, another new form of income for the successful business owners.

Over the years the Dyers, with help from their three daughters, Issy, Caitlin and Georgie, have proven themselves to buy talented business owners and successful farmers.

Despite starting from scratch in 2007, they have managed to make a success of their farm, with milk from the 120 strong herd of all-year calving Holstein Friesians going to produce Purbeck ice cream via the Arla cooperative.

But with the price of milk fluctuating so wildly the Dyer's realised they could not rely on the dairy sector to provide them with a living, and in 2008 they moved into glamping.

They now operate independently with five large en-suite safari lodge tents set at the edge of woodland in a secluded field on the dairy farm.

Each tent sleeps up to six guests and includes a big woodburning stove with oven, rustic kitchen unit, kitchen dresser, beds, sofa and much more.

Glampers can collect eggs for breakfast from the hens on site and visit the piglets and lambs if they are in residence.

Jo Dyer said: "There was nothing here when we arrived apart from the buildings and an old milking parlour.

"We've had to buy the herd of cows, tractor and machinery, taken out bank loans and worked incredibly hard to where we've got to.

"We don't employ any staff but out 14-year-old daughter helps with the afternoon milking after school and we have a relief milker.

"It's great that we have found people coming back year after year.

"We are very keen for holidaymakers to shop locally to help improve the prosperity of the rural economy."

Kate Black, Durlston senior ranger, said: "They are essentially for grazing and conservation management.

"Hereford's are gentle on the land, easy to look after as well as being well-liked."

Ben Lancaster, Dorset County Council senior estate surveyor, said: "They are running a fantastic dairy unit; providing excellent conservation management at Durlston, with their Herefords and all this is underpinned by their glamping, which is supporting the rural economy in Purbeck."