It is always great when people recommend us and it doesn’t get better than being recommended in a national magazine. We’re chuffed to have been selected as a top place to stay in the Broads in the February edition of Countryside Magazine. They’ve written a wonderful article about the Norfolk Broads and they have given
February 1/2 term family days out (whatever the weather!)
So half term holidays are a couple of weeks away so why not spend a couple of days in Norfolk staying at the Dairy Barns B&B or our cottages. We really welcome families and do great breakfasts for the kids, waffles are a very, very popular choice 4 Great days out (all tried and tested
Romantic Breaks this Valentines
Come and stay with us over the Valentine’s weekend and we promise you a cosy romantic break in the Norfolk countryside. In your room you will find delicious Norfolk chocolate and a bottle of pink Adams Fizz from Suffolk so you don’t need to go out at all once you are here if you don’t want to!
Wedding bells…..
You’re getting married! How exciting, and congratulations of course. We know it can seem a bewilderingly busy time when suddenly you find yourself having to make decisions about things you have never thought about before. What time is the ceremony? What type of flowers? What colour napkins? Does it matter? Well someone has to choose,
Valentine’s surprises
It feels like Christmas is long gone and already the high street is getting ready for Easter. Before long we will start to see chocolate eggs everywhere. Don’t get me wrong – we love Easter and we simply can’t wait until Spring is upon us but in the meantime we turn our attention to Valentines
Local Places to Eat
All of the places below are within a 5 – 10 minute drive from here Everyone’s taste is different so take a look at the websites and see what you think, there are other pubs and restaurants in easy distance but these are guests favourites. If you want a recommendation from me my favourite for a
Christmas Flower Design Workshops at Dairy Barns
CHRISTMAS FLOWER WORKSHOPS Its that time of year again and we would love to welcome you to our warm and cosy barn this Christmas time to have some festive fun with flowers. All refreshments including coffee, tea and homemade cakes, along with a delicious 2 course lunch will be provided. The days will
Autumn at Dairy Barns
We are having the most wonderful weather with guests enjoying walks on the beach and cycle rides aroud the lanes this week. Everything is so much quieter than the summer yet so beautiful with the misty mornings and the large flocks of pink foot geese flying overhead. The farming year continues as ever with all
Bike Ride to Hickling Nature Reserve
I decided to get my bike out today (in a never ending attempt to get fit!) and cycled to nearby Hickling Nature Reserve. It took me around 25 minutes and is probably about 3.5 miles from the Dairy Barns. It was worth the ride as I had a lovely walk around the boardwalks and a boat
The Summer Holidays are Nearly Here
I for one love the summer holidays with no school to worry about, looking for lost PE kits or missing homework! We already have week one planned with a trip to Bewilderwood, Crabbing off Cromer Pier and days on Sea Palling Beach, I expect my house will be full of sand! Got to love sunny
The sun is shining let’s make hay!
Great news here on the farm in Hickling we are busy making bales of hay and haylage (see the pic above recently taken), its all happening in the field opposite the Dairy Barns and next to our holiday cottage, Cowmans Cottage. We have had a very excited little boy staying in the cottage this week loving
