We’re proud to be part of Farm Stay UK

It is because of our affiliation with Farm Stay UK that we are featured in this month’s (June) British Farmer and Grower Magazine. Whilst this magazine may not be your usual mainstream magazine of choice – we are super pleased that they are profiling rural businesses like us who have diversified our farm offering. We

Red Deer and more on the farm

I couldn’t believe my eyes today when I went out for a ride on Frankie we met 20 female red deer who all stood and stared at us only about 10 metres away and luckily for me my horse just stood and stared back before they all ran off to the woods behind the farm.  If

RSPB Bird Survey at Dairy Barns, Lound Farm

We participated in a schemeover the past 12 months known as the RSPB Volunteer and Farm Alliance where volunteers from the RSPB come and survey our farm for bird species.  Overall 44 species of bird were identifed on the farm with 7 of them being of high conservation concern and 16 of medium conservation concern. Some on

Dairy Barns on Camera

Ian and I had great fun today with Colin the Camera Man from Green Traveller.  They are in the Broads area creating videos of tourism businesses with green credentials.  He arrived straight after we had served 18 breakfasts so any attempt I had made earlier to do my hair and look good for the camera

The Dairy Barns Poem, written by 2 of our lovely guests

Hannah greets us with a smile For sure its what we’ll see She welcomes us with delicious scones And a lovely cup of tea We’re taken to our room It’s lovely fresh and clean everythings’ nice with a comfy bed And all is good and never mean The dining room in the morning All flowers

The sun has got its hat on…..hip hip, hip hip hooray

Yeah, the sun is shining. It is still a little chilly, but real sunshine and blue skies here at Dairy Barns! We’ve escaped most of the really bad weather here in Norfolk – don’t get me wrong, we have had our fair share just not as bad as other parts of the country. Pleased to

Welcome to the Dairy Barns BLOG….

And here it is – our first proper BLOG. We hope to share with you a whole range of musings, observations, Dairy Barns news and the odd funny story thrown in for good measure. But before we get too carried away, we thought we should do some desk research into what a BLOG actually is….

Dairy Barns launches brand new website

Dairy Barns has a new look, just in time for a cosy winter and the start of a brand new year in 2013. We have launched a brand new website with the help of local tourism professional Clare Millar from Whoop Marketing and Holt based web agency Cyan Commerce. Dairy Barns has a fresh new

Dairy Barns shows its love for the Broads

Dairy Barns is one of eight local businesses that is showing its love for the Broads through a brand new scheme that encourages visitors to raise funds for special projects that will protect and conserve Britain’s Magical Waterland. The Love the Broads campaign was launched on Wednesday 5th September 2012 at Horning Swan Green. It