Here at Dairy Barns, we’re delighted to be able to collaborate with another wonderful Broads business – Broadland Cycle Hire.  Cycling is a great way to get around – they do say that Norfolk is the flattest county in Britain don’t they?  There really is nothing better than meandering along the country lanes around Hickling

It’s St George’s Day on 23rd April; the day to celebrate all that’s great about England – and what better to celebrate than wonderful Norfolk.  It’s a fantastic time of year here in our little corner of England – the village gardens all around us are starting to fill with the colour of spring blooms,

Don’t you just love Easter?  We do – all that chocolate!  It’s a great time for a family get-together and maybe for a few days away.  We still have some availability in our B&B rooms but we’re fully booked in our self-catering cottages.  Call us quick and we’ll do our best to squeeze you in.

Thrigby Wildlife Gardens are lucky enough to have 2 white storks take up residence amongst the chimney stacks of the Hall and have been spotted “engaging in mating rituals”.  If they produce eggs these would be first wild stork eggs recorded in Britain since 1416 – almost 600 years!  

Our Fine City of Norwich is always a wonderful place to visit and easy to get to from Dairy Barns too.  Historic Norwich Castle is well worth spending some time and currently they have a fabulous exhibition of pieces on loan from the British Museum entitled “Roman Empire: Power and People”.  How lucky are we

It’s St Patrick’s Day on 17th March, celebrating the patron saint of Ireland.  We love seeing all our Irish friends wearing their shamrock and dressed in green.  It’s also the day when the Lent restrictions on eating and drinking are lifted so we’re always delighted to welcome our Irish guests to enjoy a stay with

Although it’s been a pretty gentle one really (despite the rain and floods, at least we haven’t had any snow), we’re always glad to say goodbye Winter and say hello to Spring as we look forward to the start of British Summertime on 30th March.  Once the clocks go forward and we get longer days

Willow Farm Cottage is the perfect place to get away to the coast and countryside with friends and family sleeping 6 – 8 in 3 bedrooms with a large enclosed garden and very close to the sandy beach in Sea Palling Try a 2 night stay during March for £225 Book 7 nights in April

It’s that time of year again when we get a perfect opportunity to show Mum just how special she is. Why not order a Dairy Barns Bed & Breakfast Staying Over voucher to say thank you for all she does so she can take some time out to relax and enjoy an overnight stay in

Otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, usually in February we know, so we had to double check the date!  Fun for all the family having a go at flipping those pancakes without getting them stuck to the kitchen ceiling – no doubt we’ve all been there.  Whilst we might not have pancakes on the menu here