We’re looking forward to Pancake Day on 17th February. We love them with chocolate spread and banana! You’d be amazed at just how quickly those pancakes seem to disappear, leaving all those empty plates waiting to be washed up. Did you know that pancake day, also known as Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in many countries
Big Garden Birdwatch
Will you be taking part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch over the weekend of 24th/25th January 2015? Since 1979 the RSPB have been encouraging all of us to spend just an hour watching and recording which birds visit our gardens. This annual survey helps to monitor how some of our well-known and well-loved garden
Holidays are coming…
The schools break up for the Christmas holidays on 19th December and no doubt the children will be asking “what can we do … we’re bored”. Well, there’s lots to do all across Norfolk no matter what the weather One of our favourites is to take in one of the Christmas Shows taking place in
We “Love The Broads”
As passionate ambassadors for the Love The Broads visitor giving scheme we’d like to offer them our congratulations for being shortlisted as a Finalist in the Best Marketing category at the EDP Visit Norfolk Tourism Awards 2014. Unfortunately, they didn’t win the category but their achievements were recognised and gained them publicity which is great.
Splashing about on the river.
As the old song says, there’s “nothing better than splashing about on the river”. Well here in our part of Norfolk we are in the Broads National Park with miles of rivers and Broads to explore. There are cycleways and footpaths galore but if you want to get to the heart of the Broads there’s
Award-winning shopping in Norwich
Some great news out this week – Norwich Lanes has come out on top in the City category of Great British High Street of the Year. Just 20 miles from Dairy Barns, many of our guests like to pay a visit to our Fine City of Norwich and, of course, right now we’re all thinking
We’re finalists…
Here at Dairy Barns we have always known how important it is to our business to look after our customers. That’s why we were entered into the EDP Business Awards 2014 in the Customer Care category. We were honoured to be selected as Finalists and attended the Awards Ceremony last week when EDP Editor, Nigel
Remember, Remember the 5th of November
Bonfire Night will soon be upon us and time for fireworks and bonfire parties. Great fun for children and adults but please remember to keep pets safe and sound inside. Of course farm animals can also be frightened by the loud noises and flashes so we’ll be keeping an eye on all our 4-legged friends
There’s nothing more special than seeing the young seal pups on the local beaches…
Large numbers of grey seals will soon haul out on the local beaches between Horsey and Winterton to have their pups and “cute” is hardly adequate to describe a baby seal with its white furry coat and great big dark eyes and it is truly a wonderful sight to see the beach littered with mother
Spooooky Halloween fun for your little ones!
School half-term holidays start tomorrow and if you have little ones who want to get involved with Halloween, but nothing too scary – may we recommend the Halloween Event at Wroxham Barns Junior Farm running from 23rd October till 2nd November. With spooky face painting, a pumpkin hunt, story telling, scary arts & crafts and
Reasons to be cheerful…
Why we love Hickling! Lound Farm is on the edge of the lovely Broadland village of Hickling – a great place to live and work or, of course, to visit and stay a while at any time of the year.Hickling is a large village with a mix of old and new homes, many thatched and
