Dairy Barns at Lound Farm in Hickling is a working farm covering 360 acres of grazing marshland and arable land, have sheep grazing in the winter and a suckler herd of beef cattle in the summer months. Ian is a 3rd generation farmer on this land, taking over from his father in the early 2000’s. We grow Wheat, Barley, Peas, Potatoes and grass for hay and haylage. Our son Joe has a drone and takes some great footage of the farming activities through the season which can be seen on our Facebook page.
There are plenty of farm tracks, meadows and autumn stubble fields, all of which adds up to a wonderful place to spot some of our wonderful Norfolk wildlife. So if you come to stay with us, do take a walk around the farm and along the country lanes. If you’re lucky you may well see a member of the Red Deer herd who live in the woods behind the farm and regularly cross the fields to graze and we also see Muntjac, Chinese Water Deer and hare.
The farm is a “birder’s” delight and depending on the season we regularly see the following….
- Barn owls
- Cranes
- Marsh Harriers
- Swallows
- Housemartins
- Skylarks
- Pink Footed Geese
- Kingfishers
- Yellowhammers
We’d love to hear from our guests what they might have spotted so we can add it to our list and we welcome lots of groups of birdwatchers throughout the year
It’s been a Full English Breakfast kind of morning … we do waffles and vegi options too all on the very best Emma Bridgewater China 🍳☕️🧇#fullenglishbreakfast #breakfast #fullenglish #brunch #food #foodporn #fryup #foodie #englishbreakfast #bacon #eggs #foodblogger #sausage #foodphotography #coffee #bakedbeans #englishfood #farmhouse #localproduce #ethical #lunch #freerangechickens ##poached #scrambledegg #vegioptions #emmabridgewater #emmabridgewateraddict
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The Swallowtail Butterflies have emerged at Hickling Nature Reserve, they are so beautiful and can only be found in the Norfolk Broads #norfolkbroads #norfolk #norwich #northnorfolk #norfolkcoast #visitnorfolk #norfolklife #stalham #ludham #ingham #catfield #uk #potterheigham #swalllowtail #butterfly #thebroads #staycation #eastanglia #northnorfolkcoast #norfolkcountryside #seapalling #igersnorfolk #cranebird #hickling #happisburgh #lessingham #waxham #dairybarns #nature #broadsnationalpark
Our homemade Easter Tree is in the entrance for all our guests to see, we still have a few rooms later this week if you are looking for a last minute getaway #visitnorfolk #seapalling #hickling #eastergetaway #staycation #farmstay
The Bedroom in Barn Owls Retreat, blush pink with luxury bed linen, and a view of the stars #luxurybedandbreakfast #bedandbreakfast #bookdirect #bandb #accommodation #luxuryaccommodation #tripadvisor #norfolk #lovenorfolk #farmhousebandb #bedandbreakfastguide #farmhousebedandbreakfast #thebandbdirectory #peaceandtranquility #lifestyle #visitnorthnorfolk #hickling #farmstay #realbnb #shortbreak #englishtourism #countrywalking #cycling #boutiquehotel #bnb #luxurybnb #staycation #holiday