Here’s an idea for entertaining the children during the long sunny school holidays. Take some tubs of ice cream from the freezer – a choice of flavours would be ideal. Fill several small bowls with a range of toppings and let the kids make their own ice cream sundae. What about – summer berries, chopped
We love the Worstead Festival. It’s quite amazing that a little village has been holding such a huge event for 50 years! This year it’s on the weekend of 25th/26th July and its well worth a visit if you’ve never been. You’ll see heavy horses, vintage vehicles, crafts and an art show, animals, traditional “sideshows”
Its been so wonderfully hot here in Norfolk the past week that the best place to be is by the sea. There has been a gentle cool breeze from the coast just taking the edge of the heat its been perfect. We have had a few young families staying in the holiday cottages and they
We are delighted that, despite tough higher standards that our local beach at Sea Palling had retained its Blue Flag in 2015, one of only four awarded in the whole of Norfolk. A recent survey by the Marine Conservation Society reports that it has excellent water quality and continue to have ‘recommended status’ (their highest
As you can probably tell I love the little Swallow birds, just look a the logo of the Dairy Barns. They are such wonderful little birds that fly so very far to come back and spend each summer with us, as soon as they arrive I know that winter is really over and summer is
As those of you who have stayed with us before will know, mum and I love to try and help you make the most of your stay by giving you ideas for days out. This spring to make sure we give you the right advice we have started walking the various paths and trails near
We welcomed Tamsin and Jason to celebrate their wedding day with us earlier this month. Family and friends started arriving Friday afternoon and a frenzy of bunting hanging and decorating the spring-themed barn began. Everyone headed out for supper at the nearby pub before returning to bed for an early night. First to arrive Saturday
We run a working farm here at Dairy Barns and Ian loves his shiny, big John Deere tractor to work the fields but there’s currently a search going on to find Britain’s oldest working tractor. The LammaXchange farming machinery classified website has a fantastic prize of £1,000 up for grabs to the owner of the
Isn’t it great to see some sunshine at last? Really makes you feel like it’s time to get out and about and enjoy what’s on offer right here in Norfolk! Here are just a couple of ideas we love to suggest to our guests. Messing about on the river … there’s something about sunlight reflecting
We’re very proud to announce that Dairy Barns has gone ‘national’ – we’re on the Visit England website with a feature entitled “Feast on Plough to Plate Breakfast on a Norfolk Farm Stay” telling visitors to the site that Dairy Barns is a great place to stay for your visit to enjoy all the delights
We are so excited to hear that Emma and Sam who held their wedding at Dairy Barns last year with a beautiful blue and yellow spring theme have not only won the regional East Anglian 2014 Wedding of the Year but are about to be announced as winners of the National competition too! With photos
