The Dairy Barn

ID: S165883

  • Bedrooms 2
  • ・ Sleeps 4
  • ・ Pets 1

About this property

Fakenham 2.4 miles. This superb barn was renovated from an 18th century dairy and is located within 7 acres of private grounds. Situated in the pretty hamlet of Toftrees, Norfolk, and near the bustling town of Fakenham, this delightful cottage is the perfect country retreat for couples or small families. Boasting an open-plan interior with fantastic period features such as the exposed wooden beams and feature brick walls throughout. A place you can relax and unwind in front of the TV and take advantage of the provided DVD player and enjoy family movie nights. With a spacious farmhouse style dining table, seating up to four people and makes for a wonderful social space. Grab a book from the well-stocked bookcase and indulge in a lost literary classic. The kitchen is amply-equipped with everything you could need for a weekend in the countryside. The bedrooms have been tastefully furnished, with rustic pine furniture to compliment the exposed brick walls. With a family bathroom housing a bath and shower over, so you can choose how best to prepare for your day. Outside there is a shared courtyard area with a selections of furniture where you can sit out and enjoy the afternoon sun. Also available is an on-site indoor swimming pool and games room with table tennis, pool tables and snooker tables - you won't want to leave! Tempting though it might be to stay here, venture into the neighbouring towns and villages which boast wonderful tourist hot spots. The village of Thursford, less than 10 miles away, is host to the Thursford Christmas Spectacular, the largest Christmas show in the country! Ideally located for exploring the Norfolk Coast Partnership, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, covering 450 km² of coastal and agricultural land. Explore the wonderful scenery, marshes and cliffs in the area, and visit the two nearby beaches for fun-filled family days out. The Dairy Barn is ideal for a couple or small family to enjoy the hamlet and explore the local area.

Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, situated near the River Wensum. In the 1086 Domesday book, the town only had less than two hundred residents. It has since grown and is now a thriving town offering a range of pubs, restaurants and local shops nearby. It is within driving distance to the nearby city of Norwich and town of Holt.

Accommodation

Two bedrooms: 1 x double and 1 x twin.

Bathroom with bath and shower over, basin and WC.

Open-plan living room with a kitchen, dining area and sitting area.

Games room.

Utility.

Electric heating.

Electric oven and hob, full size fridge/freezer, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, kettle, shared washing machine and tumble dryer, TV, DVD player, a selection of books and WiFi.

Fuel and power included in rent.

Bed linen and towels included in rent.

Travel cot and highchair.

Ample off-road parking in car park.

Shared courtyard with furniture.

On-site facilities include games room and indoor heated swimming pool open all year round shared with 6 other cottages on the complex (due to covid this operates on a rota basis).

One well-behaved pet is welcome.

Sorry, no smoking.

Shop 2.6 miles and pub 2.1 miles

Nearby points of interest

Reviews (22)

  • Simon

    Internet was via mobile router, so was usable, but a little patchy (only able to stream one thing, and often would become unusable if more than 2-3 devices was accessing content). Our Blu-Ray player wasn't working (device was, but controller wasn't) - not the end of the world! Swimming pool as a little cool (was heated, but clearly struggling with temperature in early Nov). Games room was excellent - although I would suggest getting new 'consumables' (chalk for pool cues, nets for table tennis, etc.) would make it even better!?

  • John Frederick

    Had some difficulty finding the Barns - a sign would be helpful. If we visit the area again we will probably use the Barns again.

  • Rachel

    Main bedroom, the bed is firm, husband found it comfortable and slept well, the lampshades had cobwebs on them and generally dusty, the twin room was a bit tight for space but the girls ( X2 16 year olds) managed and slept well. Kitchen had a dish washer big enough to cope with a family of 4, we did do a Sunday roast, tall fridge freezer, not much in the way for cupboard space. Internet is slow, was unable to watch Netflix without it being pixelated or reloading, tried to do some uni work but internet pages were slow to load up, gave up. Games room would be better if there were more usable cues, there were many without tips, there were only 2, I would say, that were of any good, when you've got a snooker table and 2 pool tables- definitely not enough to go round. The swimming pool is technically heated as can feel warmth coming through the pump but definitely not warm/up to temperature, needed to get acclimatised to the water temperature before being able to swim, a family had used the pool the day before and had left a window open, which resulted in loads of flies/bugs being in the pool, spent about 20 mins trying to get them into the filter, no equipment to be able to skim the water to remove them, got out in the end as couldn't swim in it without being surrounded. Also no shower area near the pool, have to go through the barn to get showered. Whilst there we had an electricity cut- not isolated to the barns (covered 6 postcodes, quite a large area affected) but we had to contact the 'maintenance team' who let us know what was going on and sent us a link to follow the engineers repairs. However, no contact from the owner all. Not sure if I would recommend to others given the cleanliness and lack of maintenance, we probably won't return either but we enjoyed our week away.

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