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Highlights

Norfolk barn conversion
30 minutes from the beaches of north Norfolk
Mid-week cookery courses
Can rent one or both barns right next to each other
Only 1.5 hours from London

Guestbook

'A stunning barn and real rural retreat from London. One of our party fell in love with the barn floor; I fell in love with the sound of sheep and the cockerel – I wish I could tape it to wake us up in the Big Smoke'
'It was such a beautiful time – complemented by incredible architecture, luxury, company, views and all went smoothly. We will most definitely be back'

Smith tip

Crabbing is a great little diversion on your visit to the Norfolk coast. Wells, Blakeney, Brancaster and Burnham Overy are the best places to go, and plenty of shops sell crabbing kits. You can also try your luck on the bridges in Morston marshes, too. Essentially all you need is a line, a bucket and some bacon; we’re told that putting the bacon in an empty washing powder tablet bag is a neat trick. The crabs don’t seem to be able to resist the lure of some streaky. Watch out for those claws though.

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Quaker Barn

Norfolk, United Kingdom[view map]

Style
Contemporary rural idyll
Setting
Wide-open Norfolk countryside

Set amid the beautiful Norfolk countryside, the two 18th-century barns at Quaker Hall blend seamlessly with their pastoral setting. Inside, however, you’ll find sleek, contemporary interiors that feel thoroughly metropolitan; luckily the views across the farmland help you remember where you are. The larger Hall Barn and the more intimate Quaker Barn are both the perfect marriage of old and new, rural and urban. Inglenook fireplaces and a lattice-work of oak beams sit well with tactile marble resin flooring and granite surfaces. The double-height living space, which opens up onto the secluded garden, is the perfect place to relax and unwind.

Need to know

Rates
Quaker Barn: between £430 and £640 for a three-night weekend, or between £705 and £1,110 for a week.
Sleeps
The Quaker Barn sleeps up to 6 guests in two double rooms and one twin.
Ideal for
Family gatherings, birthday celebrations, or simply escaping to the countryside with friends.
Minimum hire
Both barns can be booked for a minimum of three nights. In August there is a one week minimum stay. The rental period starts at 4pm and ends at 10am.
Booking process
Smith deposit taken when you book. 30 per cent of the rental fee is payable when booking, with the balance due eight weeks before your stay. Cancellation refunds are based on the re-letting of the property and an administrative fee of £20.
Property style
Barn conversion
Grounds
Each of the two barns has its own garden and terrace, set in Quaker Hall's four acres of lawns and orchards
Also
Smoking is not allowed in the barns – well, they do have straw walls. Pets are not permitted. The barns are not suitable for stag or hen parties (no, not even if you really behave yourselves).

In the know

Eating and drinking
The oak dining tables in both barns can comfortably seat eight, and both properties also have similar dining tables outside on the terrace; ideal for a barbecue in fine weather. The barns are self-catered, but the excellent Blakeney Deli can cater for dinner parties, barbecues, picnics and children’s parties (www.blakeneydeli.co.uk). For barbecues, dinner parties, picnics and children’s meals, Blakeney's is the best choice. Standard meal menus are £16 a head, while the three-course dinner party menus are £26 per person when pre-prepared or £37 per person when cooked for you at the barn; a minimum order of eight is required. Picnics are £12.50 per person with a minimum order of six.
Housekeeping
Is provided once a week and can be offered daily at an additional charge.
Entertainment
Each barn has a CD player in the sitting room. It’s possible to have a three-day midweek cookery break at Quaker Barn under the expert guidance of local chef Neil Dowson. Quaker Barn also offers midweek yoga and beauty therapy breaks as well, with a wide selection of treatments to choose from.
Provided
Bed linen, towels and toiletries. Kindling and firewood for the fires in the sitting rooms are provided during the winter.
Packing tips
There are some fantastic sandy beaches on the Norfolk coast, so come prepared. Holkham and Wells-next-the-Sea are two of the finest beaches and are ideal for sand castles and kite flying.
Eco policy
The award-winning barn conversions have straw bale insulation for increased energy efficiency. Guests are encouraged to recycle as much as possible.

For a detailed description of all the rooms and grounds, click here

Also worth knowing

Children
Welcome. Cots and highchairs are provided. The twin room in Quaker Barn has two box mattresses on a mezzanine level reached by a ladder, best for children over five.

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Quaker Barn

Quaker’s Hall
School Road
Haveringland
Norwich
Norfolk NR10 4QF
NR10 4QF

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