Medieval Swafield Barn

29/06/2024

05/04/2023

Yippee! Yet again we’ve smashed Airbnb’s high standards and achieved Superhost status! Massive thanks to our huge team who all play vital roles with laundry, cleaning, maintenance, gardening, hot tub, bookings etc. You know who you are! 💗

20/01/2023

Let’s hope the guests, who checked in two minutes after this photo was taken, find a pot of gold!

24/12/2022

29/05/2022

Walshingham is renowned as a place of pilgrimage and has been for centuries. Less than 30 miles from Medieval Swafield Barn, this article gives you a flavour of what to expect if you choose to visit.

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The little village of Walsingham is hoping that surging interest in pilgrimages will bring visitors back to its ancient shrine

06/04/2022

We are having an extended celebration of St Patrick’s day at Medieval Swafield Barn and this lovely rainbow completed the day!

Photo credit: Dragos Musat

14/10/2021

Autumn is a great time to visit the Deep History Coast. There's plenty to see and do. See our round up of things to do and what's on.

08/10/2021

10x Superhost! Woohoo! We are thrilled to receive this recognition of all the hard work our cleaning and maintenance crew do every changeover to ensure the best experience for our guests! It takes 20 hours of graft and attention to detail to prepare the barn each time and that’s not including the laundry and ironing!!

20/12/2020

We are in the unusual position of having availability for Christmas and new year due to last minute cancellations. If you are interested in making some wonderful memories, at the end of a trying year, in a beautiful spacious property, with massive enclosed garden, please get in touch. Bookings will need to be in line with current government guidelines so would probably suit a local family and their support bubble. Pets are welcome.

01/12/2020

Time for a deep clean today as we come out of a month's lockdown and prepare to welcome guests back to the Barn!

25/11/2020

Just a couple of minutes walk from the barn, you can join this trail.

The Paston way.

The Paston way takes its name from the Paston Family, the wealthy and dominant landowners in the area during Medieval and Tudor times. The Paston family in turn had taken their name from the small village of Paston on the north east Norfolk coast. They also wrote the famous Paston Letters.
The 22 mile route, between Cromer and North Walsham, travels through much of what was once their land and passes sixteen of the areas ancient and beautiful churches.
Each church has its own hidden history and one was even moved brick by brick from a cliff top to save it from the sea. (To visit all 14 of the fine churches on the Paston Way, the trail covers 29.5 miles).
In travelling church to church, the trail ambles down quiet lanes, through picturesque towns and villages, across vast arable fields, disused railway lines and quiet grazing pastures with views of the North Sea. Keep a look out for seals on the stretches of beach walk too.
Starting at the south eastern end, the path begins at the Parish Church of St Nicholas in North Walsham. The route then heads northwards along the old Mundesley Road out of the town. On the outskirts of the town the path follows the track bed of the disused Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway Company which linked North Walsham to Cromer. The path crosses the North Walsham & Dilham Canal at Swafield. Knapton Cutting, as this part of the trail is known, is also a nature and butterfly reserve. This section is an area of wild flowers, brambles, scrub and undisturbed grassy banks, which make it an ideal habitat for butterflies and nineteen different species have been recorded.
The path continues out of North Walsham, through the stunning countryside of North Norfolk to Cromer where it links with the Coast Road.

24/11/2020

We are looking forward to welcoming guests back next month!

23/11/2020

Will we be able to take holidays after 2nd December? This is these latest information.

From 2 December, those living in Tiers 1 and 2 in England will be able to take holidays within England, but must avoid Tier 3 areas unless it’s for a reason such as work.

Those in Tier 2 will only be allowed to holiday with members of their household.

Tier 3 residents should avoid travelling to other parts of the UK, including for overnight stays.

20/11/2020

Peddars Way.

Rich in history and steeped in ancient legend the Peddars Way traverses the very best landscapes Norfolk has to offer.
Fantastic scenery and landscape cover the 93 miles (150 Km) of the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path. The majority of the trail running through Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Peddars Way follows a Roman road built along the line of an even older trackway. The name is said to be derived from the Latin “pedester”, which means “on foot” and the route was built shortly after AD61 to enable troops to move through East Anglia for policing purposes. Although the name ‘Peddars’ was not initiated by the Romans, it is likely that it was coined during the 15th or 16th centuries

The trail starts in the Brecks, a unique area of forest, heath and low river valleys, running north from Knettishall Heath in Suffolk, for 46 miles through changing countryside to the North Norfolk coast near Hunstanton.

Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path became joined as a Long Distance Path in 1986 in a ceremony performed by the Prince of Wales at Holme-next-the-Sea. In 1991 the name Long Distance Path changed to National Trail, and became the Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path National Trail, one of 15 National Trails in England and Wales.
Much of the Peddars Way can be used by cyclists and there is a special route available to horseriders.

web: www.nationaltrail.co.uk/peddarsway

03/10/2020

03/10/2020

Whoop! Whoop! Well done Team! Due to your care and attention in keeping the Barn looking it’s best at all times and being responsive to guests needs we’ve been awarded Superhost status again! Thank you so much; Karen, Nigel, Maria, Sarah, Lynn, Chris, Ann, Phil and our huge relay team of Ironers!

11/08/2020

"A fantastic stay, you will be getting repeat bookings from people who came with me, they were blown away by the barn."

10/08/2020

Massive thanks to our recent guests who left this comprehensive and complimentary review on Google!

“We stayed at the medieval Swafield Barn five days in August and it was great! The Barn is large, spacious and has been very well renovated.

You are met on your arrival, get a friendly welcome, shown around, told how everything works (especially the hot tub and pool) and then left alone. If anything goes wrong there are contact details for help which we didn’t need.

The initial contact was with Catherine who was was friendly and helpful in answering any questions.

You get an amazing, fully equipped kitchen area, including a very attractive feature staircase which takes you to the lounge on the first floor, spacious with a large tv and a slightly unusual furniture arrangement. On the other side of the landing is a what I can only describe as a bedroom suite. Down stairs there’s a dining room conveniently next to the kitchen a utility room with a washing machine and dryer further bedrooms and access onto the hot tub/pool deck.

Outside there’s a field of a back garden, great for the kids to play and run around.

The barn is within easy reach of a Cromer and the north Norfolk beaches, plus there’s plenty to do in the area.

In short, 11 of us went with ages ranging from seven months to 70 and we all had a fantastic time and we all would go again.“

26/07/2020

Attractions are still open in North Norfolk, maybe in a different way than before so please check before visiting.

13/07/2020

Anyone for tennis?

03/07/2020

Well done, Team! Thanks to everyone's hard work in sticking to the high standards we require, Airbnb awarded us SuperHost status again!

20/06/2020

01/05/2020

With no guests at the moment we will definitely being taking part in ‘No Mow May’. Will be interesting to see what new plants and insects come. 💐 🐜

21/03/2020

We don't like to have favourites at the Barn but if we did then it would be our last guests...... They asked to borrow Max for a walk to the beach and he happily went with them for a real adventure which included calling at the pub! Here is the message and photo the guests sent today.

"The place was lovely we very much enjoyed it, thank you for everything! And thank you for letting us take max out, he is wonderful! Hopefully see you and max soon!"

05/03/2020

If you need more reasons to visit Norfolk, just take a look at this short video!
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If you're looking for a short break, watch our film to see what you can discover in just a few days! Come across historical hidden treasures, beautiful scene...

29/02/2020

Thanks Chloe!!!

“Our stay was amazing! We stayed for two nights for a hen do and had such a good time! The kitchen was fab, and it's so spacious. We hired butler's in the buff for cocktail making and games - it's a really good space! The lounge is a lovely place to relax, and every bedroom was really nicely decorated and clean! Underfloor heating throughout which was nice. The hot tub was fantastic! Would definitely recommend for a large group! And the check in and out was super easy!”

08/02/2020

Beautiful HUGE moon behind the barn this afternoon!

06/02/2020

Many of our guests take a walk alongside the nearby North Walsham and Dilham canal to admire the scenery and wildlife. If you reach Ebridge Mill at sunrise you could be greeted with this view. Or you could order a canvas to take home with you.

06/02/2020

This beautiful photo of local Happisburgh lighthouse, available as a canvas if you want a momento of your time in Norfolk!