Black Barn Farm

View prices & book 9.2 267 reviews
Grass pitches
Grass pitches
Electric pitches
On-site growing of a variety of flowers and vegetables
A diverse collection of apples, pears and plum trees in the orchard
Newly planted orchard
Night time lighting of the wood
Barn and wood behind the pitches lit at night
Pitch area with electric hook-up
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Electric pitches
On-site growing of a variety of flowers and vegetables
A diverse collection of apples, pears and plum trees in the orchard

  • Peaceful adults-only site two miles from the Norfolk Broads
  • A 15-minute drive from Norwich city centre; 25 minutes from the coast
  • Atmospheric night-time vibes from lit woodlands; café and farm shop
If boating on The Broads has long been on your bucket list, take a look here: the dog-friendly Black Barn Farm is a peaceful place to pitch up two miles from the edge of the national park. Here, the adults-only pitches are in a 22-acre field in an established orchard and surrounded by woodlands, making for a rather chilled-out stay. This area is known as the big sky country, so splendid sunsets and lights in the trees create a pretty nice night-time vibe. You’ll be able to kick off the evening with a firepit or barbecue too, as both are permitted on site. A 15-minute drive from Norwich, this site is on the edge of Salhouse, a rural Broads village. So, bridleways and footpaths may be the first thing to capture your attention, as they lead the way to walking, wildlife spotting and canoe hire in the Salhouse Broad – or there's a place to launch your own canoe or paddleboard, two miles away from the site. Convenience is key at this site, starting with the toilets and showers inside the barn, all heated with auto light switches for that extra ease. The barn also has a small farm shop and a café that serves up sizeable breakfasts plus sandwiches and snacks. Nearby, a train station and bus stop are within walking distance with regular services to Norwich city centre or the coast. Foodie? The local food shop is a 20-minute walk away along a public footpath (or a five-minute car journey). For more specific bits, there’s a bigger supermarket 10 minutes’ drive away and beer aficionados will find a brewery and pub five minutes’ drive away too.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 18
Tent pitches 18
Motorhome pitches 18
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Single-sex bookings of 2 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests under the age of 18 are not allowed on site.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating based on 267 reviews View breakdown

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Beautiful site. Very peaceful with modern facilities.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Heather B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: One of the most peaceful sites we've stayed in. Very large pitch sizes and well maintained / level.

Facilities are very clean and modern.

The barn cafe serves a lovely breakfast and the shops downstairs are great - we bought some gorgeous cakes from one of the stalls.

Wroxham is nearby, city centre 20 minutes away and Salhouse Broads was a nice walk.

Disliked: There are only 4 toilets and 2 showers so could be a queue when it's busy. The sinks are very small and with the soap dispensers it was hard to brush your teeth. The rest of the site far outweighed these small negatives though.

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Large pitch with access to both electric and water and separated by…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Jackie M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Large pitch with access to both electric and water and separated by hedges.
Clean toilets and showers and washing up area.
Toilet disposal too.
Shops and stalls in the Barn were lovely, as was the cafe above (pricey but very nice).

Disliked: Small sinks in toilets to wash in as facilities are unisex. Didn't want to have to shower every day.
Can imagine it being very busy in there in season.
No idea where to go or how to check in. Found a small printed sign on a door which basically said find somewhere to pitch up yourself.

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Excellent, quiet site.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The location; nice quiet site, but with the farm shop on site, plenty of opportunities for food shopping and for breakfast/lunch on site.
Owners and other staff so passionate about what they have there; nice to see.
Farmer’s market was excellent!

Disliked: It was very quiet when we were there, but if full there would not be enough facilities for the number of people staying.

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Excellent

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Nicholas T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Facilities, plenty of space, we'll kept.

Disliked: Nothing

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Site has potential but needs work and tidying up.

Overall 6/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 10
Helen A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Good sized pitch
Access to water on each pitch
Good shower
Clean toilets and showers (except bucket of dirty mop water)
Plenty of hot water.

Disliked: No sinks for tooth brushing etc - just tiny sink in toilet cubicle with no mirror and soap dispenser in the way
Washing up area grubby
Lots of “stuff”left around - mainly items from the main retail business
No-one available to welcome arrivals. Had to just help ourselves.
Retail business clearly the priority - campsite felt like an afterthought.

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Generous pitch space, plenty of water and electric points. Quiet, pretty surroundings,…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Beverley R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Generous pitch space, plenty of water and electric points. Quiet, pretty surroundings, lots of wildlife.
The Black Barn restaurant served local produce of outstanding quality.
Lovely hot showers in a high quality toilet block.
Will definitely be coming again.
Thank you for making our stay so relaxing and welcoming.

Disliked: Having to go home!!

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A great stop over that was open in March !

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Kathryn G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Clean toilets and showers, extremely quiet. Plots are a good size. Water and electric points easy to locate and on our plot.Cafe onsite is fabulous and really enjoyed the farmer market that appeared on the Saturday.

Disliked: No problem for us but didn’t see a member of staff at all so parked and pitched up.

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Nice place and people

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 2
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: The peace and quiet, easy access to many good sites, the coast and many stately homes
The barn was convenient for food supplies
Staff were very helpful

Disliked: Toilets shared with all shopkeepers in the barn and jointly used by both male and females on site
Showers nice and hot but only two and shared male and female
Elsan unit was fairly dated with no working hose
No signage from the road on the caravan park or where to go

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Excellent

Overall 6/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: If Black Barn Farm could have done something about the weather, my stay would have been perfect. All facilities A1 with a generous pitch, great showers and excellent communications all at a very reasonable cost.

Disliked: nothing to dislike.

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Excellent quiet site with a farm shop on your doorstep.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Sarah M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Great farm shop on site with good cafe. Flat pitch with water & EHU. HOT showers. Location near a station so easy to head into Norwich or explore the coast.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Adults only Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby

Location

Black Barn Farm

Rackheath Road

Salhouse

Norfolk

England

NR13 6QG

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.67094°N
1.39952°W

Nearest transport

Coach
5.5 mi Bus Station
6.4 mi Lime Tree Road
6.4 mi Lime Tree Road
Rail
0.5 mi Salhouse Rail Station
3.1 mi Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station
3.4 mi Brundall Gardens Rail Station
Ferry
10.1 mi Reedham Ferry North
10.1 mi Reedham Ferry South
27 mi Southwold Ferry Landing
Airport
5.1 mi Norwich International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Nosy about Norwich (15 minutes’ drive)? Those of you who aren’t familiar with this cultural city will find there’s much to stick your nose into, from bargain hunting around the old market to a full-on shopping trip or a pitstop tour of the independent eateries and historic sites… the highlight reel includes the hilltop Norwich Castle and the 11th-century cathedral. Those of you who are keen to weave a bit of the seaside into your way will want to head on over to the sandy beach and dunes at Winterton beach (35 minutes) or onto Great Yarmouth (25 minutes). This seaside resort town is all about the traditional, including a funfair, sandy beaches and the Sea Life Great Yarmouth aquarium. Once you’ve picked out those colourful fishies in the tanks, bigger animals wander around the local wildlife parks and zoos. Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens (25 minutes) has red pandas, tigers and leopards among them, while Pettitts Animal Adventure Park (25 minutes) couples up snakes, wallabies and alpacas with rides and playgrounds.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Sea Palling 11.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Hemsby 13.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Caister Point 14.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Mundesley 14.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Great Yarmouth North 14.6 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

BeWILDerwood 3.3 mi

Norwich Cathedral 5 mi

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery 5.2 mi

Colman's Mustard Shop and Museum 5.2 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 12 mi

National Trust

Horsey Windpump 11.3 mi

Blickling Hall, Gardens and Park 12 mi

Elizabethan House Museum 14.4 mi

Felbrigg Hall, Garden and Park 17.3 mi

Sheringham Park 19.8 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Salhouse - Rackheath - Salhouse 0.9 mi

Blofield 3.5 mi

Hemblington 3.5 mi

Hemblington - Blofield 3.5 mi

South Walsham 4.1 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Black Barn Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Black Barn Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Black Barn Farm? Nosy about Norwich (15 minutes’ drive)? Those of you who aren’t familiar with this cultural city will find there’s much to stick your nose into, from bargain hunting around the old market … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Black Barn Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Black Barn Farm? From £68 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.