Black Barn Farm

View prices & book 9.1 321 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

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Overall rating from 321 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a peaceful, adult-only campsite with spacious, level pitches, many with water and electric. Facilities are new, clean and generally well-maintained, though some found the number of showers/toilets limited during busy periods. The on-site barn with its cafe, farm shop and market is highly praised for its food and local produce. It's a great base for exploring the Broads and Norwich, with good public transport links. Some minor issues noted include WiFi availability and small sinks in toilet cubicles.

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Had an amazing weekend experience here.. lovely size pitches, very well maintained,…

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Laura L.

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Liked Had an amazing weekend experience here.. lovely size pitches, very well maintained, shower and toilet cubicles were very clean and lovely showers.
The little shops and cafe were an added bonus and all people were very welcoming and happy to help. A very pieceful site and will definitely be back

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Nice campsite and would definitely stay again.

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Gavin T.

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Liked Very informal, quiet adult only site. Showers were generally very clean and we enjoyed breakfast in the barn. Jason’s Fish and Chips is a 5 min drive and excellent!

Disliked A small point but the area on the way in could do with a tidy up or just hidden.

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Excellent site with very clean facilities. Level and large pitches.

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Nicola F.

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Liked This was our very first trip out in our new to us caravan. We were totally blown away with this site and it's facilities. We received a very warm welcome. Very quite and peaceful site. The food in the cafe was amazing. The mini shopping complex was a interesting surprise also the fresh produce looked well presented. The Toilets and showers were extremely clean and modern. We will definitely be booking again.

Disliked None

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff

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Sharon M.

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Liked Everything!

The site was peaceful, toilet and shower facilities cleaned regularly. Pick your own pitch.

Excellent cafe and shops on site, can recommend the butchers!

Disliked Nothing

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Excellent site

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Anonymous

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Liked Nice quiet campsite in the countryside with a farm shop, cafe & a friendly owner. On a bus routes to Norwich in one direction & Wroxham & further in the other. Toilets & showers were spotlessly clean. Owner is aware of the shortage of these facilities & is trying to rectify this.

Disliked Nothing.

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Very clean shower block .spacious pitch.very pleasant owners.highly recommend this site…

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Anonymous

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Liked Very clean shower block .spacious pitch.very pleasant owners.highly recommend this site

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Great site, just needs a few signs.

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Graham P.

Electric grass pitch

Liked The Barn with its cafe and shops.
No kids
Quiet and peaceful.

Disliked Very little except lack of signs explaining what to do and where things were.

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Definitely recommended and would definitely return.

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Luciano O.

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Liked Adults only so very quiet and civilised. Laid back attitude of Trevor, the owner..just lets everyone get on with it and doesn't patrol the site like the wardens do at some other places we've stayed. Huge level pitches. Ours had a picnic table and a water tap which would have qualified as a super pitch at other sites and would have cost more. The barn complex with all the shops (especially the butcher) and restaurant are awesome as is the large orchard with its apple trees, pear trees, Christmas trees, blackcurrants, red currants, asparagus...lovely to walk through. Bathrooms were excellent..only 2 showers but I never had to wait. Farmers market was on when we arrived on a Saturday and on Wednesday an excellent seafood truck is onsite from 8am serving all sorts of fresh fish and other seafood. We had a couple of dressed Cromer crabs for dinner that night. All in all an excellent site.

Disliked A couple of suggestions..

There were no mirrors in the toilet/washbasin cubicles.

A hairdryer would be handy by the showers.

Also, the EE phone reception was shocking (not just onsite but in surrounding areas too) and no WiFi except in the barn complex. WiFi on the pitches would be appreciated even if just to research what to do and where to go during our stay.

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Large pitches, electric hook ups and water taps next to pitch. Warm…

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Claire B.

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Liked Large pitches, electric hook ups and water taps next to pitch. Warm welcome to site and clean facilities. Would stay again if visiting the area in the future

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A perfect stay!

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Holly R.

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Liked Can't express enough how amazing this campsite is. We pitched up looking out into the woods and it was beautiful. Peaceful and tranquil and the owners were lovely. Even giving us a later check out for no extra charge. We were very sad to leave and will be back ASAP! Lovely to have the farm shop and seafood truck on site as well.

Disliked Nothing at all!

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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°E

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.

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.