The Granary

Why you'll love staying here

Tucked away in a quiet rural village on the Essex–Suffolk border, this beautifully converted Granary sits within the grounds of a working farm. Originally a 300-year-old listed barn, the property has been sympathetically transformed into a modern and comfortable holiday retreat, blending historic character with contemporary living.

Inside, the Granary offers a spacious open-plan living area, complete with a fully fitted kitchen equipped with everything needed for a relaxing countryside break. The adjoining dining area provides a cosy setting for family meals or planning the day’s adventures, while the comfortable sitting area is the perfect place to gather and enjoy views across the extensive grounds.

Accommodation includes a ground-floor twin bedroom with en-suite shower room, alongside a generous first-floor double bedroom with an en-suite bathroom featuring a shower over the bath.

Outside, guests can enjoy an enclosed private patio with seating—an ideal spot for a morning coffee or a peaceful evening outdoors. The surrounding grounds feature a wildlife pond and offer a wonderful setting for watching the sun set over the countryside.

The farm itself extends to 56 acres of unspoilt Essex countryside, including 15 acres of woodland planted between 1996 and 1999, along with numerous willow trees grown for cricket bat production. Wildlife is abundant throughout the year, with ongoing efforts made to encourage and support biodiversity. Guests may spot newly created ponds and scrapes designed to provide habitat for newts, a thriving sett of resident badgers, stoats, muntjac deer, hares and rabbits.

The land is rich in wildflowers, including bee orchids and yellow archangel, and attracts a wide variety of birdlife such as kingfishers, little grebes and barn owls. Amphibians and reptiles including slow worms, grass snakes, frogs and toads can also be seen, alongside an impressive range of fungi and countless butterflies, moths, bees and other insects. Wild honey bee hives are established across the farm, including long-standing hives within the farmhouse and natural wooden hives set into the trees; these are left undisturbed and are not harvested for honey.

The farm is home to a small number of rare breed animals, including around twelve British White cattle from the Woodland herd and a flock of horned Portland sheep from the Barnfield flock. These animals are almost entirely pasture-fed, with only a small number entering the food chain each year.
While not fully organic, the farm is managed using low-input methods, with no artificial fertilisers or pesticides. Manure is used to enrich the land, and herbicide is applied only minimally where absolutely necessary, primarily around the farmyard. Woodland management has recently begun, with harvested timber now used sustainably for firewood.