Stay on a farm

Feel like you could with some fresh air? Take a few days to unwind, enjoy fresh food and scenic countryside on one of England's many farms offering holiday accommodation. If you're searching for a break away from the rat race, it's easy to find good quality farm accommodation and it's great value for money too!

What could be more invigorating than a few days among the sights, sounds and smells of rural England? Do you have children? If so they’ll love waking up in farm surroundings. With the country outside every window and a variety of farm animals in such close proximity they are bound to have lots of stories to take back to school with them!

Farmstay UK (www.farmstayuk.co.uk/) is a great place to start learning about what’s on offer. They also offer a range of accommodation on farms around England. If you’re sold on the idea already, then use our search facility below. You are sure to find yourself the perfect farmhouse retreat!

Looking for inspiration? Read on for some ideas to get you thinking...

Low Hedgeley Farm
The farmhouse is a recently restored, grade II listed dwelling, facing south and set in spacious grounds overlooking the Breamish Valley in an area of great natural beauty. Low Hedgeley is situated at the foot of the Cheviot Hills and is an ideal base for visiting Alnwick Castle and Garden, National Trust properties at Cragside and Wallington, and the Heritage Coastline of Northumberland. It is close to the National Park and perfect for walking and exploring the coast and countryside.

Upper Parsonage Farm
Upper Parsonage Farm is a family home set in the Meon Valley on the outskirts of Domesday village of East Meon. The separate ground floor en suite room is in a quiet and peaceful location with an outlook onto a courtyard garden and the South Downs. It is within easy reach of local train station, Winchester and Guildford and is an ideal location for walkers, horse riders and those wishing to explore the many tourist attractions along the south coast. There are several good restaurants and pubs close by.

Goose Meadow B&B
There's always a warm welcome, a pot of tea and homemade biscuits awaiting you when you arrive on this working arable and livestock farm just 20 minutes from Liverpool/Southport. From the moment you step through the door, you will be able to experience the comfortable and quiet surroundings of the 4 diamond rated, ivy covered historic farmhouse, parts of which date back to 1685. When you awake in the morning you can enjoy the excellent farmhouse breakfast made using fresh, local produce from nearby farm shops. Dry cured bacon, succulent handmade sausages, free range eggs (when the hens choose to lay!) and homemade lemon curd and jams with fresh, warm scotch pancakes are just some of the delicious treats on offer.

Hill Grove Farm
Hill Grove is situated on a mixed farm in a rural location, with views overlooking the River Windrush Valley. There are pleasant walks through the Valley to the attractive village of Minster Lovell and the ruins of the Old Hall maintained by English Heritage. It is an ideal touring area for The Cotswolds. The Cotswold Wild Life Park is only seven miles away and Burford, the gateway to the Cotswolds, is only six miles away.

Rectory Farm
A 17th century thatched farmhouse standing in the edge of the quiet, unspoilt village of Sulgrave and opposite Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of George Washington. 6 miles from jct 11 of the M40 at Banbury, it is within easy reach of Oxford, Warwick, Stratford and Silverstone. The rooms have magnificent views over the lovely Northamptonshire countryside.

For more farm accommodation like this around England use our search facility above. Enjoy!