willow_barn_suffolk

willow_barn_suffolk Willow Barn is a self-catered, romantic, boutique retreat in a village close to Bury St Eds. Stylish & cosy surrounded by countryside.

Book direct or via Airbnb of which I’m a Superhost ⭐️

04/08/2026

Great view of the tractor driver hard at work 🚜

On Sunday we went to the annual ‘Festival of Beer and Brewing’, held at The Food Museum in Stowmarket. It featured doze...
06/07/2026

On Sunday we went to the annual ‘Festival of Beer and Brewing’, held at The Food Museum in Stowmarket. It featured dozens of East Anglian real ales, craft beers, and ciders in the stunning medieval barn, alongside live music and street food.

The Food Museum is unique as the UK’s only museum dedicated entirely to food. Spanning an 84-acre site in Suffolk, it features 17 historic buildings and over 40,000 objects. The museum explores the journey of food from farm to fork, offering hands-on experiences, rare breeds (like Suffolk Punch horses), and award-winning exhibitions.

We had a look inside Abbot’s Hall which was built in 1709. The estate produced many different types of food – grain for bread, hops for beer, vegetables, fruit and meat from livestock and poultry. The estate fed its owners, their servants and workers, and produced surplus food to sell. In addition, parcels of land were probably rented to tenant farmers.

We walked around a large part of the estate, exploring inside lots of the buildings. In particular I liked the ‘Fishing Lodge’, (which you can rent to take afternoon tea) and ‘Great Moulton Chapel’ - the style of building is called an iron church.

The current exhibition is ‘school dinners’ and we had lots of samples to taste including ‘gypsy tart’ and ‘jam roly-poly’. It certainly bought back some memories of school days.

You can join daily talks & tours as well as book into various workshops.

Or visit Feast the in-house café which serves seasonal food daily (you don’t need a museum ticket to visit the café).

Food Museum a great day out!

📍 IP14 1SL
🚗 25 mins
⏰ Tues-Sun 10am-5pm
💴 £17.50

13/06/2026

Hunker down when it’s raining outside.

Watch some sport, take a bath, curl up with a book or simple enjoy the view!

Please send a message for availability and the best rates if you book direct.

May was a wonderful month in Suffolk filled with sunshine and colour 🌞 We have the following weekend availability in Jun...
02/06/2026

May was a wonderful month in Suffolk filled with sunshine and colour 🌞

We have the following weekend availability in June & July -

12 June
26 June
24 July
31 July

We also have some midweek stays open too, please DM for details.

A full moon & fairy lights 🧚
01/05/2026

A full moon & fairy lights 🧚

What a cute gift from our most recent guests who visited all the way from Australia 🇦🇺 🐨 We still have some weekends ava...
23/04/2026

What a cute gift from our most recent guests who visited all the way from Australia 🇦🇺 🐨

We still have some weekends available in May, so if you’d like to escape to the Suffolk countryside, please see links in bio to book or send me a DM 📧

We are very close to the Norfolk border here at Willow Barn and Thetford is just a stone’s throw away (18 min 🚗).We enjo...
22/04/2026

We are very close to the Norfolk border here at Willow Barn and Thetford is just a stone’s throw away (18 min 🚗).

We enjoyed a walk along the river walking past Thetford Mill, which is a Grade II listed, 19th-century corn mill, it was famously used by the Ibex Coffee Company and R. Twining & Co. before ceasing operations in the late 1950s.

Thetford is known for its Iron Age roots, Saxon history as the capital of East Anglia, and its role as a “London overspill” town after World War II. Key attractions include Thetford Priory, Castle Hill, the Dad’s Army Museum, and the expansive Thetford Forest.

Dad’s Army was filmed primarily in Thetford. The town doubled as the fictional Walmington-on-Sea, and the cast famously stayed at the Bell Hotel.

The revolutionary writer Thomas Paine was born in Thetford. His gilded bronze statue is located outside King's House on King Street.

There is a large Portuguese community in Thetford and you can find traditional coffee & pastry cafes along with a large supermarket We bought pastries from their bakery, where they have a large selection along with our favourite - Pastel de nata.

We stopped for a coffee in O Cabaz - a shop, restaurant & cafe. The upstairs restaurant serves authentic Portuguese food.

You can also enjoy a drink sitting by the river at the outdoor cafe - The Riverside Kiosk which also serve hot food, ice cream & cake.

10/04/2026

What a lovey spring morning at Willow Barn - the sun was shining, the church bells ringing and the birds a singing.

07/04/2026

Our 5* reviews speak for themselves! Our guests love the bath & shower along with all the little extras - bath salts & fizzers, face masks, body lotions, body washes and aromatherapy oils.

One guests comment was - ‘I felt like I was in a 5 star hotel’

You can enjoy relaxing at Willow Barn too. Please see the links in bio to book 🛁

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