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College Farm

Thetford, Norfolk
Bed & Breakfast
+44 (0)1953 483318
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Per night
£150 - £180
Bedroom

3 rooms

Sleeps

Rooms sleep 2

A grand yet cosy and relaxing farmhouse where you're encouraged to feel at home. Tasty home baking, charming rooms and a friendly host

Per night
£150 - £180

Visit the owner's site and book direct with them. No fees or fuss from us.

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£150 - £180 per night

The Experience

Katharine is a natural at making guests feel like friends. Her beautiful farmhouse tucks itself away on the edge of the village and the big friendly kitchen is filled with delicious smells of home baking. Meals are served by the large wood-burner in the grand Jacobean dining room, filled with good antiques, period furnishings and cosy places to sit; food is home-grown, seasonal and local – breakfast eggs are from her own chickens.

Sleep well in charming bedrooms with smooth linen, pretty furniture and garden views; bathrooms are small and simple. The house backs directly onto Thompson Common, a designated SSSI filled with rare flora, fauna and birdlife, so don’t forget your binoculars.

You can get married here, there are friendly animals to chat to and you can join the Peddars Way from the garden for beautiful walks and cycles. Katharine can rustle up a packed lunch and supper when you get back with a bit of notice.

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We think you'll love

  • Katharine and her wonderful home baking and cooking
  • Joining the Peddars Way for a day of walking or cycling
  • Wandering the garden, meeting the animals, soaking up the peace and tranquillity
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You should know

  • Sorry, no dogs
  • It's not really suitable for young children because of the lakes in the garden

Essentials

  • EV charger
  • Swimming pool
  • Hot tub
  • Garden
  • Open fire / woodburner
  • Breakfast included
  • Breakfast available
  • Meals available
  • Vegetarian meals
  • Oven
  • Parking on premises
  • Free parking nearby
  • Accessible by public transport
  • WiFi
  • Television
  • Spa
  • Central heating
  • Limited mobility
  • Wheelchair access
  • Mobile reception
  • Hob
  • Bar
  • Barbecue
  • Licensed premises
  • Paid parking nearby
  • Air conditioning
  • Relaxation areas
  • Washing machine
  • Tennis court
  • Microwave oven
  • No smoking
  • Credit cards
  • Working farm
  • Owner has pets
  • Dishwasher
  • Pets welcome

Family friendly

  • Baby monitor
  • Books and toys
  • Children welcome
  • Babies welcome
  • Stair gates
  • High chair
  • Fire guard
  • Cot available

Nearby

  • Pub/bar within 3 miles
  • Restaurant within 3 miles
  • Shop within 3 miles

Activities

  • Bikes available
  • Food courses
  • Kayaking
  • Other courses
  • Sailing
  • Surfing
  • Wild swimming

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Accommodation

Pricing

Nightly price
from £150
Surcharges
Singles £100.
3 Twin/doubles
From £150

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Information

Booking information

Check in
4pm-8pm
Check out
10am-11am
Other details
Children over 16 welcome. Singles £100.
Closed
Christmas, Easter.
No smoking
Smoking not permitted anywhere in the property.
Property
This property is part of a working farm or vineyard.
Owner has pets
Animals living on the property
Meals
Dinner from £30. Pub 1 mile.

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Reviews

This is a real home and you will feel relaxed and welcome. Katharine is a great hostess and there is no better place to come and take it easy for a few days. Come along - you won't regret it!
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John, Farnham

A wonderful quiet sanctuary surrounded by countryside but just a mile from a great pub. From our room looking out over the llama pen, we could see the hens running around the garden. Fresh eggs were part of a lovely breakfast in a large log burner heated dining room. Comfy beds and Katharine always available with information about the local area.

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Kelly, London

Beautiful house, quiet and peaceful countryside and Katharine was such a helpful host. Great breakfast!

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Location

The neighbourhood

There are three pingos in the garden - water-filled depressions left from the ice age and only occurring in the Arctic Circle and the Brecklands - so very special. The Chequers pub in Thompson is only a mile away so perfectly walkable and the food is good. Oxburgh Hall, a 15th-century moated Tudor house with lovely gardens is 12 miles, the coast is an hour in the car as are Norwich and Cambridge.

Local points of interest from Katharine Wolstenholme

  • The house was built in 1349 by my ancestors as a College of Priests together with the church a few hundred yards away.
  • My mother started the B&B here in the 1970s and I took over after her death in 2010. College Farm has been with Sawdays since Sawdays started!
  • There are fantastic walks here and the Great Eastern Pingo Trail starts from the back of our garden.
  • Peddars Way, a Roman road, is within a few minutes walk of the house.
  • There are lots of bird watching opportunities nearby.
  • Breckland is the driest part of England and we have the same rainfall as Jerusalem, though sadly not the same sunshine!

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Introducing

Katharine Wolstenholme

Warm and friendly Katharine does B&B in the farmhouse, just as her mother Lavender did for years (with Sawday's). She is a veritable domestic goddess who adores cooking and making things look lovely, as well as caring for many animals and their new Labrador Linda. Richard and Katharine moved here in 2011 but Katharine's family have owned the farm for several hundred years - these are her roots.

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