Reepham Oak Barn, Reepham

Norfolk. Sleeps up to 6

Nestled quietly in the beautiful Norfolk countryside, Reepham Oak Barn is a sublime oasis of gracious and glorious holiday living. It offers the perfect rural escape for a family or group of friends who can explore the nearby beautiful Georgian market town of Reepham with its independent local shops. You can hike or cycle along the wonderful twenty one mile Marriott’s Way, visit the fine city of Norwich, take a boat trip in the Broads National Park or visit the superb sandy North Norfolk coast beaches. Reepham Oak Barn comes with magnificent, characterful living spaces, three exquisite bedrooms and fantastic outdoor space with a swimming pool and hot tub. It offers supreme luxury, stylish furnishings and a wonderfully warm ambience.

The quaint market town of Reepham dates back to just after the Norman conquest. Sitting between the lush Wensum and Bure valleys, it is sprinked with beautiful 18th century buildings, a 16th century pub, gorgeous shops and several restaurants including The Dial House, an early 17th century house and former brewery which is now a hotel and restaurant. The market place is a conservation area and holds a wonderful country market on Wednesday mornings as well as antiques fairs and other events. Reepham is 12 miles from Norwich and 16 miles from Mundesley Beach.

The barn’s magnificent timber frame dates back to the 1700’s and is evident in every magical space. It pairs perfectly with the exposed brickwork, high vaulted ceilings and other nods to the barn’s ancient past. It also mingles brilliantly with sumptuous modern furnishings, the very best of contemporary fittings and ultra chic accessories. These cavernous light flooded spaces offer ample living, dining and sleeping spaces as well as charm and character in abundance. Reepham Oak Barn sits in a fantastic landscaped garden where you will quickly get lost in the bird song and country air. The stunning gardens come with a gorgeous swimming pool, a stylish alfresco lounge space where you can pop a cork and enjoy a drink while mesmerised by the immaculate gardens, alfresco dining and an indulgent hot tub.

On arrival, you will enter a very spacious, very attractive entrance hall. The enormous lounge and dining hall is a truly spectacular room with phenomenal ancient beams blending perfectly with exposed red brick walls and a double sided contemporary log burning stove that separates the dining area from the gorgeous living space. You will find handpicked lavish sofas and chairs, all in stylish fabrics and calm colour pallets of soft greys and warm natural tones. A Smart television, blue tooth speaker, books and games are all provided for your entertainment. You can chuck another log on the fire and snuggle up with Netflix. Your elegant indoor dining area is located at the far end of the room. The spacious contemporary kitchen will seriously impress the cook in your group with its fantastic appliances including two Miele cookers and two dishwashers. Like the rest of the barn, it is very stylish and boasts handleless cabinetry and gorgeous colour tones. The laundry appliances are stored in a cupboard in the entrance hall.

Two of the barn’s bedrooms are located on the ground floor. One stunner enjoys a lavish, beautifully dressed kingsize bed and doors to a private patio. The garden views are lovely. It also has a sliding barn door which opens to the opulent family bathroom with its gorgeous free standing bath enclosed in marble and its zebra styled sofa. Just a few steps up is the shower room with its rainfall shower. This bathroom is also accessed from the main hall area and includes a staircase to the first floor bedroom. The second ground floor bedroom suite boasts a super kingsize bed adorned with wonderful scatter cushions and throws as well as hotel quality linens. This stylish room enjoys an ensuite shower room with a walk-in rainfall shower. There is also a steam and shower room where you can relax, unwind and reinvigorate in the steam. Your final first floor bedroom is a heavenly nest surrounded by gorgeous beams and enjoying a high vaulted ceiling. You will enjoy blissful lie-ins in this gorgeous room.

Though the interiors of Reepham Oak Barn are beautifully chic, effortlessly stylish and superbly comfortable, the magic also happens outside. The gorgeous swimming pool and hot tub are located in a delightful courtyard. The pool is heated between May and September and is surrounded by luxury day beds and loungers as well as a trendy pergola with alfresco dining space. The pool terrace is surrounded by lush lawns, mature borders and plenty of colourful plant pots. Tucked around the corner is the hot tub. You just need to pop a cork and enjoy a glass of fizz while enjoying a hot dip in the sunshine. There is another gorgeous spot in the garden where you can lounge with your holiday book under the shade of another beautifully built canopy.

Reepham Oak Barn is located in the Norfolk countryside, close to the gorgeous market town of Reepham. Brimming with ancient houses, quaint shops and a few restaurants and cafes, the town is very attractive. It hosts a wonderful market on Wednesday mornings. The market was founded in 1277 when Sir John de Vaux obtained a charter from King Edward I so Reepham comes with a wealth of history. Reepham also enjoys a small museum. It is the start of the Marriott’s Way trail, a former railway trackbed, which is perfect for cycling, walking and horse riding.

Norwich is a wonderful city with its cathedral, unique shops and an exceptional gourmet dining scene. Its restaurants include the vegetarian Benedict’s and Roger Hickmann’s. Norwich also boasts many cosy pubs including The Fat Cat and St Andrew Brew House where delicious craft beers are made on the premises. Norwich Cathedral stands in all its majesty with the ancient beauty of stained glass windows, a booming organ and hushed cloisters. You can enjoy free guided tours and learn how the cathedral survived riot, war, plague and fire. There are peregrines that nest in the cathedral’s spire. The observation point is manned by expert volunteers from the Hawk and Owl Trust so that you can get a good view of them. The cathedral plays host to many reverent and impressive concerts and recitals throughout the year. Norwich also boasts dozens of churches from its medieval heyday, some of which have been repurposed into cultural and exhibition spaces such as the Norwich Arts Centre. The Forum is a huge glass edifice and the home of BBC Norwich as well as being a thriving library and boasting restaurants and a bustling cafe. Norwich’s open-air market delights shoppers with traditional fruit and veg stalls alongside gourmet tea and coffee vendors, artisanal bakers and others.

Not far from the barn is the gorgeous Georgian market town of Holt. Holt is home to some excellent art galleries, antique and book shops, butchers, greengrocers, delicious eateries and a maze of 18th century Georgian buildings hiding in wonderful courtyards and alleyways.

The ever popular North Norfolk coast offers sensational beaches, big skies, superb gastronomy and a true sense of calm. Within easy reach are the fantastic beaches of Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham, both backed by pine woods and nature trails. The dunes are splendid and the colourful beach huts at Wells are definitely Instagram worthy. Holkham’s beach is totally unspoilt with a glorious semi-circle basin filling to form a spectacular shallow lagoon at high tide. The beach is famous for the closing scene in Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Shakespeare in Love’. The 25,000 acre Holkham Estate is rich in history, architecture and wildlife. Holkham Hall is the seat of the Earl of Leicester, an 18th century mansion still lived-in as well as open to visitors. There are six acres of walled garden, walking and cycling paths, lakes, deer, a tree top high ropes course with its swings, bridges and ziplines, rowing boats, canoes and kayaks on the lake and a woodland play area. The gorgeous seaside town of Wells-next-the-Sea boasts a family friendly feel with novelty shops, amusement arcades, gift shops and lots of fish and chips which can be eaten on the splendid quay wall while watching the boats at high tide. Wells’ lovely leafy green ‘The Buttlands’ is home to several gastropubs. You can take the Wells to Walsingham Light Railway for an afternoon excursion. If the shopping isn’t enough in Wells, you can head into Burnham Market where independent shops circle the village green. Burnham Market hosts a wonderful craft market on the village green in August which you really shouldn’t miss if you happen to be taking a holiday then. Another must is a trip to see the seals off Blakeney Point. The famous, picturesque village of Blakeney offers a pretty harbour, fishmongers, butchers and galleries, gastropubs and its amazing landscape of marshes, sand hills and mud banks. Within this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Blakeney National Nature Reserve offers uninterrupted views of the coastline and you are very likely to spot migratory birds as well as the seals at Blakeney Point. Trips can be taken from Blakeney and Morston Quay to visit the seal colonies. The pups are born during November to early January with over two thousand seal pups being born each year. Just down the road is the enchanting artisan village of Cley-next-the-Sea with its iconic windmill, galleries, pottery, deli and smoked fish shop. The marshland was used for horse races up to the early 19th century as well as being a regular haunt for smugglers. The area is excellent for birdwatching so look out for ringed plovers, oystercatchers, brent geese and common teal. Norfolk Wildlife Trusts’ Cley Marshes Visitors Centre offers a cafe as well as wonderful birdlife. Wighton is an ancient Norfolk village with a listing in the Domesday book. It is pretty, tranquil village, three miles from the sea and with a charming village pub. Also worth a visit is the fascinating village of Walsingham, famous for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary. It contains the ruins of two medieval monastic houses including the abbey which looks spectacular when the snowdrops are out.

Cromer is a quintessential British seaside resort. Perched on the very edge of the North Norfolk coast, it is famous for its delicious Cromer crabs, wide open beaches, its lighthouse, its iconic pier and its proud tradition of RNLI service. The Henry Blogg Museum offers a wonderful insite into the lifeboat service’s history. Cromer boasts many small local independent shops and restaurants and feels a little as though you have gone back in time.

Slightly further around the coast is the charming Victorian seaside village of Mundesley. Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, visitors enjoy breathtaking coastal walks on the Paston Way and the Norfolk Coast Path. Mundesley became popular with the Victorians after the opening of a railway in 1889.

National Trust lovers can enjoy Blickling Hall, Felbrigg Hall and Blakeney Point. Blickling Hall is a beautiful Jacobean mansion in 4600 acres brimming with ancient yew hedges, stunning mature gardens, hiking and cycle routes.

Sheringham is another traditional seaside town. It was once an old fishing village and now offers a Blue Flag beach, scenic walks along the pretty promenade, colourful beach huts, a theatre, museums, cafes, tea rooms, restaurants and many special events. There is a Viking Festival each winter, celebrating the town history and the Crab and Lobster Festival and Sheringham Carnival in the summer months. There is also a Steam Gala in the autumn, celebrating the heritage North Norfolk Railway which runs from Sheringham to Holt, through Kelling with awesome sea views along the way. The National Trust’s Sheringham Park is a popular excursion with miles of hilly countryside covered with gorse and purple heather. Fantastic views can be found at the top of Beeston Bump, a large grassy hill 103 metres tall.

Guests staying in Reepham Oak Barn also enjoy trips on the water at Wroxham and the Norfolk Broads and the gorgeous beaches of Horsey and Happisburgh. The Trinity Broads are three lakes that are found in the north eastern region of the Norfolk Broads. These are land locked and not connected to the main Norfolk Broads waterways. The Trinity Broads are comprised of Ormesby Broad, Rollesby Broad and Filby Broad. Fishing is very popular, there are a number of boardwalks, a wonderful waterside restaurant and pub and a sailing club. Locals often refer to the area of the main Norfolk Broads as ‘Broadland’. The beautiful Rivers Yare, Ant, Waveney, Chet and Bure meander their leisurely way through Norfolk and Suffolk connecting beautiful inland lakes, creating waterways and wetlands that make up The Norfolk Broads. Wildlife is abundant and conservation has been very successful in reintroducing species such as otters and herons that struggled for some time to survive. To the eastern side of the Norfolk Broads, the sandy beaches and stunning coastline caress the Broads at Horsey Mere with the salt water of the North Sea coming within a hare’s breathe of the the fresh water. Grey and common seals thrive on the shoreline. Guests love watching them at Horsey Gap. Boat hire on the Broads is very popular and an absolute must. Any visit to the Norfolk Broads really should include a visit to the bustling town of Wroxham, the hub of boating activity and a tourist mecca. It has everything, shopping, attractions, cafes, restaurants and beautiful local walks.

The historic village and beach of Happisburgh is definitely worth a visit. It boasts the oldest working lighthouse on the Norfolk Coast and the only independently operated lighthouse in the UK. The lighthouse, built in 1790, is open to the public on occasional Sundays and Bank Holidays during the summer plus private visits can be arranged. The village offers a secluded sandy beach and enjoys a constantly changing coastline.