Bank Ground Farm (opens in new tab) guest house
about 2.7 km from the start, in a straight line
The strongest single sentence for a family in the whole cluster — "High chairs, cots and stair gates are available on request" — paired with a stated breakfast time, chefs cooking dinner on site, six en-suite B&B rooms plus cottages sleeping 2 to 16, and two EV chargers. The stair gates matter: nobody else within 3 miles mentions them.
Worth knowing: “Pets are more than welcome on the farm, we have purpose built five star accommodation so that you can bring the whole family along, however with the exception of assistant dogs, no pets are allowed inside the cottages and farmhouses.”
Arthur Ransome used the farm as the model for Holly Howe in Swallows and Amazons, and the 1970s film was shot there.
- Dogs “Pets are more than welcome on the farm, we have purpose built five star accommodation so that you can bring the whole family along, however with the exception of assistant dogs, no pets are allowed inside the cottages and farmhouses.”
- Family rooms “The traditional farm buildings have been converted into cottages of different sizes, sleeping two to sixteen.”
- Evening meal “Let our fab chefs prepare you lovely meals, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner.”
- Children “High chairs, cots and stair gates are available on request.”