The Tudor Barn, Milden

Do you know of anyone who wants a last minute getaway in the Tudor barn .... if it's just a small group I can quote for that too🙂! See details below.

35% discount on 19-21st & 26-28th April weekends in the Tudor Barn in Suffolk - Independent Hostels Quote IHUK for this special offer of £1,500 for up to 15 guests for either of two farm stay weekends in the glorious Tudor Barn (extra guests @ £100pp). Includes use of adult road bikes, tennis court, Tudor costumes. Come and enjoy spring on the farm and explore the surrounding Suffolk countryside...

“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” 🌎

Over here in Milden we’ve been celebrating a little early! This morning we headed out at the crack of dawn to do our bit for our world, by doing a roadside litter pick 🗑️ In one hour we collected 7 full bags of disposable vapes, cans, bottles (many full of wee - yum), crisp packets, McDonalds packaging and so much more. Head over to our Instagram stories for more exiting finds https://www.instagram.com/mildentudorbarnandbunkhouse

What are you doing with your hour for earth today? Let us know 👇 WWF UK

So excited to have won The Green Parent Family Travel Award in Suffolk! We’re thrilled to be listed among such brilliant self catering spots across the UK 🤩 Come check out what we do here at Milden: https://www.thehall-milden.co.uk

Family Travel Awards 2024 We are excited to announce the winners of our Family Travel Awards 2024. From cosy off-grid glamping spots to spacious self-catering barns for the last word in eco luxury, here are this year's winners.

Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas from the Tudor Barn and Old Brooder team at Milden 🎄🥂

We have loved having so many of you stay with us this year and look forward to welcoming lots of new and familiar faces in the new year 🌟

It’s not every day a (your daughter’s) wedding at Milden Hall is featured in The Times.

Thanks to gorgeous photos by Lucy J Toms Photography yesterday we felt rather famous. We rushed out to grab a paper to see Juliet’s cunning plans, hatched months before the engagement, splashed on page 76 for all to see!

Woops 😬 luckily the groom/son-in-law took it pretty well and hey, he is quite a lovely catch. Full article here to hear the whole story: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-always-thought-he-was-a-catch-bg9smcdvk

🏡🌳 WIN A WINTER RETREAT FOR SIX GUESTS 🌳🏡

To celebrate hitting 1,000 followers on Instagram, we’re giving you the chance to win a free stay in our cosy Cartlodge in rural Suffolk, for up to six guests!

To enter, head over to our Instagram account and follow the instructions under the post https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx527iKoyQr/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Good luck 🤞

October Half-term for Halloweenies - The Old Brooder, Suffolk - Independent Hostels If you’re looking for Halloween adventures this October half term, check out our special offers: £1,500 for 15 guests for 3-nights midweek or 2-night w/e - and you can have extra guests for £50pp. Come and stay with us and then head for Scaresville (at magnificent Kentwell Hall nearby) where you...

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LATE AVAILABILITY and OFFERS for Suffolk farm stay - Independent Hostels Weekend and midweek September, October and November breaks available on our lovely environmentally-friendly Suffolk farm with farm trails to walk, adult road bikes to borrow and tennis court to enjoy. Come and experience sole use of the Old Brooder this autumn.

Summer has finally arrived at Milden! Cooking up a storm for our lovely guests with:
🍓 Local strawberries for Eton mess
🍋 Thyme from the garden for lemon posset

These puds followed a delicious supper of Milden venison casserole or pheasant stew - sourced wild from the farm 🦌

Large group weekends in Suffolk in June - Independent Hostels Weekends of 9-11th and 16-18th June are available in the gorgeous Tudor barn for a late booking - and with a special offer discount! The Tudor barn sleeps up to 25 but we're offering the barn for £2,000 for up to 20 guests (instead of the usual £2,850) and the offer includes use of our large fleet...

Strange but true ... due to a cancellation BOTH the Tudor Barn and Old Brooder Bunkhouse are available for a last minute May Bank Holiday May weekend - for 4+ guests in each @ £100 per person for a two night stay including use of adult road bikes and tennis court. Each property sleeps 20+ but if you fancy a last minute dash to Suffolk, this is a rare occurrence not to miss! Picnic in our ancient wildflower meadow, frolic in the flowers, watch the newts in the ponds, listen to the chiffchaffs, meet the new piglets ... contact us for more info. If you arrive by bike🚴‍♂️, we'll green discount it by another £10 each 🌲

A wonderful 🎉 60th birthday 🎉 celebration for a wonderful person - with singing, speeches, dancing and delicious food. The loveliest quote from the birthday queen herself…

“Definitely the best party I've ever had and one of the best weekends I've had. I've been longing to organise an event in that extraordinary barn, and altogether it was a dreamy experience. It was wonderful to see people's faces when they walked in - everyone's spirit was immediately uplifted by the space and its beauty. People who are normally grumpy were charming, people who normally go to bed early stayed up late. The atmosphere was charged with positive energy but everyone was relaxed. There's something about Milden Hall that is very special, indeed you have created something very special. The barn itself has a wonderful effect on people - something about its age, its architecture, the weight of its structure and also maybe the oak itself transforms one's mood, in the same way that an ancient cathedral does. And the informal nature of the whole set up makes people feel easy. Thank you Christopher and Juliet for the most wonderful time.” 🥰

How un-baa-lievably cute are these pics of lambs on the farm yesterday?! 🐑

Ewe must come and enjoy spring at Milden! We’ve still got some late availability in April in the Old Brooder, and May in both the Old Brooder and the Tudor Barn during 26-29th Bank Holiday weekend. Come see:
☀️ Spring lambs leaping
🦎 Newts courting
🐝 Bumblebees buzzing
🌻 Flowers blooming

Email us with dates and group details for a quote on [email protected] see you soon!

A Queen Buff-Tailed Bumblebee wakes up from winter hibernation for ! Well hello spring at Milden 🌱

She's on the look-out for pollen-loaded flowers of spring Sallows and P***y Willows. Wildlife always welcome at Milden Hall Farm 🐝🐞🦉🦇🐛🦋🌱

📸 by our lovely wildlife photographer Frances

Alizee’s February hen was action-packed with yoga, a cryptic treasure hunt, a Tudor feast and sunset farm walks at 🌅

They also got creative by making gorgeous paper-flowers out of old maps of the bride and her partner's home towns. What a lovely upcycling idea! Mmm…What maps would you use and why? Maybe fun for a marriage proposal, a valentines bunch of flowers, a surprise holiday destination, house-move?

Happy hen Alizee to you and all your chicks 🐥 we loved having you at Milden!

This lovely, enthusiastic group from the Lifelines Project planted 250m of new hedge with shrubs provided by – talking, praying, laughing and bonding with each other and nature. The project aims to connect people and nature by establishing a network of hedgerows and is a wonderful joint initiative between whose aim is to reconnect people’s souls with nature and their purpose of tending to the Earth), (who believe there can be no peace on Earth until people connect with the Earth) and (an Ismaili community group). Thank you lovely Lifelines people - we will coax this hedge along and hope you return to see it grow! And thank you to Raheema for making and putting up a tit box in the Green Wood – effectively turning a 35 year old tree without holes into a 200 year old one with a nest site!

A girls weekend in the Old Brooder in winter…with gorgeous looking food boards, accompanied by some delicious DIY wine-tasting including the lovely, local Pinot Noir Rose, and Bacchus White. 🍷 🍇 🧀 🫒

If you’d rather not DIY, we can organise a Suffolk Wine-Tasting with cheese and charcuterie at different locations on-farm - al fresco lunchtime or sundown outside in the summer or gathered around the woodburner in winter. We can try to accommodate surprises in an ancient wildflower meadow, by a pond or in a wood. And, if it’s for a hen, we offer a Mr & Mrs game too!

🥁 Drumroll for the Greenest Guest Champions of 2022 🥁

We’re delighted to announce Ian Taylor and Lynn Sloman very worthy winners of a free weekend at Milden! Ian and Lynn stayed for five nights in the Tudor barn over Christmas with their party of 21 guests and were Green in Thought, Word and Deed! They…
🚂 Calculated their train and car transport and then worked out the trees required to offset their carbon emissions.
🚶🏻 Minimised car use once here by enjoying in-barn entertainment and farm walking, using our fleet of bikes to explore country lanes.
🥕 Sourced most of their food locally from Lavenham Butchers and Hollow Trees Farm. Baked their own bread using locally sourced flour from Farmer Browns, used seasonal veg, and despite most being carnivores, ate many delicious veggie and vegan meals.
🎁 Minimised plastic with very little packaging on locally sourced goods and had a ‘no present agreement’ as spending time together was their present to each other.
🌽 Reduced food waste by being very organised about what they cooked and needed to cook – and took home leftovers.
♻️ Were diligent in their recycling and composting

Well done Ian and Lynn 👏👏👏

🚨Planning a 2023 hen party, but need to stick to a tight, environmentally-friendly, budget? 💷

At the Tudor Barn and Old Brooder, we’ve got masses of low-cost, green activity ideas👇💃🏻

👸 Dress up with our Tudor costumes in the Barn and enjoy ye olde style banquet!
🚲 Cycle rides around quiet, countryside lanes!
🥂 Pit-stops at local pubs along the way with no London-priced pints!
🧺 A locally-sourced picnic next to sunny ponds on the farm - or afternoon tea in the garden!
🏓 Sports Day using our equipment – tennis, croquet, rounders, badminton, table tennis and more!
🌼 Make your own flower garlands
🏄🏻‍♀️ Paddle board or kayak down the River Stour
🎉 Play games like Mr & Mrs around a BBQ in the garden!

Check our hen party highlight for more hen inspo and get in touch for bookings [email protected] 📧

How gorgeous does our Tudor Barn look all dressed up ready for Christmas!? 😍

A big welcome to the first of many groups here to enjoy some family time over the festive period 🤗🥳

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Autumn art attack with aspen leaves at Milden 🍂💥

After a glorious guest-filled weekend with celebrations in the barn and bunkhouse, it’s been time to chill and enjoy nature in the farm. Planning activities for our Farm Family Activity Pack for guests 🍂🍁🪵

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄✨🕯️

The Tudor Barn is wonderfully festive with the help of team who are celebrating an important family birthday this weekend ✨ Happy December everyone!

Another great year for butternut squash growing … 60+ of variable size! Spot the odd one out 🧐

Yesterday was Day 🧑🏼‍🌾👨🏻‍🌾 and today just so happens to be our number 1 farmer’s birthday 🎉

When you buy British produce, which has lower food miles than buying from abroad (better still, when you buy what’s in in season), you're supporting farmers like us who are committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 (ideally somewhat sooner!) and making the countryside beautiful and alive with wildlife. But how?
♻️ We recycle old farming equipment
🌳 We’ve planted 40 acres of trees and loads of hedges
🦉 We do everything we can to make sure wildlife thrives in every crevice on the farm

Unfortunately we still need fuel for the tractors and energy-hungry fertiliser to grow food so bring on the innovators!

Happy Halloween in the The Old Brooder Bunkhouse 🎃🦇👻

Our lovely guests having fun carving pumpkins, walking autumnal farm trails, cycling for pub lunches, and burying a time capsule with predictions of moments to come!

How are you celebrating Halloween this year? Let us know 👇🕸

Come and stay this winter ✨

A new Winter Eco-Tariff for the Tudor Barn in Suffolk - Independent Hostels Guests can opt for our Winter Eco-Tariff from November to January - you can save money and save on CO2 emissions in doing so! For those who are happy to have a jolly gathering in winter with some areas super-warm and a woodburner 24/7, but without having the heating full-on in the massive main barn....

Lavender & old socks…This lavender doesn’t JUST look gorgeous in the summer and feed the bees. This autumn we’ve been harvesting the lavender seeds and recycling odd snazzy (washed 😂) socks left by guests into lavender bags! Our family are very good at wearing odd (laundered!) socks but here’s something to try. Instead of sewing lavender into new bags, simply fill socks two thirds up with sweet-smelling lavender seeds and tie a knot in the top then pop them in the laundry drawers and hey-presto you have cheap and cheerful lavender bags!