Saying thank you with brownies

If you’ve stayed at the Long Barn you’ll know that just before you leave, we drop off a little treat for the journey home. Our original aim was to keep this a surprise. However, so many guests have said how much they love the brownies, its no longer a...

A new bathroom

One of the improvements we’ve wanted to do for some time was to improve the Long Barns accessibility by changing a bathroom.  3 of our bathrooms have walk in showers, but all are on the first floor.  The remaining bathrooms have showers over the bath to give...

What’s on in May

This year sees a terrific calendar of events on in the North York Moors. It really feels as if life is returning to pre pandemic activities when a lot of traditional events were cancelled. The North York Moors have a fantastic web site featuring many events that is...

No short straw bedroom

We are still scarred from our first ever skiing trip. As the last couple to arrive, we got the final bedroom aka the broom cupboard. Although that description is generous. We also remember self-catering holidays away with a group of friends. One couple were always the...

The Long Barn dining room

The dining room in the Long Barn looks very different to the space when we bought Town End Farm. It was originally single height with a bedroom over it. It had a staircase, but at the opposite end to the kitchen. So the room felt small and pokey. In fact we were...