The Barn Woodbridge

Welcome

House Manual & Useful Information

The Barn, Woodbridge

Welcome to The Barn

Welcome to our Barn in Woodbridge. We hope you have a very enjoyable stay. The notes in this pack will help you make the most of your time with us.

Please make yourself comfortable and enjoy our little bit of Suffolk as much as we do.

If you have any questions or would like any advice, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

The Basics

Address

The Barn

69 Ipswich Road Woodbridge

Suffolk, IP12 4BT

Wi-Fi

Network: Barn WiFi

Password: woodbridge

In the Event of Fire

Leave the building as quickly as possible via the balcony, call 999 and call us on the contact numbers given.

Keys

Will be in the sliding doors (unless we have discussed this separately).

Parking

Please park away from the barn in the ‘corner’, this allows space for other vehicles to turn. No more than two vehicles please.

Parking

House

Barn

Things To Be Aware Of

The balcony & stairs may be slippery when wet.

Please do not flush wipes – they always and instantly block our sewage system.

There is a pool, pond and stream. Guests are responsible for their own safety; young children need to be supervised.

The pool is not open to guests.

We have two dogs – they may well run up to you barking but are completely harmless. Please don’t feed them.

Stuff We Provide

To make your arrival a little easier, we provide some useful initial supplies for you. These include:

• Pint of milk

• Tea bags

• Ground coffee (with cafetière)

• Sugar

• Bottle of wine

• Loo roll

Additional items to make your packing a little easier:

• Dish cloth

• Washing up liquid

• ‘Dishmatic Fill & Clean Scourer’ (sponge with re-fillable handle)

• Tea towels

• Bin liners

• Cleaning products

• Shower gel & shampoo

• Liquid hand soap

And, for completeness…

• Down duvets

• Feather pillows

• Bath towel & smaller towel, for each guest

• Bathmats

• Hair Drier

• Cutlery, Crockery, Mugs, Glasses

• Pots & Pans

• Over, Microwave, Kettle

The Garden

You are very welcome to explore the garden. There are four acres to enjoy, though do please be aware that some bits can be a bit damp! Also, watch out for the electric fence that keeps our sheep from escaping. You can step over it once you have un-hooked the electricity. Please ensure you hook it back up again.

We are fortunate to have a resident pair of barn owls (their box is in the oak trees halfway down the garden on the left). You can often see them around dusk. We also have visiting badgers, foxes, deer and many bird species.

There are ropes, swings and a trampoline. We are NOT insured for guests to use these, so we say that these are not for guest use.

Guests Dogs

We welcome dogs. However, please make sure they do not distress the animals we have on site (especially the sheep).

The garden is fenced, but a determined dog will be able to find its way off the property, so it is the guest's responsibility to look after their dog.

Please clear up after your dog.

Please no dogs in either bedroom or on the Sofas.

If dogs are left alone in the barn, please can they be crated to avoid a bored dog scratching or chewing on the furniture.

Our Family

Humans

We (Hannah & Richard) largely work from home. Hannah in the main house and Richard in the ‘Man Cave’, at the bottom of the garden. So, we are usually around if you have any questions. We won’t impose on you but do please feel free to grab us for a chat.

We have two girls, Georgie (born 2007) & Charlie (born 2009). They love making new friends and like sharing the facilities they enjoy here with guests’ children. It goes without saying, but please do respect their things and leave them as you find them, so we can continue to share these.

Furry Things

We have two Hungarian Viszlas (Scooby (Mum) and Bronte (Daughter)). They can bark quite loudly but are friendly. We are happy to introduce them to you.

Please don’t encourage the dogs up into the barn (some people aren’t fond).

In spring we have lambs, and several friendly bottle fed sheep. Please do ask if you would like to be introduced.

Heating, Lights, Washing, Freezer

Underfloor heating

All rooms have their own underfloor heating with thermostats. Please fell free to adjust the temperature on the thermostats, but be aware it takes time to change and making larger adjustments wont speed this up.

In warm weather, the sun heats the barn well, so you may wish to turn off the heating completely.

Towel Rails

The bathrooms also have heated towel rails.

Lights

The switches for both bathroom lights are not obvious! They are on the wall behind you as you enter the bathrooms.

Please do not turn off the extractor fans, this causes us a lot of grief…

Please save electricity and turn off lights when not needed (including the ones outside).

Washing

We can make available a washing machine and tumble drier on request.

Freezer

There is a little freezer space available in the car port under your accommodation.

Rubbish, Recycling & Leaving

Rubbish & Recycling

The recycling bin is labelled. Our local council request recycling like this:

Recycle Bin No Thanks

• Aerosols

• Books

• Steel & Aluminium Cans

• Aluminium Foil

• Paper

• Carboard

• Plastic Bottles

• Plastic Pots, Tubs & Food Trays

• Textiles

• Plastic Bags & Film

• Food Waste

• Batteries

• Nappies

• Glass

• Polystyrene

• Gas Canisters

• Crisp Packets

• Small Stuff (e.g. loose Bottle Tops)

• Drinks Cartons

Glass Glass is kept separate and you will find a yellow plastic bucket underneath in the car port for bottles. We will recycle these for you.

Leaving

◦ Towels - To avoid energy waste, please put only used towels in the baths

◦ Washing Up – Please wash up & dry any cutlery, crockery, glasses or cooking equipment that you have used.

◦ Bin Bags - Please leave both bin bags next to the yellow bucket in the car port please.

Food Shops

Cook (0.8 miles)

Do great ‘homemade’ food (Starter, Mains, & Puddings) pre cooked. Great for easy holiday catering.

https://www.cookfood.net/shops/Woodbridge

33 Thoroughfare Woodbridge

Suffolk IP12 1AH

M&S (2.5 miles)

Martlesham Heath Retail Park, Martlesham IP5 3RX

Tesco (2.5 miles)

Anson Road

Martlesham

IP5 3RU

Co-op Local (0.5 miles)

24 Old Barrack Rd, Woodbridge IP12 4ET

Co-op Supermarket (0.9 miles)

3 Hamblin Rd, Woodbridge IP12 1DE.

The Barn

Eating Out – Walking Distance

(* Booking is very highly recommended)

The Crown * (0.6 miles)

Hotel, bar & restaurant.

https://www.thecrownatwoodbridge.co.uk/

17b Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, IP12 1AD

01394 384 242

JJ’s

Speak Easy bar and tapas restaurant.

https://www.jjswoodbridge.com/

17b Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, IP12 1AA

01394 831 169

Riverside Theatre & Restaurant * (0.7 miles)

Restaurant – can combine with a film!

https://www.theriverside.co.uk/restaurant.php

Quayside, Woodbridge, IP12 1BH

01394 382 174

The Galley * (0.8 miles)

Friendly family run – Turkish meets Suffolk fusion.

http://www.galley.uk.com

21 Market Hill, Woodbridge, IP12 4LX

01394 380 055

Prezzo * (0.6 miles)

Italian / Pizza.

https://www.prezzorestaurants.co.uk/restaurant/w oodbridge/

1 Church Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1DS

01394 610 401

The Anchor * (0.7 miles)

Friendly Pub

https://www.theanchorwoodbridge.co.uk/ 19 Quay Street, Woodbridge, IP12 1BX

01394 380 055

Riverside

The Anchor

Prezzo

JJ’s

The Barn

The Crown

The Galley

Coffee / Cafe – Walking Distance

(Walk in)

The Tea Hut (0.7 or 1.4 miles)

Friendly café by the river.

https://www.theteahut.co.uk/

The River Wall, Woodbridge, IP12 4BB 01394 384 538

The Woodyard (0.7 miles)

Pukka pizzas by the harbour and local museum.

http://thecooksshed.co.uk/ Unit 3a, Tide Mill Way, Woodbridge IP12 1FP 01394 380 716

Honey & Harvey (0.8 miles)

Independent coffee shop on the Thoroughfare.

https://www.honeyandharvey.co.uk/

56 Thoroughfare Woodbridge, IP12 1AL 01394 547 216

Wild Strawberry Cafe (0.8 miles)

Friendly independent coffee shop on Market Hill.

https://wildstrawberrycafe.co.uk/

19a Market Hill, Woodbridge, IP12 4LX 01394 388 881

The Bull Inn (0.7 miles)

Historic Pub with nice outdoor area on Market Hill.

https://www.bullinnwoodbridge.co.uk/

Market Hill, Woodbridge IP12 4LR 01394 382 089

Coffee Link(0.7 miles)

Coffee shop by the harbour and local museum.

https://coffeelink.com/ Unit 2a, Tide Mill Way, Whisstocks, IP12 1BY

Tea Hut

Coffee Link

The Bull

The Woodyard

The Barn

Honey & Harvey Wild Strawberry Cafe

Eating Out – Riverside, Sunsets, etc..

(* Booking is very highly recommended)

Ramsholt Arms* (9.3 miles)

The best riverside sunsets! Sadly, struggling to find a good chef currently…. http://www.theramsholtarms.com/

Dock Road, Ramsholt, IP12 3AB 01394 411 209

Butt & Oyster (17.2 miles)

Historic River Orwell pub. Pin Mill was Arther Ransom’s Suffolk home.

http://www.debeninns.co.uk/buttandoyster/

Pinmill Rd, Pin Mill, IP9 1JW 01473 780 764

Unruly Pig* (3.2 miles)

Gastro pub featuring local produce.

https://theunrulypig.co.uk/

Orford Road, Bromeswell, IP12 2PU 01394 460 310

Maybush (4.7 miles)

Simple & reliable pub fare by the river.

http://www.debeninns.co.uk/maybush/ Cliff Road, Waldringfield, IP12 4QL 01473 736 215

Ufford Crown* (5.4 miles)

Best Sunday Roast (other days very good also)

http://www.theuffordcrown.com/

High Street, Ufford, IP13 6EL 01394 461 030

Butley Orford Oysterage * (13.7 miles)

No-frills seafood restaurant with own smokery.

https://www.pinneysoforford.co.uk/restaurant/

Market Hill, Orford, IP12 2LH 01394 450 277

Ramsholt Arms

Maybush

Butt & Oyster

The Barn

Orford Oysterage

Ufford Crown

Takeaways

The Royal Bengal - Indian (Delivers)

http://www.royalbengalwoodbridge.co.uk/

6 Quay St, Woodbridge IP12 1BX

01394 387 983

Shapla - Indian (Delivers)

http://www.shaplawoodbridge.com/

1A Church St, Woodbridge IP12 1DS

01394 687 126

Cumberland - Fish Bar (Collection only)

2 Cumberland St, Woodbridge IP12 4AB

01394 382 608

Dominoes - Pizza (Delivers)

https://www.dominos.co.uk

309a Main Road, Kesgrave, IP5 2PX

01473 33 33 34

Golden Panda - Chinese (Collection only)

https://the-golden-panda.business.site/

3 Cumberland St, Woodbridge, IP12 4AH

01394 384 493

Butley Orford Oysterage * (13.7 miles)

No-frills seafood restaurant with own smokery.

https://www.pinneysoforford.co.uk/restaurant/

Market Hill, Orford, IP12 2LH

01394 450 277

Taxis, Baby Equipment/Sitting

Taxis are limited in Woodbridge and get booked up early. So booking well in advance is recommended.

M&R Cars - Woodbridge

01394 38 00 34

Hawk Express - Ipswich

01473 27 60 70

Deben-Air - Transfers only

01394 460 436

We can provide a travel cot, high chair, children’s books & toys on request.

Our daughter is usually available to babysit, or we can try other local sitters for you.

Please let us know if you require babysitting

Things To Do

Waldringfield 4.5 miles

Small river beach and nice walk along river bank. The Maybush Pub is busy in nice weather.

Stonham Barns 14 miles

Leisure & shopping village incorporating the Suffolk Owl Santury

Seckford Hall 1.4 miles Golf, Restaurant, Spa/ spa treatments. www.seckford.co.uk

Easton Farm Park 11 miles

Traditional farm park for younger families. Animals, play areas, trails.

Do ask us for more details or visit this website: https://www.visitsuffolk.com/seedo

Rendlesham Forrest

6 miles

Great bike ride trails and walks. Adventure playground, bike park, bike hire, picnic/BBQ.

Framlingham 13 miles

Ed Sheeran’s home town, The Castle (on the hill!), The Crown Hotel, Paddy and Scotts Coffee

Helmingham Hall 10 miles

16th-century gardens and deer park with tearoom and shops. Open May to September.

Forrest 12 miles

Great woodland mountain bike track (Viking Trail) and walks. Near Snape & Orford.

Tunstall

Tunstall Forrest

Framlingham

Walderingfield

Easton Farm Park

Helmingha

m Hall

Rendlesham

Forrest

Stonham

The Barn

Southwold 29 miles

Lovely beach town, nice shops, sandy beach. Great fish & chips on The Pier

Aldeburgh

19 miles

Pretty seaside town with pebble beach, good shops, great eating and fresh fish for sale.

Suffolk Punch Trust

9 miles

Educational attraction which is dedicated to breeding and preserving the Suffolk Punch.

Dunwich 24 miles

Once the same size as 14th century London. Now, coastal erosion leaves a small village.

Snape

14 miles

Park at Iken and walk to The Maltings. Shopping, music venue, pub & lovely restaurant

Bawdsey

10 miles

Wave the paddle to get the Ferryman to cross you over to old Felixstowe for fish & chips.

Minsmere 24 miles

RSPB Nature Reserve – Good day looking at the wildlife/birds. Good café at the centre

Orford 13 miles

Historic, pretty & tiny ‘town’ due to Castle. Orford Ness has fascinating military history.

Thorpeness 20 miles

Built as a private fantasy holiday village, enjoy boating on the Mere & pebble beach.

Sutton Hoo 3.6 miles

Famous Anglo-Saxon burial ground for King Raedwald & his longboat.

Pin Mill

17 miles

Setting for Arthur Ransome’s We Didn’t Mean to go to Sea. Nice walks and river views.

Vale

24 miles

Dedham Vale AONB is ‘Constable country’. Can break up the journey towards London.

Dedham

Pin Mill

Sutton Hoo

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Dunwich

Bawdsey

Minsmere

Snape

Aldeburgh

Thorpeness

Southwold

Suffolk Punch

Dedham Vale

River Wall Walk

There is a lovely walk that starts through a gate just to the left of the pond (please be careful of wet ground – to avoid it, keep close to the pond). The key for the padlock is tucked into the post on the left of the gate. Please re-lock this after you.

The route goes up through the woods and then left down Broomheath (a private road) to Kyson Point (see opposite) to join the River Wall that leads you into Woodbridge.

There is nice Tea Hut towards the end of the walk.

This takes about 25 mins and is a nice way to get into Woodbridge. The more direct route, via the Ipswich Road, takes about 8 mins.

Kyson Point

River Wall Walk