College Farm

We loved this experience from the first moment. Lucy is a great host, excellent with the kids. It felt really safe - we were letting our 4 year old run around with her friends. She would often come back from the chickens, having collected the morning eggs. They had so much fun in the hay barn. The tents are really cosy and luxurious (for tents). We were there mid October and loved having the wood burning stove going and our evenings lit by candles. Already looking at booking another trip

We had an amazing experience at College farm and we’re already planning our next trip! Lucy was such a fantastic host, she messaged ahead of our arrival to check when we planned to arrive and kindly set up our tent earlier than planned as she knew we were travelling with two young children, which was so thoughtful! She was on hand for our whole stay to offer advice, check in on us and fed the animals with the children each morning, which they absolutely loved! We collected eggs each morning for breakfast and enjoyed the facilities which include a trampoline and hay bales for the children to play in. All in all a fantastic stay and we can’t wait to return!

A truly immersive and unique holiday experience. We absolutely loved it and cannot wait to go back. For us, the best part was knowing our daughter (4yr) was completely safe to enjoy the communal areas with all her new friends without constant supervision - we got the chance to relax!

This was the first farm we stayed at eleven years ago and we were so excited to return. This is such a peaceful, beautiful site. We were surrounded by fields, space and fresh air. Lots to do - children’s play area (including trampoline and hay bales for climbing), hang out with the chickens and lambs , walk around the farm and lots of space for kicking a ball about without bothering anyone else. Lucy is an excellent host - welcoming, great advice about things to do locally / where to eat and comes back quickly when you text. We had a fabulous stay - highly recommend !

We had the most wonderful holiday, filled with chickens, sheep and kids laughter. Lucy and her family are such welcoming hosts and have the best recommendations. We had days out swimming in the river and the beach. We’ve already planned to go back next year!

What an incredible weekend! We will absolutely be coming back as we couldn't get everything done in a few days. The farm was incredible, we've previously enjoyed Feather Down sites and this lived up to our high expectations. The farm is well spaced out, we were nearest the play area and trampoline which was perfect for the kids. They loved collecting eggs and climbing in with the lambs for a cuddle. Lucy took the girls under her wing and let them help her feed the animals and talked to them about the farm which they loved. The location is fantastic, on Lucy's recommendation we went down to the Three Rivers for some paddleboarding, which was amazing! We went into Southwold where we enjoyed the beach, ate fish and chips, enjoyed the harbour market and even managed a spot of crabbing. It was just the tonic we needed. Lucy is the most wonderful host, we cannot wait to return. Thank you.

College farm was a fantastic gem in a wonderful location. From the moment we arrived Lucy the owner was friendly and informative. The play barn and the animals were a huge hit with the children and the accommodation was the perfect getaway from everyday life - really fun to experience candle lit evenings!

We have had a wonderful family break at College Farm. The children had endless fun on the trampoline, play area and in the haybarn. We could relax and enjoy the farm view and an ideal location to explore the local area. Lucy and Marcus were great hosts and the whole experience was top notch! 👌🏻

We really enjoyed staying at College Farm! The play area was great and being in one of the lodges closer to it made it more relaxing for us and our 4 year old daughter - it gave her a bit of independence to walk back to the lodge while still in sight. The views were amazing, the location lovely, and the quiet and stillness at night was therapeutic. We loved being surrounded by open fields, seeing the cows and sitting in with the lambs.Lucy was a wonderful host - she was always on hand but never intrusive. She was friendly and helpful and honest about places to visit (or not to visit!).I have only positive things to say about College Farm, but I was surprised that Featherdown charge the same for a lodge without an ensuite as they do for a lodge with an ensuite. When we booked there were no ensuite lodges available so we booked well aware that we would have to wander up to the shower block each time, and although we were completely happy to do that, I'm surprised that Featherdown don't account for the inconvenience of having to do so - luckily the weather was fine each day we were there but I can imagine walking to and from the lodge and shower in pouring rain would've been a different and unenjoyable experience. Alongside that, the lodges with the ensuite have dedicated space for toiletries whereas we were constantly moving things around - toothbrushes by the kitchen sink, shelves taken up with shampoo and shower gel etc instead of food and drink. The toilet is also much more private in the ensuite - in our lodge, the loo was next to the kitchen, which wasn't always a pleasant experience whichever side of the loo door you were on!Overall we were completely happy with our stay and thoroughly enjoyed being at the farm and in our lodge but I do feel slightly miffed that we paid the same but experienced more inconvenience.

Thank you to Lucy and Marcus for another wonderful stay at College Farm. We hadn’t been since the pandemic and were delighted to find that the hospitality was as warm, the farm setting as peaceful, and the tents as immaculately kept as ever before- it was the perfect family escape, miles from care and truly restoring and relaxing. Just what we all needed. And we loved the innovation of the eco bricks for the wood burning stove- much easier to get going, cleaner and more environmentally friendly than the usual logs. Can’t wait to return again!

Close to perfection. Lucy was a wonderful and helpful host. The 8 tents are spaced far apart on a big piece of land. There are 2 playgrounds with a trampoline, a pen with 3 young lambs to cuddle, and a barn with hay stacks to jump on located near the tents : ideal for active young kids.