• The Hayloft 4* Cottage Sleeps 6 in 3 Bedrooms

    Private and peaceful holiday cottage for family farm stays on the East Coast

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  • The Hayloft Cottage Colchester

    Family farm stay in a 3 bedroomed cottage for 6

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    Hayloft Master Bedroom

  • Farm Stays with On-Site Facilities

    Farm Cottage for 6 with Café, Fishing Lakes and Craft Studio

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  • Close to the Glorious East Coast

    Enjoy the sea air and beaches on the Essex Sunshine Coast!

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Welcome to Carpenters Farm

Luxury Holiday Farm Cottage near Colchester, Essex

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Bring your friends and family to a real working farm near the Essex Sunshine Coast where a fabulous 3 bedroom farm cottage provides an ideal location to relax, reset and explore. Enjoy onsite dining at The Barn Café, painting workshops in The Pink Parrot Pottery studio, plus our own fishing reservoir. There are also two local family friendly pubs within a mile! Historic Colchester with its grand Roman castle and parks, plus award winning Colchester Zoo, make great days out!

With London an hour’s reach by train, 7 golf courses within 10 miles and seaside resorts like Clacton on Sea nearby, there is plenty to keep everyone happy.

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Family Friendly

Family Friendly Holidays

3 bedroom 4* cottage for 6 with private courtyard seating

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Cafe

Facilities on the Farm

Farm stays with café, fishing reservoir and craft workshops

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Stay ay Carpenters Farm, Colchester

The Hayloft barn conversion is an ideal base for up to 6 guests in 3 bedrooms, with an enclosed courtyard patio. It is situated centrally on the farm, with private parking and farm views. Ideal for couples, friends or families.

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  • Hayloft Airy Lounge
  • Hayloft Open Plan Living
  • Hayloft Kitchen Area
  • Hayloft Dining Area
  • Hayloft Double Bedroom
  • Hayloft En-Suite
  • Hayloft Double Bedroom
  • Hayloft Family Bathroom
  • Hayloft Bunk Bedroom
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Featured Places to Visit

Explore Colchester and surrounding area – there are many things to do!

The Great Bentley Retreat Colchester

Great Bentley Retreat

Why not treat yourself to a pamper or relaxing treatment - advisable to book ahead to avoid disappointment!
Lavenham

Lavenham

Considered to be Britain’s best preserved medieval village with over 300 historic and timber framed buildings
Colchester Castle Museum

Colchester Castle Museum

Visit Colchester Castle Museum and celebrate the oldest recorded town in England with something for all the family!
Colchester Zoo

Colchester Zoo

Visit Colchester Zoo during your stay at Carpenters Farm - it's a great day out for all the family!
The Plough Pub

Plough Pub

Modern family friendly pub serving food with large beer garden and regular live music.

Pink Parrot Pottery

Enjoy some creative time painting pottery or making crafts during your stay - suitable for all ages.

Guest Reviews

We booked this for a 4 day stay during a family gathering. The cottage was perfectly presented and contained everything we could possibly need during our stay. Lovely location and we enjoyed extremely peaceful sleeps here!

Another fantastic stay at the Hayloft.
Clean, comfortable, warm and a real home from home experience. The little extras biscuits, Easter egg treats, milk and coffee at that simple but welcome touch.
This time had small children with us and the stair gate, highchair, toys and games were a great bonus.
Thank you Fiona

The Hayloft has everything you need for your stay. Fiona is an excellent host, providing extra touches such as a real decorated Christmas Tree and a basket of treats .
It really is a home from home and gave us a perfect base when visiting our family and friends. We hope to be back soon.

Barn conversion was spot on for 3 adults and 2 children. Lovely view of sunrise from bedroom. Good location and handy having cafe next door. Owners replaced a broken item the same day. Would have liked a larger TV for the size of the room and internet was intermittent. Great value for money compared to other cottages at school half term.

This is a lovely place, well equipped, clean and comfortable. Perfect for us as just down the road from our family home so when lots of us visiting it was ideal. Now we know its there will very likely be back.

We enjoyed a lovely break to Essex staying at ‘The Hayloft’. We were met by Fiona on our arrival who was very welcoming and remained available at the end of the phone for any help we might require. The property is in a lovely setting , very peaceful on a working farm . Thankfully the weather during our stay was fantastic allowing us to make full use of the nearby beaches which are perfect for children . The five hour drive to get there was well worth it and we all hope to visit again.

This lovely barn provided a much needed break for our family. It is peaceful and quiet with a cafe around the corner, so it had everything we needed.

The Hayloft is a great place for a relaxing break (or in my case a work base) – it is very well equipped and extremely comfortable. The location is so very peaceful being within the grounds of a farm.

Fiona, the host, is extremely friendly and helpful and lives super close by if you ever need any assistance.
There is nothing to fault and after several stays now, I know I shall return again soon
Thank you

Spacious barn accommodation in a lovely location. Plenty of room and Fiona was a lovely host. Went out of her way with some special touches. Very clean and comfortable. Would definitely recommend

Ideally situated for the beach and ‘’Constable country’’. Very comfortable barn conversion close to pubs, Tesco Express and railway station

Could not fault the property at all. Absolutely spotlessly clean. Well maintained property in a lovely location with beautiful views

The Hayloft is the perfect place for a family break. It is well equipped for family living right down to a coffee machine and a supply of those things you might forget, like dishwasher tablets. Fiona is the perfect host. Nothing is too much trouble, she is friendly but respectful and her communication response was excellent.

Great location and lovely accommodation. Very clean. We had a great time and will hopefully go back.

The best place we’ve stayed this year not to be over looked.

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A cosy & beautiful barn conversion situated close to the Essex Sunshine Coast which sleeps up to 6

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