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Welcome to The Olde Barn which has been lovingly restored by Julie and
Simon themselves.
First purchased at auction in Nov 1987, Julie and Simon where un-aware
of the work that was to be undertaken, but unfortunately due the
recession that came along were forced to stick with it and from there
in have formed a love/hate relationship with The Barn.
Firstly faced with a structural engineers report that was to almost
condemn the whole building, and then planners who would have wished
the barn to stay a derelict building they did not get off to a very
good start.
Eventually 18 months later plans were passed and they could make a
start on their project that was to take the best part of 9 yrs until
it became completely habitable.
Almost being pulled down to the ground The Olde Barn was rebuilt by
Julie and Simon while living on site in a caravan, at first it was not
the intent to re-build The Olde Barn for the purpose of paying guests,
it was to be a family home, Julie at the time was very much involved
with her shire horses and having the two acres of ground made it
possible for her to have them at home with her, hoping that one day
she would have a lovely stable yard at the back, how wrong could she
be !!
Luke their son came along in June 1990 while still living in the
caravan and was to be the only one, he’s currently at golf school in
Florida.
Due to the severe lack of funds it was the idea of a friend that maybe
starting Bed and Breakfast at The Olde Barn could help with future
funding and help Julie and Simon finish their project and so here we
are just about to start our 12th year in business.
Although the conversion of The Barn has been full of trials and
tribulation it is a project that Julie and Simon are glad they have
completed and are still here to tell the tale!, we are happy to share
it with our guests many of which return year after year and also hope
that many new guests get the chance to share it with us too.
Unfortunately due to the business becoming successful Julie has now
retired from showing and breeding her shire horses, Simon has stopped
riding bikes and both have now started to play golf, following in the
footsteps of their son, both are completely hooked by the game and all
are members at their local club at Barton-On-Sea, (www.barton-on-sea-golf.co.uk)
There are many other excellent golf clubs in the area and for those of
you that are keen golfers and may like a game during your stay; Julie
will be only too pleased to help arrange the golf.
We live in a great area with every attraction only a short drive away,
we are situated only a few miles from the cliff top at Barton-On-Sea
and Milford-On-Sea where you can stroll along the cliff top or on the
beaches, there is a marvellous walk from Milford-On-Sea cliff top out
to Hurst castle along the shingle bank with beautiful views out to the
Isle Of Wight and the Needles, this certainly blows the cobwebs away
or you can take a 15 minute drive to the nearest point of The New
Forest for a pleasant walk where you can see the New Forest ponies
roaming sometimes accompanied by cattle, donkeys and even pigs not
forgetting the natural beauty of the forest itself.
For those of you who may just want to shop Bournemouth and Southampton
are the nearest big shopping centres both within a half hour drive,
also Lymington our small local town whose market on Saturdays is
always well attended also has its own attractions with the quay and
marina at the bottom end, good shops in the high street where you will
also find many good eateries.
We look forward to receiving you as our guests and you can be sure
that your stay will be comfortable, enjoyable and second to none.
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Yachting, horse riding, beaches and golf all within easy reach.
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Elegant bedrooms all with de-luxe en-suite bathrooms and satellite
TV.
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Delightful separate dining room serving an excellent English or
Continental breakfast.
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Relax, enjoy the friendly hospitality and have a memorable stay
with Julie and Simon in The Olde Barn.
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Terms per person per night b&b from £30 inc VAT.
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Non-Smoking house with good parking.
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AA rated 5 Diamonds and Welcome Host
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