Aerial view of Dilham Hall Farm in the Norfolk countryside

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A working farm, shared with care.

The Paterson family have farmed this land since 1949. We built the retreats to share it with you, while looking after the nature that makes it special.

Winners of Channel 4’s “Four in a Bed” Judged the best by fellow hosts who stayed and scored us.

Our story

Five generations on the same land.

Dilham Hall has been in our family since 1949. Luke, a fifth‑generation farmer, and his wife Louise grew up understanding this place season by season, and wanted to open it up so that others could feel what it is like to slow down here.

That is really what the retreats are about. Space. A chance to reconnect. A few days that turn into memories you keep. Whether you come as a couple, bring the family and the dog, or pitch a tent by the water, you are staying somewhere that is genuinely loved and looked after.

A peaceful corner of the Dilham estate
The farm and its natural surroundings

Carbon negative

Better than green. Carbon negative.

Our latest carbon footprint assessment confirmed that the farm and retreats take more carbon out than they put in. The farm generates enough green energy each year to power around 1,250 homes.

It works in a circle. Our crops feed an anaerobic digestion plant, and what comes out goes back to the fields as natural fertiliser. Farming and hosting, designed to work with the land rather than against it.

1949Farming since
1,250Homes powered
with green energy
95Acres of protected
nature reserve

Reviews

Rated excellent by our guests.

We are proud of the welcome we give, and so are the people who stay. Read what guests say on Trustpilot, then come and see for yourself.

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