Self-catering · Moreton-in-Marsh
Old Farm, Dorn
A working regenerative farm at Dorn, about a mile from Moreton-in-Marsh, with a holiday let in its shearing shed, a studio and a ten-pitch campsite.
A stay on a working farm a mile from the station, with its own meat for sale in the shed. The lets are booked through Airbnb, and campers need Camping and Caravanning Club membership.
- Good: Farm-reared beef, lamb and pork sold on site, 8am to 8pm
- Good: The Shearing Shed is all on one level
- Good: Footpath across the fields to Moreton
- Worth knowing: Lets booked through Airbnb
- Worth knowing: No dogs on the campsite
- Worth knowing: Campsite needs Camping and Caravanning Club membership
About
Old Farm is a working mixed farm at Dorn, about a mile north of Moreton-in-Marsh by a footpath across the fields. It is farmed regeneratively, for soil health and wildlife, and raises grass-fed Hereford beef, lamb and its own Glamrock pigs, crossed from Gloucestershire Old Spot, Hampshire and Duroc. The meat is packed on site, and sausages, burgers and bacon are made there. The farm is a LEAF member and has opened for Open Farm Sunday since 2006.
There are two lets and a campsite. The Shearing Shed is a single-storey barn conversion with a king-size bed and a single, and a cot or extra bed on request; its Airbnb listing gives it a shower room, a kitchen, wifi, a log burner and free parking, for up to three guests. The Steps is a one-bedroom studio beside the farmhouse in the old cheese room, renovated in 2004, up a few uneven stone steps outside and an inside staircase. Its Airbnb listing has it for two, with a king-size bed, a bath, wifi, free parking and a kitchenette with a two-ring hob, microwave and fridge. Both are booked through Airbnb.
The campsite is a Camping and Caravanning Club certificated site, so one person in each party must be a member. It has ten pitches, eight with hook-ups, two toilets, a shower and a vending shed for the farm's meat, open from 8am to 8pm. Raised fires and barbecues are allowed. With livestock and the farm's own dogs about, visiting dogs are not accepted on the campsite. The dark skies suit stargazing.
Opening hours and season
Shop
| Monday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
Vending shed by the campsite selling the farm's meat and local produce.
Campsite: arrive from 1pm, leave by 11am. The Shearing Shed and The Steps are booked through Airbnb, with times set there.
The details
- Check-in
- Campsite from 1pm
- Check-out
- Campsite by 11am
- Features
- Shop
- Without a car
- About a mile from Moreton-in-Marsh, with its railway station, by a footpath across the fields.
Photos
The farmhouse at sunset 
The Shearing Shed 
The farm's pigs 
Horses on the farm
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Henne 1.4 km away
- Huffkins, Moreton-in-Marsh 1.5 km away
- The Black Bear Inn 1.6 km away
- The White Hart Royal Hotel 1.6 km away
Sights nearby
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Curfew Tower, Moreton-in-Marsh
Sight · Historic building · Moreton-in-Marsh
The Curfew Tower is a small sixteenth-century stone bell tower on the corner of Moreton-in-Marsh's High Street and Oxford Street, perhaps the town's oldest public building, with a bell of 1633, a clock of 1648 and a past as the town lock-up.
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Redesdale Hall, Moreton-in-Marsh
Sight · Historic building · Moreton-in-Marsh
Redesdale Hall is Moreton-in-Marsh's market hall of 1887, standing in the middle of the High Street: designed by Sir Ernest George for Bertie Mitford of Batsford, later Lord Redesdale, with an arched ground floor, a clock turret and a tall chimney. Listed Grade II.
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St Mary's Church, Batsford
Sight · Church · Moreton-in-Marsh
St Mary's is the estate church of Batsford, near Moreton-in-Marsh: rebuilt in 1861 and 1862 for the Mitford family in a neo-Norman style, with a spired tower, an apsidal chancel, Kempe glass and monuments to the Freemans and Mitfords. Grade II*.
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St Peter and St Paul, Blockley
Sight · Church · Blockley
St Peter and St Paul is Blockley's church by the square, founded about 800 by its own account: a late twelfth-century chancel, medieval brasses, Childe and Rushout monuments and a tower of 1725 to 1727 attributed to the Woodwards. Grade II*, open daily and Father Brown's church.