Traditional oak beamed barn, the ultimate location for a celebration or a family gathering with large entertaining spaces.
- Impressive open plan kitchen and living area with large central dining table
- Panoramic views out over the surrounding countryside
- Reduced midweek rates
About The Canterbury Barn
This traditional Kentish barn is available for the first time for the largest of group holiday accommodation in close proximity to Canterbury in Kent. It has a host of traditional features including oak beams, oak flooring and high ceilings and the most dramatic of panoramic views across the countryside. Furnished in a modern style, ideal for family and ample gatherings and those special occasions, with large central dining table suitable to seat all guests. Conveniently located less than a twenty minute walk into Canterbury where you can soak up the cosmopolitan atmosphere, pop in to one of the many local pubs or upmarket wine bars. For the explorers amongst you the location is hard to beat with connecting routes across Kent; only a short distance to the seaside at Whitstable, the market towns of Faversham nearby and within an hour of London, by car or high speed train, this is the perfect cottage to enjoy a day trip from. This special self catering holiday barn is set in peaceful Kentish countryside yet near to it all, an ideal destination for long vacations and short breaks throughout the year.
I requested a floor plan 3 times by email and once by phone. All I received each time was the Terms & Conditions. With6 families and 20 people arriving it would have helped to plan which room was to be allocated to which family.Eventually I was told no floor plan existed which is surprising when I was spending over £4,000 for a weekend.
The building and everything about it was fine but a few more kitchen tools are needed - especially sharp knives. Lovely location as well
Thank you for your feedback which has been discussed with the owners. Unfortunately, they do not currently have a floor plan but will look into obtaining one further. The kitchen utensils will also be addressed. We are glad you enjoyed your stay at The Canterbury Barn.
Service rating : The service was quick and efficient and the property was wonderful.
Product : Value for money and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their accommodation.
Thank you for your kind comments on the service you received during your stay with us. We will pass your comments on to the property owner. We hope you will consider Mulberry Cottages when planning your next break and as thank you we will remove any booking fee from your next stay.
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Service rating : Confusing when booking and norton barn, canterbury barn barn cantebury are all of the same cottage. The directions to the cottage was confusing as we were looking for canterbury barn not norton cottage.
Product : Great place to stay as a large group. All bedding and towels were clean and of good quality.. Warm and cosy. Loved the fluffy throws on the sofa's. Great views. Liked having the two sitting rooms. Great location. Spacious with good dining area. Great cooking facilities.Good selection of games and books.
Problems included some of the dishes needed washing before use. Unable to close the curtains in the sitting room. Freezer needed defrosting. Kettles leaked. Canterbury barn, Norton barn and the barn Canterbury are advertised as different cottages but they are the same cottage. Had to ask owner to unlock 3 of the bedrooms as they had assumed we would not want all of them. We had booked Canterbury barn which was advertised as 7 bedrooms. However the owner to come straight away to unlock them and apologized. Had difficulty locating the button to open the electric gates on exit.
Service rating : Very helpful telephone communication.
Product : It was a very good space for our family group. The owners were very helpful and responsive to any requests we made. Unfortunately due to the Christmas period the satellite TV could not be repaired to provide TV upstairs, so could only be used to watch DVD's.
The underfloor heating stopped working when the thermostats were turned down and did not come back on. The owner's provided fan heaters as alternate heating.
The central heating boiler made a loud banging noise intermittently after us being at the property a couple of days. This was not resolved, even after a plumber had been called in to look at the boiler. The noise did interfere with the sleep of those in the room above the boiler.
We enjoyed our stay at The Barn and in Canterbury. The open plan living space was very good, also having the upstairs lounge provided an area to be away from the hub of communal activity.
We are please you enjoyed your stay despite the problems you experienced with the heating and boiler. We have passed your comments onto the owners for their review. We do agree that Canterbury Barn is a wonderful property for a family group.
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"Just a quick message to say we had a fabulous weekend at the Canterbury Barn, I couldn't believe the view was actually better than on your website. It helped that we had lovely weather. Everything in the barn was super quality with plenty of mugs, plates, glasses, cutlery etc to cope with our number and two dishwashers - great. Karl Lewis-Laws was an excellent chef and family and friends are now asking when we could book the Barn for Christmas. Final quote from my grandson Thank you Granny for booking this lovely place."
The Wrighton Family - October 2017"Gorgeous place, lovely for a big family gathering."
January 2014"Amazing place to stay. We had such a wonderful time there, only wish we could have stayed longer!"
February 2014"The cottage was beautiful and really nicely laid out and decorated. The space is fantastic for the number of people it can sleep at no point did you feel cramped. Location was great with a short drive in to town and easy access via car and train."
March 2014"Absolutely amazing property!! We had the best time and the owner was so accommodating! Extra touches like providing milk, bread and tea and coffee really put them above the rest! This is a must stay if there's a group of you visiting Canterbury!"
March 2014
What makes this area
So special...
If a day out is what is needed, blow away the cobwebs in the seaside town of Whitstable, enjoy a stroll along the beach and some famous native oysters.
Property details
The Canterbury Barn: sleeps 20, within 7 bedrooms, 1 sofa-bed, 2 family bathrooms plus 1 shower-room, two floor living, open plan reception area with panoramic country views, large south facing terrace.
The barn is entered into the lower spacious open living area:
Kitchen area, range cooker, gas top, four electric ovens, washing machine, dryer, two dishwashers, fridge, freezer, extractor fan. Breakfast bar with stools.
Dining area, large dining table accommodates more than 20 guests.
Living area on both floors can accommodate all 20 guests with at least 12 guests below in one area. Sky TV and Freeview TV, iPod docking station
Bed and bathroom configuration:
Ground Floor
2 x double bedrooms (sleep 2 each)
Twin room (sleeps 2), two single beds
Family bathroom, bath and shower, WC.
Upper Floor
2 x family room (sleeps 4 each), double bed and two singles
2 x twin room (sleeps 2), two single beds
Sofa-bed on the landing (sleeps 2), no curtains in this area.
Family bathroom, bath and shower
Shower room
Separate WC
Services
Gas central heating throughout
Underfloor heating lower floor
Wi-Fi
What you need to know
Dogs are permitted but not in the bedrooms or on the furniture.
Cot and highchairs provided upon request.
Use of tennis court throughout the year (please supply your own rackets).
There are 3 bedrooms and a bathroom downstairs which allow wheelchair access.
Gas central heating throughout
Underfloor heating lower floor
Wi-Fi
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