A rare find - perfect for a relaxed, outdoor grilling experience.
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Walk to East Ruston Old Vicarage
4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 8
Popular amenities
Onsite parking available
Pet-friendly
Kitchen
Washing machine
Barbecue
Garden
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East Ruston, Norfolk
East Ruston Old Vicarage
Place, East Ruston Old Vicarage
12 min walk
Norfolk Broads
Place, Norfolk Broads
3 min drive
Norfolk Coast
Place, Norfolk Coast
7 min drive
Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.)
Airport, Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.)
34 min drive
Rooms & beds
4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)
Bedroom 1
1 King Bed
Bedroom 2
1 Single Bed and 1 King Bed
Bedroom 3
1 King Bed
Bedroom 4
2 Single Beds
3 bathrooms
En Suite 1
Toilet · Shower only
En Suite 2
Toilet · Shower only
Main Bathroom
Bathtub or shower · Toilet
Spaces
Kitchen
Office
Garden
About this property
The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages
ALL ABOUT THE INSIDE: Entry is through the front door into the well lit entrance lobby which has plenty of room for coats, boots and leads.
Lounge Off the hallway is the large and well fitted lounge. Leather sofas give enough seating for 8 and the original brick fireplace is a great feature with an electric, realistic looking electric woodburner. Huge TV and solid wood tables. The view out onto the front courtyard. There is a fascinating heavy horse harness collar on the wall, reflecting the history of the farm and a perfect corner for a large dog crate if your dog needs one.
Games Room 1 On the other side of the stairs is the games room with pool table, dart board and a great selection of other board games. Also a smaller, safe dart board for children. Some lovely seaside art on the walls too.
Games Room 2 Through the lounge there is a door leading to the secondary games room. This includes table tennis, table football, darts and more!
Library Sit quietly in here for a bit of peace and quiet, reading time or laptop time. A selection seating, books and tables. You are more than welcome to take the books and replace them with your own. There is a toilet and sink in a separate room just off this. Back through the games room and left into the …
Kitchen and breakfast/dining room Very well fitted galley style kitchen with lots of storage. Large 50/50 fridge/freezer, washing machine, dish washer, tumble drier, electric oven and hob, microwave, toaster, kettle. The breakfast bar faces the open plan breakfast/dining area which is on the other side of the kitchen, allowing a lot of socialising in this area and helping the cook! There is enough dining seating for 8, with a TV to watch too if you want.
Large Master bedroom with ensuite shower room This room has a king-size bed with an additional single bed too (ideal for parents and a young child). Wardrobe and dressing table with drawers plus bedside cabinets and lamps. Lovely views out of the windows to the front of the house.
Master Bedroom with ensuite shower room Another king size bed with wardrobe plus bedside cabinets and lights. There is a also a dressing table with drawers.
King size bedroom With views over the back garden and fields beyond, this room has a king size bed, a wardrobe and bedside cabinets.
Twin bedroom With views over the back garden and fields, this room has twin beds, a wardrobe and bedside cabinets.
Separate bathroom and toilet in between these 2 bedrooms. The bathroom has an over the bath shower. The toilet is next door but separate.
Conservatory At the back of the kitchen there is a small conservatory leading out to the garden. Fitted with blinds to reduce the heat if needed and fitted with a separate heater for the colder weather. There is also a fan for those really hot days.
ALL ABOUT THE OUTSIDE: At the front, when you arrive, parking is off the road and outside the house with plenty of room for 4 cars on the gravelled area. This area is gated and walled, so once in, you can safely let your dogs out. Minimum height approx 4ft and small dogs might be able to squeeze through the gate. However, the back garden is FULLY secure.
At the side of the house there is another gate, leading into the garden. Solid, high and lockable from the garden side with a notice on it to let anyone who might visit (highly unlikely) that dogs could be loose in the garden. You can also access the garden through the conservatory. Near to the gate is a large enclosed dog washing area for the muddy or sandy paws (the dogs or yours!) with towels provided.
The garden is fully secure with solid, high fencing and walls. Nothing can be seen by dogs outside of the garden. Mostly laid to grass with some mature shrubs. There is a patio/seating area to the side of the house.
There is some basic agility equipment stored in garden boxes that you can use if you want to have a play with your dogs. Please note this is only basic and is to be used at your own / your dog’s risk.
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About the area
Norwich
Located in Norwich, this apartment is in a rural area. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Norfolk Broads and Norfolk Coast. East Ruston Old Vicarage and The Museum of the Broads are also worth visiting.
University of East Anglia - 44 min drive - 47.7 km
Getting around
Hoveton and Wroxham Station - 18 min drive
Norwich (NWI-Norwich Intl.) - 36 min drive
Restaurants
The Orchard Gardens - 10 min drive
Black Swan - 9 min drive
The White Swan - 9 min drive
Broadlands Fish And Chips - 4 min drive
The Pleasure Boat Inn - 8 min drive
Frequently asked questions
Is The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages pet-friendly?
Yes, pets are allowed at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages?
As of 20 June 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages on 10 Oct 2026 start from AU$558, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking at The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages?
Checkout is at 10:00 AM.
Where is The Farmhouse | East Ruston Cottages located?
Situated in a rural location, this apartment building is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from East Ruston Old Vicarage and within 3 miles (5 km) of Happisburgh Lighthouse and Stalham Firehouse Museum. Norfolk Broads and The Museum of the Broads are also within 3 miles (5 km).
Reviews
9.8
Exceptional
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Great place with plenty of entertainment. Close by country walks and few very nice Sunday beaches. I highly recommend this holiday property.
Response from VrboOwner on 13 May 2024
Thankyou for your recommendation and hope to see you again.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
Irene G.
23 Sept 2025
Family time at the Farmhouse
We had a fantastic time here, will definitely be back. Beautiful house and they couldn’t have done more. Especially as we had massive problems at the end of the holiday. The welcome pack for people and dogs was amazing.
Irene G.
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Sept 2025
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you again when everyone is fighting fit. Best wishes.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
8 Mar 2024
Great holiday property
Wonderful warm welcome from owners and lovely goodies gratefully received. The Farmhouse is in a great location for walks from the doorstep and close to beaches. Great facilities for the doggies.
We look forward to returning.
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Mar 2024
A pleasure having you as our guests. Looking forward to seeing you again.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
11 July 2023
Perfect break
Our third visit to the Farmhouse was again perfect, lovely welcome pack, peaceful surroundings. Lovely garden and extremely secure so you can really relax. We will be booking again
Response from VrboOwner on 12 July 2023
Thank you
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
29 Oct 2023
Fabulous autumn break on the Broads
We booked this property for a family holiday with the extended family. The large Farmhouse has plenty of room for us all to find our space as well as get together at meal times. Exceedingly dog friendly! That outdoor heated shower was particularly handy after our trips to the beach.
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Oct 2023
Thank you
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
20 Nov 2024
Another lovely holiday
We have visited on many occasions over the last few years and have never been disappointed beautiful in every season the hosts are always there if you need anything x we will be booking again for next year. My husband and grown up kids love all the games available and I enjoy the lovely peace and quiet. Thanks for having us again x
Response from VrboOwner on 20 Nov 2024
Thank you for your kind comments. Pleased you had a wonderful holiday again.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
Paul C.
30 July 2023
Fantastic
Lovely house, very well equipped and clean. There is a great rear garden perfect for dogs which is fully enclosed. Highly recommended.
Paul C.
Response from VrboOwner on 31 July 2023
Thank you. Pleased you enjoyed your stay.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
22 June 2025
Fun large house
The farmhouse is a large, dog friendly house with two games rooms. We enjoy our time at the farmhouse this is our second visit we are a small family but this house gets us together and off phones and i pads. Playing Pool and darts are our main games and we have other family members who we visit when in Norfolk so they also come and enjoy the games rooms. When the farmhouse is full of people it’s large enough for everyone to find something to do or find a space for quiet chill out time or a chat.
Response from VrboOwner on 23 June 2025
Thank you for the review. Pleased you are enjoying your holidays at The Farmhouse.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
poppy s.
7 Oct 2023
Amazing! Would visit in a heart beat ❤️
We were greeted by Tim & he gave us an amazing welcome! My family & myself were super grateful for the welcome goodies - there was so much!
The house it’s self was clean & had everything you needed; plus more!
Perfect for families with dogs (we had 5 with us)
Beautiful house! Couldn’t recommend enough
poppy s.
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Oct 2023
Thank you for your kind comments and pleased we went some way to making a perfect base for your holiday.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
14 Jan 2025
Just a perfect home to stay in
We stayed in The Farmhouse over new years.
The games rooms are fantastic and were made good use of.
Each of the bedrooms are great sizes and having 2 en suites was great.
Lots of space for people to chill out in different areas if needed.
Great garden space which I assume would be fabulous in the summer.
Hosts were so lovely and helpful but not intrusive at all. The most generous welcome package ever!!!
So good for the dogs from the beds and bowls to the toys and agility equipment.
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Jan 2025
Thank you. Happy that you had an enjoyable stay. Hope to see you again.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
27 Nov 2023
The entire stay at the Farmhouse was perfect
The entire stay was perfect - Tim being so welcoming , the welcome goodies , helping out with advise on pubs , restaurants , taxi's and beaches and helping out with dog sitting . The house itself was perfect for my three huskies and very well kitted out with everything you could need . The games room was perfect to enjoy pool and darts with friends .
The dog shower was well used to clean muddy / sandy paws and the doggy conservatory was a really good touch .
We will 100% be going back and planning dates already
Response from VrboOwner on 28 Nov 2023
Thank you. Pleased we were able to make your holiday enjoyable.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
vicky w.
23 June 2024
A lovely big house that is ideal for large families and dogs.
This is a lovely big house that easy fitted in our 6 adults, 2 children and 2 infants. There are plenty of areas in the house to be able to not be on top of each other. Lovely south facing rear garden that is fully fenced ensuring our 2 dogs were able to roam free without fear of them escaping. The outdoor doggy shower was ideal for wet days after walking the dogs in nearby fields or bringing them back from the beach.
vicky w.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 June 2024
Pleased you enjoyed your stay.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
25 Aug 2023
Wonderful Family Holiday
This is the second year we have stayed here with our family. Once again a very warm welcome from Tim and his family and lots welcome goodies waiting in the kitchen. The house is beautiful large spacious and well equipped. The grandchildren loved the games room with full size pool table, darts board and lots of board games. The fully enclosed garden is wonderful and the dogs loved it and were totally safe. The doggie shower is great and was so useful when arriving back with sandy dogs before coming into the house. Lots of information provided on places to visit and eat out in the area. Another fabulous week and we will be back next year.
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Aug 2023
Thankyou for the lovely comments. Look forward to seeing you again.
From a partner site
8/10 Good
7 Aug 2023
Fabulous Family Holiday
We had a 2 week stay at The Farmhouse to given our parents some well deserved rest and relaxation and ourselves some more time in wonderful Norfolk. The location was fantastic, great dog walking from the door, inland towards the Weavers Way or towards the coast at Eccles and Cart Gap. Our Dad's enjoyed many a pool and dart game and the weather was mostly very good so we enjoyed sitting in both the front and back patio areas. The beds were comfy, ensuite showers were great but the one in main bathroom not very good water pressure. A fantastic welcome pack which was enjoyed during our stay. Tim & family on hand if you have any questions. We've stayed at many wonderful properties from East Ruston Cottages and The Farmhouse didn't let them down.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
3 July 2023
A great family home
The Farmhouse is a beautiful house set in a super location, very close to endless dog friendly beaches & other local amenities. The garden is really secure with 6ft high fences & the added bonus of a hot & cold dog shower (we didn't need to use it because the weather has been glorious)! The owners, Tim.& Tricia were on hand if needed & left us one of the best welcome packs which we appreciated very much. Being frequent visitors to Norfolk we didn't visit any of the tourist hotspots - instead we went on some lovely walks, ate in a few of the many dog friendly local pubs & generally relaxed. The house is big enough for everyone to be together or have their own space with the added bonus of a games room & a library. We really did have a very relaxing week, thank you.
Response from VrboOwner on 3 July 2023
Very pleased you enjoyed your time with us. Our aim is to give our guests the best experience in The Farmhouse and thank you for this review.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
Barbara I.
9 Feb 2025
The Farmhouse
I stayed with friends and 2 dogs at The Farmhouse at the end of January, and we really enjoyed our stay. Warm, comfortable house with an amazing choice of games/activities (including a pool table, which we loved!), and set in a great location - few minutes drive (or longer walk) to beaches plus lots of interesting walks across country from the door. The Farmhouse is in a very peaceful location, too. The garden is fully secure and a good size for dogs and humans! The dog shower was brilliant for hosing down the dogs after muddy walks, and having the conservatory as an entrance made it super easy with the dogs, too. We were greeted by Tim and Tricia, the owners, who gave a quick guided tour when we arrived which helped us settle in quickly. Lots of useful information / guides in the house, including a Yellow Dog tabard and lead we could borrow, which was really useful for one of my more anxious dogs. The welcome hamper was also incredibly generous, with eggs, milk, chocolate, snacks and homemade biscuits for the dogs. We would definitely recommend staying here!!
Barbara I.
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Feb 2025
Thank you for your nice comments and hope to see you again.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
24 May 2024
Perfect for reactive dogs
The Farmhouse is extremely comfortable, suited our purpose completely. We had a rescue dog with us from Romania and although he is lovely and friendly - he doesn't really have good manners and does not know how to greet strangers or cars so is highly reactive. He had the freedom of the very secure garden and in fact we even managed to take him down to the beach on 3 occasions as they were very empty. He had a fabulous time. For us humans, the Farmhouse is very well equipped in all areas and the Games rooms provided great fun, although it did get a little competitive at times! Our visit was for family time to celebrate my 60th birthday and our eldest daughter was also 30. The sun came out too making it a wonderful few days. Tim & Tricia were very welcoming hosts and left a lovely welcome pack. We couldn't have asked for more. Excellent location, peaceful and comfortable.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2024
So pleased your holiday went so well and Teddy enjoyed himself.
From a partner site
8/10 Good
21 July 2024
Excellent for Reactive Dogs!
Fantastic place to stay with reactive dogs, Tim was very welcoming. Great location, out the way but not far from everything - beaches, shops, walks, historical houses. Amazing big welcome hamper and some lovely added touches like dog first aid kit, dog buggy, the dog shower outside was brilliant and the games rooms were a bit hit, especially as the weather wasn’t brilliant some days. Couple of things could be improved, the house was a bit damp in places, the showers have no pressure so two of the group ended up using the dog shower to wash their hair. One of the kingsize beds had a nail sticking out and think they’ve been broken in the past as held together with brackets/screws. It wasn’t the cleanest but not sure if the cleaning company just hadn’t had time to turn it around or had maybe forgotten to do things. Overall we enjoyed our week away and would definitely return if these things were improved.
Response from VrboOwner on 29 July 2024
We are pleased you enjoyed your holiday at The Farmhouse.
We're sorry you felt the cleaning hadn't been 100% and there was a problem with shower pressure.
We did check with you after a few days to make sure everything was OK and you confirmed it was. If you had raised anything straightaway, we would have checked and put it right for you.
I have now checked with the guests staying prior to yourselves - and the ones who came after - and they have confirmed no problems with the shower pressure. At the first changeover opportunity - which was today - we had engineers check all the showers. They could find no problem. The two en-suites and the doggy shower are all the same shower model and feed from the same water supply pipe, so should be equal in performance. It's a bit of a mystery. As far as cleaning is concerned we have always previously had high scores for cleaning. We have a cleaning company come in for at least 3 hours. After that we have a quality inspection team who go through everything from cleaning to operation of electrical/electronic equipment and all devices. That takes up the 6 hours available for changeover. For a large house that’s a big ask. We might have missed something but it would only be minor, hence the consistent 5 * reviews. All the beds have had reinforcement added to them to cater for all shapes and sizes of guest. No nails were used as this was properly engineered, but we couldn't find anything sharp without knowing exactly where to look. We take any adverse comments from guests very seriously and are always striving to ensure our guests have a 5* experience.
From a partner site
10/10 Excellent
5 Feb 2024
All people and dogs had a great break.
From the moment we booked until after we left. everything went really well. We were kept informed of anything that we needed to do, everything that we were told would be provided was all there, it all went very smoothly and we were very pleased with how it all happened.
This was the first time we had booked through East Ruston Cottages, and we will definitely be looking to book again.
We received a very warm welcome when we got there, and even in the run up to being there too.
Tim was very knowledgeable and helpful with information about the area. There was a good range of details of places to visit, and we have now added to that too.
We went to the Doggie Diner in Cromer, and they are very dog friendly. If you reserve a table, there is a sign placed on the table with your dogs names on it! The dogs loved this.
We also went to Watson's Diner in Bacton and found they were also incredibly dog friendly. We had a great time overall. We didn't really use the agility equipment this time, as it was January and even though we were very lucky with the weather, it was still cold. We would love to come back again, and next time to let our dogs play in the garden more.
We are thinking about when we can book again, in order to come back a 2nd time, and then after that even more often potentially? Who knows?
We were very happy here, and we would definitely recommend it to anyone else who is looking for somewhere nice to stay for a holiday.
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Feb 2024
Thank you for your kind comments. Very pleased you had a lovely holiday.