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Additional Costs |
There are two additional costs on
arrival depending on where you are staying. If you are staying in one of
the hostels we ask for a £10 key deposit per key which is refundable at the
end of your stay once you have returned each of the keys. If you have paid
your booking using a credit/debit card then you can use the credit/debit
card details as security against the key and we will only debit your account
if you lose the key, alternatively you can pay cash. If you have paid the
booking using cash or cheque then the key deposits will have to be in cash. If you are staying in one of our tipis, there is a £20 cleaning deposit
required which is refundable at the end of your stay if the tipi is left in
the same state that you find it and nothing has been broken. |
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Advance Bookings |
We can’t always guarantee we will
have a space available so we strongly recommend that you book in advance to
avoid disappointment. We are usually full on bank holidays weekends, many
weekends during the year and throughout July and August, so let us know your
plans as soon as possible. If however you turn up and we are full we can
try and find somewhere else for you to stay.
In advanced bookings, Friday and
Saturday have to be booked together. |
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Age Limits |
Strictly no one under 21 without
adult supervision. Anyone 14 or over is charged as an adult. |
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Airports |
Norwich
Airport is the most
accessible airport from us. A few minutes by bus from the centre of the
city, the airport is easy to fly to from Amsterdam and a few other European
cities. The main airline is KLM UK.
London Stansted is a short train journey away, to either Norwich or
King's Lynn. Many flight companies fly into Stansted including Germanwings
and Ryanair.
Other London Airports - Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton
- have good rail links into London and then onto Norfolk. There is also a
regular bus service which links Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Stansted with
Norwich, which is called JetLink. |
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Alcohol |
You are welcome to bring alcohol as
long as you are aware of our no noise after 10pm policy - see
Terms and Conditions. Both of the hostel
kitchens are well-equipped with cork screws and bottle openers. However, if
you are staying on the campsite you will need to bring your own cork screws
and bottle openers. |
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Animals |
You might spot the chickens – we sell their eggs in the
information centre. We are an arable farm so no livestock is kept here.
There is a local petting farm for small children, complete with Deer Safari,
which is open for day visitors. The farm dogs are two black Labradors called
Guinness and Diggle. |
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Arrivals - Camping |
If, when you arrive the information
centre is shut, there will be a notice on the back door with contact numbers
and a list of
people who haven’t arrived and their pitch number/s. We ask all campers to
have set up their tent by 9pm to avoid disturbance to other campers during
night time. |
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Arrivals - Hostels and Tipi
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If, when you arrive the information centre is shut, there
will be a notice on the back door telling you where to go to find the
backpacker who is on call and contact numbers. |
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August |
Camping - In July and August we are only
taking advanced bookings for a minimum of 7 nights. |
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BBQ |
There is a built in BBQ in the hostel courtyard for people
staying in Deepdale Backpackers to use. We discourage the use of
disposable BBQs and encourage people staying on the
campsite to use the
metal BBQs we provide around site.
Don't worry, you can buy charcoal at Deepdale
Information Centre. |
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BBQ Nights |
From Easter to end of September on
Sunday evenings* (*Bank Holidays – the BBQ is on a Monday night) we welcome
all our customers (camping or hostelling) to join our staff for a BBQ in the
Deepdale Stables courtyard. Some Sundays we have a quiz. |
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Beaches |
Brancaster is the nearest sandy
beach and is located 3 miles away – a short bus ride or 1 hour walk (approx)
along the coastal footpath. The next closest beach, Holkham, has recently
been voted the 2nd best beach in Britain and is about a 15 minute
drive/bus ride along the coast road or 3-4 hours walk (approx) along the
coastal footpath |
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Bedding and Towels |
If you are staying in
Deepdale
Stables Backpackers Hostel, we provide all of your bedding; you just need to
bring your own towels. Don’t worry if you forget, we sell them in the
information centre. If you are staying in
Deepdale Granary Group Hostel,
please check with the person who booked to see if they have ordered duvets.
If you are staying on the campsite or in the
tipis you will need to provide
your own bedding and towels. |
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Booking Procedures |
Deepdale Farms will not process any payment if the
requested dates are not available. Once payment is processed, a booking
confirmation will be sent. |
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Buses |
Please see 'Where is Deepdale?' |
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Café |
Deepdale Café is now open next door
in the new Dalegate Market development. Open every day from 7.30am
serving breakfasts, lunches and light snacks. |
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Camp Fires |
We don’t allow camp fires on our campsite due to the huge
fire and safety risks. |
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Cash Machines |
The closest cash machine is next door at the Leftley's
Costcutter store, they also offer cash back like both the pubs in the
village. There is a Barclays Bank and Natwest Bank in
Burnham Market (about 3 miles away). |
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Check in times |
You may check in anytime after 2pm for either hostel,
the campsite and tipis. |
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Check out times |
Check out time for both hostels and
tipis is 10am, camping is 12 noon. |
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Children |
Well behaved children are always
welcome. Hostel visitors with a number of children are encouraged to book
our group hostel, Deepdale Granary. It makes everyone’s stay fun while
enjoying complete freedom of your own facilities. However due to many
problems we have had with children staying in Deepdale Stables please make
yourself aware of our child policy before booking |
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Credit Cards |
We accept the following credit/debit
cards:
- Delta
- Maestro
- Mastercard
- Switch
- Visa
However we don’t accept American Express and we can’t
accept Solo or Visa Electron unless you are actually present. |
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Cycling |
We have secure cycle storage on the farm and sell puncture
repair kits in Deepdale Information. |
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Deepdale Information (reception) |
Is open 7 days a week between the hours of 10am and 4pm,
often much earlier and later especially throughout the high season. To
check in to the accommodation you need to come in here. If it is shut
please see the ‘late arrivals’ section. |
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Deepdale Trails |
We have put
together a collection of trails including both our
countryside stewardship
walks and others in the local area. Details of the walks are
available at Deepdale Information. |
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Disabled Access |
We have two 6-bed dorms which both have wheelchair access and
shower rooms fitted with handrails. We have adapted the kitchen and
living area to offer a low level work surface with cooking hobs. We
also have disabled parking. |
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Discounts |
When you pay for your stay at
Deepdale Farm, hostels, camping or tipis, we'll give you a number of
discount vouchers that can be used during your
stay. We'll be adding to these over time. |
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Dogs |
All well behaved dogs are welcome
here, but sorry not inside either of the hostels or tipis (except guide
dogs). Campers are welcome to bring dogs overnight as long as they are kept
on a short lead.
There are 3 countryside stewardship walks around the farm that you can take
dogs on. Again they must be kept on a short lead to avoid disturbance to
wildlife. Dogs are also welcome on all beaches (lead free) except
Hunstanton beach in summer, and Wells beach all year round. Please follow
sign directions at the entrance to any beach. |
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Driving |
Please see 'Where is Deepdale?' |
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E-Top Ups |
Leftley's Costcutter next door to Deepdale offers top-ups. |
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Farm Produce |
We grow:
- Wheat (for making bread)
- Barley (for making beer)
- Sugar beet (for making sugar)
- Carrots
- Potatoes
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Guide Books |
We sell
Lonely Planet, Footprint and
Rough Guides in the information centre along with a wide selection of other
books and maps. If we haven’t got what you are looking for we can order it
for you. |
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Horses |
If you are bringing horses to Norfolk with you, you are
able to take them on our 3 countryside stewardship walks and both the
closest beaches to us (Brancaster and Holkham).
If you want to go horse riding
whilst you are on holiday, the closest place to us is about 14 miles away.
There are also a few further afield about 25 miles away. We produce a horse
riding information sheet which you can obtain at Deepdale Information. |
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How to find us |
Please see 'Where is Deepdale?' |
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Ice Packs |
There are 2 freezers located beside the vending machines
in the
hostel courtyard for campers to re-freeze their ice packs. |
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Internet Access |
We have two internet computers for
people to use in the information centre. 50p for 15 minutes, £1 for 1/2 hour
and £1.50 for an hour. Printing from the internet is also available at 10p
per sheet. First come first served basis. Please note that the computers
are exclusively for the use of the internet and do not run programs like
Word, Excel or Power Point. |
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July |
Camping - In July and August we are only
taking advanced bookings for a minimum of 7 nights. |
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Kite Buggying and Surfing |
Brancaster and Hunstanton beaches
are both popular. Even if the wind is in the wrong direction, the shape of
the coastline means that often another beach may offer perfect conditions. |
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Laundry |
We have a laundry room available on site for guests to use
between the hours of 2pm and 9pm. |
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Location |
Deepdale Farm
is in Burnham Deepdale on the beautiful north Norfolk coast. You can cycle,
sail, walk, bus or drive to the front door.
Norfolk is just over 2 hrs from
London
and access to this part of the world is relatively easy. Just remember that
it's beautiful here because it is rural, so relax and enjoy the journey. At
busy times like Bank Holidays and August journeys times will definitely be
longer. |
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Luggage Storage |
For people staying in Deepdale
Stables there is a secure luggage storage. We can store your excess luggage
in here whilst you stay with us. |
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Maps and Books |
We sell
Ordnance Survey Explorer and Landranger maps
in the information centre along with a wide selection of
other maps and books. If we haven’t got the map or book you are looking for
then we can order it for you, just ask a member of staff. |
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Nearest Bank |
There is a Natwest and Barclay’s bank (with a cash
machine) in Burnham Market or Leftley’s Costcutter (supermarket next door)
and both pubs in the village offer cash back. |
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Nearest Church |
St Mary’s Church is directly
opposite Deepdale Farm where a service is held every Sunday. |
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Nearest Pubs |
There are two pubs within walking
distance, ‘The White Horse’ and ‘The Jolly Sailors’. ‘The White Horse’ has
an á la carte restaurant, and ‘The Jolly Sailors’ serves both restaurant and
good pub food. Please note that both pubs take last food orders at 9pm.
Visit
www.burnhamdeepdale.co.uk for more information. |
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Nearest Supermarket or shop that
sells food and drink |
A brand new supermarket, Leftley’s Costcutter, is now open
next door in our new Dalegate Market development. Open everyday,
selling a large range of food and drinks, plus newspapers and milk,
toiletries and frozen foods. |
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Nearest Take-aways |
There is a Chinese take-away in Burnham Market or a Fish
and Chip shop in Docking. The closest pizza takeaway is in Burnham Market
(only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday) otherwise Fakenham is open more
regularly. |
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Noise |
Deepdale is a quiet relaxed place
and those making excessive noise after 10pm will be asked to leave without a
refund. |
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Norfolk Coastal Path |
The
Norfolk Coastal Path runs
straight past our doorstep. It stretches from Hunstanton to Cromer (about
47 miles in length). |
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Parking |
For Deepdale Stables guests, parking
is at the back of Deepdale Information. For Deepdale Granary guests,
parking is at the front of Deepdale Information. For Deepdale Camping and
Tipis guests we ask you to park on your pitch/next to your tipi.
If you are coming to walk around the area or visit the
village then parking is in the lay by on the opposite side of the road from
Deepdale Information.
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Pitches |
We only allow a maximum of 2 pitches to be booked by the same
group |
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Prices |
Accommodation prices are stated on
the individual sites of our website. |
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Roman Fort |
It’s called Branodunum. There are
no remains of the fort to see. A notice board erected at the side of the
coastal path gives you some information about it. |
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Rooms |
In Deepdale Stables all the rooms are en-suite. We
offer private rooms and dormitories. The private rooms (double, twin,
triple and quad) are hired for exclusive use only. Prices in the dorms
are per person. All dorms are mixed sex rooms unless you specify
female or male only or pay for all beds to have exclusive use. |
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Scolt Head Island |
A regular ferry service operates in
the summer. For groups at quieter times, call Gary Whittaker on 07776 302413
for more details. It is possible to walk out to the island at low tide BUT
DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. The tides can be deceptive and you are likely to get
wet or, even worse, cut off from the mainland. The local coastguard has
spent many hours searching for lost walkers on the salt marshes and it isn’t
a cheap ride home! |
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Seahenge |
This was a 4,000 year old timber
circle found on the beach at Holme next the Sea. It has now been taken up
to be preserved. We sell a book about Seahenge in the information centre as
well as greeting cards with a photo of it. |
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Smoking |
Smoking is not permitted in either of the hostels, however
in the Stables courtyard and outside the Granary we provide sand buckets for
you to dispose of your cigarette butts. |
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Specific Pitches |
Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee specific pitches when you make a
booking due to fitting in other bookings around that time. |
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Spud Nights |
From
October to Easter on Sundays when the weather is just that little bit too
cold for a BBQ, we have Spud Nights. We supply the potatoes, you bring the
fillings. Backgammon, WARRI, board games and videos follow. If you are
really lucky Alister and Verily will teach you to play Racing Demon! |
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Surfing |
East/West Runton, and its nearby
coastline offers the best surfing. Conditions can be checked at
www.eastcoastsurf.co.uk |
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Terms and Conditions |
Please see our to
T&Cs page |
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Tipis |
We only allow one tipi to be booked per group |
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Train Stations |
Please see 'Where is Deepdale?' |
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Travel Insurance |
If you live in the UK please note that some travel
insurance can cover British holidays as well as overseas holidays, and you
may like to consider covering against cancellations with travel insurance. |
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VAT |
This is included in the price of
your accommodation. Please ask if you would like a receipt for your
booking. |
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Vending Machine |
For people staying with us there is
a vending machine on site selling drinks, chocolate, sweets, ear plugs,
tampons and condoms. Various sweets and drinks can also be obtained in the
information centre and in Leftley's Costcutter next door. |
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Walking |
The
Norfolk Coastal Path runs past
our doorstep (see Norfolk Coastal Path option for more information). We
offer 3 countryside stewardship walks around the farm. Maps can be obtained
from the information centre on your arrival or you can download the map from
this website. |
