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Swan Barn Farm
A quiet retreat of woodland and pasture only 30 seconds from Haslemere High Street
South Downs West Estate Yard, Linch Road, Woolbeding, West Sussex, GU29 0QB
Several kissing gates and the terrain is seasonably unsuitable for buggies or wheelchairs. No toilets.
By road
2 miles from A3, then take A287 to Haslemere; Swan Barn Farm is 50m off the high street. Alternatively, via A286. There is no parking at Swan Barn Farm - charged (not NT) car park at GU27 2NX behind Waitrose (SU904329), with ticket machines.
Sat Nav: Large ticket machine car park (not NT): GU27 2NX Easting 490408, Northing 132916
On foot
Swan Barn Farm is 50m off the high street, opposite the Georgian House Hotel. Cross the road and follow the footpath between the buildings marked Swan Barn Walk, Well Lane (GU27 2JY) (Latitude 51.0896682, Longitude -0.7082252). From the B2131 Petworth Road take Collards Lane (Latitude:51.0865640, Longitude:-0.7077991)
By train
Haslemere train station is only 1 mile away from Swan Barn Farm and has excellent connectivity with London and Portsmouth. See Live Arrival/Departure Board or call 0845 600 0650 for details.
By bus
Regular Stagecoach South services include# 18 to Aldershot, and # 70/71 to Guildford and Midhurst
By bicycle
National Trust Swan Barn Farm, Collards Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2HU Just off NCN Surrey Cycle Way on A286, although no cycle access through Swan Barn Farm
South Downs West Estate Yard, Linch Road, Woolbeding, West Sussex, GU29 0QB
Planning your visit
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Highlights
Woodland
A quiet retreat of woodland and pasture only 30 seconds from Haslemere High Street.
Things to see and do
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Things to do at Swan Barn Farm
As each new season arrives, so to do new things to see and do, different flora and fauna to be seen and heard, and fresh food to be foraged.
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Places to stay
Emley Farmhouse
A charming country retreat on the edges of the South Downs.
About Swan Barn Farm
The hidden gem of Swan Barn Farm nestles behind Haslemere’s bustling high street. It is the gateway to some of Surrey and Sussex’s finest countryside.
You can enjoy a picnic and catch a glimpse of views down into pastures cloaked by a wooded valley. For keen walkers there are three major walks nearby. The first is the 64-mile-long Serpent Trail, which starts here. It was designed to showcase some of the finest views and breathtaking countryside in the south east. The footpaths also link to the nearby Sussex Border Path and Greensand Way.
At Swan Barn Farm, we have long-term volunteers living in a specially designed eco-house built with locally sourced, sustainable wood from the Black Down Estate. We also have the Hunter Basecamp, where people on our working holidays stay while helping us with our work.
Important info:
The buildings are only open to visitors on special open days, but you're welcome to view them from the outside from the public footpath and the orchard.
Our work
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Our work: hazel coppicing at Witley Copse
Find out how and why we have been coppicing woodland at Witley Copse, and more about the practice itself, in particular the benefits it holds for both plants and wildlife.