Alpaca yurt retreat in grounds of Manor House

We offer spacious yurts in the grounds of the Cadbury family's former Manor holiday home. The grounds are shared with Alpacas, which interact with and take for walks (free walk incl. For min 3 nights stay). You are surrounded by countryside and each pitch has as own private area that you can enjoy. What's more, we are easy to get to of the M5 (two turns) and are situated in the centre of Midlands best attractions. UPDATE: During September weekdays our alpacas are going to the school for educational purposes as they are part of the charity. So unfortunately there will be no alpacas at our site during this period. *The minimum 3 nights booking price includes trekking with alpacas. The alpaca walk lasts about 1 hour. *Trekking is also available on a shorter stay by an additional cost *Due to the COVID-19 restriction, we run a ‘bring your own bedding set and towels’ policy in order to minimize the risk from coronavirus. Thank you for understanding. * Our Yurt has a small bbq, however, we do not provide charcoal. There are wood pieces for your use for free, but please bring the coal if you feel you will need it. The Manor house has an exciting history. Originally being one of the Cadbury families summer home. Then, during World War II, The Salvation Army was allowed to create a refugee for children. From that point on the house has always had a social purpose. Nowadays is run by the Green House Project. The GreenHouse at Barnes Close will give people from the local area, who haven’t had the opportunity to learn new skills such as leadership and community regeneration so they can take them back to their communities and help them prosper. Glamping with us will help support this project and also help maintain a Barnes Close manor house. So with staying with us you get a nice relaxing escape in the Worcestershire countryside, whilst also knowing that you are helping us build a more resilient community. There are live on site helpers, should you need them, but we intend to be as hands-off as possible to leave you to it. Enjoy the beautiful countryside in Worcestershire, explore Beacon Hill Castle, hike Clent Hills with a unique The Four Stones on the top, visit beautiful gardens at Hanbury Hall. Fancy city attractions? Head to Birmingham and visit Cadbury World and many others! Barnes Close is a hidden gem that was found by the Cadbury family as a holiday destination and has much to satisfy a diverse range of tastes. How to Find Us Train: via Birmingham New Street to Longbridge (trains every 10 minutes) then by taxi (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) minutes). via Birmingham New Street (trains every 20 minutes) or direct from Hereford & Worcester (Hourly train service) to Bromsgrove then by taxi (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) minutes). Bus: First Midland Red 144 Diamond 202 Kev’s Bus 42 National Express West Midlands 49 or 63 to Rubery (Tesco or St Chad’s Church) then by taxi. (10 minutes) OR Diamond 19, 145 or 145A to Rubery (Morrison’s Great Park) then by taxi. (10 minutes) Air: Fly to Birmingham International Airport then to by: train to Birmingham New Street and change on to Longbridge train OR by National Express West Midlands bus X1 to Birmingham and change on to 63 or 144 to Rubery. A taxi will be needed to complete the journey in both cases Road: To junction 4 of the M5 motorway. Then take the A491 towards Stourbridge for 1/2 mile. Turn right onto the B (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) Money Lane) towards Halesowen. After 1/2 mile turn right into Malthouse Lane Then bear left after 50 yards through tunnel under motorway. At end of tunnel turn left and Barnes Close is at the top of the drive. GPS & SatNav Users: Please use post code B61 0RA, Malthouse Lane, as there is also a road called Barnes Close in Bromsgrove! (Hidden by Airbnb) Maps Barnes Close is shown on (Hidden by Airbnb) maps correctly as ‘Community for Rconciliation’, just type into (Hidden by Airbnb) maps B61 0RA and you will find it. The asphalt road leading to Barnes Close is Malthouse Lane maintained by Worcestershire County Council. The concrete road from there is a private drive provided by BVT. Barnes Close is the name of a house. Taxi Users We would suggest coming to Longbridge by train or Rubery by bus and getting a taxi from our local company, Gold & Black, rather than using a Birmingham based company or coming from Birmingham City Centre by taxi. The Manor house has an exciting history. Originally being one of the Cadbury families summer home. Then, during World War II, The Salvation Army was allowed to create a refugee for children. From that point on the house has always had a social purpose. Nowadays is run by the Green House Project. The GreenHouse at Barnes Close will give people from the local area, who haven’t had the opportunity to learn new skills such as leadership and community regeneration so they can take them back to their communities and help them prosper. Glamping with us will help support this project and also help maintain a Barnes Close manor house. So with staying with us you get a nice relaxing escape in the Worcestershire countryside, whilst also knowing that you are helping us build a more resilient community.