About · The Marden
Three homes, one family.
The Marden is Keepers, The Old Stables and Barley Cottage, three homes to stay in on our family's farm in the South Downs National Park, between Chichester and Petersfield. The next generation has taken it on.
- 3
- homes, each sleeping four
- 12
- guests when you take all three
- 1947
- the year the family came to the farm
- 4.9
- out of 5 on TripAdvisor, from 131 reviews
The buildings
The farmhouse and the flint barn beside it are both Grade II listed. As the farm changed, the buildings it no longer needed were converted one at a time, keeping the flint walls and oak beams. Barley Cottage came first, then The Old Stables and Keepers. Each sleeps four, and in summer they share a heated outdoor pool.
The name
For years the houses were listed as West Marden Farm Accommodation, and you will still find our reviews under that name. The Marden is the same farm, the same houses and the same family. The next generation has taken it on.
What guests say
- AA five gold stars for Keepers and The Old Stables, and AA five stars for Barley Cottage.
- TripAdvisor: 4.9 out of 5 from 131 reviews, listed as West Marden Farm Bed & Breakfast and Holiday Houses.
- Airbnb: 5.0 for Barley Cottage (33 reviews), 5.0 for Keepers (20) and 4.96 for The Old Stables (23), which is a Guest Favourite.
What else we do
West Marden Farm
The farm The Marden sits on: 1,000 acres of wheat, oilseed rape and barley, farmed by the family since 1947.
westmardenfarm.co.ukTable Manners
Natural tablescapes for events and gatherings, with tables styled at Guscombe and Cowdray Park.
InstagramDinner on the Downs
An evening social at one of the highest points in the South Downs, with locally sourced food and drink, live acoustic music and views across the countryside. Coming soon.