About Starnash

We love having guests to stay and we are very easy going; we want you to relax and enjoy yourselves. We leave you to your own devices during your stay, but we are on hand if you need us for handy tips, helpful advice, or a friendly chat if we see each other out and about.

About Us


  • Dave

    Dave is an architect and he designed and built the east wing of the farmhouse. He also designed and built the shepherd’s hut. You’ll sometimes see him tinkering about in the field.

  • Vicky

    Vicky also trained as an architect but now looks after the premises and occasionally runs workshops to teach homesteading skills to small groups.

About Starnash


The farmhouse is our family home. The architecture allows it to neatly divide into 2 to make an ideal location for guests to stay in self-contained accommodation. Our family live on the west side of the house and a locked door divides the premises so that our guests have complete privacy on the east side of the house.

We are both keen cooks and advocates of a simple, eco-friendly way of life. We like to keep our little flock of hens and grow and forage for some of our food. We love to watch the wildlife that thrives around the flower meadow and in the rewilding areas of the homestead. In 2015 we installed ground source heating and solar power which replaced the old oil fuelled system. We also have an EV charging point which our guests can use on request.

Starnash Farmhouse started life as a humble shepherd's dwelling in the 16th century and has evolved from that time until the present day. In 2015 the farmhouse was extended in a style that respected the Georgian farmhouse vernacular of the 1630s frontage. The new east wing incorporated elements of the original building into the extension to give an overall continuity to the architecture of the building.

Contact Us


For any further inquiries, contact us at:

starnashfarmhouse@gmail.com
07876255792 07710172523

Starnash Farmhouse
Coldharbour Road Upper Dicker BN27 3PY United Kingdom