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Long Barn

Alresford, Hampshire

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Home & garden destinationFarm caféAllpress espressoOpen 7 daysSouth Downs areaDog friendly

📞 01962 738684
🌐 Website
🗺 Directions
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📍 Bishops Sutton Road, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9EJ

⏰ Opening Hours

Monday	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday	9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday	10:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Hours sourced from Google Business Profile, August 2026. Café: breakfast weekdays 9:30am–11:30am, lunch 12pm–2:30pm; weekend brunch until 2:30pm. Always verify before travelling.

🌿 What’s Here

Plants & Garden Centre

Long Barn is a distinctive home-and-garden destination rather than a traditional nursery. The plant range sits alongside a considered edit of garden and homeware products — a destination for those who want both great plants and great things for the home.

Long Barn Café

A highly regarded farm café serving seasonal breakfasts, brunches, and lunches using quality local produce. Allpress espresso. Weekday breakfast 9:30am–11:30am, lunch 12pm–2:30pm. Weekend brunch until 2:30pm. Cakes and coffee all day.

Home & Gifts

Carefully curated homeware, garden gifts, and lifestyle products alongside the plant range. Long Barn’s edit is thoughtful and distinctive — worth visiting for the homeware as much as the plants.

Outdoor Living

Garden furniture, pots, planters, and outdoor accessories selected to complement the overall aesthetic of the destination.

Dog Friendly

Dogs are welcome in the outdoor areas. The Alresford countryside and South Downs National Park nearby make Long Barn a natural stop on a dog-walking day.

Allpress Coffee

Long Barn uses Allpress Espresso — a quality independent roaster. Worth the visit for coffee alone on a mid-morning stop.

📍 Getting Here

🚂 By Rail (South Western Railway)

Alresford is served by the Mid Hants Railway (Watercress Line) heritage steam railway, not a regular SWR service. The nearest mainline stations are Winchester (SWR, approx 8 miles, from London Waterloo) and Alton (SWR, approx 9 miles). Taxis available from both.

🚌 By Bus

Stagecoach Hampshire services connect Alresford to Winchester, Alton, and Basingstoke. Check current routes at stagecoachbus.com before travelling.

🚗 By Car

On the B3047 Bishops Sutton Road between New Alresford and Bishops Sutton, approximately 1 mile south of New Alresford town centre. Free parking on site.

🚲 By Bike

Alresford is well-placed for cycling in the South Downs area. The Watercress Way cycle route and local lanes connect Alresford to Winchester and the surrounding villages.

Coordinates: 50.9837, -1.1601 · Open in Google Maps

🗺 Nearby Garden Centres

Garden Centre	Area	Approx. Distance
Hillier Garden Centre Winchester	Winchester	8 miles
Basingstoke Garden Centre	North Waltham	14 miles

Nearby garden centres listed on allgardencentres.co.uk. Distances are straight-line estimates; drive times will be longer.

💡 Before You Go

The café is the main draw alongside the plants — plan your visit around the kitchen hours (lunch until 2:30pm).

Long Barn is on the B3047 south of New Alresford — use the postcode SO24 9EJ for sat-nav.

The Watercress Line (heritage steam railway) runs from Alresford — worth combining with a visit if you have children or train enthusiasts in the party.

The homeware and gift edit is genuinely distinctive — Long Barn is a strong gift-shopping destination as well as a garden centre.

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Rating data: Sourced from Google Maps public listing, June 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Google. Review themes are editorial summaries — not verbatim quotes from any reviewer.
Opening hours: Sourced from Google Business Profile at time of collection. Hours can change — always verify before visiting, especially on bank holidays.
Distances: Straight-line estimates using GPS coordinates. Actual driving distance will be greater.

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