Yoga in Barnham Broom

Barnham Broom is a small, quiet Norfolk village fifteen to twenty minutes west of Norwich, best known for its country hotel and golf club and for the river that winds gently through the surrounding farmland. It is the home of more Blossom Yoga classes than anywhere else, spread across two venues that suit quite different parts of the programme.

The Painted Barn (NR9 4DB) is on Honingham Road on the edge of the village. It is a truly magnificent space: a purpose-built yoga studio fully equipped with mats, blocks, bolsters and straps, with underfloor heating for all-year-round comfort. High rafters, big windows, warm wood and cows in the fields outside, with countryside seemingly for miles in every direction. There is a real gem of a cafe at the barn where students often gather after class. The Painted Barn is also where the monthly Women’s Circle is held in the evening and where the monthly Meditation Workshop runs on Saturday afternoons. It is one of the finest yoga settings in Norfolk.

Barnham Broom Village Hall (NR9 4BU) is on Norwich Road, a classic Norfolk country hall: well-kept, bright, with a generous wood floor, good heating. Hatha Yoga runs here on Monday evenings, Therapeutic Yoga on Friday mornings, and the short weekly Meditation class on Monday evenings just before Hatha Yoga.

The village is almost exclusively reached by car. From Norwich, take the A47 towards Dereham, the Watton Road, or come through Colton and Bawburgh. From the west, it is a short hop from Dereham or Wymondham. Both venues have free on-site parking. Students come from Barnham Broom, Kimberley, Colton, Marlingford, Honingham, Mattishall and the Norwich suburbs west of the river.

Classes here have the warmest, most continuous community of any of the venues. The practice at Barnham Broom has always been about more than the poses: students gather for ad hoc lunches, come together for Christmas events, and support one another through the harder and quieter stretches of life. True friendships have grown from the mat, which is exactly as it should be. The classes have only been running since 2023, which makes the depth of connection that has formed all the more remarkable. Newcomers are welcomed into that without fuss and tend to find their place within a class or two.