Barley Manor Care Home

Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire

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New resident enquiries 01223 918 101
All other enquiries 01223 918 100

Station Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge CB22 5LR

Nestled in the peaceful village of Great Shelford approximately four miles outside of Cambridge, Barley Manor Care Home is situated on Station Road, less than five minutes from Shelford station. Great Shelford and its surrounding areas include notable sites such as the River Cam and King’s College Chapel.

This quaint location was home to children’s author Philippa Pearce OBE for a number of years, who based her books in a fictional version of the village renamed ‘Great Barley’, which is where our home’s name originates from. On its own, Great Shelford has all the amenities one could wish for, including a weekly farmers’ market, however, it’s close proximity to the city of Cambridge makes it the ideal location for those looking for the best of both worlds.

Barley Manor Care Home offers 24-hour residential, nursing, dementia and respite care within an environment purpose-built for the practical delivery of high-quality care whilst still being stylish, comfortable and incorporating many thoughtful features that are always tailored towards the satisfaction and safety of our residents.

Experienced and empathetic care comes as standard at every Porthaven care home, and at Barley Manor our team of hand-selected individuals are available to support not only the physical needs of our residents but their emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs too. We place a particular emphasis on encouraging independence and promoting wellbeing through good nutrition, hydration and engagement.

Every resident at Barley Manor Care Home benefits from a generously sized bedroom with an en suite wetroom, as well as numerous communal living areas for socialising with loved ones, engaging in their hobbies and dining. Our residents also have access to our state-of-the-art gym, cinema, café and hair and nail salon. A dedicated activities and wellbeing room and a private dining room for special family occasions completes the array of first-class facilities on offer at Barley Manor.

Barley Manor Care Home is a place to live well in our care in style. We would be delighted to speak to you and show you around our home so you can see for yourself what makes a Porthaven home so special.

To arrange a visit, please call our Home Manager Narcis Militaru, or, if you prefer, simply send us a message.

Activities - Join us!

Below are a selection of upcoming activities at Barley Manor. For the full listing, please click here.

October 2026

Friendship Café

SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER from 10.30am to 12.30pm

Live entertainment from Micky

SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER from 11.00am

Veteran-friendly Café

WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER from 10.30am to 12.30pm

Art class with Lucy

THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER from 10.30am

Gym session

FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER from 11.00am

Live entertainment from KJ and the Catt

MONDAY 12TH OCTOBER from 11.00am

Live entertainment from Kirsty

WEDNESDAY 14TH OCTOBER from 2.30pm

St. Mary’s Church Service

TUESDAY 22ND OCTOBER from 2.00pm

Tuesday Trivia

TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER from 11.00am

Scrabble Club

FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER from 2.30pm

Live entertainment for Halloween

SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER from 11.00am

Throughout the month, we will also be hosting the following regular activities:

Teddy the PAT dog visits

EVERY MONDAY from 6.00pm

Quiz Club

EVERY TUESDAY from 11.00am

Trips to local country market

EVERY WEDNESDAY from 9.30am

Gardening Club

EVERY THURSDAY from 11.00am

Scrabble Club

EVERY FRIDAY from 2.00pm

Gym sessions

EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY from 11.00am

Art Club with Lucy

EVERY OTHER THURSDAY

Friendship Café

EVERY OTHER SATURDAY

Contact us today on 01223 918 100 to find out more about these upcoming events and activities, or why not suggest an activity yourself!

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We believe we have created the right combination for living well at Porthaven. Beautiful surroundings, compassionate and skilled care, great food and the ability to continue to make lifestyle choices prevail throughout.

News & Events at Barley Manor

We had a very productive session at our Friendship Café. Our lovely residents created artwork for World Alzheimer’s Day to display around our home and show our support for such a wonderful cause. We appreciate our residents’ hard work and dedication creating knitted forget-me-nots.

While making these beautiful crafts, we enjoyed reminiscing while sipping tea together. It was a great opportunity to connect and make such meaningful memories.

Our Cowboy Garden Party!

We had an absolutely rootin’ tootin’ time at our summer party! KJ and Catt treated us to country and Western entertainment with lots of dancing, laughter and good times. Alongside this, everyone enjoyed our delicious Tex-Mex BBQ, Watermelon Martinis and ice-cold beers – perfect for a fantastic summer’s day!

Members of our local community also popped by to join in with our fun festivities: Great Shelford Bowls Club and Police Community Support Officers from Cambridgeshire Constabulary.

We’d like to thank everyone who came along and embodied their best cowboy spirit. It was a brilliant event – Yeehaw!

Wimbledon came to Barley Manor!

Our residents had a smashing time celebrating all things Wimbledon! The day was filled with friendly tennis games, refreshing glasses of Pimm’s, delicious strawberries and cream, and of course, watching the Wimbledon final together.

There was plenty of laughter, great conversation, and a wonderful community spirit as everyone enjoyed this classic British summer tradition.

What a fantastic day of fun, friendship and sporting excitement!