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Foxglove Farm

Escape to a simpler life with Kathe and Simon

Despite its close proximity to London, Foxglove Farm is located in the beautiful and quiet Berkshire countryside, nestling inside the AONB North Wessex Downs. There's plenty of cycling and walking routes starting straight from your canvas hideaway. With rare-breed sheep, friendly goats, chickens and cattle, this farm hosts an abundance of animals and you can meet them during your stay here with Kathe and Simon.

Life in the Berkshire countryside

Foxglove Farm belongs to Simon and Kathe, both from farming backgrounds as far back as their grandparents on both sides. Simon first farmed the land at Foxglove as a teenager after completing agricultural college, later becoming a tenant farmer before purchasing the farm in the late 1990s. Foxglove is a traditional working farm with sheep, lambs, chickens, cattle, calves and pigs. The farm is situated next to Inkpen Common nature reserve, a site of special scientific interest.

What to do at Foxglove Farm

Simon and Kathe are looking forward to sharing their farm with you and teaching you about life on their working farm. With lambing each April and calving during the summer, there's often new life around the farm and plenty of animals to meet. Their sheepdog Flint is sure to be the star of the show as you watch him round up the sheep in the fields. They've also expanded to offer fast EV charging for guests and a selection of bikes, to help you venture even further into the beautiful countryside surrounding the farm.

What can you expect?

Dog-friendly
Bicycle hire
Honesty shop
Private shower
Farm tour
Campfire area
Feed the animals
Country pub in walking distance
Pizza night

What animals will you find on this farm?

You too?

What our guests like

Learn from the farmer
Care farm
6 canvas hideaways
Dog friendly
No electricity
EV charging
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Close to London
Spring lambing

Highlights of your stay at Foxglove Farm

View availability

Including wood for the wood-burning stove (1 pack per day)
Including welcome package with bed-linen, towels, candles, matches, washing-up liquid and other basic items
Private showers

A unique off-grid experience

The perfect adventure for children

Quality family time

Small scale farms

What do our guests think?

Meet your hosts

Kathe and Simon

Kathe and Simon have owned Foxglove farm since the late 1990s, and they're looking forward to sharing their countryside haven with you.

We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve built here, and we’re confident families will love the chance to disconnect from screens, engage with farm life, and explore the beauty of the local area.

Going without electricity is our greatest luxury

Options during your stay

Stove and lamp service

To ensure a warm and welcoming start to your stay, your wood-burning stove and oil lamps will be lit ready for your arrival, provided you arrive before 6 p.m.

Pets

Recommended!

Bring your dog along. The price is per dog, per stay.

Please note: You are required to keep your dog on a leash while on the campsite.

There's more to West Berkshire than meets the eye

There’s so much going on in and around Foxglove Farm but at the same time, you’ll feel like you are very much buried away in quintessential English countryside. Your glamping style farm stay is just outside of Newbury in the village of Inkpen, which you’ll be plumb in the centre of, has the Crown and Garter, which will supply your every need - as well as a welcome pint and café stops.

Further afield there are walks, bike rides and boat trips along the nearby Kennet and Avon Canal. Marlborough and Hungerford, with its plethora of antique shops are a short drive away. For the most macabre of walks, you can stride up to Combe Gibbet which was the final gory resting place of George Broomham and Dorothy Newman after they were both hung there in 1676.