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Foxglove Farm
Despite its close proximity to London, Foxglove Farm is located in the beautiful and quiet Berkshire countryside, nestling inside the AONB North Wessex Downs. Perfect for walks and picnics galore 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.
New!
Opens 4th April
Dog friendly
Stunning countryside
Meet the sheep, goats and chickens
Kathe and Simon
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 animals will you find on this farm?
Sheep
Chickens
Goats
Calves
Lambs
Pigs
Cows
Dogs
Our facilities
Close to London
Dog friendly
Farm tour
Feed the animals
Honesty shop
Private shower
Country pub nearby
Pizza oven (from June)
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Including wood for the wood-burning stove (1 pack per day)
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Including welcome package with bed-linen, towels, candles, matches, washing-up liquid and other basic items
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Private showers
A unique off-grid experience
The perfect adventure for children
Quality family time
Small scale farms
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.
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.
Inkpen village
Take a walk to Inkpen village and enjoy a meal or drink at the Crown and Garter pub or the local café.
Kennet and Avon canal
Take to the waterways in a canoe or boat for an adventure, running 87 miles long between London and Bristol.
Combe Gibbet
If you enjoying exploring history, a walk up to Combe Gibbet is a must to see the 7.6m high double gibbet erected in 1676.
Highclere Castle
Explore the location behind the popular drama Downton Abbey, with tours of the house and gardens available all year round.
