After almost 100 years in the same family, White House Farm got a fresh start in March 2023, with Paul Isted and Verity Nicholson, 3 dogs, some sheep and a lot of help.
The new era will focus on farming in sympathy with the environment whilst day to day growing and rearing food responsibly and ethically.
Whilst there is lots to do there are some great opportunities as well, do follow our story on facebook and twitter, thank you for your support.
Metal Detecting:
The land has exceptional Roman provenance, with evidence of a road leading directly through the farm, following very closely the route of the footpath. The river has attracted gatherings throughout the centuries and there was plenty of local activity during the civil war in these parts.
Agreement to a few very reasonable Ts and Cs
- Agreement to abide by the NCMD code of conduct
- Payment of £20 daily fee per detectorist from 1st April - 31st Oct 2024 (bring a non-detecting guest with you for free) £10 each until 31st March 2024
- 5 detectors maximum per day on the farm
- No detecting over growing crops. (A field map can be emailed or sent via WhatsApp, but the notice board in the courtyard is kept up to date)
- 50/50 split of any find over £300
- If your day is ruined by the weather and you spent less than 2hrs with us, we will give you a voucher for another day to be taken within 3 months.
- Hours from 10am until dusk
Fishing:
Fishing is available from 16th June to 15th March
The farm has a mile of the left bank of the Padbury Brook after Thornborough Bridge and about half a mile of the Great Ouse up to the confluence of these rivers at The Twins.
- just 5 fishers permitted each day,
- standard EA rod licence must be obtained in advance
- £20 daily fee payable to the farm,
- a maximum of two rods per person
- daylight hours only, no equipment left over night
- access only via the farm
- if you give us advanced notice we will drive you and your kit to the river
- accompanied children are welcome, sorry no swimming. See rules on next page for details.
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FARMING ENQUIRIES
Spaces to Rent
Some of the yard buildings are becoming available as we clean, paint and patch up. Enquiries welcome.
Hay and Straw
We regularly have straw and hay available for sale, prices vary and some we keep reserved for horses since the meadows have an excellent mix of grass varieties including plenty of timothy.
Grazing and stabling
Options here vary but it is worth asking, mostly it will depend on how far we have progressed with the fencing work. At present we are only considering sheep and cattle.
FOR THE FUTURE...
We will be offering exclusive riverside picnic spots too, watch this space, follow our twitter feed, or make an enquiry by phone or email, we will be happy to discuss any opportunity that may be available.
07459 320981 whitehousefarm23@gmail.com
