Our story

Silchester Farm is so easy to fall in love with - we can’t get it out of our heads. Its engaging natural character invokes a passion that make it a truly unique retreat.

Here’s the story of the farm, our family, and the journey to today…

Silchester Farm looked very different then, but the foundations ticked all the boxes: beautiful countryside location, 18th century farmhouse and barns (the latter needing a fair amount of TLC!), acres of green space waiting for kids and animals to run through – and the opportunity for us to indulge in our shared passion for creative restoration. Basically - a real hidden gem. It didn’t take long (about ten minutes…) for us to start visualising the kitchen garden of herbs and veg for plate and glass, a romantic fairylight clad Hampshire threshing barn and – wouldn’t this be great – a boating lake for sunset cruises! (Ok – so this last one had to be reined in a just a bit…)