History

Risbury Court

Risbury Court

Risbury Court Farm is a mixed farm, with pedigree Hereford cattle, sheep and hops, cereals and cider fruit. Situated on the edge of Risbury in 265 acres, it is a beautiful environment in which to live and work. We are also lucky enough to have Risbury Camp, an iron age hill fort on our land.

We supply Legges of Bromyard with pure-bred Hereford beef animals and several lambs every week of the year. The Old Court Hotel at Symonds Yat also takes a regular supply of Risbury Hereford beef and lamb.

We still have the old hedges, the grazed orchards and woodland that characterise the farm. The old farm buildings are still intact and in use. We have buzzards in the sky over Risbury Camp, owls hoot around the buildings in the evenings and bats fly in and out. There are still skylarks in some of our fields, along with hare, roe and muntjack deer. Foxes and badgers have always been here, as well as all the everyday birds and beasts that we take for granted.

Over recent years it has become necessary for farmers to diversify in order to survive, Risbury Court Farm has been no exception. We have rented out farm cottages, and have created a small industrial unit in one of our buildings.

The most recent diversification is Humber Woodland of Remembrance, which we opened in May 2003.