LONGHORN MEAT BOXES
We are really pleased to be able to offer our delicious longhorn beef for sale.
We welcomed longhorn cattle onto the farm in 2021 and have not looked back. From one cow with calf afoot and two heifers we now have a herd of 15 and rising.
We chose the longhorn breed because they are native to the U.K and fantastic for conservation grazing.
They browse in a particular way which helps keep the nettles, saplings and other plants at bay while allowing the heather to flourish.
Our herd are outdoor all year around either grazing on the heath or in the historic parkland. They benefit from a huge range of different plant species which keeps them healthy and makes the meat particularly good for you, packed with omega 3. It is also very tasty.
They will all have a selection of cuts, including Sirloin steak, rump steak, mince, stewing steak, shin, braising steak, roasting joints, short rib and thick rib.
The beef will come frozen and are available in two sizes.
The large boxes are roughly 20kg's and small boxes are around 10kg's.
We have recently added biltong to our longhorn produce.
Made for us in two flavors, original and chili. They come in packs of 300g.
£5.50 PER PACK OR 3 FOR £15
HEATHLAND HONEY
We have three bee hives on the heath. Protected from the wind by the trees and surrounded by acres of heather the bees are in the perfect spot.
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We only take honey when the bees have had a good year so they have enough food stores to get them through the winter.
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We also have many other species of bees and bumble bees which have made the heath land their home.
For the solitary and miner bees we have created some bee beaches within the heather.
2025 was a great year and we produced 80 jars of delicious honey
We also have home made jams and chutneys available.
All made from produce grown on the farm and in our veg patch.
Every year we look forward to watching our fruit and vegetables grow. Since moving into our house 12 years ago we have transformed the walled garden from a bare 2 acre area of grass into a productive vegetable patch and orchard.
When Ian's Great Grandfather lived at Rudge Hall from 1927 there would have been a number of gardeners and other skilled workers tending to the garden and walled garden. We have a few pictures of what it looked like with espaliered fruit around the walls, a peach house at one end, greenhouse and row upon row of vegetables.
Today we have planted up a fraction of the original space but it yields plenty for us to eat and preserve in jams and chutneys.
We have a few regular recipes but always love trying new ones.
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Carrot chutney is my favorite closely followed buy a new recipe of pear, ginger and chili relish.
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