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Hardwick is an organic, sustainably managed Estate covering 900 acres in the Chiltern hills in South Oxfordshire. We are currently in the process of transitioning from private ownership into becoming England’s first community-led Estate. The Estate comprises several farming and educational enterprises, 430 acres of mixed forestry, and is home to a small community in our rented properties. The Estate has been organically managed since 1975. We aspire to be a thriving rural community founded on ecological living and farming practices, as well as artisan crafts and skills.

Public footpaths and bridleways criss-cross our scenic woodland which we welcome local communities to access. We hire out a riverside campsite for educational and friend/family events. The Estate is also home to a stock free organic market garden, a forest school and education centre, a hemp growing cooperative, a veg growers cooperativeyoga and wellbeing retreats, a coppice crafts business, a natural dye business using rare breed sheep which graze our chalk grasslands, and a 300 acre organic farm. For more details on these exciting businesses please see our Enterprises page. Please do get in touch with any inquiries.

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