Richard
Owner and farmer
Farms Gambledown with Tamara; the family has farmed here for over 50 years.
Gambledown Farm
Butcher, farmshop
Gambledown Farm is a mixed family farm in Sherfield English near Romsey, Hampshire raising pedigree Beef Shorthorn cattle on pasture and selling farm reared beef, produce boxes and farm experiences.
Gambledown Farm sits on a hill above the Test Valley in Hampshire, with views across to the Isle of Wight.
It is a mixed family farm growing cereal crops and forage brassicas alongside a herd of pedigree Beef Shorthorn cattle, with all crops direct seeded into undisturbed ground to protect the soils. The herd was established in 2001 to supply fully traceable beef, and though no longer registered organic it runs on the same high welfare, low input principles, mob grazed on permanent grassland that gets no artificial fertiliser.
Steaks, mince and burgers are sold from the farm's honesty shop, and you can phone or email to place an order. The farm also hosts stays, events and a supper club in its converted barns.
What they sell
- Beef Shorthorn beef
- Farm reared meat
- Local produce boxes
Plan your visit
- Not open for visits at the moment
- No delivery
Meet the farm team
From the community
5.0
From 83 Google reviews
6 September 2026
We had a lovely stay at Gambledown Farm in one of the safari tents. Beautiful setting, a well equipped kitchen, comfortable beds and a great shower. The pizzas on Saturday night were also delicious! The only negative was a slightly onerous check out process having to strip all the beds and towels and lug them up to the main barn in a wheelbarrow along with the rubbish, plus sweeping out the log burner and floor as requested. It’s fine if check out is between 11 and 12 not 930-10 (with a pretty late 4pm check in) but a bit of a mission otherwise, especially with kids! For nearly £500 for a two night stay I think it either needs to be a later check out, or less cleaning.
24 July 2026
Just had a lovely few days visiting gambledown. The accommodation is really high end and the setting is beautiful. We stayed in the glamping tents as a family of 5 and the kids absolutely loved it. Beds were comfortable with plenty of bedding and towels provided. The wood burner kept us warm in the evenings. Great cooking facilities. Small play park for the kids kept them entertained plus plenty of space to kick a ball around. Staff were all very friendly, welcoming and helpful. We’d definitely recommend and return. The only negatives were the shower didn’t stay hot despite not having anything else running at the same time so I’m guessing it’s a shared tank with other tents. Not the end of the world but made showering young dramatic children quite difficult. We went to collect eggs from the chickens as advertised but there weren’t any, but I suppose when there’s other guests you can’t control how many are already taken. And finally, we wanted to bbq one evening but found that all the meat in the honesty shop was in the freezer rather than the fridge so had to take a trip to the supermarket instead. All only minor things and wouldn’t prevent us from returning - just our honest feedback!
