About the Farm
Glebe Farm is a cereal farm growing and producing gluten free porridge oats, granola and oat milk! These are all available to buy from a little shop on the farm. We have a resident horse called Sorrel and there is historical connections with two WW2 planes (a Wellington Bomber and a Mosquito) buried below the fields.
Glebe Farm, Kings RIpton is 320 acres with lots of local footpaths. We have 6 Tawny and Barn owl boxes to encourage breeding pairs to breed. We have 5 hectares of environmental schemes in grass headland strips, wild bird seen mixes and bumble bee mixes.
The WW2 Connection
The farm has WW2 connections being adjacent to RAF Wyton – head of the Pathfinders during WW2. Two aircraft crashes – a Wellington Bomber and Mosquito were found on the farm.
LocaL area
From the farm – Walking
Super 2 mile walk to The Crown at Broughton or other local footpath walks through the Abbots Ripton Farm Estate fields, Wennington and The Raveleys.
Locally – On your bike or drive:
Charming St Ives, Houghton National Trust Watermill and Houghton village, Godmanchester and Huntingdon.
Johnson Farm shop with crocodiles and other strange animals, great café, Steakhouse restaurant.
Within 30-45 mins
Cambridge: historic university colleges and beautiful architecture good shopping and eateries.
Grafham Water (8 mile walk/cycle track), Buckden, Kimbolton.
Peterborough: Cathedral and Queensgate Indoor shopping centre, Ferry Meadows Park and Lakes.
Old town of Ely and its Cathedral.
Oundle and nearby villages, Stamford and nearby villages, Rutland Water, Oakham, Uppingham.
Ramsey: Rural Museum, Ramsey Abbey Gate National Trust and Almshouses, Holme Posts and Whittlesey Mere (life below sea level in the Fens), Great Fen Project.
Wimpole Hall National Trust and lots more!
