Farm stays have shaken off their muddy-boots reputation – agritourism is now ploughing ahead as one of the fastest-growing travel trends. Reports by market research firms, including Bonafide Research and Research and Markets, indicate strong growth in Britain’s agritourism sector, driven by visitors seeking sustainability, authenticity and wellness-focused escapes. With younger audiences – particularly Gen Z – leading the charge, hands-on nature experiences and farm-based hospitality are becoming popular options for meaningful travel that focuses on enriching experiences. Below is a curated selection of Britain’s standout farm stays, vineyard hideaways and field-to-fork dining experiences that visitors can enjoy in 2026.
1. Fowlescombe Farm, Devon – Dartmoor slow living with a luxury touch
Fresh from winning ‘Food Hero’ at the National Geographic Hotel Awards 2025, Fowlescombe Farm is a boutique retreat on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon that reconnects guests with the rhythms of farm life – complete with a luxury twist. Stays are full board, with ten individually designed suites set in restored stone barns and a Victorian farmhouse overlooking meadows, fields and orchards. The interiors blend antiques, bespoke design and natural materials, including oak, wool and stone from the farm’s own quarry. Visitors can dive into culinary workshops such as food design, foraging and breadmaking, learn about organic farming, and enjoy hyper-local dishes at The Refectory kitchen, where ingredients are grown just metres from their room.
2. Rosemaund Farm Distillery, Herefordshire – whisky, wild feasts and a dash of Hollywood
Opened in late 2025 and backed by filmmaker Guy Ritchie, Rosemaund Farm Distillery takes farm-to-table off the table entirely, serving wild feasts in clearings surrounded by orchards, meadows and woodland. Visitors can tour the distillery, where copper stills produce English whisky from grain grown on-site, before sitting down to a fire-cooked Wild Kitchen lunch celebrating hyper-local Herefordshire produce. Separate from the tours, the Wild Kitchen Experience – co-created with Ritchie – offers limited-edition long-table meals released seasonally. It’s a top destination for foodies who like their dining with a cinematic twist, or who want to get into the right ‘spirit’ ahead of the next season of The Gentlemen.
3. THE PIG-on the Farm, Warwickshire – a manor house where the menu begins in the soil
Expected to open in 2026, THE PIG-on the Farm will bring THE PIG group’s kitchen-garden philosophy to south Warwickshire. Set within a mid-16th century stone manor on a working farm near Stratford-upon-Avon, it will champion THE PIG’s famed 25-mile menu – meaning everything on the plate is grown, reared, foraged or fished within 25 miles (40km) of the front door. Home-grown vegetables, orchard fruits and whatever the gardeners pull from the soil each morning will set the day’s menu. Guests can expect rustic-luxury rooms, fireside lounges, lush kitchen gardens and a new restaurant built around open-fire cooking and a hyper-local approach.
4. Silchester Farm, Hampshire – Hampshire hideaway where even the pig-arcs have gone boutique
Silchester Farm offers a countryside stay with character, most notably its ‘Pyggies’ – nine luxury pig-arc suites for one or two people that swap straw for king beds, freestanding tubs, kitchenettes and snug seating areas. Larger groups can book the six-bedroom Barn House or The Farmhouse, a Grade II-listed seven-bed hideaway. Visitors can stock up on kitchen-garden produce and local treats at the farm shop, and enjoy access to an outdoor swimming pool, tennis court and hire bikes. The farm also hosts seasonal dining events and Sunday lunches that showcase the freshest produce from the kitchen garden. And for a sip with a sense of place, the farm’s Wingless Eagle spirits – made at the on-site Hawkridge Distillery – use home-grown botanicals to create a potent taste of Hampshire’s countryside.
5. Thornfalcon Vineyard & Farm Retreat, Somerset – vines, wild swims and starlit sleepovers
Opened in summer 2025, Thornfalcon shows that an English vineyard escape can be both rustic and refined. Set across 40 acres of vines, orchards, vegetable gardens, a swimming lake and wildlife habitats, this 250-year-old Somerset farm offers vineyard tours alongside wine and cider tastings, with a full programme of new experiences released each year. Stays range from a thatched farmhouse and open-plan Coach House to a cosy Vine Hut with outdoor bathtub and fire pit. Tucked away in the orchard, a former Lambing Shed has been transformed into a boutique woodland retreat, complete with a curated library, open-plan living area, fully equipped kitchen and a wood-fired bath outside. Visitors can unwind in the Wild Spa sauna or even sleep under the stars in a vintage gypsy caravan. To round off the visit, visitors can taste new wines and ciders released in 2025.
6. FARMERS’ Lavender Farm Nordic Sauna Experience, Powys – steam and scenic scents in the Welsh hills
FARMERS’ long-established lavender farm – cultivated sustainably since 2003 – has added a Nordic flourish for 2026: an outdoor sauna with front-row seats to wild-swimming ponds and purple lavender fields. High in the Welsh hills, a 40-minute drive from Hay-on-Way, the six-to-eight-person cabin lets visitors choose their heat level before daring a cooling plunge or bracing shower. Afterwards, they can thaw out with coffee and cake in the farm shop, and purchase essential oils distilled next door. To make a night of it, visitors can stay in a snug Hay-on-Wye cottage or opt for dark-skies glamping in a converted Pantechnicon (a vintage removal van) tucked into the hillside.
7. Ashlack Hall, Cumbria – pop-up dining on a Cumbrian farm
Set in Grizebeck, amid the Cumbrian fells, Ashlack Hall focuses on seasonal, homegrown menus. There’s no fixed restaurant, but a changing small plates menu and a seasonal Sunday Roast (one to three courses) celebrating the farm’s fresh produce are served on a pop-up basis (on select dates from May 2026). Visitors can dine on meat from Ashlack’s own flock of sheep and native-breed cattle, seasonal vegetables from the kitchen garden, and foraged wild ingredients from the surrounding land. Cooking here is rooted in the seasons: expect ingredient-led dishes that trace a direct line from field to plate. And every meal comes with the chance to see regenerative farming in action.
8. Cotswold Farm Park, Gloucestershire – rare breeds and rural nights under the stars
Cotswold Farm Park, crowned Large Farm Attraction of the Year at the British Farming Awards 2024, is home to over 50 rare and native breed animals – from Golden Guernsey goats to Highland cattle. Visitors can get hands-on with feeding and farm chats that explain why these heritage animals matter. The park hosts a lively calendar of seasonal activities – from bottle-feeding lambs to circus performances –, while indoor and outdoor cafes provide fuel between animal encounters. Visitors can stay overnight in lodges with hot tubs, glamping tents, cabins, pods or on grass pitches, where the morning alarm is supplied by the resident chorus of moos, baas and clucks.
9. The Wild Table, The Laundry x Browning Bros., Essex – feasting by firelight
The Wild Table turns dinner into a woodland adventure at Teybrook Orchard in Essex, a fifth-generation organic farm just an hour by car from London. The dining experience was created by chef-restaurateur Melanie Brown in collaboration with The Laundry, the London-based restaurant known for its inventive cuisine. Guests are led along woodland trails to canapés in hidden glades before gathering beneath the trees for fire-cooked, multi-course feasts using produce grown mere metres away. Overnight glamping under the branches and breakfast in the woods adds to the magical dining experience. The Wild Table is set to return for its next dining event on 15 to 17 May 2026. Visitors can join the waitlist to be among the first to hear about upcoming dining events.
10. WILD Restaurant, Hertfordshire – Berkhamsted’s back-to-the-land dining with bite
Opened in October 2025, WILD is Berkhamsted’s new immersive dining destination, built around seasonal, hyper-local produce. The Hertfordshire restaurant’s own farm in Radlett supplies herbs, vegetables, edible flowers and fruit, all grown from seed using regenerative, chemical-free methods that keep the footprint light and the flavours strong. Diners can expect dishes like whole day-boat fish, pork tomahawk and sirloin on the bone with shallot sauce. Seasonal events include dinners with the head grower, Wine Club evenings and ‘secret menu’ nights from chef Matt Larcombe.
