This All-inclusive Resort in the U.K. Has a 450-acre Working Farm and 10 Suites With Raincoats in Every Room

"On a late summer weekend, when I visited the storybook-sweet Fowlescombe Farm, I spied a sign announcing that Tiggs was the employee of the month. A cute sandy blonde, Tiggs won the accolade for keeping the farm's flocks of Manx Loaghtan sheep in check "with admirable precision and perfectly timed herding maneuvers." Her reward? Extra biscuits, twice-monthly massages, and surely plenty of belly rubs and ear scritches."

"In case it wasn't clear: Tiggs is a farm dog, one of several who call the valleys, meadows, woodlands, and grazing pastures of Fowlescombe Farm her home. While the 450-acre estate dates back to 1537, the hotel business is a new addition, ushered forth by Caitlin Owens, her partner and the hotel's creative director, Paul Glade, and her family, who took over the farm in 2019. Owens was quick to point out that it's very much still a working, regenerative farm."

"Though it has now been scaled up, the farm has been organic for over two decades, championing rare and native British livestock like beef Shorthorn cattle and English Shorthorn cattle, alongside Tamworth pigs, hives of honeybees, and chickens. As part of the all-inclusive package, daily activities range from collecting just-laid hen eggs and feeding goats to a general farm tour to see who's out and about."

Fowlescombe Farm occupies a 450-acre estate that dates back to 1537 and remains a working, regenerative farm. The farm transitioned to a hospitality model after the family takeover in 2019, adding an on-site hotel while maintaining agricultural operations. The farm has been organic for over two decades and raises rare and native British livestock, including beef and English Shorthorn cattle, Tamworth pigs, honeybee hives, and chickens. Daily guest activities include collecting just-laid eggs, feeding goats, and guided farm tours. Farm dogs herd the flocks. Animals are reared in a stress-free environment and ethically butchered by The Ethical Butcher, a B-Corp, with meat served at the hotel restaurant.

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