Tenders are being accepted for Abbey Garth Farm in East Yorkshire as well as Trevethoe House Farm and Boatmere Farm in Lincolnshire ahead of the 6 June 2025 deadline.
The successful tenants will be required to take on a 15-year environmental farm business tenancy developed The Crown Estate and the Tenant Farmers Association starting in October of this year.
The agreements have been designed with the objectives of offering security and sustainability for the tenant farmers, while also contributing to The Crown Estate’s environmental goals.
Abbey Garth farm is an equipped unit located six miles north east of Hull and features 495 acres of land. It also possesses 1,000 tonne grain store as well as a range of modern and traditional agricultural buildings.
Soils are mainly grade 3 quality, with some grade 2 on the eastern side of the farm, while it comes with a seven-bedroom farmhouse which is located adjacent to Swine Church on the edge of the village.
“The farm is well suited to producing high-yielding combinable crops,” said Andrew Fallows partner at national property consultancy Carter Jonas.
“There is also 30 acres of pasture used for livestock grazing, and the land lies predominantly within a ring fence.”
Trevethoe House Farm in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, is ideal for specialist green vegetable and potato production and includes 358 acres of Grade 1 soils plus 4,000 tonnes of box potato cold storage.
And finally, Boatmere Farm at Gedney Marsh includes 81 acres of grade 1 land, but no buildings.
Discussing the environmental farm business tenancy agreements, Paul Sedgwick – deputy ranger and managing director for Windsor and rural at The Crown Estate – said: “[They] are designed to protect and enhance The Crown Estate’s rural assets, but were also created with the farmers in mind in a bid to help them adapt to changing supply chain demands thrive and to help safeguard their livelihoods for future generations.
“We have many success stories from our existing tenants who we are working with to adopt these principles around biodiversity and regenerative farming. Uptake has been really positive, and our tenants have the confidence of a 15-year agreement which shows commitment from both sides.”
