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Who we are
About the farm
Our farm in Cholderton near Salisbury, Wiltshire, has been a Rare Breeds Survival Trust approved rare breeds farm since 1985; it has been owned by the McConnell family since 2002, and in 2016 we planted our own vineyard, Bluestone Vineyards, where we produce award-winning English sparkling wine. On our 42 acres (about 17 ha) we keep more than 60 animals – pigs, goats, sheep, Highland cattle, ponies, a donkey, alpacas, rabbits and poultry – and breed them to help conserve British rare breeds. We welcome visitors every day with an admission ticket: we offer animal activities, alpaca walks, animal adoption and vineyard tours and tastings, sell our own sparkling wine in the farm shop, run a café and restaurant, and provide on-site accommodation.
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What we grow
Food crops
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Fruit
Grapevine
- Wine
- Sparkling wine „Bluestone Vineyards Classic Cuvée”
- Sparkling wine „Bluestone Vineyards Rosé” · rosé
- Wine
What we raise
Livestock
Here we list the animals we keep, with breed and headcount. Open a row and we show you what we process from them (milk, meat, eggs, honey…) and which of our products we sell.
- Alpacas & llamas
- Cattle – Highland
- Donkeys
- Ducks
- Goats – Golden Guernsey
- Hens
- Horses
- Pigs
- Rabbits
- Sheep
Processing & crafts
Winemaking
Sales channel
- Farm-gate sales
- Gastronomy
Product categories
Product groups
Area
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17 ha (42 acre) · small (5–50 ha)Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
EnglishLocation
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