OUR STORY

Four generations at Grange Farm.

 

Our family has farmed Grange Farm for sum 90+ years. 

Owned by my Great Grandfather and then Grandfather the farm, then a village farm with pockets of land here and there, saw large volumes of cattle imported from Ireland come through the gates, often for private sale.

 

Grandad is even mentioned in historical articles, when labour was drying up due to the war, he was exempt from military service, making up part of the home guard and task force to help feed the nation.

​'John Ellis was the first farmer in the area to buy a new Fordson Tractor with rubber tyres all round' (-The Press, Tasty Sources of local history) to help with the work load.

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With Dad Andrew as the third generation, successfully farming cattle on his own farm, first in North Yorkshire and then later in Northumberland from the 1990's and taking charge of Grange Farm once John died in 2010, Rob and I moved into the farm cottage at Grange Farm as a temporary measure but never intended to stay! We followed other career paths for a number of years in the Hospitality industry and Sport for Rob.

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After the retirement of my Dad and the sale of the Northumberland farm in early 2024. Now with a young family, we finally decided to stay in Minskip for the long term and officially bought Grange Farm to develop plans for the next generation.

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Grange Farm today

Now a parcel of 24 acres of land, we wanted to help the site flourish whilst protecting a small piece of the North Yorkshire Countryside.

 

As the fourth generation, 2025 brought about the need for diversification and a new path entirely, to ensure, as the next custodians we could not only hope that the land survives in turbulent farming times, but thrives, so our family can enjoy a way of life we've known for generations. Here, we get to bring the enjoyment of everything we do to you. 

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Support it, embrace it and encourage it. 

 

Yurts, Lavender and Runner Ducks!

With a background and 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry spanning UK and abroad and right before a covid pandemic, planning permission was granted for luxury glamping yurts at Grange Farm.

 

I felt that whilst the farm is in the centre of a village, perhaps that meant we were perfectly located for guests to be in the countryside, but never too far away from great local amenities. Now with a thriving luxury yurt in place with 5 star reviews, along with the indulgence of it’s hot tub, onsite wood fired sauna and ice bath, wellness and embracing the surroundings firmly in our sights.

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With plans afoot for growing the site, the 2025 season has seen plans start to evolve with our lavender.

Rob and I planted 450 lavender plants by hand in Spring and 200 Zinnia's planted in one of the hottest years in recent seasons! It wasn’t an easy planting year, but things are definitely evolving.

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With the first hints of a lavender harvest expected to be Summer 2027 a further 600 plants are planned to go in for the Spring of 2026 ​making the site home to over 1000 lavender plants.

We have big plans for 2026, but this is an industry where you never know what will happen! One bad season of weather can have a dramatic effect!

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The real stars of the show however are the mixed flock of poultry, including Runner Ducks, Silver Appleyards, Khaki Campbell's, two rare breed Shetland Geese that seem to just be here to strut their tail feathers and some hens.

 

We originally invested in the ducks for the glamping visitors for their comedy value, they’re so much fun to watch, however with so many ducks we found ourselves inadvertently having a supply of duck eggs, available from our farm stand and often locally too.

​With further plans to develop the flowers and outdoor wellness, watch this space!

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Rachel & Rob Jamieson