Amners Farm

General information

Amners Farm is located near the village of Burghfield, just outside Reading in Berkshire, between Junctions 11 and 12 of the M4 corridor. Dating back to the 12th century, Amners Farm has been part of a rich local history. The current farmland being part of the Englefield Estate.

The farm, with all its facets and potential for more diversification, is enthusiastically run by Chris and Wendy Webber and their four children, Michael, Hannah, Stephen and Zoe.

Other team members are assistant farm manager Andrew Richardson and tractor driver David Cornwal. Chris and Wendy hope to take Amners Farm, into a new
phase of development, and although the farm is already recognised as a diverse rural business, their mission is to improve this theme further.

The farm itself has approx. 460 acres of arable and grassland, with some of the original farm buildings converted for alternative use, these buildings now house a small number of diverse businesses situated in a courtyard.

With the close proximity of the M4, the farm also offers an attractive location for DIY livery, offering stabling, excellent riding and schooling facilities. Unusually, the farm also has a miniature railway run by a group of enthusiasts, the track weaves its way around the beautiful farmland and is known as ‘Amnerfield miniature Railway’.

This traditional farmstead has already opened its doors to the public, two years in succession, by hosting lambing weekends. These are annual events with wide ranging activities and attractions, and usually take place the last weekend in April and first weekend in May every year.

Later in the farming year Chris raises free range bronze turkeys. The farm is dedicated to maintaining the highest welfare standards for the birds, which are reared outdoors, able to wander the grassy meadows of Amners Farm, only being ushered in undercover overnight. The bronze turkey is renowned for its large white breast and offers an exceptional dish for the Christmas table.

Amners Farm provides a haven for wildlife with many species of bird being spotted by the farm's community, most recently, a pair of Eqyptian geese.