The Farm

Foxes Farm is run by Guy and Emily French, but farming here goes back much further than either of us.

The land at Eight Ash Green has been in the family for more than 100 years, and whatever else we're diversifying into to keep the farm moving forward, we are farmers at heart. Here on the land on this farm is where it all began, and where our own family has grown up too.

Growing crops is at the heart of what we do and it will always be a part of what we do. Alongside everything else happening at Foxes Farm, we are proud arable farmers, growing wheat, barley, rye and maize on the land here at Eight Ash Green.

For 18 years we also grew pumpkins, right up until 2025, and that chapter brought thousands of families onto the farm every autumn for Essex's first Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch. It was a brilliant part of our story, but farming has always meant moving with the seasons and looking at what comes next.

In total we now farm around 500 acres across 3 sites. As well as our home farm here at Eight Ash Green, we farm around 250 acres on the edge of London in Upminster, and we have a smaller farm at Colne Engaine, near Halstead. Different soils and different journeys, but all part of the same family business.

We've raised our own family on this farm, and that has shaped how we see it: not just land to be farmed, but a place for people to enjoy. That is why we have opened it up for pickleball, a pay as you go private gym and PT studio, and dog walking fields.

Whether you are coming to play, train or give your dog room to run, you are welcome here. Book a pickleball court, train in the private gym on your own or with your clients, or let your dog run free in our private field. Booking online takes 2 minutes.