Hampton Estate Naturally Reared News March 2026

March has come in like a lamb but will it go out like a lion as the saying predicts? Either way March will go out with lip smackingly delicious Hampton beef as our pre-Easter beef day is on Friday 27th March, two magnificent carcasses are hanging and James is already taking orders.

An Easter roast of carvery rib, our premium roasting joint renowned for intense marbling, tenderness and rich flavour is high on the list for wowing the family or friends. It’s essentially a rack of ribeye and looks fabulous. Carvery ribs normally come in 2 or 3 ribs and surrounded by the end of the winter veg (roast parsnips, potatoes and cauliflower), a thick yummy gravy and a good red it will be remarkably popular. This will be more of the lion end of the month.

Alternatively, if March is still looking extremely mild then an Easter barbeque will be on the books and we have every style and type of beef steak available from fillet to hanger via ribeye, sirloin, rump, flatiron and spider. And don’t forget a pack or two of Hampton beef sausages which will keep everyone happy either hot or cold.

Simply have a look at our web page for beef, decide what’s needed and send your order over to James at jameswindridge@hamptonestate.co.uk and he will sort it.

Stalker Paul has been out as the mornings are lighter earlier, and we have good supplies of Hampton wild roe venison available, minced, fillets, diced and steaked. This is the ultimate wild meat, so rich in flavour and so easy to cook. Again, have a look at our webpage and zip your order over to James.

Elsewhere around Hampton our Fuggle hops are being strung, with strings to each plant ready for them to grow up, the cows are loving some sunshine and last year’s calves have all been weaned to give their mums a bit of peace before this year’s calving. On Puttenham Common we are opening up more views with judicious thinning of silver birch to the north of General’s Pond which will allow a more diverse habitat which we really hope will entice the nightingales back in due course.

The Waggon Sauna, our latest Hampton enterprise (woodfired, estate timbered, off grid sauna and showers) is really taking shape and sauna manager Elenid will be taking bookings via the website which will go live very soon at www.thewaggonsauna.co.uk. Social media links to this fabulous addition to the estate are Instagram Facebook for more information until then, and you will find the entrance off Seale Lane at the Waggoners Campsite turning.

Talking of  Waggoners Campsite we are delighted that our 2026 campsite manager will be Sonja who joins us at the end of the month. Sonja has great experience of running and hosting a campsite in the Scilly Isles (Bryher) and we are looking forward to welcoming her to Hampton and to a great camping season. The wild woodland showers are about to be hoisted back into place and the pitch posts knocked in to mark the pitches.

It looks like Easter is all set. Delicious beef and venison, a hot stunning sauna and the thought of camping at Waggoners.

We all look forward to seeing you on Friday 27th March when your order will be ready, coffee and cake will be on the table, and we can catch up on foodie discussion. Please do pop your order over to James as soon as possible as we hate to disappoint anyone and we know there will be lots of interest.

With best wishes