Tourism
We enjoy sharing the farm and the beautiful Chiltern Hills with people from all over the UK and further afield. We have had visitors to the caravan site from Germany and the Netherlands, and riders from the Netherlands and America.
What visitors say
My friend and I chose the 2 hour hack and thoroughly enjoyed the scenery. We stopped at the cafe for tea and cake whilst heading home too, which was a nice touch.
We had another fantastic ride here today and it was perfect as ever. Clear blue skies, glorious scenery, fabulous ground and lots of galloping up hills. Delicious cake at the barn cafe then back for a hose down before heading home with tired ponies and feeling very happy.
Endorsed by the Chilterns AONB
The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has endorsed both Cholsey Farm Riding and the Cholsey Grange Certificated Location.
There is a lack of camping and caravan accommodation stock in the Chilterns, especially in the Hambleden Valley area. Your site would be very welcome indeed. The additional visitors would boost the many rural pubs, cafes, shops and visitor attractions in the area. Your farm caravan site is in an ideal location with a large number of walks, rides, countryside sites and visitor attractions in the area, yet easy accessibility off the M40.
We are grateful to Ted and Jackie for helping us to champion the Chilterns and for leading the way within the tourism sector, providing inspiration and leadership for others, and constantly coming up with new ideas. It is a great role model for others.
Contributing to the local economy
Although small in scale, our visitors make a positive impact on the local community, supporting pubs, shops, cafes and local businesses. The village pub credits the farm as its biggest source of customers.
This is backed up by research entitled Pitching the Value, conducted by Frontline Consultants and coordinated by bodies including the Caravan Club, which concluded that the sector as a whole contributes £9.3 billion to the UK economy. Small sites such as Cholsey Grange contribute £100 million per annum to the rural economy. The research was published in February 2019.