Contact Us
Please contact the Estate Administrator:
Elizabeth Roberts.
Lees Court Estate Office,
Stringman’s Farm,
Badlesmere,
Faversham,
Kent, ME13 0LA
Telephone: 01227 731331 or 07813 880373.
Email: office@leescourtestate.com
Visit Us
After the success of working with the LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) "Let Nature Feed Your Senses" project, and numerous other visits by a wide range of groups and organisations, LEARN (Lees Court Education And Research Network) was establised in 2012.
Who Visits?
The following groups have visited the Estate:
- Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group – International Exchange Project
- East Kent Ploughing Match 2003
- Faversham & District Riding Club
- Flying Farmers Association
- HeadRest – Association for Retired Head Teachers
- Strutt & Parker – Crop Technology Day
- Hadlow College of Agriculture – Agricultural Students
- National Farmers Union – Kent Branch
- Linking Environment & Farming – Open Farm Sunday
- Gosmere Farm
- Orchard’s Trust
- Women’s Institute
- Women’s Food & Farming Union – Kent Branch
- Hadlow College of Agriculture – Horticultural Students
- Flatcoat Retriever Club Gundog Group
- EuroLink – Farm Link
- Worshipful Company of Farmers
- Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust - Training Day
- Rogation Walk
- AoNB Annual Conference - Farm Visit
- Hadlow College of Agriculture – Horticultural Students
- Boughton Gardening & Horticultural Club
- Strutt and Parker – Crop Technology Day
- East Kent Ploughing Match 2011
- Kent Association for the Blind
- Kent Futures
- Linking Environment & Farming – Open Farm Sunday.
- Badlesmere Court Farm.
- Kent Police Dog Handling Unit – Official Training Ground
- Barton Junior School.
- Active Lives.
- Kent County Agricultural Society.
- Mid Kent Training – Chainsaw Courses.
- Maidstone MIND.
- Plumpton Agricultural College
- Sheldwich Primary School.
Map
Directions from the A251
If travelling from Ashford on the A251, come in to Sheldwich and turn right at the small crossroads in to Lees Court Road.
If travelling from Faversham on the A251, come in to Sheldwich and turn left at the small crossroads in to Lees Court Road.
Then...
Proceed through Sheldwich village, passing the school and the cricket pitch on the right (do not turn left at the Lees Court sign).
Carry on straight down the valley (Lime trees and parkland fencing on either side of the lane).
Follow the road; at the bottom of the hill bear left and up a steep hill.
At the top of the hill take the first turning on the right (there is a postbox adjacent to the turning).
Stringman's Farm and the Estate Office is the first house on the left behind the brick and flint wall. Please take the 2nd entrance (post and rail and five bar gates)
Park in front of the three arches on the grass and walk up the gravel path to the house and offices.
More detailed directions are available on request.
We also have an area suitable to land helicopters