Established over 65 years ago, the Sheffield family has produced turkeys for the seasonal market since 1950.

Nestled in the Weald countryside, the farm is currently run by Jim Sheffield alongside his children and grandchildren. While farming has changed a lot since the early days, our traditional farming methods, with well-established, high welfare standards remain our priority for all our stock.

Brought to the farm as day old poults at the end of May each year, our turkeys are kept indoors in large barns under heat lamps until around 12 weeks when they are then allowed full access to large roaming spaces - or are part of our free-range flock. All our turkeys are treated to windfall apples and during October they enjoy pumpkins. Our free-range flocks spend their days foraging stinging nettles, acorns and bracken. Some enjoy dust bathing, just as nature intended and always under the careful eye of their two alpaca guardians Joey and Polar.

Our turkeys are slow grown over six months which allows for full maturity, establishing a good layer of fat for each bird and leading to a happy and contented flock. All of which contribute to a traditional and delicious Christmas centre piece.