Yew Tree Farm with its distinctive ‘spinning gallery’ is in the beautiful Lake District, in a unique picturesque setting. The farm was named after a Yew tree that was 700 years old when it was felled in 1896.

The Farm House is a 17th Century Cruck-frame farmhouse added to in the 18th Century and is one of the most photographed farms in the Lake District. Today it is home to Jon and Caroline who welcome visitors to stay in this unique historical accomodation.

In 1930 Beatrix Potter purchased the farm  to save it from developers and later sold it to the National Trust. In hard economic times Beatrix Potter encouraged her tenants to welcome visitors and at her own expense helped them in this by setting up a small tea room in the dining room of the house, which still operates today.

The land is comprised of meadow, pasture, rocky intake and fell and is part of an Environmentally Sensitive Area Scheme. This scheme supports farmers who manage land to protect the habitats and special features of the lake district landscape.

Jon and Caroline became tenants of Yew Tree Farm in 2002 and are commited to farming using traditional methods and support a Belted Galloway beef herd and a Herdwick hill flock.

The couple became aware that their quality meat was disappearing in the mass food chain alongside meat of varying and dubious origin and quality. With support from the National Trust,  Leader+ and Distinctly Cumbrian they set up Heritage Meats to provide consumers with the opportunity to purchase their naturally reared meat directly from the farm.