The Family Farm

We are a family run farm just outside Colchester and have been keeping stock at Garr House Farm for over 50 years. Since August 2000 we have been retailing meat directly to the public through Wigborough Meats. Our farming is sustainable with a low carbon footprint and welfare friendly.

All lambs and calves are born and raised on this farm.

Our Beef

We have had a suckler beef herd since 2007 using Angus bulls and calve around 40 cows and heifers indoors each April.

We are going through the Kings of England and currently have Edgar and Eadred.

They eat our home conserved grass while indoors and graze round the Abberton reservoir in the summer months.

Our Sheep
The sheep flock are the Easycare breed with short fleeces so they can graze safely around brambles without getting caught up. The brambles are maintained as part of the wildlife habitat around Abberton reservoir. They lamb outdoors from the end of April.

We also have cull ewes who are no longer suitable for breeding available as mutton.

Pigs

We went out of pig production in December 2025 for various reasons discussed in the 30/9/24 newsletter. Since then we have been buying local pork to still be able to supply our customers with quality pork, sausages, bacon and ham.