Our Story

Our story began in 1955, when Bill and Kath Edwards moved up the hill to build Severndale Farm on a green field site and, at that time, the farm had just 76 acres and 30 dairy cows.

1972 saw the expansion of the business, with the purchase of Hanley Farm. Both Hanley and Severndale Farm are nestled in the glorious countryside, between the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean, just outside of Chepstow.

In 1984, Lyndon, son of Bill, took over the running of the farm at the age of just 21, following the untimely death of his father Bill.

In 1999, the journey to convert the family farm into a sustainable, organic farm began.  “Our philosophy is for our animals to be free range, grazing lush organic pastures, supplemented by traditional home-grown crops which include hay, silage, lucerne, maize, barley, peas, and kale”. Today, the farm has grown to over 600 acres, home to 240 prize winning pedigree milking cows and 100 cross bred Angus and Hereford Cattle.

In 2006, Hanley Farm diversification began with the building of a veterinary centre, followed in 2008 by a business centre with 14 individual offices of various sizes.

Our dream of the local community sharing their passion for growing their own produce became a reality in 2011 with the development of a two-acre land-share scheme which now supplies our Farm Shop with some of its fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers

In 2013, following the painstaking and sympathetic renovation and extension of a disused barn and former 18th Century coach house building on the farm, Hanley Farm Shop opened its’ doors.

The Farm Shop is fully licensed and has its own in-house Butchery, Deli and Café. Everything we sell is sourced locally wherever possible. Since opening we have received several awards, including;

• 4 Great Taste Award

• The Wye Valley AONB Farmer Award

• Sustainable Farmer of the Year (runners up) in the National Farming Awards

• Small Farm Shop of the Year Award

We look forward to welcoming you to Hanley Farm Shop!