Squerryes Estate
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Squerryes Estate is a vineyard, estate, and location of Squerryes Court, a grade I listed building in Kent, England. It is a producer of English sparkling wine.
The Squerryes Estate consists of 2,500 acres and borders Surrey to the west and Greater London to the north.[1]
All the farms on the estate have been amalgamated into a single agricultural unit. There is a 200-head dairy herd[1] which produces milk for Marks & Spencer. The calves are reared on the farm; the Friesian heifers join the herd, while the bull calves and cross-bred heifers are grown for beef using the natural grazing in the park. The arable land produces millet, wheat, malting barley, and oilseed rape, together with oats, barley and beans for the cattle.
One third of the estate is woodland. Almost all of the traditional farm buildings have been restored and converted into offices or workshops, which are let to local businesses. Some farm houses and cottages have been refurbished and let to tenants.[2]