CALL US +44 (0)1665 510777 EMAIL INFO@NORTHUMBERLANDESTATES.CO.UK MENU OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES Home The Estate Other Business Enterprises OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES In addition to being a property developer, Northumberland Estates has several other strings to its bow. Farming and forestry have always played a central role on the Estate and this remains the case today. Alnwick Castle and The Alnwick Garden are two of the most popular and best known tourist attractions in the North East. More recently the Estate has developed a reputation as a popular film location, featuring in blockbuster movies such as Harry Potter and TV dramas including Downton Abbey. These additional enterprises make the Estate one of the larger employers in the area. Alnwick Castle Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in the country and home to the Percy f... Alnwick Gardens The Duchess of Northumberland is the driving force behind this extraordinary contemporary ga... Case Study PERCY FARMS The headquarters of Percy Farms, the in-hand arable enterprise at Northumberland Estates, is at Ratcheugh Farm near Alnwick. Operating with a seven mile radius, farm manager, George Daniel looks after 3,660 arable acres (1,481 ha) with cropping including winter wheat and barley, oilseed rape and spring beans. Conservation and farming work hand in hand throughout, with an award winning grey partridge conservation project covering around 80 per cent of the arable acreage. In addition much the farmland has been entered into conservation schemes such as Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) and Higher Level (HLS) Stewardship agreements. This, however, does not preclude the use of new technology within the farming enterprise, which utilises GPS mapping systems to ensure accuracy when applying sprays and fertilizer, and yield and soil mapping to assist in the accurate application of lime, phosphate and other additives. MEET THE TEAM Christopher Hunwick Archivist +44 (0)1665 510777 Susan Richardson HR Manager +44 (0) 1665 511087 MORE ABOUT NORTHUMBERLAND ESTATES Film & Media Alnwick Castle and Hulne Park have been the chosen location for a wide range of films and TV programmes ove... READ MORE Collections & Archives Generations of the Percy family have demonstrated a passion for collecting. As a result Northumberland Esta... READ MORE Farming Northumberland Estates owns some 100,000 acres (almost 40,500ha) of land, the majority being farmland. Of t... READ MORE FEATURED PROPERTY RENT Northumberland Retail Park 498 5000 Sq. ft MORE DETAILS Estate Office, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NQ +44 (0)1665 510777 info@northumberlandestates.co.uk Quick Links PROPERTY PROPERTY SEARCH OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WALKS & TRAILS VACANCIES ABOUT US Useful Links THE ALNWICK GARDEN ALNWICK CASTLE SYON PARK Quick Contact SUBMIT TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY MODERN SLAVERY & HUMAN TRAFFICKING POLICY COPYRIGHT © THE NORTHUMBERLAND ESTATES 2021 • CREATED BY THE WORKS DIGITAL