Members enjoy estate tour of Quex Park as CLA South East kicks off 2023 AGM season

Kent branch begins this summer's busy programme of events
Written by Mike Sims. First published on 23 May 2023, and most recently revised on 25 May 2023.
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Quex Park in Kent was the venue for the 2023 AGM and summer event.

Members enjoyed a tour of the fascinating Quex Park estate in Kent this week, marking the start of CLA South East's 2023 AGM season.

Quex Park operates in the farming, leisure and property sectors. The team farms over 1,000 acres with a further 1,200 acres under contract agreements with other farmers.

Main crops include wheat, oilseed rape, oats, beans, potatoes and vining pea seed, and on the marshland a herd of Sussex cattle is grazed.
In recent years, Quex Park has widened its income streams by re-purposing disused agricultural buildings, transforming it into an educational and visitor destination too.

This includes a hugely successful farm shop, restaurant, two schools, livery stables and riding schools, alongside an events calendar that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year.

The event was kindly supported by Kreston Reeves and Birketts, with talks from CLA Deputy President Victoria Vyvyan and Estate Managing Director Anthony Curwen.

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Quex Park operates in the farming, leisure and property sectors.