Welcome to Defford -
Croft Farm

Whether you come to Croft Farm by road or air, you will immediately be aware that you are in the heart of a very picturesque part of England.  Situated next to Bredon Hill, between the Cotswold Edge to the east and the Malvern Hills to the west, Croft Farm is surrounded by the landscape that has inspired the music of Edward Elgar and the poetry of A.E. Houseman among others.  Locally, extensive evidence remains of medieval field systems.  The small fields with ridge and furrow confirm this convincingly from the air.

Five minutes walk will take you to The Oak Pub or to Revill's Farm Shop which serves Lunches and Afternoon Tea.  If you want a novel reason to visit, buy your high quality fruit and vegetables which, depending on the season, may well have been grown within your circuit. 

Croome Park, Capability' Brown's first complete landscape park, owned by the National Trust is near by. The NT have now also bought the manson, and have restored a wartime building with eating facilities. They are expecting a fly past by the BBMF Lancaster Bomber on 12th July 2008.

Bicycles are available on the airfield to allow you to wander the local lanes and explore, and there are local taxi firms that can take you further afield.  Further away, but within easy reach, is the Three Counties Show Ground near Malvern which is the venue for a wide range of events throughout the year.  Pershore and Tewkesbury with their Abbey sites and Worcester with its Cathedral, which is the resting place of King John, are close by and offer an opportunity to explore their Tudor lanes and alleys.

The disused airfield next to the strip was the site of wartime radar development.  The Instrument Landing System was developed from the wartime work of the Blind Landing Evaluation Unit (BLEU) at Defford.

To get in touch with us please email info@defford-croftfarm.co.uk