Buckinghamshire
Ward’s Hurst Farm, Ivinghoe
ConfirmedLesser-known
- On screen
- Farm explosion
- Where
- Ashridge Estate, near Ringshall and Tring (Herts/Bucks border)
- Time & access
- Private farmland; keep to public footpaths.
In the film
Farmer Arthur Webley’s farm, with its stash of illegal guns and the old sea mine that ends up exploding.
History in brief
Ward’s Hurst Farm is on the National Trust’s Ashridge Estate in the Chiltern Hills, near Ringshall and Tring on the Hertfordshire–Buckinghamshire border. It is not in Somerset, despite being Sandford’s farm on screen. Ivinghoe Beacon, where the ancient Ridgeway path begins, is a short walk to the north.
The place today
A working farm on the Ashridge Estate, managed by the National Trust.
Always check opening times, access rules and travel advice before you go.