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Around the Duchy
The Hereford Estate
The Hereford Estate, which is made up by Guy’s Estate and Harewood Park, was acquired by the Duchy of Cornwall as part of the Prudential Assurance Company’s Rural Portfolio in 2000.
The estate extends to 4,674 hectares, consisting of mostly Grade 2 land, with equal small amounts of Grade 1 and Grade 3 land. It covers some 15 miles from the southern end at Ross-on-Wye to just north of Hereford, and falls into six sections, mostly agricultural, with around 500 hectares of spectacular woodland and a scattering of residential properties.
There are 130 tenancies of various kinds and the estate benefits greatly from the inherent fertility and workability of its soil. It has high landscape quality, with an unspoilt and peaceful atmosphere in the Herefordshire countryside.
One of the jewels in the crown of the Hereford Estate is Harewood Park, a group of derelict former homesteads and parkland which is being brought back to life by the Duchy of Cornwall. To learn more about this rural regeneration project click here.