Hope Barton Barns
To the casual observer, Hope Barton Farm would appear to have altered very little since it was first built, although from a farming point of view it has changed considerably.
Together with Bolberry House Farm and South Devon Farm, Hope Barton was built for tenant farmers between 1840 and 1860 by the Earl of Devonshire who owned the parish. Each year he would spend part of the shooting season in Bolberry, but would otherwise reside at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.
He, with the assistance of 15 men and 3 girls, farmed the then 800 acres. At that time, before the arrival of any farm machinery, 23 shire horses worked the land and were stabled on the two farms. The other stock consisted of 400 pigs, 35 South Devon dairy cows and a bull, 200 Galloway beef cattle and bulls with their distinctive white stripe, and 1000 South Devon X sheep.
Over the years the structures themselves have changed little. The plaques all have meaning to the properties. The Dairy was used for milking the cows, the Ciderpress was used for making cider. Check out the website to see more information about each property we have here on site.
