Chalk Farm Estate, TN15

The Chalk Farm Estate offers endless shoot location opportunities across its 2,500 acres of downland landscape. Whilst showcasing a peaceful and unspoilt slice of the Kent countryside, the Estate is still within just an hour’s drive of central London.

Largely an arable farm, the Estate also manages over 500 acres of woodland (including a pinetum), a mix of grass pastures and swathes of wilderness areas and watercourses. Mixing upland and lowland landscapes, the far-reaching views are stunning.

At the heart of the Estate is the mansion house, dating back to the early 1600s. An imposing family home surrounded by formal gardens, delightful outbuildings and sweeping drives, the family are open to offering the house as a shoot location, as well as accommodation for those who need it. Peppered across the Estate are further houses, cottages and farmyards.

• Historic mansion house, originally built in the early 1600s with large formal gardens and far-reaching views, an original squash court, an orangery and an informal kitchen garden
• Courtyard outbuildings and other farm yards and cottages
• Tree-lined avenues, sweeping drives and incredible views from many aspects
• Arable land and grass fields, plus wild and grassy areas on steep hillsides and outcrops
• 500 acres of woodland, including coppiced areas, clearings, trackways and a beautiful pinetum
• On the far side of the Estate, the view towards London reaches the Shard and City of London in the distance.
• Lakes (with folly) and streams

Getting to Chalk Farm Estate

By car: Just 1 hour’s drive from the city of London, 20 minutes from the M25.

By train: 40 minutes from London Victoria to the village station which is just a 1 minute drive to the Estate.

Facilities on the Farm

• Heating & Energy:
  • Electricity supplied through a renewable energy tariff (NPower Green Tariff)
  • Solar panels are available on-site for renewable power systems (owned by the farm) for heating and electricity use
  • Renewable heating systems include wood chip/biomass boiler (for main house), estate-grown timber heating, and ground source heat pump (in one of the cottages)
  • Single phase power supplies outlets are located at 6 different places around house and gardens. Additionally the max amp supply is 63 amps
• Water Supply:
  • Pipe water is available on site as well as rainwater harvesting, underground tanks, and lakes
• Public Transportation & Vehicle Use:
  • Plenty of parking areas (i.e. 200 cars have parked in various parts of the farm)
  • Tech base available for crew size 500+ with tracking
  • Court Yard EV charging pints available on-site
  • Accessible public transportation (i.e. Kemsing Station) and local taxi firms that can support airport / station transfers
  • On-farm vehicles (third party provider) can be provided for getting around the site but require farm owner/team to drive.
• Accommodation & Available Spaces:
  • 10 minute local hotel and B&B accommodations available
  • Spaces available for used by crews include toilets (If so, how many and location), handwashing facilities, green rooms, production office space, meeting rooms, and prop storage
• Waste, Recycling & Repurposing:
  • Recycling facilities are available on site include mixed recycling, glass, metal, cardboard/paper, and plastic
  • Composting facilities are available on site include green waste composting.
  • Specialist waste areas managed on-site include agricultural waste
  • General waste bins, recycling bins, skips, and waste collection service can be provided for productions. Additionally, waste contractors can be hired to support production waste and recycling
  • Open to providing storage areas for future productions, reusing or repurposing materials, props or set-build items on the farm
• Catering & Food:
  • On-site facilities are available for a crew’s catering needs including simple tea-making and washing up facility, undercover dining areas, indoor seating, and outdoor seating
  • Surplus food from productions can be used, redistributed or shared locally on the farm
• Equipment for Hire and Support:
  • The team on the Estate have a refreshing can-do attitude to making things happen. No challenge is unsurpassable.
  • Farm items, materials or props can be made available for productions to use on site include hay/straw bales, animals, fencing/gates, farm vehicles/machinery, tools and equipment
  • On-site support to crew form the farm includes earthworks support, grounds-keeping support, supply of farm props/materials, driving of farm vehicles, practical production assistance, and animal handling
• Biodiversity & Nature:
  • Plants, foliage and other natural materials can be sourced from the farm and retained for future use, reused on the farm, and composted