The application deadline is March 25, and interviews will be held in April

Four farms in Cambridgeshire are offering 10-year leases for developing rural businesses. Cambridgeshire County Council’s Farms Estate, one of the largest publicly owned estates in England and Wales, is offering the leases starting from October 2026.

The four farms offering leases this year are Roswells Farm in Warboys, Flegcroft Farm in Whittlesey, Red House Farm near March, and Whitehall Farm in Littleport. Each of the farms also comes with a house and various outbuildings. The properties are being offered on a 10-year farm business tenancy.

Roswells Farm is the largest of the available farms with just under 345 acres of land along with a four-bedroom detached house, and five general-purpose storage buildings.

Flegcroft Farm is set in over 300 acres of land including a reservoir of approximately 12,000m3. The tenancy includes a four-bedroom bungalow with solar panels along with additional buildings, such as an office and meeting room.

Red House Farm is also available with just under 170-acres of land. The farm comes with a three-bedroom detached bungalow and a general-purpose building.

Continually, Whitehall Farm in Littleport is just under 50-acres and has been run as a market garden for many years, growing a wide range of vegetables for sale at Cambridgeshire markets. The farm comes with a three-bedroom detached bungalow and a general-purpose building.

The application deadline is March 25, and interviews will be held in April.

Chair of the Assets and Procurement Committee, Cllr Karen Young, said: “We’re very lucky in Cambridgeshire to have access to vast amounts of rural land. With this, comes opportunity and we’re pleased to be able to offer some of this land to those with ambitions to start, or develop a business.”

Cllr Young added: “We’re open to all sorts of suggestions that help to support our vison of creating a healthy, fair and sustainable Cambridgeshire, so if you have a business idea, we’d encourage you to enquire before the deadline.”

Further details about the farms and the application process can be found here.