About Appledore Turkeys
Four Generations
Our family-run business has a farming heritage dating back to 1940 when Grandfather Frank Wreathall first started rearing turkeys.
In 2019, we introduced traditionally reared free-range geese to the farm.
Today Clive, Andrew, Bryony and Jack Wreathall farm over 3,000 acres of Crown Estate farmland on the Romney Marsh in Kent and are passionate about the food they produce.
Take a look around our farm
In this two-minute video, Andrew and Clive Wreathall show you around the farm and explain how their turkeys are reared and cared for.
Traditional animal husbandry
We are members of the Traditional Farm Fresh Turkey Association, which sets the standard for top quality in Christmas turkeys.
We ensure every bird on our farm receives the highest care and attention. Using traditional animal husbandry, we give all our free-range birds a long and healthy life.
From the day they arrive at the farm as chicks, the turkeys and geese are fed on a natural wheat and vegetable diet, free of additives, drugs or growth promoters.
Reared with the greatest care for welfare and the environment, the birds are housed in buildings giving both natural light and ventilation, with the free range turkeys and geese roaming grassy paddocks during the day. At night all the birds are bedded down on the farm’s home-grown wheat straw.
Allowed to grow slowly to full maturity, Appledore Turkeys and Geese have a distinctive taste and texture that is certain to deliver a truly special Christmas meal.
