Morghew Park · Location hire
Three square miles of Kent, on camera.
Morghew Park has much to offer production companies as a large and versatile outdoor location in mid-Kent, less than two hours from London.
In summary
Unspoilt Wealden upland, classic marshland and mature woodland, all currently operated as a working commercial arable farm.
On locationThe landscape
From Wealden upland to open marsh
The Estate comprises about 2000 acres, or three square miles, of unspoilt Kentish countryside, currently operated as a commercial arable farm.
The landscape is split between traditional Wealden upland, with its small fields, hawthorn hedges and oak trees, descending steeply in places onto classic marshland of larger fields, dykes and willow beds. Included in this is about 200 acres of mature woodland, most of which is well accessible using all-weather farm and forestry tracks.
What the Estate can offer
Facilities, in no particular order
From pyrotechnic-friendly emptiness to steam trains passing on cue, the Estate offers production crews an unusual breadth of settings.
Public rights of way
The middle portion of the Estate has more than a square mile of country with roads but no buildings or public rights of way, making it suitable for action filming involving pyrotechnics. None of the woods are hampered by rights of way either.
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Steam trains
The Kent and East Sussex heritage railway crosses the Estate, adjoining our land on both sides of the track for about a mile and a half. On the eastern side the land rises steeply, so trains can be filmed from high ground. Think The Railway Children.
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Woodland
200 acres of almost exclusively broad-leafed woodland, well served by roadways. Some woods are broadly flat; most are cut with deep gullies and carefully mown grass rides, split between well-managed compartments and relatively wild areas.
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The Morghew Shoot
The Estate is home to The Morghew Shoot, with all the paraphernalia associated with pheasant rearing, such as pens and incubators. During the season, October to January, it can stage driven shooting for the cameras.
About the shoot
Farming operation
Combine harvesters, tractors and sprayers, plus two army lorries: a 1950s ex-US Army REO Whistler and a 1968 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404S. There are 1970s Atcost buildings, potato storage, and both modern and old-fashioned grain storage.
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Water and fishing
Two adjoining reservoirs with a combined area of five acres, several lakes, and about five miles of riverbank on two minor Kentish watercourses. The reservoirs contain carp, and the lake holds pike to 32lbs.
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Enquiries
Talk to us about your production
To discuss any of this or to arrange a visit, please call Tom Lewis on 07802 609 661. Please note access restrictions apply to film and photo location work: access is exclusively from the Estate's new grain store on the A28 adjacent to Rolvenden Station, postcode TN17 4JP.