ABOUT US
Where it all began
We’re Nat, Archie and Meg, the Browning siblings, and this has always been home. Our great-great-grandfather, Richard Browning-Smith, bought Tey Brook Farm in the early 1900s. Our great-grandfather, Bob, took it on in 1933, followed by his son, our grandad, Roger, in 1958, and our dad, Richard, in 1980. The farm has passed through steady hands and occasional chaos, but it’s still the same patch of land that has kept our family rooted for over a century.
Four generations later, it remains a truly family-run farm. Our dad still tends the land, our mum’s studio looks out over the woodland she helped to grow, and our grannies, Rosemary and Bridget, now in their nineties, still live here with us. Their presence is a daily reminder of how deeply the farm connects us all, a place shaped by time, care and the kind of togetherness that can only come from living side by side for so many years.
Childhood at Tey Brook
Growing up here meant space to roam and plenty to do. After school we would help grade onions, plant vegetables or pack veg boxes with handwritten menus tucked inside. Friends coming to play often found themselves roped into jobs around the farm or exploring the woods and river with us.
There were fishing and camping trips with Dad at what is now the wedding lake, baking lessons with Granny, and even the occasional “running away from home”, which only ever got as far as our grandparents' one hundred metres up the lane.
Those years blended work and play in a way that shaped how we see the world and the farm today.
Farming with patience
When Dad took over in 1980, the farm was all straight lines and machinery. Having studied at Cirencester, he came home ready to follow tradition but it did not take long for him to start questioning the way things were done. In the 1990s, when genetically modified crops were being pushed, he went the other way and began the shift to organic farming.
Since then, he has spent decades bringing life back to the land, planting woodland after the storm of 1987, replanting hedgerows that had been stripped out years before and finding ways to balance farming with biodiversity. His focus now is the vineyard, a project that carries his same patience and care. The vines are still young but they mark a new chapter for the farm and a continuation of the values that have always guided it.
Creativity runs wild
Our mum, Lucy, has always seen the farm differently. She is a sculptor, and her studio sits on the farm where Archie now works alongside her. Together, they have created the sculpture trail that winds through the trees of Tey Brook Orchard.
Always in awe of history, Lucy’s deep respect for the generations who have tended the farm since the Bronze Age is reflected in her work. Both Lucy and Archie draw inspiration from the landscape; Lucy’s creations feature flowing, birdlike or botanical forms, while Archie’s ‘tribal and prehistoric’ pieces are more intuitive. He started with large-scale abstract paintings but now focuses on stone carving, learning from traditional artisans in India, Italy, Mexico, and the UK.
The next generation
After university, Nat and Archie returned to the farm with the idea of starting something that would bring people together. That idea became Browning Bros, which began with borrowed tools and a field and has grown into a thriving events company known for its lakeside weddings, retreats and outdoor gatherings.
Today, the three of us are taking Tey Brook Farm into its next chapter. Archie and Nat continue to grow Browning Bros, welcoming guests to the farm and beyond. Meg leads the development of Tey Brook Farm wine and follows in her dad’s holistic footsteps as a Craniosacral Therapist. Together, we are building on what our parents began, finding new ways for the farm to evolve while keeping its roots firmly in the family.
Nat and Becky, as well as Archie and Majo, were both married here, surrounded by family, friends, and the same landscape that continues to shape so much of what we do together.
Looking ahead
The woodland Dad planted after the storm of ’87 is thriving, and is the backdrop to beautiful weddings and events by Browning Bros. The bees are busy, and their honey is jarred and ready to buy if you stop by the barn. The vines are taking hold on the hillside, marking the start of the next chapter for Tey Brook. The wine feels like a natural continuation of everything that’s come before, and we can’t wait to pour the first glass in 2026.
Tey Brook Farm is still growing, still changing, still teaching us what it means to belong somewhere. It’s where ideas begin, where family gathers, and where we’ll be for as long as the land will have us.