Ambleside Farm
Bank in Winterton

Ambleside Farm is situated on the banks of the Little Tugela River close to the small town of Winterton in the central Drakensberg Mountains, in the province of Kwazulu/Natal South Africa.
Our animals are raised on fresh locally produced feed ingredients and our complete feed is hormone and growth promoter free.
We are also involved in agri tourism and have a self catering cottage on the farm called Ambleside Cottage which sleeps 8 people.

Our business is constantly evolving and adapting to the needs of our customers. Ambleside Farm was established by Geoffrey Luffingham in 1936, who decided to focus his farming efforts primarily on pig production and dairying. One of the main drawcards is our own locally grown range of delicious Pork products. Ambleside Cottage is situated on the banks of the Little Tugela River, which rises at the head of the Injasuti Valley on top of the Drakensberg Mountains. The Cottage is a double volume building with open plan kitchen and lounge. It is a three bedroom unit with one bedroom upstairs with ensuite shower room. Regular audits by both Abattoir hygiene and animal welfare experts, as well as state officials, ensure an exceptional product with extended shelf life. Opened in 2009 to service the local community, Kwa Phakamisa Meats is a factory shop in the true sense of the word. From back bacon to smoked bones, pork steaks & eisbein, we offer to the public a retail shop at wholesale prices. Griddle Quality Brands (GQB) supplies hotels, restaurants, retailers as well as smaller B & B’s and individual households Weekly delivery schedules For larger concerns we can process and invoice monthly orders with customer pre-scheduled weekly deliveries to help facilitate storage. He arrived in Durban in 1931 on a Royal Enfield Motorbike with a suitcase and a tenner in his trousers. Here he worked in a piggery for Bunny Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin’s cousin. Five years later he bought Riverside Farm in Winterton. He started pig farming, and dutifully walked his pigs from the farm to the local railways to be transported to Eskort Bacon Factory. My grandfather was a respected member of the community who was instrumental in planting the avenue of London planes now lining the entrance to Winterton. In 1968, his son, Nigel took over the running of the farm. Nigel slaughtered his own pigs via a pig abattoir in Glencoe, and marketed them in KZN, OFS and as far afield as Cape Town. His son Lance took over the running of the farm in Abattoir hygiene and animal welfare experts and state officials make regular audits. This ensures an exceptional product with extended shelf life, as well as traceability from farm of origin to retail destination. Loving Hams is aptly derived from our family surname, Luffingham. Our success lies in the pride of our heritage, and our commitment to a quality product in combination with excellent customer service.