Pippa Middleton and her husband James Matthews have reportedly sold Bucklebury Farm, a petting zoo and safari park they purchased for £800,000. The couple had invested heavily in transforming the struggling attraction into a thriving business, adding a café, farm shop, and tractor rides.
The 70-acre farm in West Berkshire, near the Middleton family home, had been a popular destination, with visitor numbers limited to 400 per day. The venture was estimated to have contributed £2.3 million to the local economy. However, recent reports indicate the farm was sold after incurring losses.
Bucklebury Farm was home to a variety of animals, including four breeds of deer, Berkshire pigs, goats, alpacas, donkeys, ponies, lambs, and chickens. The couple had also registered a company called 'Pippa's Playground', though its purpose remains unclear.
Pippa and James Matthews, who also own a £17 million Chelsea townhouse and have use of the Matthews family's Scottish estate, are following in the footsteps of her parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, as self-made millionaires with business investments.
