Adam John Lincoln Henson (born 8 January 1966)
Early career
Born on the farm he now works, Bemborough Farm near
Guiting Power,
Gloucestershire, he was educated at Cheltenham College and later at Westwood's Grammar School,
Northleach.
Henson did some work at the Chatsworth Estate, and gained an HND in Agriculture at Seale-Hayne Agricultural College in
Newton Abbot,
Devon, where he met his business partner and friend Duncan Andrews. After graduation, the pair travelled for over a year through Australia working on
sheep station and arable stations, then a kiwi plantation in New Zealand, before returning to
tea plantation in the Atherton Tablelands in
Queensland. After diving on the Great Barrier Reef, they returned via California and Canada.
Henson now runs the Cotswold Farm Park which his father started, which attracts over 70,000 visitors per annum.
Adam Henson and Duncan Andrews took on the lease of Bemborough Farm from his father in 1998, and the pair now jointly run the estate, growing
wheat,
Barley and
Rapeseed, alongside a flock of 350 commercial
Sheep and numerous rare breeds of farm animals.
TV career
Henson broke into television work in 2001 when he was successful in gaining a presenting position on the
BBC's
Countryfile programme, after it ran a presenter search. Since this time he has worked on programmes such as
Countryfile Summer Diaries and
Inside Out. Due to his extensive farming knowledge, he has also worked on BBC Radio 4's
On Your Farm and
Farming Today, and the joint presenter with
Kate Humble of
Lambing Live.
He now has a wider presenting portfolio, which includes BBC's Gardener's World Live in June 2010.
At a farmers' conference in St Mellion in 2011, Cornwall, Henson revealed he received death threats against his children after he presented reports on Countryfile about badger culling.
In November 2013 he starred alongside Nigel Slater on BBC's Nigel and Adam's Farm Kitchen.
Books
Henson is a well published author with 6 books geared towards adult and two for kids as well as a book only available in audio book form.
Personal life
Henson's grandfather
Leslie Henson, was a music hall and musical comedy comedian and actor. His farmer father
Joe Henson MBE,
[ Joe Henson MBE: A year to remember cotswoldlife.co.uk, 17 November 2011.] presented a countryside TV programme with
Angela Rippon and
Phil Drabble; while his uncle,
Nicky Henson, was a successful actor and his cousin
Christian Henson is a composer. Henson is married to Charlotte "Charlie" Henson and has two children.
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Countryfile: Adam's Farm: My Life on the Land (2011)
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Cotswold Farm Park (2012)
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Like Farmer Like Son (2016)
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A Farmer and His Dog (2017)
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A Breed Apart: My Adventures with Britain’s Rare Breeds (2019)
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Two for Joy: The myriad ways to enjoy the countryside (2023)
Kids books
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A Year on Adam's Farm (2021) Board book
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Curious Questions From Adam’s Farm (2024) Preschool
Audible exclusive
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Christmas on the Farm: Wintry Tales from a Life Spent Working with Animals (2023)
