The Bristol office of accountancy and investment management group Smith & Williamson staged an exclusive day out at the Royal Farms at Windsor for members of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV).
The guided tour of the 15,800-acre estate included visits to the Queen Victoria’s Dairy, Frogmore House Gardens, Ascot Racecourse and Savill Gardens. The day concluded with a black tie dinner at Savill Court hotel.
The estate visit was part of a two-day event which included the CAAV annual conference and AGM attended by valuers’ associations from across the UK.
Smith & Williamson head of private client tax services in Bristol, Jerry Barnes, and Peter Skelly, manager of landed estates, attended the event on behalf of the firm.
Jerry said: “We were honoured to sponsor the estate visit at this year’s event. It was great to meet members of CAAV from across the UK and to take part in such a prestigious event. Supporting CAAV and the work they do has been a pleasure.”
CAAV, formed in 1910, is a professional body representing 2,600 members in England, Scotland and Wales who practice a diverse range of agricultural and rural work from professional advice and valuation expertise and tenancy matters to sale and purchase of farms and land.
CAAV works closely with organisations representing rural interests, such as Smith & Williamson and other professional bodies, to provide expert advice on countryside-related issues.
Pictured, from left: Jerry Barnes of Smith & Williamson’s Bristol office, CAAV president Simon Pallett and deputy ranger of Windsor Great Park Philip Everett.
