Our Hops & Hop Garden
May 27, 2026
Hoppers feel the heat
The Hoppers are feeling the heat in the hop garden..… but these volunteer stalwarts are still going strong despite th...
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May 15, 2026
Hop Blessing 2026 dodged the showers!
The spectacular thunder and lightning display over the hop garden didn’t deter our guests at last night’s Hop Blessin...
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May 14, 2026
Stringing 2026 Comes to a Close
Stringing is over for another year!
Estate Manager Matthew has managed to string the whole Brewery hop garden singl...
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May 1, 2026
Twiddling 2026 gets underway
Come rain or shine the Hoppers are hard at work in the Hop Garden.
This year’s twiddling – the important task of w...
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Apr 23, 2026
Hop shoots go wild!
It’s good news in the hop garden – Estate Manager Matthew is over halfway through stringing.
Now the wind has died...
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Apr 9, 2026
Sheep on the move
Its' been a short sojourn for the sheep in the Hop Garden!
Their visit, and now the grass, has indeed been very shor...
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Apr 1, 2026
Sheep to the rescue!
Disaster! Estate Manager Matthew has run out of coconut coir to string the hop garden.
But ever-resourceful Matthew...
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Mar 20, 2026
Stringing 2026 Starts!
Spring has sprung and stringing has begun!
With singing skylarks and grazing sheep for company, Estate Manager Matt...
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Mar 19, 2026
2026 Hop Garden Tours Open
Booking for the Brewery's very own Hop Garden Tours is open for the summer of 2026.
Open on selected Sundays at 12pm...
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Mar 5, 2026
Hop Blessing 2026 on Ascension Day
Join us on Ascension Day - Thursday 14th May 2026 - in the Hop Garden for our annual Hop Blessing, and back by popula...
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Feb 26, 2026
A soggy start to 2026 in the hop garden
With record-breaking rainfall and some areas experiencing rain on nearly every single day of 2026 so far, the year ha...
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Feb 20, 2026
Sheep take up residence in the hop garden!
Take a look at our new VIP grazers in the hop garden.
In another step towards making our business more sustainable, ...
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