Our Hops & Hop Garden
Jul 31, 2026
Too many males in the Hop Garden!
A quick look around the hop garden shows a lot of male hop plants this year.
It’s the female plants which produce the...
Read more
Jul 22, 2026
Burrs burst through in the Hop Garden
It’s all change in the Hop Garden where the very first spiky burrs are starting to show on the Fuggles hop plants!
...
Read more
Jul 16, 2026
Hop Garden Open Evening on 26th August
Join us for our Hop Garden Open Evening 2026 on Wednesday 26th August from 6pm - 8pm.
The team will be on hand to sho...
Read more
Jun 25, 2026
Pins put on a show
Out in the Hop Garden the hop plants are producing their pins.
These tiny little sprouting buds are the pre-cursors ...
Read more
Jun 19, 2026
A little way to go for the longest day
According to the traditional, rural saying, the hops should be at the top of the wires by the longest day, June 21st....
Read more
Jun 12, 2026
Beavers help in hop garden
The Hop Garden played host to Beavers from the 5th Farnham (Bourne) Scouts this week.
Working towards their Gardener...
Read more
Jun 5, 2026
Triumphant Twiddlers!
The team of Twiddlers has done it! The whole Hop Garden has been twiddled – that’s every one of the 6,500 hop plants...
Read more
Jun 5, 2026
Scouts learning in the hop garden
St Peter and Paul Scouts from Godalming joined Estate Manager Matthew in the Hop Garden this week.
Working towards th...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more
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...
Read more