Our Hops & Hop Garden
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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Feb 20, 2026
Hoppers Start of Season Get-Together
Hoppers old and new met up this week at the Start of Season get-together in the Brewery Tap. Hosted by Estate Manage...
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Jan 23, 2026
Big Garden Birdwatch is a washout!
This morning’s pre-work RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch was a washout! In the hop garden, wildlife was scarce, with the bir...
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Nov 21, 2025
Hoppers dress the hops
Hats off to the hardy Hogs Back Hoppers, who are out in the hop garden to “dress” the hops and get the hop garden rea...
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Nov 7, 2025
Hops enter CIBD competition 2025
Our 2025 hop harvest wasn’t prolific, due to the extraordinary hot and dry summer, but we have high hopes of its qual...
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