Our Hops & Hop Garden
Apr 5, 2023
Help out in the Hop Garden
With stringing underway in the hop garden, it will soon be time to set our sights on the next big challenge of “twidd...
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Mar 17, 2023
Invite to Ascension Day Hop Blessing
Join us in the Hop Garden for our annual Hop Blessing on Thursday 18th May. This year, we've added an extra traditio...
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Mar 16, 2023
Hop Garden Tours start again in Summer
Once again our hop garden here at Manor Farm will be open for guided tours on selected Thursdays and Sundays in July ...
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Mar 8, 2023
Pretty as a Picture!
As it gets light over the hop garden, the overnight snow created a beautiful snowscape.
Not quite so much fun for th...
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Mar 3, 2023
Chilly February
The chill winds of February have been blowing right across the hop garden!
Whilst most mortals want to stay wrapped ...
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Jan 27, 2023
Up with the lark!
Undaunted by the cold and drab start to the morning, Colin and Jill were up early and could be spotted in the hop gar...
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Jan 27, 2023
All Quiet in the Hop Garden
Whilst January is a quieter month, there is still plenty to report from the Hop Garden.
Bonfires have been lit to bu...
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Dec 29, 2022
Hibernating Hops!
It has definitely been a month of contrasts this December in the Hop Garden!
All the hard work from the Hoppers in g...
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Nov 25, 2022
Hops get a Dressing Down
Welcome to November’s update from a Year in the Life of our Hop Garden.
This month, Matthew finally gets to grips wit...
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Oct 28, 2022
October's News from the Hop Garden
Welcome to the October update from a Year in the Life of our Hop Garden.
After the excitement of September and the ha...
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Oct 14, 2022
Help with Hop Dressing
The hop harvest may be well and truly over but everything is still amazingly green out in the garden despite the long...
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Sep 22, 2022
Heaps of Hops!
Thanks to our volunteers, staff, and main main Matthew, we finished our hop harvest in 2 1/2 weeks!
They powered thro...
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