Santa returns to Brogdale Farm in 2025! Nestled inside the Tiddly Pomme shop, Santa’s gingerbread grotto is the perfect place for families to make Christmas memories. Across three weekends before Christmas, Brogdale Farm will host a grotto, pop-up shops with festive gifts, sell real Christmas trees from The Wonky Parsnip, and warm mulled cider from […]
A Brogdale Collections Orchard Pass offers a unique and enriching experience for horticulture, nature and fruit enthusiasts. With a pass you can gain unlimited access for orchard walks and guided tours of the National Fruit Collection during every season from blossom, cherries, plums, apples and pears. We also have a fabulous line up of free […]
Pickled pears are a stylish treat, spooned out of the jar with little of the syrup. The perfect accompaniment to cheese and cold cuts on Christmas Day, or a lovely homemade gift. Recipe courtesy of our friends at Wasted Kitchen. INGREDIENTS 1 kg Pears – you want them to be reasonably hard so that they […]
Brogdale Collections Charity is taking part in the Kent Big Weekend this June and the ballot is now open! Do not miss the opportunity to WIN 20 pairs of tickets for Brogdale and other amazing attractions in Kent over the weekend of 24th & 25th June. What is the Kent Big Weekend about? […]
Discover The National Fruit Collection with our season’s guide to see when you might want to visit.. You can also download a pdf version by clicking here. Blossom The Blossom display at Brogdale is like no other, with different varieties and fruits blooming between March and May with colours from bright white to fuscia pink, […]
We had an amazing 2022 for Kent school trips here at Brogdale Collections and loved welcoming all the different classes. We hope to see you again this year for more fun hands-on learning! Great value day out to remember, that meets your curriculum needs! We provide fun, fruit-filled Kent school trips, where […]
What is fruit tree grafting? Fruit tree grafting is a historic propagation method where a stem (scion) is fused to a rootstock to create a new plant. The purpose of fruit tree grafting is to take one plant’s qualities and merge them with the roots of a stronger, resilient, already established plant. By choosing the […]
Winter Pruning Insights from John Easton for fruit trees – Summer/ Autumn 2022 and How to prepare for 2023. Tis the season to be winter pruning… Gardeners know that growing can often be a challenge, but even accepting that is sometimes not enough. Following the rules of growing and winter pruning you may think that […]
Give the gift of a rural experience for Christmas Brogdale Collections in Faversham has a packed programme of rural workshops planned for 2022 which are perfect gifts for anyone who loves growing, making or nature. Many of the courses take place in the orchards and buildings at Brogdale and are delivered by friendly, knowledgeable specialists. […]
Volunteers and gleaners have helped save the apple harvest at Brogdale Collections.
