Events & Activities
Faversham Miniature Railway
Usually March until October
Historic 9" gauge railway at Brogdale Farm. Open to the public most Sundays from 11am.
Please check their Facebook page for updates before heading to Brogdale Farm, linked below.
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Brogdale Car Meet
Starting 14th March & running every second Saturday
Join The Courtyard at Brogdale for the Brogdale Car Meet. Starting 14th March and running every second Saturday.
Come down for a relaxed morning of great cars, good vibes, and a catch up with fellow enthusiasts.
All makes & models welcome – whether you’re showing or just having a browse.
On-site refreshments available:
🥓 Bacon bap/
🌭 Sausage bap/
☕ includes Instant tea or coffee
➡️ £5
Click on the link for the Courtard's Facebook page for more details.
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Mother's Day Afternoon Tea
15th March 2026
Mother’s Day Special Afternoon Tea at The Courtyard at Brogdale – Just £20 per person.
Treat Mum to a delightful afternoon filled with delicious treats and quality time together.
Enjoy a beautifully prepared selection including:
🥪 Freshly made finger sandwiches
🍓 Warm scones served with clotted cream & jam
🍰 A tempting selection of homemade cakes
☕ Your choice of tea or coffee
Call to book: 07772012851
📅 Limited availability – advance booking recommended.
For more details click on link for The Courtyard's Facebook link.
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Wonky Parsnip Plant Sales
3rd & 11th of April and 4th & 25th May
Join the Wonky Parsnip for a fantastic plant sale featuring 100% home-grown plants! Their selection will include a variety of species chosen for their superior flavour and appearance.
Come along to buy home-grown plants with superior flavour and appearance at great prices. It's also a great opportunity to gain expert advice from our knowledgeable team
The plant sale will be taking place in the courtyard at Brogdale Farm from 10am, just outside the farm shop.
Cash and card payments.
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Wonky Parsnip Market Garden Tour
2nd August 2026
Laura, the owner of The Wonky Parsnip, will be present to lead you on a culinary and horticultural journey through the Wonky Parsnip market garden.
Spend the morning exploring the 15 acres across five fields where Laura cultivates over 150 varieties of produce. She will provide insights into her unique methods, which are designed to suit the farm, her customers, and minimize the need for artificial interventions. We will wonder through the pumpkin patch, perennial veg, annual veg, squash courgettes and beans and end up at tomato town and the plant nursery.
As you taste both traditional and unusual varieties of produce, you'll quickly realize this is not your typical farm. Specialising in flavour over yield, your taste buds are in for a delight. For those interested in growing your own food at home, bring a camera and a notebook, and feel free to ask any questions you have.
The tour concludes with a cold drink in a picturesque area of the farm near the polytunnels, which are cultivating some exceptionally rare heritage tomatoes that are extraordinary. Feel free to taste some and learn how we maximize a small space to grow a large quantity of tomatoes each year.
There will also be an opportunity to purchase plants from Wonky Parsnip's small plant nursery, they take cash or card.
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Hanami Blossom Days
11-12th April 2026
Celebrate the start of spring! Discover Japanese art & culture amidst the breathtaking blossoming orchards.
Celebrate cherry blossom in Kent and discover traditions, tastes, arts and culture of Japan. A unique opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in Japanese culture amidst the breathtaking backdrop of stunning pink and white blossoming orchards in springtime.
National Fruit Collection guides will be leading tours of the blossom orchards and ornamental cherry trees each day. Visitors will be able to picnic under the stunning trees in blossom and celebrate the start of spring as the Hanami tradition suggests.
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Beastie Days at Brogdale
7 April, 26 May, 20 August
Meet giant insects – Bug hunt – Outdoor craft – Bring a picnic – Enjoy a day at Brogdale Farm.
Come and join Brogdale Collections for a day of mini-beastie fun! A day of exploring Brogdale and discovering fantastic bugs & mini beasts.
Close Encounters with the LIVE BUGS! : Meet an impressive collection of mega bugs, including giant cockroaches, millipedes, tarantulas, scorpions, stick insects, snails and more!
The displays are educational, fun and packed full of weird, wonderful and cute animals, that children wouldn’t usually get a chance to meet including snails, scorpions, beetle larvae, tarantulas and lots more.
The displays allow children to become involved and close up to a variety of animals either by touching, holding or just by looking.
Orchard Bug Explorers: Hunt for bugs in the orchards, meadow and wildlife garden. See where they live in the wild! Learn all about these interesting creatures and why they are so important to us. You will be led by our education leader who will help you find the best beasties at Brogdale!
Outdoor Craft: Make your very own bugs and beasts to take home using modelling clay and scavenged beastie bits!
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Teddy Bear's Blossom Picnic
8th April 2026
Blossom walk – Teddy bears’ picnic – Blossom crafts – Teddy songs, stories and parachuting
Teddy Bears’ Picnic: Spring is one of the most beautiful and exciting times of the year here at Brogdale Collections. The trees are bursting with blossom and the hum of bees fills the air. What better way to spend the day than on a family picnic in the beautiful surroundings of the blossom-covered orchard! Bring your favourite teddy bears to share your picnic and to join in with crafts, songs and stories.
There are lots of activities to keep your little ones engaged and amused. Head out through the orchards with your teddy bears and try and match the different shades of pink blossom, from delicate pastels to vibrant pinks, as you follow the blossom walk.
Join Brogdale Collections with your teddys at the picnic area to get crafty with some blossom themed activities to create and take home with you. Come and listen to stories, sing teddy themed songs and join us for Teddy Bear Parachuting! Plenty of fun for you and your teddys.
Bring your picnic favourites to relax and enjoy in the beautiful surroundings at Brogdale.
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Easter at Brogdale
3rd - 5th April 2026
For 3 days over Easter Brogdale Collections opens its beautiful orchards for visitors to enjoy a fun-filled Easter Trail, kids activities and food.
During the bank holiday Easter Weekend, families can take part in a trail through the orchards, have fun making Easter crafts, and kids can have their faces painted, all included in the ticket price. Look out for the Easter Bunny hopping around the orchards waiting to say hello!
April is a stunning time of year in Brogdale’ s orchards when thousands of fruit trees will be bursting with blossom. Brogdale Farm will be full of birds, insects and nature. It’s a great time to visit our wildlife garden and there’s also a lovely playground and brand-new Trim Trail for children to enjoy.
Great opportunity to get out in the orchards for some fresh spring air and family fun, and there’s space for children to explore.
Brogdale has a café on site for food and drink and the Tiddly Pomme shop.
Brogdale has unlimited free parking & accessible toilets.
Dogs not permitted in the orchards at anytime.
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Growng Masterclass
11th April 2026
Join the Wonky Parsnip in a workshop aimed at helping you grow your own food and improve your gardening skills.
Ready to grow your own delicious, sustainable produce? Take part in a hands-on, inspiring day course designed for beginners and keen gardeners alike. Learn the art of cultivating traditional and exotic vegetables, herbs, edible flowers, and botanicals in a relaxed and beautiful farm setting.
This is a one day course held at Brogdale Farm.
Picnic lunch in the fields is provided.
Cost £95 - click on link for more details.
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Blossom Tours
28, 29 March and 18, 19, 25, 26 April 2026
Visit Brogdale Collections for guided blossom tours for the most stunning spring scenes at Brogdale Farm.
The National Fruit Collection holds over 400 cherry varieties alone. Along with the cherry trees there will be plenty of other blossoming fruit trees to see including apples, pears, quince, and plums.
The blossom tours will take you on a journey around the collections, discovering the seasonal highlights and peak blossom areas of the orchards. Ideal for the curious to learn about the National Fruit Collection or for aspiring photographers to grab those perfect shots of the blossom.
Dates: 28, 29 March, 18, 19, 25, 26 April
Times: 11.30pm and 2pm
Tours are free to Orchard Pass holders. Non Pass holders must either purchase an annual Orchard Pass online on the day (£20) or buy a Day Ticket on arrival (£10) to join the tour.
Please note: You must reserve a place on a tour, due to demand walk ups will not be possible on the day.
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PYO Fruit Weekends
13th June - 1st November 2026 (except event days)
Pick Your Own Fruit in Kent
Pick your own fruit in Kent at Brogdale's PYO Fruit Weekends! Enjoy a fun day out picking unusual varieties of cherries, plums, gages, apples and pears straight from the Brogdale Collections orchards. There are 100s of different varieties that are not available anywhere else!
PYO runs every weekend during fruit season from 13 June to 1 November (except event days), and you can harvest your own freshly picked fruit to take home. Fruit is charged by the punnet, with prices confirmed on the day.
Fruit Season Guide:
Mid June to mid July – Cherries
July and August – Plums, Gages and early Apples
September – Apples and Pears
October – Apples and Pears
PYO is FREE to enter for Orchard Pass holders or buy an Adult Entrance Ticket on the day.
Under 16s are free.
Come and join us for a fun family day out at Brogdale Farm
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Bee Safari
26th May 2026
Bee safari walk – Bee hive learning lab – Bee crafts – Mini wildflower souvenir
We’re going on a Bee Safari Hunt! Search and identify different types of pollinators and learn more about the many bee varieties.
Springtime is one of the most beautiful and exciting times of the year at Brogdale Collections, not to mention one of the busiest for all our pollinators, especially bees. So we’re going on a bee safari hunt.
Explore our ‘bee-hive’ learning lab. Discover interesting facts about bees and learn all about how honey is made from our resident bee enthusiasts.
Then encourage your children to take advantage of the sights, sounds, and smells at this time of year, by taking a walking safari with us through the meadows and Wildlife Garden. There are approximately 270 species of bee in the UK so we’ll be exploring to see what bees we can find whilst learning the importance of flower pollination to make our delicious fruit.
Once you have had a go at identifying different bees and looking at where they are happiest, why not make your very own bee craft to take home with you and create a pollinator-friendly mini wildflower patch? Take your wildflower pot back to your green space, plant, and share the joys of bee-watching with your family. Who knows, maybe you’ll spot some of the same bees visiting your mini garden as you saw in the orchards at Brogdale!
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Cherry Fair
27th-28th June 2026
Cherry Fair – Celebrate the many different flavours of cherry season!
Enjoy picking your own fruit from the Brogdale Collections orchards, tasting as many different varieties straight from the tree, guided tours of the National Fruit Collection, food and drink, and free kids’ orchard crafts and more!
Find out more about the world of cherries and discover rare and unique varieties not available in supermarkets! There are over 400 cherry varieties in the National Fruit Collection. Children are FREE to this event. Fun for all the family.
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Outdoor Cooking
6th, 7th, 18th & 19th August 2026
Visit Brogale Collections this summer for some fun, food, and fire. Get outdoors and cook over the fire with Wild Classroom, using the very best local, seasonal, and foraged foods. This two-hour workshop will include a tour of Brogdale Collections stunning Heritage fruit collection, where you and your family will be able to enjoy exploring a huge variety of heritage tree fruit including early seasonal apples and a vast array of plums, damsons, and gages.
Families will then return back to the campfire to put their freshly picked heritage fruits to culinary use. An amazing hands-on workshop where you can make seasonal delights such as apple crumble, pea and apple soup, and plum and blackberry cobbler cooked over an open fire. There will be plenty to eat and enjoy, as well as a chance to ask any outdoor cooking questions that you may have.
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Plum Weekend
15th-16th August 2026
Plum Weekend – Experience plums and all different sizes and tastes!
Come and find out all about wonderful plums at Brogdale Collections. There will be fruit tastings, guided tours of the National Fruit Collection, plum displays and free kids’ orchard crafts and more!
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn about plums and gages and discover rare and unique plum varieties not available in supermarkets! There are over 300 plum and gage varieties in the National Fruit Collection.
Children are FREE to this event.
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Pick Your Own Pumpkins Bonfire Nights
16th and 17th October 2026
Pick your own pumpkins at night under bonfire light🔥
Join the Wonky Parship for a magical evening to kick off your Halloween celebrations. Stroll the pumpkin patch under the glow of the bonfire, mulled cider or toffee apple in hand, as you choose your perfect pumpkins.
Spend the evening enjoying the stars and having fun at this unique event. Enjoy exclusive first access to the 2026 patch — will you be the one to find a rare white pumpkin?
Pumpkins priced from £1–£15
Date & Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets: £10 per person (includes car parking)
What to Expect:
Over 100 varieties of edible pumpkins, grown with sustainable, regenerative farming methods.
Brilliant photo opportunities with real Halloween actors roaming the patch as well as spooky decorations and ov course the bonfire — don’t forget your costume!
A giant bonfire to gaze into and sit around to get warm and in the spirt of autumn
A relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere — this is not a scary Halloween event.
Feel free to bring your own wheelbarrow, sledge, or bags to carry your pumpkins.
Food and drink stalls including light up candy floss, cakes, cider, hot dogs!
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Wassailing at Brogdale 2027
16th January 2027
Wassailing: Tradition, Cider and Celebration
Join Brogdale Collections for a traditional Kent wassailing celebration! This ancient practice is held to bless the orchards, ward off bad spirits, and encourage a bountiful apple and fruit harvest for the coming year. A wonderful and unique family experience.
The event will feature traditional Morris dancers, a procession and wassailing ceremony, and a hullabaloo under our oldest Bramley apple tree. Bring your saucepans and spoons, lanterns, torches and your loudest voices and step back in time as we toast the trees, sing, celebrate with cider, good company, and festive cheer. As well as singing, dancing, drinking and general merrymaking, you can create crafts to hang in the trees.
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