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National Fruit Collection (Kent)

Description: Brogdale Farm / near Faversham / Kent / England / This is one of the largest fruit collections in the world and ... more

National Fruit Collection (Kent) ... includes over 3,500 named Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Bush fruit, Vine and Cob Nut cultivars.

Newest Review: ... a giant orchard is not perhaps everybody's idea of an exciting and fun day out, but it's actually quite an interesting place, obviously more so for those more interested in horticulture. If you come at the right time, you will be also able to actually taste (in fact, you could probably stuff yourself to the brim, I have not noticed the guide rationing fruit or trying to prevent the children ... more

... from picking what seemed like but probably wasn't the 100th plum of the day) with the fruit straight from the trees. The walk takes about an hour, and includes the highlights of the collection appropriate to the season. It's amazing to see the sheer v...more

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National Fruit Collection (Kent): Orchard Walk with a Difference (633 words)
by - written on 16/06/09 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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Brogdale Farm is the home to The National Fruit Collection - one of the largest fruit collections in the world, now managed by The University of Reading - and a significant Kentish visitors' attraction in its own right. Brogdale is located near Faversham about a mile from J6 of M2. It's well signposted from all the major routes. I am not aware of public transport access. ===The Orchards=== The collection itself is pretty amazing - including over 3,500 named Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry and Cob Nut varieties and can be visited either as a self-guided (with a paper leaflet) or guided (by a human being) walk. It think that if you are planning to ... Read the complete review

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