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Harvest at Biddenden has started today, Tuesday 28th August, one month earlier than usual.  With the stunning weather we have seen over the last couple of months, the grapes have come on extremely well and we have started picking Ortega…

Ightham Mote, near Sevenoaks in Kent, has opened the property’s Laundry Cottage garden to visitors for the first time ever. The garden will be opened throughout August and on future weekends where practical. This is the first of a series…

On 22nd & 23rd September Hush Heath Winery celebrates the launch of its stunning new tasting room 'The View' and the state-of-the-art-Winery. Visitors are invited to book free tickets for this very special event which will also include free winery…

Building one of the longest buildings in the country on top of a coal spoil heap was never going to be easy! The much anticipated opening date of the £9.5 million state-of-the-art new Visitor Centre, encompassing the Kent Mining Museum,…

The WineGB Awards were held on Monday, 16th July at Hotel du Vin, Wimbledon and presented by Susie Barrie (MW) and Oz Clarke. Biddenden Vineyards was awarded a Silver Medal for Gribble Bridge Pinot Reserve 2014 (one of only 32…

The Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham has launched a major new exhibition ‘VC: For Valour – Sapper VCs of the First World War’. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the exhibition runs until 21 December and aims to engage the…

The Kent Mining Heritage Foundation has launched its public fundraising campaign at Betteshanger Park. The launch saw Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, Chair, Kent Mining Heritage Foundation, make a public appeal to help raise £250,000 towards the Foundation’s £1.8 million fundraising target. The…

The City of Rochester Society's conservation award for 2017 has been presented to the Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral. The award – which takes the form of a triangular plaque – was presented to the Very Rev’d Dr Philip…