Castle Farm will be closed for the Christmas break from Thursday 24th December 2020 to Friday 1st January INCLUSIVE. 

On a lovely warm day in September we welcomed Paul O’Grady and the ITV team into our Hop Gardens at Castle Farm. Amidst the sun-dappled Hop Bines Paul met with Farmer William Alexander to learn about the history of Hops on Castle Farm and throughout Kent.....

Following on from the announcement of lockdown being in place again throughout November, we are pleased to confirm that in line with all guidelines, our farm shop - The Hop Shop - will remain open.

We are all about PYO Apples right now.. but how about PYO Gifts?! You can now choose your own gift selection through our online shop, and add the option to send them all beautifully wrapped in one of our Hampers

The doors to our Farm Shop in Kent are open! After operating as a Drive Thru Farm Shop since June.. we are excited be welcoming people into The Hop Shop once again, to browse our beautiful gifts, Lavender products and traceable farm foods. 

Lavender Harvest 2020 is underway... read about the process, and how we extract the relaxing Lavender Oil in our onsite Castle Farm steam distillery, within hours of the flowers being harvested. 

We are back, and we are very excited to be opening the farm gates again.. but firstly, we would like to thank you for all your wonderful support over the past few months! It has been a very challenging time on the fam, but your messages, online orders and enthusiasm to return to the farm have all been very gratefully received.

We are well known for producing Lavender Oil on site here at Castle Farm… but did you know we produce FOUR different Lavender Oils?! Each has different properties and uses.

Lavender has been heralded for centuries as the ‘Mother of all Essential Oils‘ due to its reported antibacterial, anti-fungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.

Our #stayhome Care Packs have arrived! Enjoy some much needed relaxation in isolation…! A lovely gift to let friends and family know you are thinking of them, complete with essentials like soap and hand moisturiser delivered straight to their door.