Green Hop & Outdoor in Autumn Guide
Bear N Mind for Christmas Catering 🎄
Christmas may feel miles away… but the best festive feasts are booked now. Bear N Mind is already decking the halls and designing bespoke menus for December’s corporate catering and private events across Kent. Think: restaurant-quality festive food, tailored to your team’s tastes and dietary needs – without the stress.
There are only a few December dates left – so if you’re planning a celebration worth talking about, don’t hang about.
✨ Drop them a message or visit their website to secure your slot. https://www.bearnmind-catering...
Perfect time to walk round Biddenden
Late summer is the perfect time to visit and walk round Kents Original Vineyard, with grapes coming to full ripeness and bunches adorning the vines. Why not come for a Self Guided Tour and experience the harvest for yourself, seeing pickers at work across the vineyard; or book on to an open or private tour with one of our knowledgeable tour guides, now available every day in September.
Link for inclusion: www.biddendenvineyards.com/visit-us/self-guided-tours/
🎒 Back to School Treats for Grown-Ups
The school gates are open, the lunchboxes are packed – now it’s your turn to enjoy a moment of peace. Pop into Bluebells after drop-off for a proper cup of tea, a slice of homemade cake, and a warm, welcoming spot to catch your breath. And if you’ve still got a little one with you, we’ve got you covered – kids under 5 eat free during term time when you dine in.
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Cosy Evenings, Captivating Scents
Autumn calls for cosy evenings, glowing light and fragrances that transform your home. Our handcrafted collection is designed to capture the spirit of destinations around the world, turning every burn into a journey. Choose bright citrus blends for a refreshing lift or rich, spiced notes to create warmth as the nights draw in. Each fragrance has been created to bring atmosphere, comfort and a touch of escape into your everyday, the perfect way to savour the season and make autumn evenings unforgettable. Discover the scent that will define your next destination.
Last Honey Harvest of the Year
The golden finale has arrived! Our honey harvest captures the essence of Kent's wildflower meadows and orchard blossoms in their peak glory. Each jar tells the story of our honeybee colonies working tirelessly through the season, creating liquid gold with complex floral notes unique to our countryside apiaries. This harvest represents months of careful stewardship, from hive management to the moment we extract and jar each precious drop. Limited quantities available - once it's gone, you'll wait until next spring's harvest. Pure and unfiltered, exactly as nature intended.
Available at www.foxeshoney.com/shop
Green Hop Goodness 🌿
It’s Green Hop season – and at Goody Ales, that means one thing: Good Harvest is back.
Brewed using fresh, brewery-grown organic hops and locally sourced hops from Anna Clinch in Faversham, this seasonal special is all about celebrating Kent’s hop-picking heritage.
Expect a truly fresh flavour – only possible at this time of year – straight from bine to brew.
Keep an eye out for its release and raise a glass to local growers, great beer, and a good harvest.
The Weekly Shop, Reinvented with Groombridge Farm Shop
Ditch the supermarket and rediscover the joy of shopping local this autumn. September marks the return to routine, and with it, the weekly food shop. But it doesn’t have to mean plastic-wrapped everything and long checkout queues.
At Groombridge Farm Shop, your weekly staples come with a side of fresh air and friendly faces. Stock up on fresh fruit and veg, choose as many local and British grown items to cut down on those food miles, proper free-range eggs, freshly baked bread and local milk – and support the growers and makers behind every product. Our farm shop experience is about more than groceries. It’s about slowing down, tasting what's in season, and being part of a local food community.
Make your next food shop a joy – see what’s in store at GroombridgeFarmShop.co.uk We offer local delivery within 5 miles or you can collect.
Cosy Curry Nights with the Sweet Potato Curry Kit from Little Big Flavour Kits
Embrace autumn with our nourishing Sweet Potato Curry Kit. Packed with fibre, vitamins, and antioxidants, sweet potatoes support immunity and gut health while keeping you feeling full and energised. Inside, you’ll find our warming Sri Lankan spice blend, creamy coconut milk powder, and full instructions to create a delicious vegetarian curry in under 30 minutes. Perfect for a cosy midweek dinner or lazy Sunday lunch – comforting, wholesome, and so easy to prepare. Serve with steaming rice for a bowl of golden goodness that warms you from within.
👉 Snuggle up with autumn’s healthiest curry: https://www.littlebigflavourki...
Brewed Among the Bines 🌾
It’s harvest time at Hukins Hops – and if the wind’s blowing your way, you’ll catch the heady scent of freshly picked hops drifting through the air. It’s pure beer-lover bliss.
McCanns Brewery sits right at the heart of it all, brewing up bold, characterful beers just metres from the hop fields.
This is as fresh – and local – as it gets.
🍻 Pop by for a pint and soak up the sights (and smells!) of Kent’s hop heritage.
Harvest at Morghew Park Estate
We might not grow hops or brew beer but at Morghew we have potatoes and vodka! (Plus a few other products).
Our potato harvest is now well underway, and very soon the honesty stall will be full of our exotic and heritage varieties once again.
We have also added a chilli flavoured and a garlic flavoured rapeseed oil to our range! For our full variety of products, visit us at the farm or online at https://morghew.com/
Eat Seasonal at the Farmers Markets
As Accredited Real Farmers Markets the farmers markets we celebrate local produce and eating seasonally. In September plums, apples, cobnuts and squashes are available at the farmers markets. Several of our farmers markets (Lenham and West Malling) are celebrating their 25th anniversaries in the coming weeks.
The dates of our farmers markets for September are:
Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market - Sunday 7th September 10 - 2
Lenham Country Market - Sunday 14th September 9 - 1
Hall Place Bexley Saturday - Saturday 20th September 10 - 2
Chislehurst Farmers Market - Sunday 21st September 10 - 2
West Malling Farmers Market - Sunday 28th September 9.30 - 1.30
For further details about locations and produce available please take a look at our website : www.myfarmersmarket.co.uk or email contact@myfarmersmarket.co.uk
🍂 Slow Down, Tuck In 🍂
Autumn at THE PIG at Bridge is all about fireside chats, golden countryside, and plates piled high with seasonal goodness.
Book a two-night stay (Sunday–Thursday) between 5 October and 30 April, and breakfast is on them – from just-laid eggs to that legendary PIG fry-up.
No prepayment needed. Free cancellation up to 72 hours before arrival. Just crisp walks, cosy corners, and full bellies.
🍳 Fancy a little autumn escape?
Book your stay – subject to availability, T&Cs apply.
It's potato season!
It’s that time of year again where our potato harvest takes centre stage on the farm! Over the next few weeks, we will be harvesting over 20 varieties that will soon be available from our honesty stall and online.
This month we will also be attending Rye Harvest Wine & Food Fair on 13th & 14th September. We will be taking along a range of potatoes, rapeseed oil, honey, and of course we will have our potato vodka for you to try. Book tickets online now at https://www.wineandfoodfair.ev...
Quiz Trail Question of the Week: Where was Rupert the Bear Born?
Canterbury! The much-loved Rupert first appeared in The Daily Express in 1920 as The Little Lost Bear – created by local artist Mary Tourtel.
Mary studied art in Canterbury, married a newspaper man, and gave Britain one of its most iconic bears. She’s now laid to rest at St Martin’s Church.
You’ll find stories like this on every Quiz Trail – packed with local history, puzzles and family-friendly fun.
📍 Become the clue-solving champ of your crew. The Canterbury Quiz Trail & City Souvenir – order at www.QuizTrail.co.uk
Green Hop Day at Ramsgate Brewery
Fresh hops, fresh pints – straight from the bine to the brew
Join Ramsgate Brewery on Saturday 20th September for Green Hop Day – a celebration of Kent’s iconic hop harvest. The brewery will be pouring their freshly brewed green hop ale, made with un-kilned hops picked just hours before brewing. Expect big aromas, bold flavour, and a real taste of the season.
It’s the freshest pint you’ll have all year – and it’s only available for a short time.
🍺 Head to the brewery on 20th September and raise a glass to the hop gods.
Back to School with Cherry Chinchilla
Getting back into the school routine? Let Cherry Chinchilla help! Cherry Pie is full of fruity cheer – a comforting blend that tastes like pudding in a cup. Naturally caffeine-free and full of real fruit flavour, it’s the perfect after-school drink or lunchbox treat. Whether it’s a warm hug in a mug or an iced tea for the flask, Tom’s Teas make school days a little sweeter.
👉 Try Cherry Pie Fruit Tea – perfect for back-to-school moments!
Harvest Time at Wayfarer Wines
It that time of year again and we are looking for volunteers to help us pick our grapes.
Head over to our website to find harvest dates and to book your free ticket so we can accommodate numbers for your complimentary lunch.
Join us in celebrating the end of the season, picking grapes and raising a glass to this year’s harvest!
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