We are thrilled to welcome Anna as our new Trainee Gardener. Anna has joined us through the Work and Retrain as a Gardener Scheme (WRAGS). The WRAGS scheme was established in 1993 by the Working…
Huge congratulations to our incredible gardening team for winning Gold in both the ‘Heritage Park/Garden’ and ‘Walled Garden’ categories at this year’s South & South East in Bloom Awards. We were also named the Walled…
We are delighted to announce that Alisa, who has been a key part of our gardening team for the past seven years, will be stepping up as the new Head Gardener at Belmont House and…
This September, Belmont House & Gardens will bid a fond farewell to not just one, but two of our cherished team members. Alongside Graeme, who is retiring after 24 years of being Head Gardener, we…
The Massey Ferguson 135, manufactured in 1979, was originally from Scotland and was driven the 550-mile journey by our Land Agent, Henry Birch, from Lanarkshire to Belmont in a seven-day epic journey in June 2003,…
We are excited to announce our recent partnership with Plurenden Manor Farm, a local dairy farm nestled in High Halden, to provide milk for our Tea Room. Freshly bottled every day on their family farm,…
The closed season is a chance for some much-needed repairs to our collection. One of our Tompion Longcases required some attention to the trunk door. The top cleat had come loose and required reattaching. This…
We are delighted to be among the local businesses and landmarks featured on the Faversham Monopoly board, replacing the game’s most expensive property, ‘Mayfair’, with its location of Stonebridge Way. The game has been entirely funded…
We are delighted to be part of a very special temporary exhibition currently running at the Clockmakers’ Museum inside the Science Museum, called “Abraham-Louis Breguet: The English Connection”, on until 8th September 2024. The display…
At the end of the season, we decided that the cricket strips required a more thorough winter renovation. Jason and the team from JGC Sportsturf Maintenance had the task of removing the roots and grass…