4 best fruit and veg farms in Kent

Broadditch Farm Shop
Gravesend · Fruit & veg, eggs4.6 · 600 reviewsBroadditch Farm Shop sits at the gate of Manor Farm in Southfleet, Kent, a 470 acre farm worked by the Harris family for over 170 years, since they moved from Bedfordshire in 1848. Brothers John and Mark, sixth generation, run today's mainly arable and vegetable farm, cropping wheat, barley, oilseed rape, oats, linseed and five acres of vegetables, with ten acres of woodland. The shop opened in a converted farm building in May 1990 and sells the farm's own seasonal fruit and vegetables within hours of harvest. Alongside its homegrown produce the shop stocks selected fresh produce from other local farms, plus local meats, cheeses, eggs, bread, cakes and artisan foods from named Kent producers, and local wine, gin, cider and beer. Seasonal events run through the year, including pick your own cobnuts, pumpkins at Halloween and a Christmas market.
Perry Court Farm
Ashford · Fruit & veg, farm shop4.6 · 549 reviewsPerry Court Farm is a family run farm, farm shop and tearoom on the A28 between Ashford and Canterbury in Kent. The Fermor family have farmed Perry Court for over 80 years, since Lionel and Jessie Fermor bought the farm in 1951, and the family now works around 800 acres. They grow their own fruit, vegetables and salad, press their own juice, and grow more than 200 heritage apple and pear varieties, celebrated every autumn at the farm's Apple Fayre, which raises money for the Pilgrims Hospice in Ashford. The farm shop began in the 1980s in a converted potato shed and now fills a converted oasthouse, selling the farm's own seasonal produce alongside chutneys, cheeses, wines and meats from small Kent producers. There is a butchery counter with locally sourced meat, a UK cheese and cured meat deli, a tearoom baking its own cakes and scones, and stalls at farmers markets from Wye to North London. Open daily, 8am to 6pm.
Lower Ladysden Farm Shop
Cranbrook · Fruit & veg, farm shop4.6 · 392 reviewsLower Ladysden is a family run farm at Winchet Hill, Goudhurst, in the heart of the Kent countryside, specialising in fresh fruit and vegetables grown for pick your own and for its award winning farm shop, a winner of the Kent Life Best Farm Shop award. The PYO seasons run from late April asparagus through strawberries, raspberries, runner beans and blackberries in summer to sunflowers, wildflowers and pumpkins in October, with picking areas opened field by field as crops ripen on this active working farm. The farm shop is stocked with the farm's own freshly picked produce and homemade jams and juices, alongside local Kent produce from brands the family trusts, from everyday essentials to weekend treats. The farm also hosts seasonal events including car shows, charity days and Christmas visits, and is open seven days a week, 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sundays.
Loddington Farm Shop
Maidstone · Fruit & veg, eggs4.7 · 119 reviewsLoddington Farm is a fifth generation family farm in the Kent countryside near Maidstone, run by James Smith, whose great great grandfather first grew apples on the land. The farm has turned away from chemical farming: no synthetic fertilisers or herbicides are applied to the soils, fungicides and insecticides are being phased out, and the focus is on rebuilding soil ecosystems and growing nutrient dense food, with apples and pears still at the heart of the farm alongside the Owlet fruit juice pressed on site. The award winning farm shop opened in January 2024 and was named among The Times 35 best farm shops in Britain. It sells as much of the farm's own fresh produce as the season allows, plus the farm's own eggs, slow grown native breed pork reared outdoors, venison and juice, alongside food and drink from carefully selected Kent producers. A cafe in the courtyard behind the shop serves breakfast and lunch.

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