The Orchard
Did you know that Brockhampton is home to the largest orchards cared for by the National Trust?
In 2019, we embarked on a project to 'Reimagine' Brockhampton's lost orchards. Working with Bristol-based artist Walter Jack, we have reinstated two Victorian orchards that have the enjoyment of visitors at the heart of thier design. The first orchard contains the apple core, which has five segments and tells the story of the history of the eating apple, from its origins in Kazakhstan to the traditional Herefordshire cider apple.
The second orchard has a selection of orchard rooms, with natural play areas that children can climb, jump, run and skip around. One of these orchard rooms containst the Herefordshire Bull trow, the boat that represented Herefordshire in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012. These orchard rooms will be open from 21 May.
During this project we have planted over 700 trees, including a variety of apple, quince, plum, and damson trees as well as field mapel, quickthorn, hazel and elder trees.
Why not join us on Saturday 21 May to celebrate the launch of the new orchards? You can find out more about the event here.