Much has changed from the rural idyll that Morris would have known. The rolling Kentish orchards have been replaced with London suburbia and the name Hogs Hole was quickly changed to reflect the changing use of the land and the dwellings that had been built on it.
Although much of the original orchard has been lost over time, the National Trust is keen to preserve and grow the orchard once again. Morris’ old apple tree, the only tree thought to survive from Morris’ time, has recently been propagated and seedlings planted to maintain a sense of continuity in the orchard.
