Landscape · Kent
Queen Court Farm
Shepherd Neame says it provided land here for the National Hop Collection in 2007.
The place and its story
History that needs watering
At Queen Court Farm, part of brewing history grows out of the ground.
In 2007, Shepherd Neame provided land for the National Hop Collection. Its account describes preserving historic hop varieties alongside work to breed new commercial ones.
A document can be put in a box. A living collection needs somewhere to grow. That makes this patch of land another way of keeping the past around.
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The written record names this place. An exact site position has not been established, so the atlas does not invent a marker.
Continue the story
History that needs watering ↗
Old hop varieties are living things.
Follow the historical sources
Follow the evidence
- New heightsShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07