Kentish landscape · 2007
History that needs watering
Old hop varieties are living things.
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.
Sources & research notes · 1 records
The land provision and the stated purposes of the collection follow Shepherd Neame’s account. No access arrangements or walking route are implied.
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- New heightsShepherd Neame · company history · accessed 2026-10-07