Lambing and Spring Bulbs

Opening

Kentwell's Gardens & Farm (but not the House) are open from February 14 on some Saturdays and all Sundays until end of March and daily  during February half-term. 

On the Farm

At this time animals are in for winter and the sheep are lambing. Kentwell has its own flock of Norfolk Horn sheep and visitors may see lambs being born. The Heavy Horses and the Riding Horses are often in and sometimes are being groomed. Some Longhorn cattle and Poitou donkeys are also in for winter which has been harsh this year and extended.

We are expecting piglets and goatlings and recently added a young calf. 

Visitors may join the afternoon feed round which usually starts at about 3.30pm.

The Gardens

Early Spring is one of the best times to see the Kentwell Gardens.  Evereywhere is lovely then and as well as the Spring Bulbs the ancient espalier fruit trees in the Walled Garden show off their gnarled limbs - a lovely sight - before they become buried in foliage.

Spring Bulbs

Kentwell offers lovely walks through spring bulbs. This year everything is very late. The charming Aconites usually over by end Januray were still going strong in early March.  The extensive Snowdrops (there's a quarter mile Snowdrop Walk) usually at their peak in mid February did not reach it until well into March and should last well the whole monh. The Daffodils usually well established by March may not make much of a show this year until late in the month. Daffodils usually last well into April and some even into May but may last even longer this year. After the daffodils usually come Primroses, Cowslips, Oxslips, Bugle, Violets and Forget-me-nots. Finally in May there are Bluebells. Yet by then, the Fruit Blossom in the Walled Garden is in flower and the Herb Garden and Potager are coming to their peak.