18th September
10:30-5pm
£8 per adult for admission to whole site (fair, house and gardens). Under 16s go free
Celebrate the changing of the seasons and take the opportunity to revamp your garden for the winter, or plan for the spring, with our Harvest Fair. We will have a range of plant stalls selling everything from perennials to shrubs and grasses and more! There will also be food and drink, as well as demonstrations from coppicing to Morris Dancing!
Tickets available on the door.
[Pictures: A pumpkin with hops growing behind in the kitchen garden. Gilbert White’s house products including honey, jam, gin, beer, seed packets and Selborne wine produced by Hambledon Vineyard.]
Here is a taster of the diversity of stalls attending:
Plant Stalls
- Hardys Cottage Garden Plants
An RHS Master Grower offering seasonal flowering herbaceous perennials grown in peat free compost
- Long Acre Plants
Ferns and woodland perennials suitable for a shady situation. Many rare and unusual.
- Parks Perennials
Growers of hardy herbaceous perennial plants, including Thalictrum, Agapanthus, Eryngium, Anemone and many more.
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Hampshire Carnivorous PlantsHere at Hampshire carnivorous plants, we have been growing carnivorous plants for some thirty-five years.With the widest range of quality carnivorous plants available in the UK for the beginner to the keen collector. Sundry items, books and compost also available.
- Bean Place Nursery
Late flowering perennials, ornamental grasses, and mixed succulents
- Direct Bulbs
Autumn flower bulbs such as narcissi, tulips, crocus, hyacinths, and alliums.
- Green Prospects
Southampton based grower who specialises in trees, shrubs, herbaceous, bulbs and orchids.
- Leesa’s Not just Alpine
Alpines and perennial plants.
- Meadow Gate Nursery
Ornamental Grasses.
- Rotherview Nursery
Rotherview Nursery have a wide range of own grown alpines, perennials, and ferns with eco-friendly outlook.
- Oakview Nursery
Perennials, salvias and grasses.
- Spring Meadow Nurseries
Spring Meadow Nurseries supply hardy perennials, shrubs, roses and lavender that are all grown in the New Forest.
Other Stalls
- Fordingbridge Fudge
Traditional, luxury quality and old-fashioned fudge homemade in their own kitchen. They currently have 22 varieties of fudge. Fordingbridge Fudge only uses natural flavourings and are wrapped in eco-friendly packaging.
- Hambledon Vineyard
A variety of Hambledon Sparkling Wine Tasters.
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
For over 60 years leading nature conservation charity Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust have protected the wildlife and wild places, with the aim of inspiring people to love nature.
- Jake’s Artisian Foods
Hand cut, fresh pork pies from Hampshire. Jake’s also make their own pork scratchings and cider vinegar-based whole grain mustard.
Gilbert White’s House Stalls
- GW’s Gift shop
This stall will include various gift shop items as well as homemade chutneys and jams. (Basically, our museum shop as a stall)
- GW’S Plant stall
GW’s plant stall includes a wide array of plants from the gardens of our venue, the stall will also have various fresh produce here. (Chris’ UPF plant stall with added fresh produce from the garden)
- GW Brewery
- GW Beekeepers