Based on 1.064 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 1.064 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 296 in 387 in Ashford
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Great garden centre ideal for kids as well nice restaurant 10out of10 worth the visit.
Ted Dunn . 2025-05-14
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This was a really great place for us to stop for lunch and burn a bit of energy for our toddler. Its a pretty big garden centre, with a good varied restaurant that was quite busy when we went surprising for a Tuesday, the food was really good and generous portions, but the site also has attached a mini farm to it with pigs, goats, donkeys, geese, sheep and some freeroaming chickens, and a playground which was good fun too. 4 stars for now as there wasn't much of a 'farm shop' which i was hoping for, but there is clearly a lot of improvement work going on, I reckon by summer/ autumn it'll have lots more going on once their expansion projects are done.
Jamie Barker-Starr . 2025-05-12
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Eaten at cafe's for over 25 years and to my shock this was a first that it wasn't possible to change an item on the menu. This was a basic swap on a breakfast bap - mushrooms for an egg, but denied because it was higher value??? How ridiculous and cheap can you get. So alternatively I had to purchase something different on the menu altogether that I didn't want. To be fair it is a nice place and the staff were very friendly but I left quite disappointed with the service.
eddrush209mph . 2025-05-09
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Was told to go by friend,what a let down .the plants and animals where great but choose to eat.had scampi and chips as advertised the chips were with skins and scampi was so over done couldn't get fork into them had to pick up by hand and couldn't taste prawns they are faulse advertised it say chips you excpet chips £25 with hubby's gammon wasted
christine wellard . 2025-05-04
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Very nice cafe with good all day breakfast and other options. Vegetarian and vegan options aren't clearly advertised but are available. Staff were very friendly, super helpful and accommodating, suggestings swaps, additions, etc. Food was nice and good sized portions.
Sebastien Cadinot . 2025-05-03
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Parking is terrible not suitable for disabled people and the cafe very expensive that's about how far we went well we had a look at the pop up shops under the green house which was roasting as very warm day wouldn't go back
David Leek . 2025-04-28
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We had the most amazing afternoon tea. Such great value for money. So much variety. Everything was fresh and so enjoyable.
clair flockhart . 2025-04-26
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Seating indoors or seating outside with the chickens. Food is always amazing and 💯 worth the cost. Not that it's even expensive. Always good on garden selection but I only really go for the cafe so I can't review the gardening honestly but it looks like loads.
Robyn Hoddell . 2025-04-26
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Café open on Easter Sunday and provided excellent food and welcome shelter for cyclists on a wet and cold day. Particularly enjoyed eggs on granary toast with smoked salmon topping. Quick, friendly, efficient service. Thank you.
Alan D . 2025-04-25
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Great selection of plants at reasonable prices, Dog friendly...will return to sample some food
Chris Smith . 2025-04-21
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Lovely garden centre with lots of nice plants. And animals, food looked really nice unfortunately we chose the cream tea. Of which the scone was very poor. A real same
Bud Buss . 2025-04-19
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Extensive garden centre, a few animals for the kids to see, a decent play area and a nice cafe with seating inside and out. Food and drinks are a little on the expensive side but nice. Tiny cup of tea for £2.75 but the burgers are scrummy! Nice place for an afternoon out
Marion Squire . 2025-04-14
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Beautiful place! Basically it is a mini-farm where children and adults can enjoy the beautiful park and the lovely animals.
Eutalia Leonte . 2025-04-06
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Wide range of plants, and some livestock, etc. at the rear of the property. Coffee and eats quickly served in the indoor seating area. Outside seating is also available. Generous car park. UPDATE 30Mar : Mothers' Day breakfast - A popular place - within half an hour of opening very few seats (indoors or outdoors) left. Delicious food freshly cooked to order. Grandchildren enjoyed the play area.
Hugh Ritchie . 2025-03-30
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Best Ploughman’s I’ve ever had fantastic…..!!!!!
Derrick Harley . 2025-03-19
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Such a wonderful place. We had lunch here and the food was well priced and excellent. We bought some plants and there was a huge selection and then we made friends with the animals there. A lovely afternoon out and would definitely recommend to anyone of all ages. A big shout out to all the staff who were so friendly and positive and also the chickens who made eating outside quite entertaining.
Naomi Lucy . 2025-03-14
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Amazing place. Great value large garden centre cantering for all your garden needs. Animals on site, chickens roaming around, lovely play area. Great value restaurant with super friendly staff. The children's burger and chips was actually hand made, proper beef mince and home made chips too. Great quality! We had a lovely peaceful day exploring. Will deffinatly be back.
Claire Taylor . 2025-03-06
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Great food and service. Ploughman’s lunch had high quality ingredients and was very tasty. I initially had a problem with a burger but it was quickly fixed and cooked perfectly.
Art Zee . 2025-02-23
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Very nice garden centre lots and lots of love plants and very good cafe
Chris Pring . 2025-02-18
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Lovely food great team working there
Nigel Blown . 2025-01-30
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Great Breakfast If it’s raining dont forget your wellies as the carpark can get a little muddy but worth it for the Breakfast you will feel full after that
anthony kitchen . 2025-01-13
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Great breakfasts and super friendly staff.
Kent Bargains . 2025-01-12
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Just the best garden centre we've ever visited! Lots to see, superb variety of plants and shrubs and the layout is very impressive. Including the prices. Has animals too. Very nice café, lots of seating, both inside and out.
Walker . 2024-12-16
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Great place, well worth visiting.
Raymond Everitt-Gilmore . 2024-11-27
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Lovely place to spend an afternoon. Great food, service, dog friendly. Animals to see and beautiful garden plants.
Cathy Hilderbrand . 2024-11-16
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A really good cafe and restaurant. The car park can be very muddy after wet weather and there isn't a baby changing room. Overall, it's worth a visit. My grandson loved the animals and the play area and I loved the plants and gifts too!
Lynn G . 2024-11-06
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Fab garden centre with a farm and cafe! Lovely food stop for lunch
Rachael Gibbs . 2024-11-02
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What a lovely place to visit if you are looking for garden pots.What a selection of sizes and great prices! plants/ shrubs ,all in beautiful condition and very reasonable prices .Visited with grandchildren and there is an outdoor play area ,fenced in .Alongside there are goats ,chickens you can see everywhere .we stopped for a coffee in the very reasonably priced bar area and sat outside in one of the wooden pods .On site is a restaurant too .It was busy everywhere ,which is always a good sign . The staff were happy ,friendly and the service was good Would visit again 😁
Sylvia Hook . 2024-10-29
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Kids loved the animals, adults loved the food (all day breakfast!)
Chris Dewey . 2024-10-28
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Drive way still very muddy. Otherwise great place for full breakfast 😋
John Stephens . 2024-10-17
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A very cute and quintessential country cafe. The staff who, though were very busy, had time to be warm and friendly to us. We had soup, sandwiches, hot sausage rolls and coffees, that were all tasty. Yum! There are gifts to purchase and of course cider and plants. Definitely worth a visit in the gorgeous part of the UK😊
Tracey Giles . 2024-10-16
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Our lunch was tasty, but it was only served a half hour after ordering, and only after we had prompted a member of staff. Folks who came after us were served before us. There was no apology for the delay.
Liz Coleman . 2024-10-03
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While staying in Canterbury for a long weekend, we decided to take a short afternoon trip to Chilham and stopped by Badger’s Hill Farm and Cidery, expecting a traditional farm experience. It turns out the name is a bit misleading—there isn’t an actual cidery here, and what you’ll find is more of a nursery than a working farm. They do have a few animals on the property, such as goats, sheep, pigs, donkeys, and miniature ponies, but each is fenced separately. There’s no feeding allowed, and since the animals were busy eating when I visited, it wasn’t clear if interacting with them would be possible at other times. It felt a bit structured for what I envision a farm to be. However, the grounds themselves are beautiful, featuring an impressive nursery filled with a variety of trees, flowers, and plants that add a serene and picturesque quality to the place. The highlight of the visit was the on-site restaurant, where I enjoyed a well-brewed coffee and some truly outstanding carrot cake—moist, flavorful, and just the right balance of sweetness. It’s conveniently located, just a short walk from the train station or city centre, and easily accessible beginning on a pleasant walking path near St Mary’s. While it may not be the farm or cidery experience some might expect, it’s still a nice spot to explore if you’re looking for a peaceful afternoon surrounded by greenery.
Sara Montag . 2024-10-01
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Beautiful place to visit. Loved the different sort of hen's etc just roaming around. The restaurant was great. Sat in one of there outdide huts to eat our breakfast 🥞 which was well worth the money.
Lynda Salvage . 2024-09-28
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We visited there for lunch to celebrate a birthday. It was amazing and exceded our expectations. The food was excellent and set in comfortable surroundings. The staff in the cafe were so friendly and welcoming, we were made to feel totally at home. The garden centre, while not really my thing, was beautifully designed and laid out, leading up to a peaceful walk along side several animal enclosures. The animals are obviously very happy and well cared for. Altogether a lovely experience and one which we will definitely recommend and return to soon. Thanks to everyone who we met there and please don't change a thing.
Stuart Kennedy . 2024-09-23
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Went to howletts.. This is up the road from there.. Lots to see.
Jacky K . 2024-09-18
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Always enjoy walking around, a lot of modifications taking place as we speak (Sept 2024) so the garden center will certainly be more than double in size soon. Food is worth a try, we enjoy it every time we come
CHRIS HOOKHAM . 2024-09-13
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Lovely places to visit,amazing selection of plants at reasonable prices. Staff lovely. Had breakfast there , it wasn't particularly busy, lots of staff but still waited over half an hour for it. It was ok.
Michelle Hickmott . 2024-09-08
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Had an excellent breakfast and coffee here this week with friends. Great service and food. Super garden centre to wander around. Always lovely to see the animals as well.
Missplacedkiwi . 2024-09-02
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I had the best ploughman's for lunch...I'm really fussy and this was perfect couldn't complain about none of it...lovely place kids love it....and nice cider too
Alan Gent . 2024-09-01
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Food is amazing. Only been twice both times very busy. Ham is home made and lovely. Service is quick even when they are busy and despite being rushed o ff their feet the staff were friendly, very efficient and lovely. The chips are made made from scratch, not frozen, and the best. The hens walking about I loved.
nualabs . 2024-08-31
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Lovely place to visit, great fresh home made cakes, staff friendly
Paul Brown . 2024-08-29
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Always love a visit here, a great place with great staff
Russell Morley . 2024-08-27
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A great place to visit if you're buying plants, shrubs and trees for the garden. Knowledgeable, friendly staff and additional facilities including cafe and animal enclosures to interest kids and adults alike.
Paul Russell . 2024-08-20
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Food was lovely better than pub grub x
Trevor Cook . 2024-08-17
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Great food and drinks in the cafe. Lovely farm animals but disappointed that the Maras and Rheas have gone The kids had a great time in the new play park and we all had a good time
Lin Lindley . 2024-08-08
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A great garden centre with cafe on site serving fabulous food. We enjoyed breakfast when we visited. A variety of animals on site that can be viewed.
The G Force . 2024-08-08
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Delightful place, great food and coffee. Staff always excellent.
David Anderson . 2024-08-06
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Garden centre with farmyard animals (Goats, pigs 🐖, donkeys 🫏, Shetland ponies and horses 🐎)
StJohn O'Neill . 2024-08-01
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It is a very nice and welcoming place, surrounded by nature. The staff is friendly and very cheerful, the food is good, there is a fair value for money.
Lucia Borghesi . 2024-08-01
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Amazing staff so friendly. Atmosphere is great good amount of things to do and cafe prices very reasonable for freshly made goods.
Stacey Lewis . 2024-07-28
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What a super place for families. Chickens free ranging round the plant nursery and outdoor eating areas. Interesting plants and containers for sale. Picnic tables in a mown paddock with adjacent individual picnic huts- to confound the eternal drizzle of this summer- and a super outdoor play area for littlies. Pretty outdoor eating area by cafe as well as snug sofas inside for chillier days or sun avoidance. My Americano had body and flavour to it and was hot but not blisteringly so. My husband's standard hot chocolate was perfect too. We were early in the day and the staff were friendly and pleasant. What a gem of a place!
Frances Exley . 2024-07-28
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Fantastic little place lovely food nice garden centre to walk round and a great cuppa loved the chickens wondering around.
Tilly Dillydoo . 2024-07-26
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Very nice scones and a good cup of tea, it was wet so the indoor section of the cafe was very busy and chaotic. The car parking is ok but quite bumpy.
Asprin Tablet . 2024-07-23
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Wonderful place, animals to pet,play park, great food locally sourced. The garden is the best independent that I have been to. Great quality plants well looked after. Website doesn't do it justice, photos need updating. All staff very friendly and experts in thier field.
lorraine arslett . 2024-07-21
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I haven't been here for ages but I am so glad I did! The food and drinks were amazing. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Michael Scott . 2024-06-25
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Good food and good range of plants
David Thomas . 2024-06-23
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On a perfect sunny day this place has lots to offer. You can freely look around the farm at the animals. There is a very well maintained children's play area. The choice of plants are of good variety. I visited for the first time today just intending to have a breakfast but ended up browsing around the whole area. Anyway the breakfast was very nice and all the staff were very friendly. I had my breakfast outside knowing the chickens were roaming freely. I adore nature and this is a very nice setting. It truly deserves a 5 star rating. Thank you to all the staff for the friendly and well manored service. 👍
steven johnson . 2024-06-23
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First time here for breakfast. Loved it, wholesome food, and delicious 😋
Craig Rook . 2024-06-20
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A great family place to visit. Thanks Jo
Pete Vogel . 2024-06-19
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Tin toilets need some attention. Ladies has 2 ,one was blocked ..no soap or paper . Needs to be better,as an eating establishment and more hygienic for all concerned 😟
Zoe Lee . 2024-06-10
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Lovely clean cafe with friendly service. We had the 3 cheese ploughman's which was huge!
Jenny Li . 2024-06-05
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Excellent place for Children and adults.. garden centre is very reasonably priced.
Richard Leahy . 2024-06-03
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Great place lovely food. Carpark needs some attention and maybe the should be closed gate between play area and carpark. The kids had a great time for 4hrs
Janet Huckle . 2024-05-29
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Had a great breakfast on the verandah with the chickens which was great. Fantastic service from the Asst. Manager on the tills to the ladies serving. The garden centre was good also, huge selection of plants at good prices compared to the big boys. Keep it local.. Will definitely return.
Nick Jordan . 2024-05-28
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Lovely little place, it is a little all over the place at the moment but lots under construction, so that is likely why. We ate there. The food was OK, but I think a little overpriced for what seemed to be a pretty generic burger. The chips were good though, I have to say, and the gardens where you ate were nice so I would certainly go back. However if I each again I'll try something different. One thing that was odd was the waiting staff carried the condiments with them, so when I opened the mayonnaise it was like running water, maybe not a good idea on a hot day.
thesleepermk2 . 2024-05-16
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Lovely place we came across when driving to Chilham Castle..well worth a visit.
Noreen Maye . 2024-05-09
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Great staff great prices great garden centre
David Hampshire . 2024-05-06
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Lovely food on our most recent visit. Really enjoyable breakfast. Visited over the Bank Holiday, really busy and a bit of a wait but still well worth it.
John Coombs . 2024-05-06
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Food adequate. First class coffee
Christopher Easton . 2024-05-04
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Always enjoy having brunch here. Great food, good portion size, quick service and can have a nice walk round the garden centre etc afterwards. Plenty of parking.
Elizabeth Pope (Liz) . 2024-04-29
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Nice place to take kids and have a cappuccino and cake.
Maurice Morsia . 2024-04-27
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A really great treasure trove of a nursery. Masses of plants & coffee shop on site
Alastair Goodale . 2024-04-27
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Crazy busy and a long wait for food, but it's worth the wait. Had jacket potato with Coronation chicken, had a lovely side salad too. Loads of chickens strutting about and a lovely kiddies play area.
Gill Prince . 2024-04-20
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This is a cute little garden centre with free roaming chickens! There is a cafe restaurant, which is reasonably priced (and also sells chicken feed) there is a climbing frame play area with swings and slides and you can walk over to visit the other animals as well including sheep, pigs, goats, donkeys and ponies. My daughter and I loved this place and had a fun time looking at the animals and eating cakes in the cafe. Highly recommend for taking little ones out for an hour or so.
Rebecca Berger . 2024-04-19
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Lovely place and staff who are always nice and food has always been good only warning is if been raining the carpark is mud due to no gravel
David Russell . 2024-04-18
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Excellent restaurant. Staff very friendly. Good food & reasonably priced. Great place take young children see animals & play area.
Tony Hayes . 2024-04-16
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Went for lunch food was great, nice walk around the animals and garden centre after but the car park is awful lots of potholes and very muddy
Julie Perrin . 2024-04-10
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Can't fault this garden centre, it has everything you could want for a good few hours out. Plants, animals and incredible food (including homemade chips!) not to forget how friendly the staff are and helpful too! Will definitely be returning for lunch again to try the sandwiches which look incredible 🍄🌻
Georgina Perrin . 2024-04-09
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Lovely cafe, serves big portions and a great place to take the family.
oceana lucas . 2024-04-09
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I’ve visited Badgers Hill three times since Easter now after moving to Chartham and have fallen in love with the place! The food is amazing and you can tell it’s all homemade and locally sourced. The only grumble I have is I wish the portion sizes were bigger but that’s only because I’m greedy! Great place to bring your family to.
Vicky Perfitt . 2024-04-08
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Great breakfast and delightful staff. Perfect start to the day 👌
Dave Gibbons . 2024-03-22
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Nice people, fairly cheap plants and great food and drink. Highly recommended 👌
Stephen Walsh . 2024-03-21
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Animals were lovely, coffee and cake was lovely! Shame the car park and entrance road are bad!
lesley rothwell . 2024-03-20
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The new owners have created a magical space with loads of wonderful plants and friendly & knowledgeable staff. Fantastic food and amazing kids playground .
John Libonatti-Roche . 2024-03-18
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Absolutely amazing afternoon tea for mothers day, everyone loved it. Will definitely be back again. The animals were fab and the garden center was lovely 😍
Becky . 2024-03-10
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Badger's Hill is my absolute favourite place to visit. The food in the cafe is delicious, the staff are always polite and friendly, I adore the pigs, chickens, sheep, donkeys and more, and there's a lovely new play structure with lots of space for children to run around and play. The garden centre is very nice too with plants and garden ornaments.
Stephanie Ellis . 2024-03-09
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Food was very good. Service was great and all staff polite and friendly. Car park needs attention but it's winter and very wet. Will be back
Kevin Harris . 2024-03-06
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A lovely little farm and tearoom/ restaurant. It made my day to see the pigs who are extremely affectionate! Staff are very friendly in the restaurant too and the food is very good value.
India Frank . 2024-03-03
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Please can you sort out the car park …
sy Car . 2024-03-03
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The car park is terrible. Full of holes and resembling a ploughed field. People are even parking on the grass verge outside the premises, so that will get ruined now. Avoid during wet weather!
Keith Hutchins . 2024-02-29
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A better car park would be better
Claire Heasman . 2024-02-28
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Food was nice and well priced. Car park is a mess though. More like a quagmire to be honest
W Hern . 2024-02-25
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It is a lovely place. Good tea room, nice food, great plants but and it's a big but, the car park was horrendous! It's like a 4x4 track, big lumps and mud, lots of mud! My 80 year old dad got his car stuck! In the dry I would be worried about taking the bottom of the car out, in the wet you cant drive. I wont be going back!!
Jenny Harbert . 2024-02-25
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Went for the afternoon tea on Valentine's day, and it was superb. The food was homemade and delicious. The staff were excellent in their attention to us. Would recommend to all.
Steven Walker . 2024-02-16
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Lovely walk... if it's been raining then you will need good boots!
Conner McLeod . 2024-02-14
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Told they did a good breakfast, so took a drive out to ßee for ourselves. We'll worth it - lovely breakfast, clean establishment, friendly staff who clear and clean the tables as soon as they are vacated. Would highly recommend this place. Downside - lots of rain, so car park a little muddy.
Angela Blake . 2024-02-11
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Good location but the car park resembles a scene from WW1 trench warfare, it's not their fault but due to the fact that it's unmade the ruts and puddles make it pretty frightening for wheelchair users, or in my case power trolley users! Good team behind the counter, very helpful offering teas and coffee as well as light snacks and breakfasts! Seating inside and out, chickens wander around your feet pecking at crumbs from the tables! Great place to bring children although now more of a garden centre than what used to be a petting zoo! Loo's are in a portacabin!
john Hippisley . 2024-02-06
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We had such a lovely afternoon at badger hill farm for afternoon tea. The food was delicious, and the staff were so friendly and helpful.
Nicola Bryant . 2024-01-14
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Went for breakfast which was good & reasonably priced. The car parking is just on grass/dirt which gets very muddy after rain.
Keith Williams . 2024-01-14
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