A place to enjoy
Visiting Falconhurst
The gardens at Falconhurst will be closed to visitors from 17th November 2025 and will re-open on Saturday 28th March 2026. The Farm Shop remains open 6 days a week, serving the best coffee around and home made cakes and savouries.
Opening hours
Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm
Saturday 9am – 3pm
Sundays closed.
Bank Holidays 10am - 3pm
Gardens closed during the winter months: 17 November to 28 March
What’s On
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Easter Egg Hunt
28th MARCH - 18th APRIL
Can you spot the 10 Easter Eggs and Easter Bunny hidden in the garden? Mark them all on your map and return to the Farm Shop for your prize! Colour your own Easter decoration and hang it in the garden during your hunt. Tickets are £8.50 for adults, children go free -
Italy on Wheels
3rd & 4th APRIL, 12 - 8PM
We specialize in serving up delicious food truck bites on the go. Explore our vibrant menu, filled with traditional favourites like pizza, pasta, seafood, risotto, arancini, meatballs, and much more. Our passion for traditional cuisine shines through in every dish we serve, all freshly cooked on-site . -
Create your paper mâché easter egg with Tere Chad
4th APRIL 10am - 1pm
A brilliant Easter activity for children and families! Join sculptor in residence, Tere Chad, for a fun and interactive workshop to create your paper mâché easter eggs
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Animal Encounters Workshop
13TH APRIL 10-11am
Naomi from Animalia returns to Falconhurst with her popular animal encounters workshop! This fun and interactive event allows children to meet and hold a variety of animals including rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes and other reptiles. A brilliant Easter holidays activity.
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Animal Encounters Workshop
13TH APRIL 11.30 - 12.30pm
Naomi from Animalia returns to Falconhurst with her popular animal encounters workshop! This fun and interactive event allows children to meet and hold a variety of animals including rabbits, guinea pigs, snakes and other reptiles. A brilliant Easter holidays activity.
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Kiek in de Kook
1st & 2nd MAY, 12 - 8PM
Kiek in De Kook’s menus are inspired by their travels around the world, where they have spent time immersing themselves in different cultures. it is founded in a belief that food connects all humans, that we can bond over a nd a home cooked meal even if we don’t speak the same language. -
Avi Shashidhara Supper Club
24th & 25th APRIL
Chef Avi Shashidhara is one of the most exciting voices in modern Indian cuisine in the UK today. We are delighted to welcome Avi to Falconhurst, where he’ll be serving a 5 course menu. Expect a creative, vibrant and seasonal menu.
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Freddie Southwell Supper Club
8th & 9th MAY
Chef Freddie Southwell returns to Falconhurst with an exciting 4 course menu. His menu this year will draw inspiration from Asia, whilst using the very best ingredients that the Falconhurst Estate, and the local area have to offer. -
Beekeeping Workshop with Dancing Bees
16th MAY 10am - 3.30pm
Steve from Estelle Hives is the mastermind behind The Dancing Bees honey, whose hives can be found in apiaries here on the Falconhurst Estate as well as other locations across Kent, Sussex and Surrey..
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National Garden Scheme Open Day
25th MAY 11am - 4pm
We are delighted to participate in the National Garden Scheme Open Day. Meander through the gardens, explore the ruins and enjoy refreshments in aid of Holy Trinity Church, Markbeech. Buy your tickets in advance or from the Farm Shop on the day.
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Painting in the Garden
5th JUNE
Buy a garden ticket from the Farm Shop and tuck yourself away in the garden for a morning of painting. There will be an informal gathering at the house at 1pm to share your experience, with no pressure! Please bring your own supplies -
Beekeeping Workshop with Dancing Bees
27th JUNE (10am - 3.30pm)
Steve from Estelle Hives is the mastermind behind The Dancing Bees honey, whose hives can be found in apiaries here on the Falconhurst Estate as well as other locations across Kent, Sussex and Surrey..
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Painting in the Garden
3rd JULY
Buy a garden ticket from the Farm Shop and tuck yourself away in the garden for a morning of painting. There will be an informal gathering at the house at 1pm to share your experience, with no pressure! Please bring your own supplies. -
Ditch Brisket
3rd & 4th JULY, 12 - 8PM
Ditch Brisket is a Sussex-based catering company specializing in American-style BBQ as a Streetfood caterer. Founded by James Loye, Ditch Brisket has been making waves in the Sussex and the surrounding area food scene recently and for a few years on the BBQ competition circuit. -
Opera: The Marriage of Figaro
10th JULY 2026
A firm favourite in our calendar of Summer events, we are delighted to announce that Wild Arts will be at Falconhurst on the 10th of July. The incredible cast will be performing The Marriage of Figaro directed by international opera singer, Danielle de Niese.
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Origami boat workshop with Tere Chad
11th JULY 10am - 1pm
A brilliant Easter activity for children and families! Join sculptor in residence, Tere Chad, for a fun and interactive workshop to create, colour and sail your own origami boat
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Beekeeping Workshop with Dancing Bees
25h JULY (10am - 3.30pm)
Steve from Estelle Hives is the mastermind behind The Dancing Bees honey, whose hives can be found in apiaries here on the Falconhurst Estate as well as other locations across Kent, Sussex and Surrey..
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Painting in the Garden
7th AUGUST
Buy a garden ticket from the Farm Shop and tuck yourself away in the garden for a morning of painting. There will be an informal gathering at the house at 1pm to share your experience, with no pressure! Please bring your own supplies -
Paper mâché workshop with Tere Chad
15th AUGUST 10am - 1pm
A brilliant Easter activity for children and families! Join sculptor in residence, Tere Chad, for a fun and interactive workshop to create a paper mâché vulture
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Painting in the Garden
4th SEPTEMBER
Buy a garden ticket from the Farm Shop and tuck yourself away in the garden for a morning of painting. There will be an informal gathering at the house at 1pm to share your experience, with no pressure! Please bring your own supplies
Farm Shop
The Farm Shop sells an unbeatable range of local, artisanal produce alongside fruit and vegetables, and homemade goods. With all produce handpicked by Mollie and the team, you’ll find an abundance of local treasures alongside an ever increasing aray of Falconhurst produce – meat from the farm, vegetables from our Market Garden, and honey from our bees.
We have a daily supply of delicious coffee and homemade savouries, salads, cakes and treats that can be enjoyed on sunny tables outside the shop, inside the calf stalls of The Barn, or on benches overlooking the pond.
Throughout the year we also host Brunch Clubs, Street food events and Supper Clubs and so there is plenty of reason to come and wind down here at the Farmshop.
Nature Trail & Animals
Behind The Barn you will discover a winding path through our ‘Wild Garden’, leading to a pond and the woods beyond. A perfect walk for little ones with discoveries to be made along the way. A heavenly swing, den building sticks, a bench to enjoy your coffee and even a little bird hide to observe what the ducks are getting up to.
Be sure to stop and say hello to our cheeky goats and pigs!
Gardens
The house is embraced by magnificent gardens which have been nurtured by the Talbot family since 1850. A firm favourite of enthusiastic gardeners, our gardens have structure to provide form, yet with mellifluous borders and a feeling of wildness just kept under control, rather reflecting our characters.
The gardens at Falconhurst provide vegetables for the farm shop, flowers for cutting and relaxing vistas all year round. The gardens are run by Nicola Talbot. Click here to discover more.
Tickets to the gardens & walks are £8.50 each, purchased at the Farm Shop.
If you like to visit regularly consider buying a Season Ticket. Single: £25; Family (2 adults + 3 children) £40. Available from the Farm Shop. Please register every time you enter the gardens.
Falconhurst is a member of Historic Houses Association which offers their members free access to the gardens. Please register and collect your ticket from the Farm Shop before entering the gardens.
Fridays at Falconhurst
Kicking off the weekend the only way we know how, Friday is all about gathering the finest and freshest foods to feast upon over the weekend.
On Fridays, our visiting fishmonger is at Falconhurst, renowned for the finest and most delicious fish you can get your hands on. You won’t find better!
Saturdays at Falconhurst
Weekends are the time to relax in the company of friends and family. Amongst our calendar of events is Brunch Club, alongside regular guest slots as part of our Street Food Series. There’s no need to book; simply turn up, grab your food and find yourself a seat in The Barn where Lee will be serving a range of beers, wines and cordials. Bring your family, meet your friends and enjoy a relaxed afternoon in the countryside. Perfect for lunch time with the children, or an evening enjoying cocktails or a glass of wine with pizza and friends. There’s no need to book - simply turn up and enjoy. Casual street food style dining at its finest! Check our calendar of events for our next event.
Make a day of it
On Brunch Club and Street Food weekends, we are delighted to offer family entry to the beautiful Falconhurst gardens. At just £8.50 for two adults and up to three children, you’ll be able to explore the ruins, breathe in the heady scent of the roses and enjoy spectacular views reaching across the Ashdown Forest. Don’t forget to visit the pigs and goats on the way! Artisan coffee and homemade cakes are available from the Farm Shop, where you’ll also be able to pick up beautiful fresh fruit and veg and a range of delicious speciality goods.
Walks
Short woodland walk
Take the little path in the south east corner of the garden down into the woods. Daffodils, bluebells, orchids abound. Cross the little bridge and return to the garden, arriving at the bottom of the marquee lawn. Explore the shepherd's hut. Carry on for a longer walk through the bluebell woods and join up with the public footpath leading to Hole Cottage (the oldest building in the area), then retrace your steps into the garden.
Maps are provided at no cost from the shop. Tickets to the gardens & walks are £8.50 each, purchased at the Farm Shop.
Longer woodland walk
Take the little path in the south east corner of the garden down into the woods. Continue past the bridge and gate through the beech and bluebell woods until you come to the public footpath. Turn left, over the stile and up the hill bearing left at the gate and over another stile. Arriving at Markbeech Church (built by the same Hon. John Chetwynd Talbot who built Falconhurst) turn left out of the graveyard through a little gate along The Church Walk arriving at Falconhurst Farm Shop for a well earnt cup of coffee.
Maps for the garden and for the woodland walks can be found in the shop. Tickets to the gardens & walks are £8.50 each, purchased at the Farm Shop.
Get in touch
Falconhurst Farm Shop & Gardens
Cowden Pound Road, Markbeech
Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5NR
Phone 01342 850172