Events & Training Archive - Walled Kitchen Gardens Network

9th & 10th October 2026

Walled Kitchen Gardens Network – Forum 2026

Holkham Hall, Norfolk

Holkham Hall – the walled garden c. Holkham Estate We are looking forward to welcoming you to the 25th Anniversary of the Walled Kitchen Gardens Network, and are so pleased to announce the Forum for 2026 will be at Holkham Hall in Norfolk, on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October 2026. Booking will open early in March, with speakers confirmed during the months ahead, but you are welcome to register your interest. This year we will be celebrating the ongoing recognition and restoration walled gardens and of significant and historic places like Holkham, but also start to look forward to discussing how these gardens will need to managed for the… Read more »

19th and 20th September 2025

Walled Kitchen Gardens Network – Forum 2025 – Gordon Castle Walled Garden

Gordon Castle Walled Garden, Moray, and historic walled gardens of the National Trust for Scotland, in Aberdeenshire

We are hugely excited to announce Gordon Castle Walled Garden as our main venue for the Forum 2025, and so grateful to owner Zara Gordon Lennox for inviting us back to Scotland for the 24th year of the WKGN and to hold the Forum in this magnificent restored kitchen garden, winner of Historic Houses Garden of the Year 2021, and RHS Partner Garden, regional winner in Scotland 2024. Situated between the River Spey and the Moray Coast, Gordon Castle Walled Garden is among Scotland’s best-kept secrets, one of the oldest and largest Kitchen Gardens in Britain brought back to its former glory, with a modern design by designer Arne Maynard… Read more »

11th & 12th October 2024

Walled Kitchen Gardens Network Forum 2024 – Knightshayes

Knightshayes, Devon

11th and 12th October, at Knightshayes, Tiverton, Devon Uncovering and Discovering Hidden History We were delighted to hold the Forum this year (2024) in the Walled Gardens at Knightshayes – National Trust. Please see in further information – the programme and our speakers, and a blog written by Jean-Jacques Lescure just after the event. We will add more information here about the wonderful gardens we visited, with their owners – Ashley Court, The Regency House and Holcombe Court. Tara and Nigel at Ashley Court arranged the most wonderful lunch on the second day during the visit to their garden – tables laid out beautifully for everyone to sit and enjoy,… Read more »

6th & 7th October 2023

Forum 2023 – Harewood House and walled kitchen gardens of North Yorkshire

Harewood House, Yorkshire

The Kitchen Garden and the Kitchen We are hugely pleased to announce Harewood House as our venue for 2023, with thanks to Trevor Nicholson, Head of Gardens & Grounds, and the Trustees at Harewood. The theme this year will look at the historic relationship between the Kitchen Garden and the Kitchen – a vitally important collaboration for the management of Estates and their households historically, many again recognising and enjoying the benefits and working together. Booking for the Forum is OPEN – you can download the registration form in Word or as pdf: Booking form – Harewood House 2023 Booking-form-Harewood-House-2023-2 The first day, Friday 6th October, will be at Harewood House, where… Read more »

14th & 15th October 2022

Walled Kitchen Gardens Network – Forum 2022 at Audley End

Audley End Walled Garden

To celebrate this 21st anniversary of the Walled Kitchen Gardens Network we looked at the extraordinary revival of walled kitchen gardens over the last 20-30 years, to future opportunities and the amazing work in gardens brought back to life as productive gardens. In 2000, the kitchen gardens at Audley End were reopened to the public by English Heritage after extensive restoration work, and are now celebrated as one of the best examples of a working historic walled kitchen garden. Louise Ellis introducing Audley End walled kitchen garden Susan Campbell opened the Forum reflecting on the changes that had taken place over the 40 years since she… Read more »

4 February 2021 and 8 April 2021

European Symposium on the conservation of historic kitchen gardens.

Chambord, Loire Valley, France - preceded by 4 online conferences

For information about the online event please follow this link : Symposium on the conservation of historic kitchen gardens Chambord New organisation Join us – Registration remains open for the next two ‘Chambord Conversations’: 4 February 2021 ‘Inventing new functions that could ensure the future of historic gardens’ 8 April 2021 ‘Excellence in conservation, in horticulture and in the economic model’ To register for the Symposium follow this link: Registration Form – new organisation

Photos from Forum 2019 – Cranborne

Forum 2019 will be held on 5th and 6th October at Cranborne Estate in Dorset.

Cranborne Garden Centre and Manor Gardens, Walled Gardens of Cranborne Chase, N. Dorset Walled Kitchen Gardens used as Garden Centres & Nurseries Program for Saturday 5th October 9:00 am Registration in the Garden Room, Cranborne Garden Centre – coffee and tea available 10:00 Welcome from Susan Campbell 10:10 – 10:40 Patrick Fairweather – ‘Patrick’s Patch-a community project making business sense’ 10:45 – 11:15 Charlotte Casella – ‘the Walled Kitchen Gardens of Cranborne Manor’ Coffee break 11:15 – 11:30 Garden Tour 11:30 – 1:30pm – a walk through Cranborne Manor gardens, and walled garden with Georgianna Campbell Lunch 1:30 – 2:15 – return to the Garden Room for buffet lunch 2:15 – 2:30… Read more »

Forum 2018 Mount Stewart Estate in Ireland

The Walled Kitchen Garden Network’s Forum this year was held, for the first time in Northern Ireland, on the 13th and 14th of October. We were based at Clandeboye near Belfast, which was close to our main destination, the beautiful Mount Stewart Estate. Mount Stewart does not have large enough conference facilities whereas Clandeboye could easily accommodate us. Situated on the peninsula between the Irish Sea and Strangford Loch, Mount Stewart enjoys a unique microclimate enabling many Southern Hemisphere plants to thrive. From the NT’s website; AN EXCITING CHALLENGE. The garden team have high hopes for the walled garden. Plans include replanting the rose garden, restoring the dairy, crafting… Read more »

FORUM 2017 .. Glasshouses