Saturday 12th April 2025 Annual General Meeting 2.30pm
VENUE: Lenham Community Centre, 2 Groom Way, Lenham, Maidstone ME17 2QT
Speaker: Chris Lane, Proprietor and Manager Witchhazel Nursery
“An engaging insight on the Subject of Wisteria”
2025 DAY VISITS – travel by car, (please car-share if possible, as some have restricted parking)
Tues 20th May Great Comp Garden, Comp Lane, Platt, Sevenoaks. TN15 8QS
Meet at 1.30pm. £18 per head. Paid in advance to KMOTT. Ample car parking. No dogs.
Garden Entry and guided Tour. Refreshments available after tour in Old Dairy Tearoom, please pay by card on the day.
Thurs 12th June Chevening Estate, Chevening, Sevenoaks. TN14 6HG
Meet at 2pm. £45 per head. Paid in Advance. Ample parking. No Dogs. Refreshments Included.
A rare chance to visit the Chevening Estate with a tractor & seated roofed trailer to transport guests around estate with 2 guides.
Weds 16th July Riverhill Himalayan Gardens, Riverhill, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RR
Meet at 2pm. £16 per head. Paid in Advance. Parking at NT entry. Refreshments available at café. Please pay by card on the day
Entry to Gardens and guided tour focussing on Trees.
Tues 23rd September Mote Park, Mote Avenue, Maidstone, ME15 7SU
Meet at 1pm. £5 per head. Paid in Advance. Ample Parking. Dogs Welcome. Refreshments available at café.
Guided Tour by Alan Firth Park Manager
LONG EXCURSION by coach to OXFORDSHIRE: Monday 13th – Friday 17th October 2024
Proposed visits include Blenheim Palace, Harcourt Arboretum, Singe Wood Arboretum, Rousham House Gardens to name but a few.
Sadly we have cancelled our Longtrip for this year.
Wakehurst Place , Haywards Heath Tuesday 4th November
This is an excellent opportunity to visit or re-visit Wakehurst Place in the company of Owen Johnson, to admire its splendid trees and to explore the millennium seedbank.
Meet at 11.00. Self Drive. £6 to KFOTT Entrance to Wakehurst FOC to NT, Kew and Wakehurst members, non members pay Wakehurst on the day.
Members’ Annual Lunch Wednesday 26th November 2025 12.00pm
Venue Wishful Thinker Lenham Heath Road, Maidstone
A few tickets left, book now contact admin@kentfriendsofthetrees.co.uk
KMOTT 2025 Programme of Events
Further Information and invitations will be sent for events nearer the dates