HitchinLavender

Thanks for 2011!

2011-12-30T15:38:00.000Z

Ok so there's still technically one more day after today (but i'm not coming in tomorrow!) but thanks to everyone for a fantastic 2011 and we all look forward to a great New year here on the farm.

We've just got back from our holidaying and it's not even freezing... which is really good for us and even better news for all our plugs - which are looking great!

Many thanks again from all

Christmas in Argentina!

2011-12-21T17:09:00.000Z

Hello to everybody suffering the cold climate in the UK.. Some of Hitchin Lavender have been spending the past month in glorious (and rather sunny) Argentina

A Big thanks to the rest of the family who have been working so hard on markets, sales, tweets and other things - whilst we've been working hard as well, on primarily... our tans!

Taking lazy walks around Noel's home town of Carmen de Areco we have come across much lavender (see photo) although not common in the UK - Canariensis and Dentata species and there subsequent sub-species varieties are commonplace in warmer climates. They can live in the UK but become indoor/conservatory plants as these aren't fully hardy plants. If you like what you see then you'll be pleased to know that we will be selling similar varieties next year so watch this space! With currently 55 varieties growing in our poly tunnel (need more space!) we should have plenty to display and sell

Best wishes from all in Argentina!!! xxx

Christmas Break

2011-12-21T11:00:00.002Z

Hi everyone,

Have a lovely Christmas and new year, the internet shop will still take orders over the Christmas break but items won't get posted until Wednesday 28th... (I have to let the mince pies settle...)

xx

Christmas Presents

2011-12-12T15:14:00.002Z

There's still a couple more days left to buy online for those last minute Christmas presents. The last recommended date for Royal Mail parcel delivery is the 14th December, with smaller first class items a little later, so don't delay order today!

Christmas Market Sunday 11th December

2011-12-07T11:12:00.002Z

Hi everyone, we'll be at Hitchin Gala Market Day on Sunday the 11th December and we'll have lots of home grown lavender Christmas presents for you. There will be lots of stalls at the market and it guaranteed not to be cold...

Lavender presents for Christmas!

2011-11-25T01:42:00.001Z

If you check on our Products page you will now find plenty of our products available to purchase through the power of the web! Hitchin Lavender gift sets make an ideal Christmas present as do our Wheat packs (a great way of relaxing at the end of the day). We'll also be at a number of Christmas markets over the next few weeks so pop back to have a look at the forthcoming dates..

Hitchin Lavender at Hitchin farmers and craft market!

2011-09-24T07:26:00.000+01:00

Just because the season is over doesn't mean that we've earned the right for a day off! Catch us today and see our large range of lavender products. Also selling honey from the farm, gift boxes (great for Christmas presents), and plants!

Hitchin Lavender last day of the season!

2011-09-18T08:10:00.002+01:00

A beautiful day to close on - the sun is out so why not pop down and see us at Hitchin Lavender. Today is our last of the season and as well as all of our plants being on a huge sale to take advantage of the barn also offers a nice range of gift ideas for Christmas presents. Hitchin Lavender gift boxes, Our local honey!, wheat and lavender heat bags,, body lotions, and many many more of our 100% hitchin lavender products! The Sunflowers are also still in bloom to and it is free to wander around!

Thanks everyone for visiting us and hope to see you soon

Dont forget that although we may be closed after today you can still buy a lot of our products online.

See you in the Spring!

Sunflowers in full flower

2011-09-11T10:51:00.000+01:00

Hitchin Lavender sunflowers are out and it's sunny (for how much long though..) so come and pick pick pick. The barn shop/tea room is still open too with lots products and ideas for Christmas presents to see - and plenty of cake to eat!

Last few days...

2011-09-07T09:32:00.002+01:00

There are only another couple of weeks left until we close for the autumn. The sunflowers look fantastic and are a little piece of France in Ickleford/Hitchin/Letchworth! You can get some great deals on the last few plants we have in stock and of course enjoy one of our famous Heavenly Cakes in our spacious tea room - plenty of room for pram parking!

Sunflowers at Hitchin Lavender taken today!!

2011-09-01T12:08:00.000+01:00

Come and visit now - whilst it's warm and sunny!

SUNFLOWERS at HITCHIN LAVENDER

2011-09-01T10:21:00.000+01:00

With all this sun the sunflowers that we thought would never arrive are finally popping up all over the place. Pick 5 for just £2 from the field + field entrance is free!!!!

2 for 1 at Hitchin Lavender - Children FREE

2011-08-22T09:12:00.000+01:00

More and more sunflowers are out and there is still half the field of lavender in flower! We are OPEN TODAY contrary to leaflet and website info - purely because it still looks very very good and they've promised us a very warm and sunny day - so come today!!!

The Sunflowers are coming at hitchin Lavender!!!

2011-08-19T10:22:00.000+01:00

After spending all June and July telling everyone we wouldnt be having any sunflowers come up this summer due to the dry Spring when they were sewn.....They are coming!!!!!

Pick a nice day to come and visit us and pick 5 for £2!!! also the lavender is still up in a lot of the field (still over half left to cut!) so for just £4 you can pick a bag (500ish stems) of lavender and 5 giant sunflower heads!!!!!!!!

2 for 1 at Hitchin Lavender - Children FREE

2011-08-15T11:06:00.000+01:00

Take advantage of our incredible offer - 2 adults for the price of 1 and children under 14 absolutely free! so for just £4 a family of 4 could have a great day out and leave with four bags of fresh lavender picked by yourselves!

The field is now slowly being harvested but there is still plenty to see and still two thirds of the field is uncut!

Dont miss the lavender whilst it's still at it's best!!!!

Beautiful day to come and visit Hitchin Lavender

2011-08-07T09:02:00.001+01:00

We still have full bloom here at Hitchin Lavender but do hurry and come and visit us before the flower gets harvested!!! These shots beneath were taken this morning - as you can see it's still well worth a visit! A beautiful gift shop, light lunches and a whole array of lavender plant varieties available in our barn. Open 7 days a week!

Ice Cream Sunday (and Saturday)

2011-07-30T11:52:00.003+01:00

Fancy spending the weekend wandering around lavender in Hertfordshire, just 30 minutes from London? That's what these visitors are doing, these pictures taken just a few minutes ago. Come along and join them walking through miles of lavender rows and of course picking your own bunch of lavender to take home. Free parking and a small tea and gift shop too... And as I type the sun's just come out!

School's Out!

2011-07-25T12:17:00.003+01:00

Looking for something to do or somewhere to go now that school's broken up? Child entry is only a £1 at Hitchin Lavender and the rows of lavender are a great place for a family to spend a few hours. Children love running up the rows, finding butterflies and insects whilst parents love the space and freedom that the field offers.

These shots were taken yesterday (more on our flickr pages) proving that pictures speak a 1000 words!

Come and start off your summer holiday at Hitchin Lavender!

Still in Full Bloom at Hitchin Lavender

2011-07-24T11:12:00.004+01:00

What better way to spend a day out? Glorious sunshine this morning and a lavender field out in full flower.

The fields are in full bloom and don't get much better than this, so if you're looking for a family day out in or around Hitchin (or within 45 minutes of London) then come along and say hi. Entrance is just £4 for an adult and you can pick a bag of lavender to take home.

The fields are great for photography, butterfly watching or just walking around listening to the bees and skylarks.

Oh and don't forget the tea room and gift shop so you satisfy your sweet tooth as well as your eyes!

Unfortunately the sunflowers have fallen victim to the spring drought and won't be making an appearance this year :-(

Full Bloom at Hitchin Lavender

2011-07-13T11:46:00.000+01:00

To all Lavender lovers

Hitchin Lavender is now just coming in to full bloom!!! If you haven't been before it is well worth the visit!Or if you came earlier in the season and asked one of us when would we be completely in flower.....NOW IS THE TIME!!!! The duration of the bloom will probably be about 4 weeks - so come and see for yourselves!!!

As well as seeing and walking the field (and picking your own)we also have 20+ varieties of fantastic lavender plants available for purchase on the farm - hurry while stocks last!

Film on The Farm at Hitchin Lavender

2011-07-07T12:45:00.004+01:00

We're now just nine days away from the opening of the Barnardo's Film on The Farm. Tickets for 'Mamma Mia' and the People's Choice film 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' are trotting out of the door, whilst our four legged lawnmowers are doing their best to cut the grass down in time!

You can get your ticket by popping into the shop - Our opening times are 10am-5pm or on the Barnardo's website at http://www.barnardos.org.uk/onlineshop/events/acatalog/Film_on_the_farm.html which is open all the time!

The field looks fantastic now and all the early varieties are in full bloom, they won't be in flower forever so come and visit us whenever you fancy - We're open seven days a week and entry into the fields is between 10am-5pm everyday

From the Art...

2011-07-06T09:21:00.008+01:00

The large number of photos of Hitchin Lavender on Flickr is testament to the number of photographers we have visit, however this week has been all about a slightly slower medium. We attended the launch of Kat Flynn's exhibition in London last night and loved two of her paintings in particular "Alec's Field" and "Purple Storm" - both pieces of the Hitchin Lavender fields. Details of her exhibition can be found here and prints can be bought online at www.kalflynnart.com

Sunday brought a number of amateur painters to the farm and then on Monday we received an email from Simon Fielder who's painted three fantastic paintings of our fields. Simon's original pieces of art are all for sale (£35-£60) so if you're interested please get in touch via email.

Hold the front page!

2011-06-27T11:33:00.003+01:00

...well close enough, page 3 of The Express today and also at the Daily Mail Online. We'll upload some scans later today but the photos tell the real story - the lavender is looking fantastic. If you're in or visiting Hitchin or Hertfordshire and want to come and see the lavender fields please pop in and say hi!

Ickleford Open Gardens

2011-06-25T15:24:00.004+01:00

Sunday 26th is Ickleford Open Gardens day and anyone with a programme gets into the field for free. The lavender is looking fantastic at the moment and we're expecting some great warm weather - which is just as well as we spent the morning cleaning the ice cream bike! Visit flickr to see what the fields look like today.

Open 7 days a week

2011-06-20T15:36:00.005+01:00

A quick update on what the lavender looks like at the moment - this shot was taken a couple of hours ago. For more pictures visit our flickr pages The lavender fields are now open 7 days a week which making those last minute day trips out of London or Cambridge even easier!

Remember to bring a pair of scissors when you visit as the £4 entrance fee includes a bag so you can take home a bunch of hand picked freshly cut lavender!

Don't forget our 2-for-1 webshop deal for lavender essential oils and your last chance to purchase a place on Rachel Warne's photography workshop day.

Essential Offer

2011-06-16T17:29:00.002+01:00

Just a quick update to say that for a short time only we're offering a two for one deal on all of our essential oils for purchases from our webshop. We sell two different varieties of lavender oil - Angustifolia lavender oil (sometimes known as English lavender) and an Intermedia Lavander oil (sometimes known as lavandin) they both have slightly different scents - with the Lavandin having a stronger slightly campherous note to it. Visit our shop to make the most of this before we change our minds!!

Website revamped

2011-05-23T09:41:00.006+01:00

The webshop has just been virtually restocked and revamped - the online equivalent of getting the shopfitters in. It's now packed full with all of the new products we've been busy organising over the spring.

All of our products are made with our own lavender, either using our own farm grown and dried lavender or our fantastic essential oil. The new products include an amazing Lavender Body Butter, divine Lavender and Cocoa Butter bath melts, some pretty special lavender candles too and much more besides.

You can check them out here

We've also been busy planning some special events for the summer, including an open air cinema with the lovely people at Barnardo's; an excellent photography course in our lavender fields with award winning photographer Rachel Warne and we're just finalising details for a wonderfully relaxing Yoga Day with our pals at Pop Up Yoga.

You can find out about all of the events we're planning by clicking here

Hope to see you soon.

Hitchin Lavender Now Open!

2011-05-07T07:52:00.000+01:00

Hitchin Lavender Now Open!........

.........No rain for 2 months - The day we open it pours....

....would be rather annoyed if it wasn't for the fact that we really needed it! - might even make the tulips and alliums perk up a bit more!!

The Final Countdown!

2011-05-05T17:44:00.003+01:00

It doesn't seem to matter how many late night and long days you put in the last few days before the start of the season always seem crazy. We open on Saturday 7th May and although fields have a little way to go before they flower they already smell amazing. We'll have 20 varieties of lavender to buy in the shop and a huge number of new products that we've been working on over the winter. It would be lovely to see you, so pop on in for a coffee and a chat this Saturday.

Taking Group Bookings now...

2011-02-06T11:00:00.003Z

Hi everyone, January was clearly the month when everyone took advantage of their new diaries and got in touch to book group tours. As a result of this early interest and in response to your comments last year we've increased the number of tours we offer each day and will be opening seven days a week during peak season. Click here to see our opening hours.

You don't have to book to come and see us of course but if you're a member of a group and want to take advantage of the tours we offer then these do need to be prebooked. There are some great benefits of prebooking group tours evening tours after we close to the public.

To book your tour call us on 01462 434320 or drop Nick an email at nick@hitchinlavender.com

It hasn't just been tours that have kept the phone ringing, we've had more enquiries than ever about hosting wedding receptions at Hitchin Lavender, we're now full for 2011 but we are taking bookings for 2012, if you'd like more information just call the number above or email Tim at tim@hitchinlavender.com

Thanks for the season!!!!!

2010-09-15T08:50:00.005+01:00

Hitchin Lavender is now closed for 2010! (but not to worry you can still buy our products online)
We would like to send you all our warmest of thanks for all of your support and for help making the season such a success! Thank you!!!!!!We'll be putting in all our efforts to make next year an even better one.

We also want to mention the amazing amount of money that was donated by you all to help people whose lives are affected by Motor nuerone Disease. Hitchin Lavender is very proud to say its visitors raised more than £650. We are extremely grateful - please check out this website if you want to help this cause. www.mndassociation.org

We also wanted to say a special thank you to James and Dave who worked so hard from start to finish and were great guys to hang around with - we wish you both the very best for the future. We know that Dave has expressed a desire to work on other farms (he comes very highly recommended by us, so if anyone has a farm and is looking for someone...) and that James has joined British Basketball League's Leicester Riders - (he's the tall one in the photo by the way..) - Good luck to the both of you and we'll be you watching James! http://www.leicesterriders.co.uk/?warwick-adds-to-riders-roster,306

Cheers guys.

Hitchin Lavender closed this Bank Holiday Monday

2010-08-24T09:11:00.002+01:00

Due to not opening on Mondays and that we are nearing the end of the Lavender season Hitchin Lavender will not be open this coming Bank Holiday. We are however still open Tuesdays to Sundays from 10am to 5pm up until Sunday the 12th of September.

Hitchin Lavender end of season sales!

2010-08-18T12:15:00.002+01:00

It is now completely free to enter the fields of Lavenders and sunflowers at Hitchin lavender!!!

Although the majority of the crops have gone over there is still plenty more to pick and for absolutely nothing (limited to one bag each though - we cant be too generous!)

At present around 25% of the lavender has been harvested so still plenty to see!!!

Inside our gift shop there is also plenty more on offer as our season comes to an end. Hurry and get yourselves to Hitchin Lavender asap - we close on 12th september!

Hitchin Lavender on top of the world!!!!

2010-08-13T11:00:00.004+01:00

What can we say..... apart from that we are all extremely humbled by the incredible gesture our cousin surprised us with the other day...

Whilst on top of Mount Everest.....that's right.....Ev-er-est!!!!!!!!!!! Cousin Ed produced a hand stitched banner of Hitchin Lavender!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please please please visit his website and read of his awe inspiring expedition.

http://www.edoneverest.com/

You can still sponsor him too!

Here's a few words we'd like to blurt out to try and help express what we have been left feeling.....

Stststst-aggered.
Flabbergasted.
Bowled over and blown far far far away.

NOT WORTHY.

Utterly utterly Speechless..

You're a star mate.

Saturday 7 August

2010-08-05T14:31:00.002+01:00

We're getting lots of calls asking if the lavender has been harvested yet, the majority of our lavender is still in flower and looks great - still well worth the visit.

If you're coming this Saturday please be aware that due to a staff shortage we will not be serving baguettes or panini's, however we'll still have cakes and scones a plenty and we'll be open as usual. Normal service will be resumed on Sunday! As normal as we get anyway...

Sunflowers ready to pick at Hitchin Lavender!!!

2010-07-31T12:21:00.004+01:00

Lots of publicity recently for which all of us at Hitchin Lavender are extremely grateful for. You may have spotted the delightful Clare Nasri in our lavender fields last week presenting the weather reports for GMTV. Maria Noel is also looking just as lovely in The Daily Telegraph today surrounded by our blooming Sunflowers! So Many thanks to Clare and the GMTV team who came here and also loads of thanks to Jo Riley who got us in The Telegraph and to Geoff Robinson who took that stunning photo of my wife!

The lavender is still very much in full flower here in Hitchin so make a day of it and come and pick yourselves some Lavender and some Sunflowers!!!

Hitchin Lavender Sunflowers and Lavender in full bloom now!

2010-07-28T09:37:00.006+01:00

These photos of Hitchin Lavender were taken this morning!

Due to the very dry and sunny summer our sunflowers are out already and are looking stunning next to the lavender rows which are still in full bloom.

Come along and visit when you can - we are predicting at least a couple of weeks that the two flowers will be out at the same so why not come and pick your own!!! Its £3 entrance for Adults and £2 for kids which also allows you to pick your own shopping size bag of lavender and a further £3 if you wish to pick your own sunflowers!!! A great family day out!!!

Full Bloom at Hitchin Lavender!

2010-07-09T15:45:00.006+01:00

For those of you who want to view some glorious lavender fields and not want to have to travel to Provence to view them - then why not come to us! We are just a short trip out from London and we invite all our visitors to not only enter the field but also to go where they like and pick as well! We have many different types of English lavender as well as Intermedias and French as well.

This is what it looked liked earlier today - as you can see all the crop is now out and the sunflowers are now only a few weeks away as well.

English Lavender in full bloom! A great family day out

2010-07-03T07:35:00.003+01:00

Our English lavender varieties are now out in full and with the Intermedia only a week or so away from being fully in flower now is a great time to come and see us!! and don't forget we allow you to PICK YOUR OWN!!! so it's a great place to come with all of the family!!

Hitchin lavender also has 20 different varieties of lavender on offer as well as fresh herbs and sunflowers. Our 17th century barn is also a tea room where you can find light bites and refreshments as well where you will find our large selection of our products (such as body lotion, soaps and shower gel, lip balm etc) of which all the lavender has also 100% come from our own fields!!!

See you soon!!!

Hitchin Lavender & Ickleford Open Gardens

2010-06-23T08:40:00.004+01:00

This weekend promises to give us some glorious weather, so come along and see us!!

Some of the lavender's are now out in bloom and the rest are only a few weeks away. On Sunday 27th it is also Ickleford Open Gardens so there are now two reasons to come and see us!

Entrance into the Lavender fields is £3 per adult and £2 per child with this you also get to PICK YOUR OWN

Or if you're coming to see Hitchin Lavender as part of Ickleford Open Gardens the price is £4 each and you can enter the fields as well as entering some of the villages best kept gardens! Please note that picking is not included with this price.

Hitchin Lavender Now Open!

2010-06-12T11:15:00.006+01:00

The season is now open and although the fields are still mainly green the angustifolias are just days away from being in bloom (the field is free to enter at present). There is still plenty to see and with a wide variety of lavender plants available and our beautiful old barn to relax in why not come and pay us a visit.

Hitchin Lavender Open Tomorrow

2010-06-04T21:37:00.003+01:00

Hello everyone

Hitchin Lavender is opening tomorrow for the 2010 season!!

We'll be open everyday (except Mondays) until Sunday the 15th September) from 10am until 5pm so please come along and not only experience the acres of Lavender but also relax in our old barn and see many different lavender varieties and products we have for sale.

If you've been here before then you'll see some changes for the new season and if you haven't then hopefully you'll love our little family run Lavender farm and barn shop.

Ed Did Everest!!!

2010-05-28T14:00:00.009+01:00

Our cousin Ed just did something truly amazing.... he's just climbed the big one...... Many many congratulations mate, we're all exceptionally proud of you!!!

Go visit his website - www.edoneverest.com - you just have to read his very gripping blog to find out what he's been through. All we can say is, inspiring stuff - and that goes nowhere near what we feel.

WELL DONE ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 Weeks to go

2010-05-23T09:20:00.002+01:00

On beautiful sunny days like this we really should be open! Although quite glad we're not as we still have the odd one or two things left to do... but by the Saturday 5th of June Hitchin Lavender shall be ready and open for the 2010 season.

This summer we have more lavenders to buy, more food available, more products to choose from and more time to come and see us. Open until Sunday the 15th September there is plenty of opportunity to come and witness the miles of rows of lavender we grow and this year for the first time we have also planted several acres of sunflowers alongside the lavender.

Hitchin Lavender is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am until 5pm and don't forget we encourage people to go into the the lavender fields and pick plenty of lavender themselves - and all for the small price of £3 per adult or £2 per child!

Hope to see you v soon!!

Hertfordshire Pure Weddings

2010-01-13T14:43:00.004Z

A belated Happy New Year to everyone and I hope you're all keeping warm. Despite the cold weather we've been busy preparing for the 2010 season and are in the process of making improvements to our facilities. We've also been hand planting new varieties of lavender, back breaking but hopefully you'll appreciate the results! We've also had good success with the cuttings we took last year and most of them have coped well with the frost - so far.

Alex and Wid's wedding that we hosted in June features in this months edition of Hertfordshire Pure Weddings. It takes you through their day step by step and is a great place to look if you fancy a wedding that's a little bit different. Not many venues can offer a field of lavender as your reception backdrop, just drop us a line at the usual place if you want to talk through how you can hire the lavender fields as your venue for your special day.

Hitchin Lavender open for Christmas!

2009-10-14T09:46:00.004+01:00

Hitchin Lavender can confirm to all that between the dates of Sunday 1st December and Sunday 22nd December the barn will be open from 1pm to 5pm every day excluding Mondays. Not only can you view our ever increasing array of lavender products which now include delicate Hitchin Lavender Christmas gift box sets, there will also be a large selection of hand crafted greeting cards and many home made marmalades (including lavender marmalade) and chutneys. Our Tea and cake shop will also be open for you to relax and keep warm in throughout the month of December.

Last day of the summer

2009-08-16T08:14:00.008+01:00

Well that's it for the summer lavender followers, today is the last day the fields are open and we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone - to the many groups who came on the guided tours and had to listen to us talk, to the endless visitors that at times flooded the barn and calmly waited on their teas and coffees...(and even scissors when we were really full); those of you who followed us on this blog (even though our updates haven't been as frequent as we would have liked); photographers like Rachel Warne and Ian Wood who have taken breathtaking shots - and to all of you who uploaded your images of Hitchin Lavender to sites such as Flickr and Facebook; journalists Victoria Moore and Tim Wheeler who we really can't thank enough for such fantastic coverage, and lastly a very special thank you to the small band who worked relentlessly alongside us through the heat waves of June (remember them), the downpours of July and to the many bee stings of August, Cheers to Ron, Steve and Tony!
To anyone and everyone we haven't thanked - Thank You!

See you all again next year, at a farmer's market near you, here on the web and for a few weeks when we open the shop in December

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Still in flower!

2009-07-30T12:40:00.000+01:00

Yes, we’re still open! Our Grosso and Maillette varieties flower later than many garden varieties and there are still another couple of weeks left for to visit our lavender fields. For those of you who can’t make the journey you can still order Hitchin Lavender products from our products page. The reaction to the Daily Mail article has been fantastic and many thanks to all of you who have travelled to Hitchin for a day out.

We’d love to hear your comments about the fields and see your pictures so please drop us a line at info@hitchinlavender.com or click the comments button beneath this paragraph. Hope to see you in the next couple of weeks.

BBC Three Counties Radio!

2009-07-13T09:30:00.000+01:00

Listen in this afternoon from 2.15pm on BBC three Counies radio and you will hear Nick, Tim and Steve talking to Tim Wheeler as he wanders with us through the Lavender fields! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_three_counties_radio/

Lavender fields open to all!

2009-07-13T08:38:00.000+01:00

Now really is the perfect time to come and see Hitchin's Lavender fields in full bloom!

Lots of you have been to see us already this year but time is running out - harvesting of the lavender is edging closer!

Last week Hitchin Lavender was mentioned in an article in the Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5767935/Lavender-resurgence-as-people-turn-to-natural-remedies.html we are hoping for lots more media attention as the fields become ever fuller

Open Day Success!

2009-07-01T10:20:00.000+01:00

The village had a gardens open day on sunday and we at Hitchin Lavender were thrilled to be a part of it as well. Apart from the day being wondeful, visitors to the farm were also fortunate enough to see an amazing teepee which had been used for a stunning wedding the night before. It was situated at the base of the large field of lavender providing a beautiful backdrop and a highly original wedding venue!

Great day out!

2009-06-19T09:07:00.000+01:00

Welcome Lavender lovers!

Sorry for the lapse in blog updates - Hitchin Lavender is just rushed off it's feet at the minute. Not to say that we wouldn't appreciate anymore folk who are looking for a great day out in Hertfordshire! It's also an innovative idea for a Fathers day outing.

Hitchin Lavender tea shop is seeming to be just as popular as the lavender at present with people just as interested in sitting in our old barn and relaxing with a nice slice of coffee or carrot cake.

This is a photo taken only yesterday! As you can see some of the lavender is already out in full bloom and has begun to be harvested. A lot though shall be flowering within a few weeks so make sure you don't miss this piece of beautiful nature!

Open Open Open

2009-06-11T10:26:00.001+01:00

Hitchin Lavender is now open! The shop/barn is now open for the season as Nick mentioned on his blog http://www.bigredtractor.com/. Neither of us have been very sharp at updating our personal blogs but if you do get a chance they're cracking reads...

It is now possible to purchase some of our products online, though there is a far bigger selection available from our shop. All products shall eventually be uploaded to the net for you to browse through and buy out of season, so no worries if you can't make it to come and see us.

In the next week or so we will also have available a Hitchin Lavender Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Oil, Bubble Bath and Lip Balm!

Hope to hear from you or see you soon!!!

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Hertfordshire Life

2009-05-13T11:25:00.000+01:00

This month (the June edition) we are on the front cover of Hertfordshire life.

The article inside highlights five reasons to vist Hitchin. Hitchin's boutique shopping, its places to eat, The Hitchin Festival, the town's theatre perfomances and also its tourist attractions. Aside from Hitchin Lavender other attractions include the British Schools Museum which offers a fascinating insight into the teaching of education in Britain over the past two centuries and Hitchin Museum and Arts gallery, a beautiful centre which offers varying exhibitions throughout the year.

So if you are new to the area and were wondering what Hitchin has to offer or were from further afield and were just thinking of paying us a visit - make it a long day and enjoy as much of Hitchin's attractions as you can!

Hitchin Lavender leaflets

2009-05-08T11:11:00.000+01:00

The new hitchin Lavender leaflets are ready and are now available free by order if you have a similar attraction you wish to promote or have the facilities able to distribute ours to the general public. Please get in touch with us at info@hitchinlavender.com for further information.

5 weeks to go!

2009-04-24T09:34:00.000+01:00

Hitchin Lavender is now just 5 weeks away from being open to the public for 2009 (although please do have a look at our products page - as they are available all year round) There is still time to book group tours but hurry as spaces are running out! - Please contact us either on this blog or info@hitchinlavender.com or 01462 434320

We welcome everyone to Hitchin Lavender and this summer there are loads more tables and chairs and benches to enjoy and there is also a newly improved restroom with better access for all.

We hope to see you very soon!!

What’s New for Summer '09

2009-03-16T16:47:00.000Z

Hello and a very warm welcome to the official Hitchin Lavender news blog!

We aim to be updating this blog as often as possible with info on markets that we will be attending and new products that we will be producing. We would also be extremely happy to answer any questions you may have for us - whether it's on how to grow lavender or information about a specific variety or simply to ask for clearer directions on how to get to the farm, don't be shy to ask!

New in for '09 are the picnic tables and benches at the base of the Lavender field which means you will now be able to relax and enjoy the Lavender for even longer and can even bring a bite to eat with you.
We have many new and interesting products available in our shop this year including Lavender wheat bags and lip balm as well as over a dozen new varieties of Lavender plants to choose from!
There is also a new refreshed version of our Lavender Programme with new details about the wildlife that the lavender attracts.

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!