Tag: Heath + Down
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Event hosting at Babylon
We are able to offer a bespoke service for private hire and private events at Babylon. Located within the Ashdown Forest – an area of outstanding natural beauty – our location is a stunning and peaceful setting for your special event. We have three areas at Babylon that are available for event hire, either separately…
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Oast Farm products now available
We love that there are lots of local producers in our area making quality, delicious products. One of these is Oast Farm a family-run, fruit farm, shop and cafe who have been supplying us with the apple juice and jam that we serve in The Kitchen. We are delighted to announce that you can now…
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Alice Ashton jewellery class
On Wednesday 5th June Alice Ashton will be holding a Wax Ring Carving Workshop in the greenhouse here at Babylon. Learn the art of carving, sculpting and mark making using jewellers wax to create your own unique ring design. Alice will guide you through the process, providing tips and tricks along the way. By the…
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The Bees of Babylon
One of the owners of Babylon has been learning beekeeping over the last few years, and the resulting honey has been used in The Kitchen at Babylon since we took over the location last June. It was time to move the bees to their new home, and this was done over the bank holiday weekend…
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Babylon at Home
During May we will be rolling out the launch of our new food range for you to take home, ‘Babylon at Home’ created by our head chef Alex. We’re starting with a small selection, including home made soups and stews using seasonal, local ingredients. These are frozen so you can take them home and save…
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Summer art classes with Jan Moffitt
Over the summer months Jan will be teaching watercolour and drawing classes in our greenhouse. “Babylon is a wonderful place to teach an art class – the greenhouse is stunning, the lighting is perfect and the plants are inspiring.” Jan Moffitt runs watercolour and drawing art classes. Having worked as a graphic designer in London…
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The Kitchen garden : We’ve come a long way!
It’s been an exciting week here. We have dug out our wildlife pond which we hope will soon be home to newts, frogs, toads and insects. The pond slopes from a shallow depth to approximately 2-3ft deep creating easy access for hedgehogs and other wildlife, and we will soon be planting around the edges with…
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Superb scrambled eggs
Our chef Alex was taught how to make scrambled eggs by his Mum, this is her recipe and now he’s passing it on to you. Watch and learn how to do the special ‘soft curls’ technique! Ingredients Method Enjoy!
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Sustainable Land project
How can humans and nature co-exist? The Sustainable Land Project is a free event featuring a series of talks from local people who have a close relationship to the land they work with. Our passionate speakers will discuss their experience of working harmoniously with the land and the benefits that they achieve as a result.…
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Willow obelisk workshop
Get ready for growing your climbing plants by booking a place on the willow obelisk workshop here at Babylon on 24th March 2024. Join Ruth from Nature Makers for a delightful workshop where you’ll learn to create your very own stunning willow obelisk, perfect for showcasing those delicate sweet pea blooms, runner beans, nasturtiums or any…
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Chilean guava
Latin name: Ugni Molinae Common names: Chilean guava/ Strawberry myrtle This evergreen shrub from South America was grown widely in the UK as a fruit crop by the Victorians. Apparently it was Queen Victoria’s favourite fruit. The plant has with small leathery leaves with an upright, bushy habit and will grow (slowly) to 1 –…
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The Kitchen garden progresses
Arriving for work at Babylon in early February with the sun rising over the Ashdown Forest and the valleys beyond, and with a full view of the entire length of the greenhouse now that the tall conifers have been felled gave me a sense of the space we have to develop. Running down the north…