Tarring fig garden open day
Visitors relaxed in the garden of Bishop’s Garth, in South Street, and tucked into free scones, provided by owners Richard and Ann Warner.
Mr Warner said: “It went very well, there were lots of people and it was nice weather. We had some magical singers in the morning and we played folk music in the afternoon, while everybody relaxed in the garden.”
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Hide AdThe fig trees are known to have existed in 1745, although local tradition suggests they may have been planted in the days of the Archbishop Thomas Becket (1120 to 1170).
The garden are always open on first Saturday of July.
Attendance this year was a bit above average, possibly because Wimbledon had been put back a week, so it did no coincide with the women’s final day, as in other years.
Mr Warner said the trees were bearing fruit, also a bit above average, which would be ready to pick in August.
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