VIDEO: Hop Festival Weekend at Bodiam Station

Bodiam relived the days when it was the centre of the local hop growing industry with a hop picker's festival and reunion at the weekend.
Hop picking festival at Bodiam StationHop picking festival at Bodiam Station
Hop picking festival at Bodiam Station

Steam trains from the Kent and East Sussex Railway ferried people to and from the event. Attractions included steam engines, vintage vehicles, a punch and Judy show, morris dancing by Cinque Port Morris Men, and there were plenty of hop bines on display.

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