Bore Place

Regenerating, managing & farming our 500 acre estate
🌎Education & nature
🎉Events, weddings & stays
🦇Courses & workshops
🥗Fresh produce
🌳Walking trails

Commonwork is an independent organisation based at Bore Place, near Sevenoaks in Kent, consisting of a group of social enterprises and education programmes, including:
school and college visits and residential stays;
professional development for teachers;
a working organic dairy farm;
organic gardens;
a residential centre for seminars, conferences, retreats and private functions such as wedding r

eceptions;
a newly developed low carbon resource and study centre, which uses renewable energies (wind and solar) generated on site;
an innovative programme for mental health in a vocational setting.

02/06/2026

Volunteers' Week 1–7 June 📸

We asked our volunteers to share some of their favourite photos from volunteering at Bore Place and Bough Beech - moments that capture what it feels like to be part of this place, this community, and this work.

What came back was just lovely.

Rain or shine, these people give their time and energy to the land, and to each other. It's the people that make things happen - conversations over cups of tea, arranging flowers for wedding couples, spotting mistletoe in the orchard, managing grassland... and proving you're never too old to play pooh sticks!

To every volunteer at Bore Place and Bough Beech - thank you 💚

📷 Incredible owl image credit Hensoncross Photography

01/06/2026

Organic oats! 🌾

As Bore Place continues its transition to a new land strategy, we're experimenting with some arable farming alongside our other work. This trial field of oats is coming along nicely!

It's all part of how we're evolving the farm to be more resilient, more diverse, and more sustainable for the future. Watch this space.

31/05/2026

Get involved with our new Community Garden!

If you've been following along, you'll know we're creating a new garden at Bore Place - a space for people to come together to grow food. We've already planted up a fruit and nut orchard, and seeded a wildflower meadow, and now we're getting ready to get some veg growing.

We're looking for people with all kinds of skills, so whether you're green-thumbed, or a dab hand at building things, we'd love for you to join the team, and if you're just curious and would love to learn as we go - everyone is welcome!

We're now running regular sessions on Wednesdays (10am-2pm) and Fridays (11am-2pm) which are a great opportunity to pop along, find out a bit more about the garden and our plans, and get stuck in.

If you'd like to register your interest or join in, please email 📩 [email protected]

30/05/2026

A few more glimpses from our recent styled wedding shoot ✨

From a Pagan Handfasting ceremony and broom jump, to lush florals, gorgeous gowns, we styled two completely different ceremonies for summer and winter.

This is what your day at Bore Place could look like...🤍

Big thanks to our wedding supplier friends:
💄 Deborah Hall | Bridal Hair & Makeup | Tunbridge Wells, Kent
🪑 Canterbury Catering Hire
🎙 CelebrantKate creative and unconventional wedding and funeral celebrant
👗 Maudy Moon Couture
👠
🌸 Florist in the Forest

📸 Professional photos by Emily Brown Photography coming soon 👀

28/05/2026

What's On at Bore Place?

- Celebrate our 50th birthday with our spotter trail
- Mindful Stargazing: astronomy and wellbeing
- Parent and child pasta making workshop
- Walk under the Harvest Moon
- Date night sorted: Pizza & Pipistrelles Night
- See nature under UV light
- Learn to ferment at home
- Forage for wild foods
- Bring your family on a bat hunt

🦇🔦🍕🍄🌕🔎🥒

Tickets:
All events and walks must be booked in advance on our website - www.boreplace.org/whats-on

27/05/2026

☀🍦 Half term treats!

Pop along to the Bore Place Farm Gate for a refreshing, organic ice cream from Roskillys Official or a lolly from Lickalix 😎

26/05/2026

🐛 H O M E E D U C A T I O N

Our 34-week programmes at Bore Place give students the chance to learn, grow, and get hands-on in nature - all while gaining a recognised qualification.

Choose from:
🎨 Level 1 Award in Art - build a personal portfolio inspired by our gardens, woodlands, and landscape

🌱 Level 1 Award in Land-Based Studies - practical, real-world learning about nature, food growing, and the land

Small, supportive groups, 500 acres to explore and learn in, and a recognised qualification at the end of it.

Spots are limited, contact 📩 mailto:[email protected]

25/05/2026

Don't all the verges just look so lovely at the moment? Billowing cow parsley is just GORGEOUS 😍

24/05/2026

Ever wondered what goes into a styled wedding shoot? ✨

We recently got a dream team of suppliers together Bore Place to show you what your big day could actually look like - and it was so much fun! Here's a little behind the scenes, before the professional pics are ready.

Our incredible celebrant demonstrated a traditional Pagan Handfasting ceremony - where the couple's hands are bound together in unity - plus a broom jump, where the couple sweep away the past and leap into their future together 🧹

We shot two ceremony setups: a bright, romantic spring/summer celebration in the Large Barn, and a cosy, candlelit winter wedding in the Drawing Room - because in addition to our gorgeous outdoor ceremony locations, we also have beautiful indoor licensed spaces for every season.

The dresses were stunning, the shoes perfect, and the flowers… 🌸 the florist absolutely went above and beyond with the most generous, lush arrangements. Add in flawless hair and makeup, gorgeous chairs, and a photographer capturing every moment - and it was a dream shoot.

A huge thank you to the wonderful suppliers who made this all possible 👇
👗 Dresses: Maudy Moon Couture
👠 Shoes:
🌸 Florist: Florist in the Forest
💄 Hair & Makeup: Hall of Fame - Styling
🪑 Chairs: Canterbury Catering Hire
🎙Celebrant: CelebrantKate creative and unconventional wedding and funeral celebrant
📸 Professional photos by Emily Brown Photography coming soon - just wait until you see them 👀

Could Bore Place be the backdrop to your big day? 🤍 Link in bio to find out more.

22/05/2026

Do you like pizza? (to eat)
Do you like bats? (to watch)

Date night idea!

Pizza & Pipistrelles Night

✔ learn about bats
✔ fresh organic pizza
✔ local beer or refreshing soft drink
✔ use of a bat detector for the evening
✔ beautiful manor house garden

📅 Thursday 20 August

🎟️ Tickets are for 2 people, making this an ideal date night or night out with a friend. Spaces are limited, so book your pair today! 👉 www.boreplace.org/whats-on

Address

Chiddingstone
TN87AR

Telephone

+441732463255

Website

http://www.boreplace.org/

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