Friends of Grosvenor & Hilbert Park - FoGH

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Tunbridge Wells’ first municipal park, laid out in 1889 as Grosvenor Recreation Ground, was designed by the Scottish landscape gardener Robert Marnock with lakes, grottoes and winding walks. Download some documents:
Description & History of Park (14 pages)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32690899/Kent_Compendium_Grosvenor_Hilbert.pdf?dl=1

TWBC 2011 Survey Results (21 pages)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32690899/GH%20survey%20report%20%20%28050711%29.pdf?dl=1

Provisonal Plan (1 page map)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32690899/Grosvenor%20%26%20Hilbert%201.pdf?dl=1

Detailed Provsional Plan (1 page map)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32690899/Grosvenor%20%26%20Hilbert%202.pdf?dl=1

The big one - an Archeology Report (120ish pages)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32690899/Archaeology_report.pdf?dl=1

Courier article (July 2011)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32690899/Courier%20Article_201107.pdf?dl=1

Despite the wet weather on Sunday 18th October, around 30 people still came along to the FoGH Fungal Foray. It was ably ...
20/10/2026

Despite the wet weather on Sunday 18th October, around 30 people still came along to the FoGH Fungal Foray. It was ably led by expert Lily De Mitri. Starting at the Oast House, we walked through the orchard and the woodlands, looking at mushrooms and fungi as we went along. We finished up in the Hub, with a chance to examine our finds more closely. Many thanks to all those who braved the weather and, of course, to Lily.

Are we your fiends or friends? Join us for a whole host of spooky crafty fun 🎃All info on the poster, and our website 🕷️...
11/10/2026

Are we your fiends or friends? Join us for a whole host of spooky crafty fun 🎃

All info on the poster, and our website 🕷️

Donations welcome 👻

There were plenty of moths when Ian Beavis opened the moth trap at the Hub on Sunday 4th October. The finds included a c...
08/10/2026

There were plenty of moths when Ian Beavis opened the moth trap at the Hub on Sunday 4th October. The finds included a couple of moths we haven't seen before and a number of migrants.

Thanks to all those who came along. And of course sincere thanks to Ian Beavis for the loan of his moth trap and his expertise!

Congratulations to Grosvenor and Hilbert Park, and a few words from FOGH Chairman, Chris Hughes 🏆    🌳Its official Grosv...
07/10/2026

Congratulations to Grosvenor and Hilbert Park, and a few words from FOGH Chairman, Chris Hughes 🏆

🌳

Its official Grosvenor & Hilbert Park has been judged winner of the Large Park of the Year 2026 for the South & South East region of the RHS Britain in Bloom competition.

This is a fantastic achievement and really shows that all the hard work that goes into the Park is recognised by the judges. It takes the combined efforts of several organisations to make this happen. So, a big thank you goes out to the Parks Team at TWBC, Tivoli (the park contractors), the Kent High Weald volunteers and finally all the members of the Friends group that made this possible.

I collected the award along with our Membership Secretary Clare Kelly, at the recent Tunbridge Wells In Bloom awards ceremony at the Assembly Hall. The award was presented by Cllr Justine Rutland, Economic Development and Deputy Leader of the Borough Council. She congratulated us on our award and said she was well acquainted with the Park, as she has been a regular visitor over the years.

If you would like to become more involved in the Friends group, we currently have a vacancy on the Committee. Or maybe you would just like to help at events – if that’s the case, please contact [email protected] for more information.

Royal Tunbridge Wells in Bloom Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Kent High Weald Partnership

04/10/2026

A beautiful sunny start to October.

Thanks to everyone who came along to Moth Morning today. It's just two weeks til our Fungal Foray, details on how to boo...
04/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who came along to Moth Morning today.

It's just two weeks til our Fungal Foray, details on how to book your tickets in the comments.

Tonight Dr Ian Beavis will put his moth trap out in a garden next to the Park. Don't forget to join FoGH in the Hub tomo...
03/10/2026

Tonight Dr Ian Beavis will put his moth trap out in a garden next to the Park. Don't forget to join FoGH in the Hub tomorrow morning (10.30 – 12.30) and see what moths we catch overnight.
All the moths are safely released after the event.

Tickets are available for the FoGH Fungal Foray on Sunday 18th October 2 – 4pm.Expert Lily De Mitri will lead an explora...
28/09/2026

Tickets are available for the FoGH Fungal Foray on Sunday 18th October 2 – 4pm.
Expert Lily De Mitri will lead an exploration and identification walk of the Park's fungi.

The tickets cost £2 per person and can be obtained at fogh.org.uk/tickets
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This year we'll be meeting at the Oast House by the Hilbert Road gates.

Crowborough Community Orchard are holding their Apple Day on Saturday 10th October 10am – 12pm. So, although FoGH had to...
26/09/2026

Crowborough Community Orchard are holding their Apple Day on Saturday 10th October 10am – 12pm. So, although FoGH had to cancel our Apple Day, you can still get a fix of freshly pressed apple juice by joining them.
The Orchard is at Herne Road, Crowborough, TN6 2NT –opposite the cemetery, just along from Ashdown School.
https://crowboroughcommunityorchard.org/

FoGH showed volunteers from Crowborough around our orchard while they were planning theirs, so we've stayed in touch.

Our next Moth morning is on Sunday 4th October in the hub, just drop by any time between 10:30 to 12:30
25/09/2026

Our next Moth morning is on Sunday 4th October in the hub, just drop by any time between 10:30 to 12:30

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Grosvenor & Hilbert Park
Tunbridge Wells
TN12HT

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