Mark is a multi-award winning hop grower. The flavour and quality of his hops have received international accolades and have been selected to brew some of Britain’s finest craft ales. For the last 14 years, Mark has worked in partnership with the Charles Faram Hop Development program. He has played a key part trialling new hop breeds that will guarantee Britain's position at the forefront of the worldwide hop market.

In early 2023 for the 3rd time our Harlequin Hop was awarded first prize at Britain's National Hop competition. Harlequin was also awarded Supreme Champion at the Wellhopped World Series Awards in 2019 and 2022.   Industry-leading craft brewers using our hops include Siren Brewery, Moor Beer, Buxton Brewery, Camden Brewery and Goose Island Brewery. Adnams, Marston’s, Black Sheep and Fuller’s are just some of the regional brewers that have selected our hops. 
 

Every season our 50 acres of perennial hop plants produce approximately 40 tonnes of flowers. Once harvested and dried, these are then used to brew over 46 million pints of beer across the UK. We also nurture, prune and harvest 12,000 cider apples trees.

Thanks to Mark’s expertise, our farm is productive and innovative.  We also have the advantage of Herefordshire’s climate and extraordinary soil which we will always do our best to protect. We love what we do.