Tomatoes Ripening in a Dorset Kitchen Garden

Dodging showers while walking down to the greenhouse at Athelhampton this morning, we found it bursting with colour! Rows of ripening tomatoes are thriving under the glass, cared for daily by our gardening team.

160 Tomato plants lining the Greenhouse in the Kitchen Garden

From tiny sweet cherry tomatoes to large, juicy heritage varieties, there’s nothing quite like the sight (and taste!) of a bumper crop grown with patience and care. And you'll have the chance to try them, too - they end up in many of the dishes we offer in our restaurant.

Perfect Cherry Tomatoes ripening ready to be served in the Coach House restaurant

Next time you visit, walk through the gardens, and peek into the greenhouse to see what’s growing - it’s a reminder that Athelhampton is not just history and architecture, but living, working gardens too.