The Bakehouse

04/06/2026

WIN A FAMILY TICKET TO BIDDENDEN TRACTORFEST

insideKENT have teamed up with Biddenden Tractorfest to offer TWO lucky readers the chance to win family tickets to this year’s celebrations taking place on Saturday 15 - Sunday 16 August 2026.

TO ENTER:

🚜 Head to the WIN page on our website (link in bio)
🚜 Follow both insideKENT Magazine and Biddenden Tractorfest
🚜 Like and share this post
🚜 Tag who you would like to share this prize with

Entries close 30 June 2026. Entrants must be 18 or over.

‼️ BEWARE OF SCAMMERS ‼️ Please note we will only ever contact you from insideKENT Magazine

Good luck 🤞

28/05/2026

25/04/2026

📋 Exhibitor Forms 📋

If you are unable to download or print our exhibitor forms, paper copies are now available from The Bakehouse in Biddenden high street.

🚂 Our steam section is now FULL, but all other sections are still accepting entries.

🗓️ 15th & 16th August 2026
📍 Holden Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden, Kent TN27 8EZ
🎟️ Tickets on sale now at www.tractorfest.co.uk/prices/
📋 tractorfest.co.uk/exhibit

03/04/2026

🍩✨The excitement just keeps rolling in… and this time it’s SWEET!✨🍩

🍩 DOUGHNUTS ARE COMING TO BIDDENDEN ON SATURDAYS! 🍩

Starting this Saturday, we’re launching our very own doughnut takeaway bakery.🎉

Think freshly made, perfectly fluffy, filled-to-the-brim doughnuts in a whole range of delicious flavours.

Krispy krème who? 😏

But be quick…
⏰ When they’re gone, they’re gone!

And don’t worry… if there are any left (which we highly doubt 👀), they definitely won’t go to waste!

📍 Starting TOMORROW (Saturday) and every Saturday from now on. You will be able to pre-order like you do with our sour dough loaves. 🍞

Wishing Our Lovely Followers a Very Happy Easter🐣

02/04/2026

Get buying your tickets everyone…..🚜

Early Bird tickets for Biddenden Tractorfest 2026 are on sale now!
Head across to our website to purchase your tickets at discounted advance prices -
https://www.tractorfest.co.uk/prices/

📅 15th & 16th August 2026
⏰ 10am - 5pm (car parks open from 9am, last admission 4pm)
📍 Holden Farm, Sissinghurst Road, Biddenden TN27 8EZ - what3words///sizes.mopped.dabbling

🚜 Tractors, classic cars & motorbikes, miniature & full size steam, horticultural exhibits, emergency & military vehicles, stationary engines & bygones.
🛍️ Local craft, food & drink, businesses & organisations in our shopping village & around the site.
🐑 Animal area, talks & demos.
🦉 Three arenas, entertainment and have-a-go activities.
🎶 Not forgetting our music stage, with a fantastic local line up and a wide selection of catering, bars and much more…!

Once early bird tickets are sold out, tickets will be available at a standard rate.
Again for 2026 we will be implementing a site capacity and therefore a limit on overall number of tickets available for each day. We anticipate that tickets will sell out in advance, meaning we advise booking early to avoid disappointment!

Tickets are available through our website via our ticketing partner TicketSRV only - we advise against purchasing from anyone claiming to be selling tickets on as these may not be genuine.

23/03/2026

BIG NEWS for The Bakehouse & Biddenden! 🌟

Our Emma is the true heart of our village community — and we’re so excited to share that she’s stepping into a brand new role as Chair of Biddenden Tractorfest from 2026 🚜

Emma, Caroline and Jane have built The Bakehouse into more than just a café — it’s a hub for connection, support, and community spirit. From organising litter picks to supporting local schools and small businesses, they’ve always been passionate about giving back.🫶

Having supported Tractorfest for years, Emma is now taking the reins to help continue its incredible growth and success. With such strong local roots and genuine love for the village, she’s perfectly placed to carry this fantastic event forward.🚜

A huge thank you to Vikki Eames for her amazing work as Chair 👏— and best of luck to Emma in her new role (not that she’ll need it!) 💚

Read Emma’s full story on the Tractorfest socials

09/03/2026

Big up to The Bakehouse for organising another litter pick in Biddenden.

It was a record haul of rubbish this year - see their fantastic post.

Appart from the usual tedious mix of cider cans, vapes and vodka bottles which make up the majority of the rubbish, we also found four 'magnetic' L Plates, which suggests that they are not as magnetic as they claim.

I was sorry to miss the litter pick in Rolvenden the dat before, but I was pleased to hear that fully 50 volunteers (!) swept through the village with great effect.

08/03/2026

Our Community Litter Pick Was A Great Success! 👏♻️🌱

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to make such a massive difference cleaning up in and around the lanes in Biddenden. You all did such a FANTASTIC job and your time and effort are hugely appreciated. 👏

Thank you as well to those who brought along their own litter pickers — it all helped make the day run so smoothly. It was wonderful to see such a mix of people getting involved, including a couple of girls working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award, lots of families, and plenty of children lending a hand. We hope you all enjoyed your well-earned hot chocolates! 🌱

We think this might be our biggest pile yet! A total of 154 bin bags!!!

A huge thank you to Ron for the three van loads of rubbish collected! We also had several pickup truck loads, and more, including a TV, shower trays, lots of tyres, hubcaps and more than 50 vodka bottles!

Sadly ‘THE WINNING 2026 LITTER TREND’ goes to vapes & vodka bottles! 😬

Thank you to Biddenden Tractorfest for your community donation once again to help fund this big event! 🚜

We’re really pleased that Biddenden has had the spring clean it deserves. Thank you all again! Keep an eye on social media & posters around the village and we look forward to seeing you all at the next one! 💚

Team Rubbish! ♻️

Biddenden Family Chiropractic
Ashford Borough Council
Biddenden Parish Council