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The Bay Trust
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๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† based in St. Margaret's Bay ๐ŸŒฟ Managing The Pines Garden & Tea Room (community-focused), The Pines Calyx & Cottage. ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Mon-Fri ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ & ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€: Wed-Sun
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It's that time of year again... ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŒŸ
Join us for your favourite festive treat in the Pines Tea Room โ€“ Christmas dinner with all the trimmings! Call us on 01304 853173 or DM us to find out more.
We had a fantastic day at the East Kent Schools Together's annual Big Explore, welcoming 60 pupils and teachers from Kent to #ThePinesGarden. They engaged in art, music, and medicine-making - and did a great job! Huge thanks to the pupils, staff, and facilitators for a wonderful day ๐ŸŒฑ
What a difference a day makes! Yesterday was perfect weather for mowing and tidying up the green roof of our eco venue, The Pines Calyx. Thankfully that's done and dusted, so we can make the most of today's wind and rain to get to work on some indoor jobs! ๐ŸŒฑ
Repost: These beautiful photos were taken by a recent visitor to our garden, Willemina Venema. We liked them so much we thought we'd share them with you ๐ŸŒฑ
The Pines Tea Room is looking for a ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ค to join our friendly team in St Margaretโ€™s Bay. If you love creating fresh, seasonal dishes (including plant-based!) and want to work in a unique setting surrounded by nature, weโ€™d love to hear from you ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ”— baytrust.org.uk/careers/
We've been doing some seasonal tidying lately - leaving some areas alone for wintering wildlife, while clearing others to reveal a little more of the garden's character. Last week it was the pond. This week we've uncovered a nice little bit of geology near the Calyx ๐ŸŒฑ
Sunday roast with all the trimmings? Don't mind if we do!

Call us on 01304 853173 to book a table today!

Serving 12am - 4pm ๐ŸŒฑ
Autumn days in The Pines Garden ๐Ÿ‚โ˜€

Open to the public: Wednesdays - Sunday, 10am - 4pm.
How a trip up to London shines a light on our roots...
These photos are from Cleary Garden in the City of London - named after "Flowering" Fred Cleary, a pioneer in creating public green spaces and the founder of The Bay Trust, our environmental educational charity on the Kent Coast.
One of the perks of Autumn: the return of the Sunday Roast.
Roasts are back in The Pines Tea Room from this weekend. Call 01304 853173 to book your table. ๐Ÿ‚
Hats off to our new volunteer, who's jumped straight in the deep end for a spot of pond-based pruning ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฆ†

We're not sure how the fish feel about it all...
Getting ready for October in The Pines Garden. Step one: a lovely pumpkin harvest with our volunteers! ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‚
With 6 Acres of sustainably managed gardens, full of secrets and surprises, and a cosy traditional tearoom serving light lunches and hot drinks - we've got Autumn covered in The Pines Garden ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿ‚โ˜€
๐ŸดWeโ€™re on the lookout for a ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜-๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ to join us at The Pines Tea Room.
If youโ€™ve got a passion for cooking with fresh, seasonal produce (some grown right here in our gardens!) and enjoy being part of a supportive team, this could be the role for you.
Find out more๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ”—
CAREERS - The Bay Trust
The Bay Trust is an environmental education charity, working on a โ€œlearning through natureโ€ basis. Much of our work is focused on The Pines Gardens site, at St. Margaretโ€™s Bay in Kent..
baytrust.org.uk
It feels like September brought its change rapidly on the heels of this year's hot Summer ๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŒฟ. But even as we button up against the crisp air and wet weather, we're still enjoying moments of natural beauty in The Pines Garden. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿ #TheBayTrust #PinesGarden #AutumnInKent
What have we been up to in the Pines Garden this week?
A little hedge-trimming, and enjoying our grape harvest! ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ‡
Great work team! ๐ŸŒฑ
๐ŸŒฟ ๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ !๐ŸŒฟ
The Pines Tea Room is looking for a ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐จ๐ค to join our friendly team in St Margaretโ€™s Bay. If you love creating fresh, seasonal dishes (including plant-based!) and want to work in a unique setting surrounded by nature, weโ€™d love to hear from you ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ”—
CAREERS - The Bay Trust
The Bay Trust is an environmental education charity, working on a โ€œlearning through natureโ€ basis. Much of our work is focused on The Pines Gardens site, at St. Margaretโ€™s Bay in Kent..
baytrust.org.uk
๐‚๐”๐’๐“๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐‘ ๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„: ๐“๐ž๐š ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ due to roadworks. The garden will be open as usual (10am-4pm) and is accessible via the public footpath from the village (please note - this path has a lot of steps!)

The Tea Room will be open as usual from Thursday. ๐ŸŒฑ
Spotted in The Pines Garden: Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding) & Amaranthus cruentus (princeโ€™s feather) thrive in poor soils and dry conditions, support pollinators, and contribute to biodiversity. They are also fully edible, rich in vitamins & minerals, and a high-protein, gluten-free grain!
Last month we were thrilled to host our first wedding in The Pines Calyx in years, beautifully organised by our friends at Boutique Weddings Kent. โœจ And what a day it was! โ˜€๏ธ From garden games to a stunning reception in our eco-venue, The Calyx.
Congrats to the happy couple, Natasha and James!
Please note that due to road closures next week, The Pines Tea Room will be closed on Wednesday 17th Sept. The Garden will be open as usual, and the Tea Room will be open Thursday-Sunday, 10am-4pm.

We will return to normal opening hours the following week. ๐ŸŒฑ
Even as summer ends, the garden continues to thrive. ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ Bees and butterflies enjoy late-blooming flowers, gathering nourishment before winter. At the Pines Garden, our planting supports a regenerative plan to supply seasonal produce for our tea room, sustain wildlife & restore balance ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’š
Reposted by The Bay Trust
There was a yoga class on the #Calyx terrace this AM, a wedding here last Saturday, chats on our next #biodiversity surveys & #permaculture training, customers aplenty in the tea room (including some from France today) etc. across this week. @thebaytrust.bsky.social #PinesGarden open as per belowโ€ฆ
We don't want to get too excited, but the forecast is looking promising for the weekend. We're all for embracing the seasons in all their glory at The Bay Trust, but that doesn't mean we won't welcome a bit of September sunshine! โ˜€
The Pines Garden, Open: Weds-Sun, 10am-4pm
We don't want to get too excited, but the forecast is looking promising for the weekend. We're all for embracing the seasons in all their glory at The Bay Trust, but that doesn't mean we won't welcome a bit of September sunshine! โ˜€
The Pines Garden, Open: Weds-Sun, 10am-4pm