NO MAN’S ORCHARD - A traditional apple orchard owned by the community.

No Man’s Orchard is situated on the eastern edge of Chartham Hatch with access from Bigbury Road, via the Recreation Ground, on the North Downs Way which runs alongside the orchard.

The orchard was purchased jointly by Chartham Parish Council and Harbledown Parish Council in December 1995 and officially launched on April 28th 1996 by the Lord Mayor of Canterbury and the previous owner, Mr. J. Brewer.

At the launch the City of Canterbury Band played everybody into the orchard and local dancing groups from Harbledown and Chartham performed wonderful celebratory routines. Representatives from the two parishes had a competitive tug of war across the Parish boundary. The inside of Chartham Hatch Village Hall was decorated with poems, and paintings of orchards and the surrounding countryside. Over 400 people attended the day.
Click to view a plan of No Mans Orchard in a pdf format.