Slow Summer Snail Farm
is a working farm rearing edible snails for sale.

Meet the Snails: You can watch the way the snails use their antennae and mouths to explore the world around them: to see, taste and feel

Admire their brown and gold intricately patterned shells.
Tempt them with different kinds of food to find out which they like best.
Handle the snails and feel them gently exploring your fingers
See how they use their muscles to move slowly
Find out about the history of snail farming
Learn all about these intriguing molluscs

They are safe to handle: they do not carry diseases which might infect humans. Indeed the mucous they produce is thought to have antibacterial properties; snail slime is used to manufacture skin creams!

We are registered with Kent Children's University as a Learning Destination. There is a workbook if you want to get your passport stamped together with paper and crayons for drawing and colouring or writing about snails. Some days there are snail races or the opportunity to take part in a quiz or make miniature gardens.

There's lots to do at Brogdale with the Marketplace shops and café and the new children's play area. On Sundays the miniature railway takes passengers on a scenic ride and of course there's the National Fruit Collection to see and Grow plant centre where you can buy heritage trees. You can visit the rare breed woolly pigs and then come through Grow plant centre to visit Slow Summer Snail Farm.

Slow Summer Snail Farm is located within Brogdale Farm where there is a child friendly café/restaurant; small shop selling take away hot and cold drinks, cakes, ice cream and pies; a greengrocer selling local fruit and vegetables; and Tiddly Pomme shop selling local ciders and beers. There are also picnic tables and space to relax.

All food outlets on the site provide good quality food with the focus on local sourcing.

Slow Summer Snail Farm only sells its own produce: mini snail farms: 6 baby snails and everything you need to look after them; empty shells for art and craft work; books on snail farming; hot snails ready to eat at special events. Snail smallholder supplies also available.

Toilet facilities for wheelchair users available on site.

Brogdale Farm is signposted from the A2 and that is where Slow Summer Snail Farm is located. Faversham railway station is approximately 1 mile away; unfortunately there is no public bus service along Brogdale Road; taxis usually cost about £5.00 each way. If you prefer walking the walk is flat with footpaths all the way. Free car parking on site. After parking, walk through the marketplace to Grow garden centre and we are located at the back.

Slow Summer Snail Farm is a small working farm rearing edible snails for sale to restaurants. Disabled access to all facilities on the Brogdale site. Ample parking is available.

If you've had fun on your family day out to Slow Summer Snail Farm, tell us about it your visit, so other people will know it's a great place to go as well.

http://www.snailfarm.org.uk