Trip to Visit a Rhubarb Farm

Wed, Feb 21st 2018 at 11:30 am - 3:00 pm

There will be no meeting at the Bradford Club. In place of our usual meeting the President has arranged a trip to visit one of Yorkshire's famous rhubarb farms.


This enterprising family business near Rothwell has many varieties of rhubarb for a range of uses. The latest one of which is making Rhubarb Gin. The business is based at:

E. Oldroyd and Sons Ltd.
Hopefield Farm,
Leadwell Lane,
Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0ST

The tour will commence at 11-30 and takes approximately 2 hours. This will be followed by lunch at a nearby hostelry, details to follow.

E.Oldroyd & Sons Ltd. are producers and packers of high quality fruit and vegetables. The family having 5 generations of experience in forced rhubarb production and each year tourists from far and wide flock to their farm at Carlton to see the rhubarb growing in the dark being harvested by candlelight.

The company has a high media profile, being one of the country's largest producers of rhubarb. Many celebrity chefs have made visits to the Oldroyd’s due to the resurgence in popularity of this traditional crop. Janet Oldroyd Hulme has become affectionally known by the media as the ‘High Priestess of Rhubarb’ and the company is listed as a Rick Stein Food Hero Producer.

This event is open to wives and friends and a Tick Sheet will be circulated as soon as possible with full details which will include an entrance charge. Numbers will be limited so please don't leave it too long.
If you would like to know more please click on the link below: -

www.yorkshirerhubarb.co.uk

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