Some 12,000 tonnes of British blackcurrants are harvested every year to make Ribena – and one of just 35 farms chosen to do that job is in Kent.

New House Farm in Chartham, Canterbury, is opening its gates to people to see the fruit being harvested.

The 300-acre farm has 100 acres of blackcurrants, as well as apples, pears and strawberries, and will be open on Sunday, July 30 to just 100 people who need to register for a place beforehand.

Farmer John Hinchliff is a third generation farmer, but the first in his family to grow blackcurrants.

Visitors will be able to enjoy a farm tour tractor ride, play garden games, have a barbeque and learn how blackcurrants are harvested between 10.30am and 3pm.

John said: “Before the really hard work of harvest begins we wanted to give local people an insight into life on a real, working fruit farm. Our guests will see first-hand how we pick our vitamin-c rich blackcurrants and learn about the year-round work that goes into cultivating them. There’ll also be a chance for visitors to pick their own before we send our entire crop off to the factory to be turned into Ribena.

“We’re also excited to share how we look after wildlife on the farm, so it’s set to be a great day.

The 300-acre Rosemary Farm which stretches from Lamberhurst to Flimwell and is run by blackcurrant growers Peter and Michael Reeves, also grows Ribena's crop, and held an open day last weekend.

To sign up, go to Ribena.co.uk/ family-fun-days