Hops in Surrey on the Hog's Back slope
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Image: © Paul E Smith Taken: 10 May 2009
One of the last hop farms in Surrey at Puttenham, viewed from the North Downs Way near Little Lascombe. The hops are usually sold to the local Hog's Back brewery at Tongham. The Hog's Back is the name given to the top of the chalk ridge of the North Downs in the background.