Hands up who’s getting their Christmas tree this weekend? With many of us choosing to put a Christmas tree up in the first couple of weeks in December, we have rounded up where you can get your perfect tree. Find East Sussex Christmas tree farms and learn how to dispose of your tree once the festivities are over, below.
Christmas tree farms in East Sussex
Catsfield Christmas tree farm
Open 9am to 6pm weekdays and 8am to 6pm weekends until Christmas Eve 2024.
While you can no longer reserve a tree from the plantation this year, you can pick from a range of freshly-cut Christmas trees. There are wreaths, decorations, lights and stands available to buy too. Can’t get out? You can order a tree and accessories online.
They also offer a Christmas tree home collection service between 6 and 12 January 2025.
Find out more on the website: Catsfield Christmas tree farm
Wilderness Wood, Hadlow down
Open 10am to 4pm until 21 December 2024.
If you haven’t reserved a Christmas tree to have cut down (they recommend doing this in November) you can still visit to browse for a pre-cut Christmas tree. with a Christmas fayre on 1, 7 and 8 December there is loads to enjoy. You can expect wood-fired pizzas, barista coffee, local bubbly, mulled cider, roasted chestnuts and music. Be sure to book a parking space as these weekends are popular. Alternatively, visit in the week when it is quieter to browse the trees with a mince pie and hot chocolate. Why not pick up a gift made by local artists while you’re there?
Plan your visit online: Wilderness Wood
Five Ashes, near Heathfield
Open 9am to 5pm until 23 December 2024.
Choose and cut your own tree or purchase a pre-cut tree at Five Ashes. There’s also a Christmas shop on site where you can stock up on Christmas decorations and lights – everything you could need for your new tree! Plus, there’s a selection of gifts, so you can do some Christmas shopping at the same time. No car? No problem! There’s the option to order your tree, stands, lights and wreaths online.
Have a browse of the website: Five Ashes
Littledown Farm Christmas Trees, Hastings
Open 8am to 8pm until 24 December 2024.
Littledown Farm is family-run and they promise to help you find the perfect tree. You even get a free gift when you buy one. This year you can pick from a holly wreath, a sack of potatoes or kindling! Perhaps most importantly, the resident reindeers Pine and Pixie will be on hand to greet you. The farm offers deliveries and potted trees.
Find out more: Littledown Farm Christmas Trees
Where to dispose of your tree
There are lots of ways to ensure your tree doesn’t go to waste after Christmas. Some Christmas tree farms even offer to take them back and recycle them for you.
Or, if you have the space, you can plant the tree in your garden ready for next year!
But they can be recycled too. Did you know that your tree can be turned into chippings for parks? Your local district or borough council will have drop off points or, if chopped up into manageable pieces, you can recycle them via kerbside garden waste schemes. Alternatively, you can take them to your tip (household waste recycling site).
Want to know what else you can recycle this Christmas season? You can recycle advent calendars, Christmas cards and even lights depending on where you live. Find out more: ‘Tis the season to recycle
Where do you plan on getting your Christmas tree this year? Let us know in the comments below.
