Planted in 1769, the Hampton Court Palace grape vine is the largest in the world. The vine even has a certificate from Guinness World Records to prove it. “The largest vine is the Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, UK, which has a circumference of 3.8m (12 ft 5 in) and branches typically measuring up to 33 m (108 ft) long. The longest measures 75 m (246 ft) long as of January 2005.”
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Guinness World Record Certificate
The black dessert grapes ripen in August and are sold every year during the first 3 weeks of September. Average crops are about 600 lbs – all from just one vine!
A view of the greenhouse where the vine resides.
The vine is currently 245 years old!
View through the window at the base of the vine
The vine climbing the trellis system within the greenhouse
