4711, have you been to Farmyard Nursery in Llandysul? No shortage of good advice there. I like the fact you said the climate was wet - ISH in West Wales. That amused me!
I had an excellent Brown Turkey growing against a west-facing wall here in West Wales.
I suggest you get your hands on a RHS fruit book. There are quite a lot of things that have to be done for a fig tree. Pinching out shoots, removing dead figlets,feeding, etc.