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UK Apple Festivals and Apple Day
Looking for a festival in May 2024? There is no other listing as complete and current as this list, just updated! festivals are held through the Britain,and much of the world. All the festivals we can find are listed on this page! If you love , look for a festival near you below! And I'm looking for more festivals! Please write me, if you know of any to add! I update the dates as soon as the festivals publish their information, but you can always click on the links (usually the name of the festival) to see the current information on the festival's own website.
Apple Day
‘Apple Day’, which actually falls on a Friday in late October was started in 1990 by Common Ground. Apple Day aims to raise “awareness not only of the importance of orchards to our landscape and culture, but also in the provenance and traceability of food”.
Be sure to click on the links (the blue, underlined name of the each festival) to confirm this year's dates on the website for each festival. If they don't have a website, call the phone number provided, but ALWAYS CONFIRM THIS YEAR'S DATES AND TIMES BY EITHER VIEWING THEIR WEBSITE OR CALLING.
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UK Apple Festivals and Apple Day
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Find an Apple Festival
Click a region in the list below or click on the map (further down the page) to locate apple festivals and Apple Day events in your local area:
- England
- northern East Anglia (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk)
- southern East Anglia (Essex, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire)
- East Midlands
- West Midlands
- Northern England (Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear)
- Northwest England (Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside)
- Greater London and Surrey
- Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire
- Hampshire
- Kent
- Sussex (East and West Sussex)
- Cornwall and Devon
- South West England (Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire)
- Yorkshire
- Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
Easy illustrated directions to make
- and our guide to apple varieties!
For an excellent article about apple cider from Mother Earth News, click here.
And if you want simple illustrated, instructions on making and canning (aka, bottling, preserving) many common items, like how to make jam, applesauce, apple butter, spaghetti sauce, salsa, fruit pies, freezing vegetables, putting up peaches, green beans, etc., just click here. For tips on picking click here! And if you have Christmas needs but can't get out, did you know that you can get your fresh meat online, including a lovely gourmet turkey dinner delivered to your door?
northern East Anglia
Cambridgeshire
- Burwash Manor Farm - Apple Day
New Road, Barton, Cambridge CB23 7BD. Phone: 07 774 186 486. Email: info@burwashmanorfarm.com. Burwash Manor Farm is a working organic farm - a 400 acre, mixed arable and livestock farm - and we also have an HLS scheme in place, which means that DEFRA thinks we are farming using the best methods of conservation possible. We have signposted walks around the farm, which anyone can turn up and do at anytime; we also organise educational visits. During the year we host regular events that are aimed at teaching everyone about the traditional ways of the countryside, such as Open Farm Sunday and Apple Day.
Norfolk
Suffolk
southern East Anglia
Essex
Bedfordshire
- Potton Apple Day - usually held on the last Sunday in September
from 12 pm to 4 pm
St Mary's Church field , Potton, UK. Phone: 01767 260086. Email: pottoncouncil@btconnect.com. Potton's annual Apple Day celebrations include apple pressing and cider drinking. Bring your apples for ID and to exchange for juice. Cakes, music, crafts. Come along to St Mary’s Church field and hall from 12pm to 4pm to enjoy the fun. There are lots of apple-orientated activities, music, food and drink. Check out the Potton Apple Day facebook page for details closer to the time.
Hertfordshire
- The Big Apple Apple Day in Much Marcie -
Much Marcle, Herefordshire, England The Big Apple harvest festival takes place at 9 orchards around Much Marcie in early October. This includes Gregg's Pit Cider Apple Orchard. There is a free tractor and trailer shuttle service
East Midlands
West Midlands
- Wightwick Manor Apple Harvest
- late September
Wightwick Manor, Wightwick bank, Wolverhampton. Phone: 44 1902 761400. Email: wightwickmanor@nationaltrust.org.uk. There are more than 50 varieties of apple to be found in Wightwick’s orchards, with many dating back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. discover our heritage apple varieties, buy some apples, try some samples and learn how we grow twelve different apple varieties on one tree! Most of the apple varieties in our historic orchards were popular in the late 18th and early 19th-centuries and would have been used by the Mander’s cook to create seasonal favourites. There are not only eating apples, you can find cooking and cider apples too. Our garden team will be on hand to help you choose some varieties of apples to buy and take home.
Families can have a go at the traditional game of apple bobbing or try your luck on our ever-popular human Fruit Machine. No booking required, normal admission costs apply, small charge for some activities - please note this event is cash only.
Northern England
Cumbria
Durham
Northumberland
Tyne and Wear
Northwest England
Cheshire
- Tatton Park Apple Day -
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire WA166QN Knutsford, UK. Phone: 1625 374400, Email: tatton@cheshireeast.gov.uk, Tatton also hosts over 100 events a year including the RHS Flower Show, foodies and music festivals, car shows, outdoor cinema, charity runs, numerous learning courses and much more. 50 acres of beautiful Gardens reflect over 250 years of garden design. The Gardens are renowned for their remarkable glasshouses, the Japanese Garden, considered the finest in Europe, and the extensive Kitchen Gardens. The 40 acre historic Farm is a must-see for everyone. Say hello to rare breed animals including Red Poll cattle, Clydesdale horses, Leicester Long-wool sheep and Tamworth pigs to name just a few! In its heyday, the Farm was at the heart of the vast Egerton estate feeding family, guests and servants in the Mansion. Experience this fascinating story through our 'Field to Fork' exhibition and enjoy themed events and demonstrations with every season.
Greater Manchester
Lancashire
Merseyside
Greater London and Surrey
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Hampshire
- Blackmoor Estate Apple Tasting Day - In 2023, it is held on
Sunday 8th October 10.00am-4.30pm
Blackmoor Estate Ltd, Blackmoor, Liss, Hampshire GU33 6BS. Phone: (0)1420 476003. Blackmoor Estate’s famous Apple Tasting Day has been running for over 50 years and returns on Sunday 8th October 2023. This hugely popular free local event is in aid of local charities and is a rare opportunity for fruit enthusiasts to taste a wide variety of the old an new apple and pear varieties grown at Blackmoor, from traditional favourites like Cox’s Orange Pippin and Norfolk Royal Russet to exciting new varieties like Opal and Rubens. Apple experts will be on hand to identify mystery apples, fruit trees and plants will be available from our nursery, and as usual there will be a range of other attractions including: rural craft fair and demonstrations; community fete; local produce stalls; horse and cart rides; cakes and teas; climbing wall; Morris dancing; and cider of course! Free Entry. Location: Blackmoor, GU33 6BY – follow signsFruit trees and plants will be on sale, alongside local produce stalls, tea, cake and plenty of cider. Experts will be on hand to offer advice and identify mystery apples, and morris dancing and rural craft stalls create the feel of a classic country fete. - Cotehele's Apple Festival - Saturday and Sunday toward early Septembe
Cotehele, near St Dominick PL12 6TA Saltash, UK. Phone: 1579 351346. Email: cotehele@nationaltrust.org.uk. Help look after Cotehele's rare and special orchards by picking a bag of apples to take home with you. Bags are available from reception for a suggested donation of £2.50 and larger sacks will also be available. On Saturday and Sunday toward early September, join our gardeners for a guided tour of the Mother Orchard. Tours start at 12noon and 2pm. Cotehele is a mediaeval house with Tudor additions, situated in the parish of Calstock in the east of Cornwall, England.
Kent
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Brogdale Heritage Orchard Days - usually the 2nd weekend in October
Brogdale Farm, Brogdale Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ. On Heritage Orchard Days you can pick your own (every ticket includes a 2kg bag), try traditional juice pressing and sample local ciders, or join a tour of the National Collection. Keep the foodie theme going with a stay at Reads Rooms in nearby Faversham, a restaurant with rooms in an elegant Georgian manor house that’s home to some of Kent’s best cooking.
Doubles £210 B&B, reads.com; brogdalecollections.org
Sussex
East Sussex
West Sussex
Cornwall and Devon
Devon
- Killerton Harvest Time - early October
Killerton, Broadclyst EX5 3LE Exeter, UK. Visitors can stroll through the gardens and orchards outside the 17th-century house. The house is maintained as it was in the 1920s and 30s. There are more than 100 varieties of apple and the estate’s own apple cider in the shop and café. Every year they hold a 2 day festival around the apple harvest. The activities for children include story time around a camp fire to to pressing apple juice. There are usually Morris dancers and craft stalls. - Rosemoor Apple Weekend - early October
RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH. Phone: 01805 624067. Garden Centre: 01805 626824. Email: rosemooradmin@rhs.org.uk. For over 30 years Rosemoor’s Apple Festival is held in early October. The RHS-owned garden will hold apple tastings, apple talks, demonstrations and guided walks.
South West England
Dorset
Gloucestershire
- Day’s Cottage Apple Day -
Day’s Cottage is an award-winning apple juice, cider and perry producer, situated on a family farm. It’s dedicated to making pure juices from unsprayed orchards and rare varieties. Its Apple Day (17 October – please see footnote) is envisaged as a smaller event this year but includes apple displays, live music and homemade cakes to accompany the juices. Finish the day with a stay at the charming Court House Manor, a beautiful 17th-century house in pretty Painswick village.
Doubles from £116 B&B, courthousemanor.co.uk; dayscottage.co.uk
Somerset
- Newt Apple Day Weekend -
The weekend shall be a two-day celebration of all things apple; from juice pressing to apple games, displays, recipes, cyder tastings and tractor tours through the orchards.
Expect live music and DJs, apple-themed menus as well as our ever popular hog roasting on a spit over fire for the carnivores!
thenewtinsomerset.com/whats-on
Organiser
The Newt
Phone:
01963 577750
Email:
enquiries@thenewtinsomerset.com
Website:
thenewtinsomerset.com/
Apple Day. An annual celebration of all things apple and cyder; - 65 acres of legacy orchards, including 70 varieties of
apple, the Newt – a working estate with a luxurious hotel in an elegant Georgian farmhouse – celebrates its harvest with an activity-packed
Apple Day Weekend (23-24 October). Tractor tours, talks, apple-themed games and menus are all on offer, with live music and DJs to get the party
going – and the chance for visitors to bring their own apples to be pressed. Alongside the juices, there will be the chance to try the Newt’s
new Ice Cyder, made from dessert apples that have been pressed, frozen and slowly thawed to create a rich, concentrated flavour. Apple Day is
free for members of the Newt.
Membership is £48 per year and gives unlimited access to the gardens, woodland and deer park, free entry for children and an annual programme of workshops and events;
Wiltshire
Yorkshire
- Newby Hall The Orchard Garden -
North Yorkshire
Newby Hall near Ripon is a gorgeous Georgian home set in 25 acres of award-winning gardens, dating back to the 20s dating back to the early 1920s. There are apple trees in the Orchard Garden, along with quince and crab apples (‘Red Sentinel’),
Scotland
Wales
- Llanerchaeron Apple Week - Apple Week is held early to
mid-October
A Georgian villa in Llanerchaeron surrounded by walled garden, heirloom espaliered apple trees. There are trails and self-led activities for children, including the chance to create apple bird feeders, along with displays of the different varieties of apples grown in the orchards. There are also bags of fruit to buy and take home.
Northern Ireland