Apple festival celebrates heritage fruit at Helmsley garden
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 15:02 · Archive
Helmsley Walled Garden will host an autumn festival featuring apple pressing, heritage crafts and garden demonstrations on 31 October and 1 November.
Helmsley Walled Garden in North Yorkshire will host an autumn festival celebrating heritage fruit and traditional crafts on 31 October and 1 November. The five-acre garden will showcase apple pressing, garden tours and tree pruning demonstrations alongside hands-on activities. Local apple aficionado Finn Varney will demonstrate hand-powered fruit milling and pressing using apples grown in the garden's own orchard, which contains more than 70 varieties of heritage apples.
Visitors can watch demonstrations in willow weaving, pot throwing and wood carving. Artisan makers including Iona Crawford Topp of Studio 573, Tom Trimmins Woodwork and Angela Cole of Yorkshire Willow Baskets will also participate. Younger guests can take part in a pumpkin trail. Stalls will be run by Ryedale Beekeepers Association, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the RSPB.
The garden will be open from 10am to 4pm both days, with last entry at 3pm. Entry costs £8 per person, with free admission for carers, under-16s, members and residents pass holders.
How it is being reported
- Fun-filled apple festival coming to Helmsley Walled GardenAn autumn celebration of heritage fruit and crafts is coming to life at Helmsley Walled Garden.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 21 Oct, 14:34
- Fun-filled apple festival coming to Helmsley Walled GardenAn autumn celebration of heritage fruit and crafts is coming to life at Helmsley Walled Garden.York Press · 21 Oct, 14:34
In this story: Helmsley Walled Garden · North Yorkshire · Finn Varney · Ryedale Beekeepers Association · Yorkshire Wildlife Trust · RSPB
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