We are open Saturday 6th and 13th December. Apples still available are – Bramley, Crispin, Rubinette, Kent ,Red Devil,Jonagold, Kidd’s Orange Red , Derby and Newton Wonder ie a good selection of cookers and eaters. We will also be cutting mistletoe and holly in the next couple of days.
Our cafe is open from 9 – 4pm on Saturdays.
This coming weekend – October 11th and 12th is Apple Weekend at Walsgrove. There will be up to 50 varieties of apple to taste as well as freshly pressed apple juice. The Woodpecker Cafe will be serving home made apple based food. On the Sunday from 2-4 there will be Ask the Expert. Get advice on buying and pruning apple trees.There is plenty of parking and we will be open from 8 – 5pm on Saturday and 10 – 5pm on Sunday.
In addition on Saturday morning there are children’s craft activities in the cafe for a nominal charge.
In the meantime, Crafty Cooks are visiting this Thursday. Suitable for 2 – 4 year olds. You can never start cooking with apples too early!! If you have a small person who would like this, get in touch asap with Rachel at rachel@craftycooks.co.uk
Thanks to those who came to the Macmillan Coffee Morning – £180 was raised!
Also, congratulations to Laura, Simon, Dani and Grace who won the Vue voucher, scoring 36 in our Orchard Hunt competition last weekend..
We are having a coffee morning as part of Macmillan’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September from 10am – Noon in Woodpecker Cafe. Join us if you can!
Our new press works!! Paul pressed Grenadier apples on Sunday and the apple juice is delicious. The press will be in operation over the coming weekends using a variety of apples so come and sample some juice which couldn’t be any fresher! There will also be glasses of the juice available to buy in the Woodpecker Cafe both at weekends and throughout the week.
A £30 VUE voucher will go to the winning team Suitable for ALL ages. You’ll have up to 90 minutes to score as many points as possible between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September (note cafe closes at 4pm both days). A smart phone or digital camera is essential. Dogs welcome. £1.50 per adult, 50p per child. All children will receive a small prize.
Today we had a visit from a Czech and a New Zealander. They wanted soil samples and apples from the orchard to help in their research in to finger printing the world’s food supply. This is going to be the ultimate in product origin and will help in reducing supply chain risks and protecting brands. If you would like to find out more about this cutting edge technology take a look at www.oritain.com
Today we have started to pick –
Lord Lambourne apples – a popular crisp eater. It is a cross between a James Grieve and a Worcester Pearmain apple dating back to 1907.
Lord Derby apples – a good quality cooking apple originating in Cheshire in the nineteenth century.
Both are good for juicing so we are hoping some will still be available on our apple w/e October 11/12
Plums are nearly finished! If you haven’t stocked up your freezer or made your jam, don’t delay. We are now picking our last variety – Croppers. They are a black, good sized, tasty eater and an excellent plum for culinary purposes. There are plenty of damsons both for PYO and ready picked and blackberries are still going strong.
Apples are ripening daily. We now have Bramleys, Worcester Pearmain, Katy, Greensleeves, Ellison’s Orange, Fortune, Elstar, James Grieve ready to eat.
A reminder that our apple weekend is October 11th and 12th..