Name: The Big Pick - Open Orchard Days - Apple Picking, Pressing, Cider and Music
Uploaded: 2024-07-11T09:16:15Z
Description: COURTNEY'S OF WHIMPLE are opening their ancient Cider Orchard in Whimple, where their ciders and juices are created. Pick, press and relax.

The Big Pick - Open Orchard Days - Apple Picking, Pressing, Cider and Music

Courtney's of Whimple is a small family run business, passionate about apples and everything 'Apple' related.We strive to create the very best products using Apples grown from our own Traditional West Country Cider Orchard where we live and work. Everything is natural, we don't spray our trees or use fertilisers, letting biodiversity do the job for us! Our Apples are grown, picked, pressed and bottles all in the same location. You can’t get fresher than that.

Courtney's of Whimple

COURTNEY'S OF WHIMPLE are opening their ancient Cider Orchard in Whimple, where their ciders and juices are created. Pick, press and relax.

The Old Orchard

BACK FOR 2024 - part of the 9 day <a href="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/" title="https://www.tasteeastdevon.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Taste East Devon Festival</a>Saturday 21st September - 11am to 5pmSunday 22nd September - 11am to 5pmThe 'Courtney's of Whimple' stunning, ancient cider orchard off Southbrook Lane, Whimple, Devon will be open to the public for the weekend for all to explore, be entertained by live music and to relax with family and friends.Be part of the Courtneys cider making experience by helping with this year's harvest of cider apples. There is also the opportunity to press apples you have collected from the orchard with our apple crushing and pressing equipment to have your own natural apple juice to take away (max 10kgs per person). Alternatively, bring your own apples and we'll press them for you to take home. It doesn't get fresher than that!Let time pass you by in one of East Devon's oldest orchards - one of the 'original' Whiteways of Whimple orchards. Some trees are over 100 years old and still producing a fabulous crop!

WHAT'S ON OVER THE WEEKENDApple Picking - Be part of the Courtneys Cider making experience by helping to harvest this year’s apple crop. Explore and relax in our ancient East Devon orchards, experiencing nature at its finest.Apple Pressing - The opportunity to press apples you have brought with you to create your own fresh juice or press the apples you have picked from the orchard (note: charge £2 per kg - either bring your own vessels for juice or we can provide free of charge).Live Music - all weekend.Saturday - from 11.15am "Back at Nicks" Blues Band. From 1.15pm Rockin' All Over the Orchard with "Phil Franklin". From 2pm Ottery St. Mary's "Silver Band"Sunday - from 11.15am the amazing "Sam McCrory". From 1pm Rockin' All Over the Orchard with "Phil Franklin". From 2pm "Joy Machine" - Girls with a lot of attitude!Bar - Experience the Courtney's Drinks range including cocktails, our prize-winning traditional, cloudy, low-alcohol ciders and soft drinks from our cider bar.Refreshments - Hot and cold refreshments will be available all day including a pizza van (new for 2024).Stalls - Local small business entrepreneurs will be onsite offering a varied selection of gifts and produce for all to enjoy.A RELAXING DAYGrab a cider, some tasty food and relax in the beautiful East Devon countryside and enjoy our picking and pressing experience with live music.All in all - a cracking day out for all in the fresh air at a local family business in East Devon.

TICKETSDay Tickets: Adults £6 per person, Under 16s £1.'NEW' Weekend Pass: Adults £8 per person, Under 16s £1.50.(Note: tickets are non-refundable, Under 2s FREE)OTHER BITSWell behaved dogs are permitted. We just request that they remain on a lead as we have sheep grazing in the orchards.Limited parking facilities (we would encourage those that are close to walk or cycle, if possible).We keep beehives in the orchard to pollinate our trees. Please keep a reasonable distance away from them as they are very busy bees!HOW TO FIND USCourtney's Orchards, The Old Orchards, Southbrook Lane, Whimple, EX5 2PDView on Google Maps: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Courtney's+Orchard/@50.7608361,-3.3885981,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x486d99236f77c11f:0xfc4095eeb5b3342!8m2!3d50.7608361!4d-3.3885981!16s%2Fg%2F11t6g5h824" title="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Courtney's+Orchard/@50.7608361,-3.3885981,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x486d99236f77c11f:0xfc4095eeb5b3342!8m2!3d50.7608361!4d-3.3885981!16s%2Fg%2F11t6g5h824" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Here</a>Your Sat Nav may take you to a neighbouring farm. Our orchard is on 'Southbrook Lane' just past the railway bridge. 1 mile from the old A30.what3words: <a href="https://what3words.com/themes.extreme.flattered" title="https://what3words.com/themes.extreme.flattered" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">themes.extreme.flattered</a>.A short walk or cycle from Cranbrook, Whimple, Broadclyst and Rockbeare.

ABOUT COURTNEY'S DRINKSWe create our range of award winning ciders and juices from the apples in our orchard. Everything is done naturally with as little human intervention as possible. We hand pick, press and bottle within the orchard. We don't use harmful chemicals or fertilisers, just let nature do what it does best. Our range of ciders available include traditional, fruit and low alcohol. We also produce THE EXE GIN and Grumblebee Honey Spiced Rum which will be available to try and / or take away.Whimple Orchards (GOLD winner) and Silly Cow Cider (SILVER winner) at the 2024 Japan Cider Cup. Yep - we export our Whimple cider to Japan!Full range of Courtney's Drinks <a href="https://www.courtneysdrinks.co.uk/" title="https://www.courtneysdrinks.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>.{photos shown from previous events}