A good opportunity to meet some of the orchard team, who will be happy to explain what we do during the seasons of the year. From planting, weeding, pruning, mowing, picking, making apple juice and cider. Organising events, running the website, maintaining apple pressing equipment.
This is an informal picnic. Bring a rug, some sandwiches and a bottle of something suitable. Family friendly, the youngsters can run around on the grass areas, or explore the wood. The Rampant Rooster Morris dancers will be performing at about 2 pm, and there will be a join-in dance or two at the end, […]
Last week of September. Location and date to be confirmed.
Apple pressing and juice-making event to celebrate Apple day. Outside the Village Greens shop, at the Denbies Wine Estate. Depending on the harvest, up to a tonne of apples will be pressed into juice. We use a mixture of varieties, some from the Dorking Orchard itself, and some from local orchards in the Dorking area. […]
This is an annual event to bless the apple tress, ensuring a good harvest later in the year. From 3pm to 8pm (bar closes). But anyone can stay on, sitting around the fire. With Boxhill Bedlam Morris dancers, a bonfire, torch-lit procession through the trees, a choir and a tree-blessing. Bar with hot dogs, beer, […]
