Events at Broadlands
Spring Picnic 2011
Broadlands host three main events every year: the Spring Picnic, October Apple Day and the big Cider celebration in January - the Wassail.
In the Autumn apple season there are other events.
More details nearer the time.
See pictures from the 2011 Wassail and Spring Picnic at the Gallery.
In the Autumn apple season there are other events.
More details nearer the time.
See pictures from the 2011 Wassail and Spring Picnic at the Gallery.
Wassail 2012
Celebrate the ancient midwinter tradition of wassailing at Broadlands OrchardShare on Saturday 14 January 2012.
From 3pm we’ll decorate the trees of the orchard with toast and ribbons, before setting off around 4pm on a lamplit procession around the orchard. We’ll be accompanied by live music from local bands and the Walcot State Choir.
Bring a torch or a lantern to light your way, as it will be dark, and pots and pans or a drum to bang – the wassail tradition is to wake the trees from their winter sleep, so we want to make a lot of noise!
There’ll be food from our earth oven, as well as mulled cider and non-alcoholic apple juice pressed from our own apples available at the bar.
From 3pm we’ll decorate the trees of the orchard with toast and ribbons, before setting off around 4pm on a lamplit procession around the orchard. We’ll be accompanied by live music from local bands and the Walcot State Choir.
Bring a torch or a lantern to light your way, as it will be dark, and pots and pans or a drum to bang – the wassail tradition is to wake the trees from their winter sleep, so we want to make a lot of noise!
There’ll be food from our earth oven, as well as mulled cider and non-alcoholic apple juice pressed from our own apples available at the bar.
Our wassail has become an early annual landmark event for outdoor revellers in Bath - attended by 300 last year. Great fun for adults and children.
This year the Volunteer workday is the same day as the Wassail, so we'll be setting up from 12pm. We'd welcome any extra hands to help out! Or you are more than welcome to spend a couple of hours pruning trees before we decorate them!
Suggested donation £3 / £2 sponsors, Children free
This year the Volunteer workday is the same day as the Wassail, so we'll be setting up from 12pm. We'd welcome any extra hands to help out! Or you are more than welcome to spend a couple of hours pruning trees before we decorate them!
Suggested donation £3 / £2 sponsors, Children free
Bath Farmers' Market
We'll be at the Bath Farmers' Market at Green Park Station on Saturday 24th September, and Saturday 15th October. We'll be pressing apples for fresh juice, as well as selling some of our gorgeous organic apples. Come and have a look, and try some of our delicious juice. You're also more than welcome to help us make it - we always appreciate help chopping the apples and grinding them to pulp!
Saturday 15th October is the Bath Farmers' Market Apple Day, so there will be lots of other apple-based activities around the market.
Broadlands Orchardshare Apple Day
Apple Day is an annual celebration of apple, orchards and local communities. Initiated by Common Ground in 1990, it has since been celebrated each year by people organising hundreds of local events.
This year, celebrate Apple Day at Broadlands Orchardshare, on Saturday 22 October. We’ll be pressing apples for fresh apple juice, and there will be Forest School style activities for children, including a Longest Apple Peel competition, along with live acoustic bands.
Entry is £3 for adults or £2 for sponsors, and free for children.
This year, celebrate Apple Day at Broadlands Orchardshare, on Saturday 22 October. We’ll be pressing apples for fresh apple juice, and there will be Forest School style activities for children, including a Longest Apple Peel competition, along with live acoustic bands.
Entry is £3 for adults or £2 for sponsors, and free for children.
