Apples crop up everywhere when you’re growing up (not least if you’re Gwynneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s offspring) – we used to get one most days in our packed lunch with the promise of keeping the doctor away.Did anyone ever actually take one in for the teacher? And who wasn’t just a little bit wary of them after reading Snow White?!
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| West Winds Tea Rooms, Buckden |
So, in celebration of the humble apple we thought we’d let you know about the apple festival on at the West Winds tearooms over half term in Buckden. The tea rooms will have 20 apple varieties from Ampleforth Abbey Orchards, Helmsley Walled Garden and West Winds to try free along side applelicious food to feast on by the log fire and apples to take home.
Ampleforth Abbey Orchards, near York, are open to the public until November if you wanted to visit England’s northernmost commercial orchard. Monks still provide the workforce at the traditional orchard where more than 40 varieties of apple are grown. And if you’re thinking it all sounds a bit too twee, they make and sell their own apple cider and brandy – which goes down a treat for the grown ups!
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| Caramel filled appples |
If you don’t want to leave the house to celebrate you could always try apple bobbing with older children or some simple activities and games for little ones.
And if you fancy killing two birds with one stone and ticking off Apple Day and National Baking Week simultaneously then why not make a delicious apple crumble for tea, or try these gorgeous – and so simple to make – caramel filled apples. So if not an apple a day, then maybe try an apple for Apple Day at least!
