Borders Organic Gardeners Apple Festival at Woodside
October 7th & 8th, 10am – 4pm
Following last year’s success we are delighted to welcome back our friends from Borders Organic Gardeners for the annual Apple Festival, we have a great weekend planned for you. BOG have elected to raise money for their nominated charity at this event, which this year is the Borders Forest Trust, and there will be opportunities for you to make a donation if you wish. Entrance to the event and car parking is all FREE.
Highlights for the weekend include an amazing display of over 100 named varieties of apples which will be in our polytunnel, over 50 different varieties of fruit trees for sale, and the opportunity to bring in your own apples for juicing. If you do bring in apples, please make sure you also bring a container to put the juice into for taking home! Baking fans may also want to bring donations for the home baking stall which is raising funds for Borders Forest Trust – whole cakes, tarts and loaves only please.
The Birdhouse Tearoom will be selling a delicious range of apple themed food and drink, and our baker, Sue, will be very busy over the next few days preparing all the home-baked items.
The full list of activities, information and stall holders is below, and as you can see we have different attractions on both days, so you might want to visit Woodside more than once this weekend!
Our car park is likely to be very busy, so we will have volunteer car parking attendants to assist you – please look out for them as they will help you to park. If you are fit and able, it would help hugely if you could park at nearby Harestanes, just a short walk away, which would leave more car parking at Woodside for those not able to walk that distance. Anyone parking at Harestanes can of course drive up to Woodside to collect purchases. Queues may form at Woodside as you wait for a space to become available, so please be patient with our car parking assistants while they find you a space.
Here is a full list of all the varieties of fruit trees that are for sale, with the quantities available – CLICK HERE. As you can see some of the varieties are only available in limited numbers, so if you want to reserve a tree from the list please phone the shop on 01835 830315. If you’re having trouble opening the list, just contact the shop by emailing emma@woodsidegarden.co.uk and we’ll email you a copy.
BOG Apple Festival at Woodside 2023
10am – 4pm Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th October
Display of named apples
Borders Organic Gardeners Book shop
Apple juicing
Borders Organic Gardeners information stall
Apple trees and other fruit trees for sale
Apple themed food and drink
Fun Activities – “William Tell”, Guess the Weight of the Marrow, Apple Peeling Competition
Home Baking stall
Saturday 7th October
Greenknowe Honey – Beekeeping and Honey Bee Products
Northumbria Basketry Group – Promoting basketry and related crafts
Borders Forest Trust – Local Woodland Charity
Laprig Valley – Local producers of single variety apple juice
Central Borders Red Squirrel Network – Helping to conserve and protect red squirrels
Lyne Organics – Makers of organic home fragrances and toiletries
Half a Hedgerow – Handmade garden art, growing frames and decorative items
Abundant Borders – Teaching people how to grow their own food in a sustainable way
Scott Barden Workshop – Painting signs for bee-friendly gardens for children and families
Story Telling – Nature themed stories for children and their accompanying adult
Sunday 8th October
AnneWhiteArt – Sales of original prints and cards by local artist
The Wildlife Information Centre – Local Environmental Records Centre
Crailing Community Orchard – providing produce and activities in the community
FirstLight Trust – Charity supporting Armed Forces and Emergency Services vetarans
Red Kite Services – Pond Dipping activity in the Woodside pond from 11am – 2pm
Greenknowe Honey – Beekeeping and Honey Bee Products
Northumbria Basketry Group – Promoting basketry and related crafts
Borders Forest Trust – Local Woodland Charity
Laprig Valley – Local producers of single variety apple juice
Central Borders Red Squirrel Network – Helping to conserve and protect red squirrels
Lyne Organics – Makers of organic home fragrances and toiletries
Half a Hedgerow – Handmade garden art, growing frames and decorative items
Please tell your family and friends about this event and lets make it another successful event at Woodside.