The Big Pick 2024: Open Orchard Days - Apple Picking, Pressing, Cider and Music

BACK FOR 2024 - part of the 9 day Taste East Devon Festival

Saturday 21st September - 11am to 5pm

Sunday 22nd September - 11am to 5pm

Purchase your tickets HERE

The '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 WEEKEND

Apple 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 - will be played from the Orchard at various times on both days. We are just finalising our line up which will be updated here soon.

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 DAY

Grab a cider, some tasty food, throw down a blanket 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.

TICKETS

Day Tickets: Adults £6 per person, Under 16s £1.

'NEW' Weekend Pass: Adults £8 per person, Under 16s £1.50.

Purchase your tickets on Eventbrite HERE

(Note: tickets are non-refundable, Under 2s FREE)

OTHER BITS

Well 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 US

Courtney's Orchards, The Old Orchards, Southbrook Lane, Whimple, EX5 2PD

View on Google Maps: Here

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.

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A short walk or cycle from Cranbrook, Whimple, Broadclyst and Rockbeare.

ABOUT COURTNEY'S DRINKS

We 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 HERE.

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