Apple & Game Day

Saturday 22nd October 2011

Our ever-popular annual fair, featuring a game meats BBQ, cookery demonstrations, artisan food stalls, wildlife and country sports information, apple bobbing and traditional apple pressing with Gordon Hill of Bowhayes Farm. Bring your apples for crushing into juice (BYO containers). Delicious seasonal fare is also on offer in our restaurant and shop. Buy a pumpkin to take home for Halloween, or carve your own on the day. In association with Country Sports South West. 

Below is a full schedule of events:

 All Day             Apple Pressing, Courtyard

(11:00 - 16:00)    Apple Bobbing & Pumpkin Carving, Terrace

                         ‘What's in the box?' & Hedgehog Masks, Orchard                    

11:00 - 12:00      Skinning & Boning Demo, Marquee

11:00 - 12:30      Milling Demonstration, Mill

11:30 - 12:00      Autumn Bounty Forage Walk, Orchard

12:00 - 14:30      Game Meat BBQ, Courtyard

12:15 - 12:45      An Introduction to Country Sports, Marquee

12:45 - 13:00      Game Bird Plucking Demonstration, Marquee

13:00 - 13:30      Wildfire Demonstration, Orchard

13:30 - 14:00      An Introduction to Country Sports, Marquee

14:00 - 15:00      Milling Demonstration, Mill

14:00 - 14:30      Storytelling, Orchard

15:00 - 16:00      Game Meat Cooking Demonstration, Marquee

16:00                 Raffle Draw, Courtyard

17:30                 Gates Close

Other attractions for the day include:

• Artisan food and drink stallsoffering tastings and expert insights from a number of local producers,including: Bowhayes Farm, Capreolus Fine Foods, Courtneys of Whimple, Edgar Berry Market Garden, High Copley Farm, Waterhouse Fayre and traditional apple pressing with Gordon Hill of Bowhayes Farm
• Stalls from Devon Wildlife Trust, RSPBandCountry Sports South West, as well ascountryside expertise fromChris Holland and John Hayes

The Devon Food Shop will also offer Spiced Apple Spiral bread as its bread of the day, and wine tastings from Lyme Bay Winery. We will also be raffling off a prize hamper containing food and gifts from the local suppliers taking part, worth £50. The Fair takes place on Saturday 22nd October between 11am to 4pm, and entry is free.