The next Big Apple Harvestime will be over the second weekend of Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October, 2025. Please make a note of these dates in your calendar!
In 2024 Harvestime was on 12th and 13th October.
The venues had plenty to offer visitors. There were opportunities to enjoy the local orchards, see, hear and smell cider and perry being made and taste and buy many different varieties of apples, local ciders, perries and apple juices. There were also a number of talks and demonstrations on various aspects of orchards, fruit and cider or perry making. A number of local musicians and Morris sides provided a musical accompaniment to the whole weekend.
Watch the short video for a sample of the activities.
Explore the links below to find out more about our venues.
Harvestime Special Events
Harvestime Information
Hereford Applefest
The Big Apple is delighted to be working alongside others this year to place apples right at the heart of Herefordshire under the umbrella of Hereford AppleFest.
Catcher Media have produced a short film for AppleFest which is free to watch.
View it on the Herefordshire Life Through a Lens website.
Harvest Happenings in Herefordshire
Visit Herefordshire is promoting their Apples for Autumn campaign, encouraging people to come and visit Herefordshire over the apple harvesting season to enjoy the best Herefordshire can offer. Breathe in the apple-scented air, enjoy the landscape as it begins to blaze with colour and celebrate our cider heritage.
Bus Service
Now in its second year The Daffodil Line community bus service operates all through the weekend between Ledbury, Much Marcle, Newent and Ross-on-Wye.
The bus operates a ‘request stop’ service and will stop anywhere that is safe. Just let the driver know where you would like to get off – the Memorial Hall, top of Hellens’ drive, near the top of the track to Gregg’s Pit or (on Sunday only) Westons Cider.
Day tickets are available and English bus passes also accepted.
For details and a timetable please visit https://daffodilline.co.uk/.
Accommodation
If you need to stay overnight our Accommodation page has links to a number of websites listing local hotels, B&Bs and campsites.
