Apple Pressing and Cider Making – 14th – 16th November

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Middle Coombe Farm in Devon is hosting a fabulously special one-off country weekend ‘Apple Pressing and Cider Making’. The weekend course, with accommodation and all meals, will run at £490 pp next year but we would like to offer it to 10 to 12 people for £380pp for a weekend this November. Gorgeous food, great company, incredible surroundings, and much more at the Middle Coombe Farm estate. We want to get good honest feedback on the course and weekend. The weekend will be centered around the chance to learn to press apples to make/ taste cider and apple juice.

 

Spend a glorious country weekend cider and apple juice making at Middle Coombe Farm, Devon. November 14th (afternoon), 15th & 16th 2014

houseexteriorHYou will be cooked and catered for with delicious locally sourced food for the duration of your stay and there will be plenty of tasting of our own cider and apple juice which is made on site using the restored cider press from a delicious variety of our own traditional cider apples grown in our orchard.

 

FRIDAY 14TH NOVEMBER

variousOArrival from 3pm on Friday 14th November and departure from mid-afternoon on Sunday 16th November.
Friday 6pm little bit of cider tasting and a little talk/introduction to the weekend’s learning and eve entertainment.
Weather permitting bit of star-gazing in front of the huge inglenook fireplace in the courtyard with marshmellow toasting. Cider tasting and maybe a bit of yummy soup and bread and butter around 10pm.

 

SAM_0192SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER 2014 – IN THE THATCHED CIDER BARN. PRACTICAL HANDS ON & THEORY. (Tailored to the groups requirements)

Cooked breakfast in farmhouse

Course begins at 9.30 am

Coffee break and cake 11.30am

Sensational lunch 1.30pm. Make your way over to the farmhouse.

2-3pm rest time for walking or reading

3pm Cider course runs again

4.30 Tea and biscuits

6pm course ends for the day

a little free time to explore the place or go to the Hot Tub

7pm-8ish…sit down dinner and drinks

 

SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER IN THE CIDER BARN

Cooked breakfast & choice of continental breakfast in the farmhouse

over to the cider barn for final morning of hands-on apple juicing

Tea & Coffee around 11.30am

Apple course finishes around 1.30pm

Light lunch prepared for 2pm in the farmhouse.

Weekend Ends late afternoon.

 

To book with us we require a deposit of £100 by BACS with the balance payable 3 weeks before your stay. Please telephone us with your interest.

We look forward to seeing you.

Warm Regards

Rachael Manston and Angela Malyon