Meet the Local Makers: Four Elms Fruit Farm
Join us in the shop to experience the flavours of locally made apple juice and cider with Four Elms Fruit Farm.
- Booking not needed
- Free event
This is a free drop in event to be held at the afternoon of the 25th May. Four Elms Fruit Farm will be in the Castle Drogo shop offering tastings of their locally made apple juices and ciders.
Four Elms Fruit Farm established its roots in Devon more than 50 years ago and has been run by the Smedley family since the early 1960s. Four Elms Fruit Farm take great pride in supporting the environment in and around the 70 acre orchards. The Smedley's currently grow 14 varieties of apple. A range of 7 'Real Devonshire Apple Juices' and 3 'Real Devonshire Ciders' are also produced onsite at Four Elms. With many years experience in the industry the team's passion and dedication to quality has resulted in numerous champion places in 'The National Fruit Show' and 'Taste of the West' for Juice and Cider.
Times
The basics
- Suitability
Child friendly
- Meeting point
The shop is located just inside the visitor centre on the right.
- Accessibility
The visitor centre and shop is fully accessible with disabled facilities.
- Other
Car parking charges apply at the Castle Drogo car park and to access the castle and grounds. The event will be cancelled in the event of high winds. Please check the website before travelling.
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