Events

Apple Day


Apple Day Festival

Apple day is being held on 14th October 2023
This year's apple day festival is shaping up to be one of the best yet.

10am - 3pm

2pm Raffle Draw

Apple Pressing:

As usual, and at the heart of the seasonal festivities will be the apple pressing. A big thank you to the Lampeter Permaculture Group for supplying all the apple pressing equipment. Bring along your own apple harvest, along with empty bottles, and make use of the many hands here to get it all pressed into juice for you to take home and enjoy.

Local Food Producers

Many of our wonderful and very local producers will be coming along for the day to have a stall, sell and sample out their amazing produce. It’s a great opportunity to try new things, learn more about the food made where you live, and support local.

Brindisa

Suppliers of award winning Spanish products

Teifi Cheese

Makers of award winning cheeses based in Llandysul

Welsh Homestead

Award winning Chilli Jam and more from Bethania

Maesyffin Mushrooms

Gary,grower of mushrooms and seller of extracts will be here with his fungi

Hazelwell Farm

Paul from our main beef and lamb supplier will be here selling more cuts of his delicious meat from Carmarthenshire

Felin ganol Watermill

Felin Ganol is one of only two commercial working water powered cornmills with original machinery in West Wales.

Local Drinks Producers

Apple day is always a fantastic way to sample some of the amazing drinks we sell throughout the year, and learn about them directly from the maker.

Jin Talog

Carmarthenshire gin of exceptional quality

Da Mhile Gin

More local and fab botanicals

Welsh Mountain Cider

Tasting and selling their great range of ciders.

Llaethlliw Vineyard

Welsh wines from the foothills of the Cambrian mountains.

Extract Coffee

Here to talk all things coffee

Vintage Roots

The UK's leading organic wine merchant. 100% organic since 1986! The best deals on organic wines, spirits, beers and much more.

Afon Mel

A small, family-run bee farm business based on the outskirts of New Quay, in West Wales. producing award-winning mead, the only meadery in the UK to have been awarded a Great Taste Golden Fork Award.

To Eat

Apple day wouldn’t be apple day without the range of tempting things to eat while you are here.

Contis ice cream and crumble.

Lampeter's award winning ice cream

Ben's Raclette

Melted cheese on new potatoes with gherkins…mmmmmm.

Bakery pizza

fresh from our own ovens

Myrddin Heritage

Free range and high welfare pork products. They will be here cooking up sausage rolls for the hungry folks

Bakery

Cakes, pastries and the usual range for freshly baked goodies and more

Activities and Crafts

Stephanie Hafferty

Local author of gardening and self sufficiency books will be here to sign and sell books, and talk about growing your own food.

Alec the Blacksmith

Demonstrations and creations.

Lampeter Bee Keeping Association

Here for all things bee, expertise and advise as well as great interactive stuff for the kids.

Charity Raffle

To raise funds to fit a defibrillator on Lampeter Industrial Estate

Prizes are coming in thick and fast, prizes so far:

LAS Recycling

£100 voucher for Chess Mensware in Llandeilo

Stephanie Hafferty

£95 voucher for a days's gardening course in 2024

Outback Outfitters Lampeter

Fleece up to the value of £60, any fleece,any colour,any size

The Falcondale Lampeter

£50 Voucher for afternoon tea for 2

Y Seler Aberaeron

£30 voucher

Huw Lewis Tyres

£50 voucher

Watson & Pratt's

£50 shop voucher

West Coast Fitness

3 Month's free membership

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated raffle prizes so far. The town has been incredibly generous.


Throughout the day there will be talks and demonstrations from the very talented local producers and experts.
Face painting for the kids….always a winner.
Kids bakery play, get stuck into dough up to your elbows and see what autumnal themed bread you can make.
Live music to get your toes tapping.

Many confirmed and more confirming as the days pass, so save the date.