Opening Times
August — February/March
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
9.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.
25 Whitecroft Road
Meldreth
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 6ND
Meldreth
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 6ND
For sale in our shop
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Fruit varieties from our orchards:
Plums Violetta Opal Early River Blue Tit Avalon Purple Gage Czar Heron Oullins Gage Belle de Louvain Jubilee Mallard Cambridge Gage Jeffersons Gage Dennistons Superb Purple Pershore Reine Claude Doree Reine Claude Tardiv de Chambourcy Reine Claud de Baray Belle De Louvain Reeves Seedling Victoria Groves late Victoria Lord Nelson Yellow Pershore Damson Coes Golden Drop Pond Seedling Marjorie Seedling Guinevere Seneca Apples
Discovery Monidel D’Estival Red Windsor Egremont Russet Bramley Howgate Wonder Cox Orange Pippin Queen Cox Pixie Blenheim Orange Red Pippin Royal Gala Rosemary Russet Spartan Jonagold Falstaff Rubinet Jupiter Red Jonagold Gloster Golden Delicious Ida Red Braeburn |
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The Heritage Orchard
This 9-acre site was first planted circa 1900. It was grubbed in the mid 80’s and used for arable crops. Re-planting started in January 2005 with a range of varieties, many dating back to the Victorian times or earlier.
This 9-acre site was first planted circa 1900. It was grubbed in the mid 80’s and used for arable crops. Re-planting started in January 2005 with a range of varieties, many dating back to the Victorian times or earlier.
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Pears
Williams Beurre Hardy Concorde Conference Comice Red Williams Packhams Triumph Glou Morceu Sensation Celebration Anniversary Quinces Meeches Prolific Leskovacka Quinces also available |
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Apple Juice
- We started pressing our own Apple Juice in 1996.
- The single variety juices have become increasingly popular over the years and we have been able to expand our range as new Orchards have been planted.
- The process involves grinding the Apples to pulp before pressing in a hydraulic press. The juice is then bottled into 33cl and 75cl bottles and pasteurised. Vitamin C is added to prevent discolouration. There are no other additives.
- Apples are allowed to properly ripen on the tree before picking to ensure that they develop their full flavour. Apples used for Juice are pressed as soon as possible after picking.
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Juice available
Egremont Russet Rubinette Royal Gala Red Pippin Jonagold Falstaff Cox Ashmeads Kernel Jupiter Braeburn Rosemary Russet Hereford Russet D’arcy Spice Discovery Bramley |
Sweet (sweetest) Sweet Sweet Sweet Sweet Sweet Medium/Sweet Medium/Sweet Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Dry |
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Cider
- Tim Elbourn started making our award winning cider and perry in 2008.
- Over the years we have produced blends and single cider varieties.
- We have 3 varieties of cider apples growing in our orchards (Kingston Black, Michelin & Dabinet)
- Our cider available in 75cl bottles, 10L bag in the boxes or 5 gallon barrels
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Cider available (2015):
Punters Pleasure (7.3%) Sweet Scrumptious (7.3%) Sweet Discovery (7.0%) Medium Sweet Ida Red (6.5%) Dry |
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Jams, Jellies, Marmalades & Chutneys
Home made from our own fruit or from fruit sourced locally.
Handmade greeting cards
Made from picturesque photos taken in and around our orchards.
Home made from our own fruit or from fruit sourced locally.
Handmade greeting cards
Made from picturesque photos taken in and around our orchards.
Wholesale
Although many of our Heritage Orchard Apple varieties are grown on a small scale and are only available through our Farm Shop, other varieties such as Cox and Bramley apples are grown on a larger scale and we are able to supply other outlets.
We are East Anglia’s largest plum producer and wholesale both locally and further afield..We have supplied all the Major Supermarkets over the last 15 years but this is an ever-decreasing proportion of our business.
We supply many local village shops, Farm Shops and Pubs with Apple juice, Cider and Fruit and we welcome wholesale enquiries from a local or National level.
We are East Anglia’s largest plum producer and wholesale both locally and further afield..We have supplied all the Major Supermarkets over the last 15 years but this is an ever-decreasing proportion of our business.
We supply many local village shops, Farm Shops and Pubs with Apple juice, Cider and Fruit and we welcome wholesale enquiries from a local or National level.
