Festival celebrates apple varieties

Falstaff apples were inspected by Sarah Pearson, 18, a waitress at the West Winds Yorkshire Tearooms in Buckden, Upper Wharfedale, near Skipton.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Oct 2010, 12:32 BST
Updated 19th Oct 2010, 12:35 BST

The Dales tearoom is marking this year's National Apple Day by running a free apple tasting, featuring more than 20 varieties grown in the county.

The tearooms are run by Lynn Thornborrow and Stephen Hounsham. Mr Hounsham said: "There are well over 2,000 different varieties of apple that can be grown in England but all too often the choice we're offered in the shops is miserable Apple festivals are an opportunity to see just how exciting apples can be and we'll be showing too that when it comes to taste, Yorkshire-grown apples can match the best."

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The apple festival will, it is hoped, feature two varieties of apple grown in the West Winds tea garden itself.

The rest of the apples are coming from Yorkshire Orchards, a small, family-run orchard containing well over 100 varieties. It was established in 2002 close to Wilberfoss, near York. For festival information and opening times visit www.westwindsinyorkshire.co.uk

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