Brightwell cum Sotwell Orchards
A unique orchard village in south Oxfordshire
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10 April 2025
Phew! That was close
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Did you see the apple trees in the orchard wrapped in plastic recently? It wasn't an art installation it was us trying to protect the tr...
20 March 2025
Celebrating the Queen of the Realm
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Some more additions to the apple varieties in Brightwell. Tom Debney kindly dug 6 holes in a glorious orchard in the heart of the village. T...
11 January 2025
Wassailing the village orchards
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The village celebrated a new apple season with a traditional Wassail. Evil spirits were driven away from the trees with gunfire, Robins, the...
9 January 2025
Our Paralympian Paradice Gold
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One new variety added to the village this winter is Paradice Gold. In 2012 it was chosen by the Paralympic Legacy as a new apple to be plant...
8 January 2025
Does Brightwell cum Sotwell have more varieties than any other village?
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The new trees have arrived. Last year the Orchard Group gave 15 apple and pears trees to villagers who wanted to add to the heritage varieti...
6 December 2024
Apple Day was a great success
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What an extraordinary day! Apple Day was a huge success and clearly visitors were having a really good time. A group cycled from Reading in...
1 December 2024
Fine foods and drink
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We'd like to thank our fine food friends who were selling their delicious food and drink. Pickles Produce make pasteurised apple and pea...
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