GALLERY; '˜Core' blimey - apple event near Skegness attracts 850

The annual apple day held at Gunby Hall and Gardens proved to be extra '˜a-peel-ing' this year - with a record number of visitors going.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Oct 2017, 09:00 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 06:18 BST
Sukie Atwel,l 6, and Tabby Charlton, 5, of Old Leake, eating apples.Sukie Atwel,l 6, and Tabby Charlton, 5, of Old Leake, eating apples.
Sukie Atwel,l 6, and Tabby Charlton, 5, of Old Leake, eating apples.

Some 850 people enjoyed the various activities and displays last Sunday - which included 50 varieties of apples to sample, trade and craft stalls, and apple pressing. Visitors were also able to eat some apple-based treats at the on-site café including apple shortbread.

Experts were also on hand to look at ‘mystery’ apples brought in from visitors’ gardens - to see if they could be identified.

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Astrid Gatenby, visitor experience manager at Gunby Hall, said: “‘It was our busiest day of the year so far. It was a really lovely day with apples galore and miles of smiles.”

Gunby Hall is located on the A158 between Spilsby and Skegness, off the Gunby roundabout.

For more photos from the Apple Day visit us online at www.skegnessstandard.co.uk

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