Apple Day Celebration
Sun 12 Oct
|The Donkey Field, Enmore Green
A special celebration this year to mark the introduction of Shaftesbury Orchard Town and the 20th Apple Day at the Donkey Field. Come and enjoy cider & apple juice around the fire as well as new music written by Karen Wimhurst for the Palida choir.
Time & Location
12 Oct 2025, 14:00 – 17:00
The Donkey Field, Enmore Green, Church Hill, Shaftesbury SP7 8LL, UK
About the Event
This will be the 20th annual event at The Donkey Field and will include new music written by Karen Wimhurst for the Palida Choir.
From the England in Particular website:
Donkey Field Community Orchard, Church Hill, Enmore Green, Shaftesbury. A mixed orchard planted in 2006 by local volunteers on disused land owned by Shaftesbury Town Council. The two acres of land was once used for allotment but proved too steep and too wet in some areas due to a spring line, and was latterly used for rough grazing. It is bounded by allotments, a playing field, churchyard and a road. A right of way passes through the orchard and is used by local people, walkers and dog walkers. A Friends of the Donkey Field Community Orchard group was soon established and from that a management committee to oversee legal and financial issues and arrange work days and events. Mainly standard…