Wassailing

Wassailing: Tradition, Cider and Celebration

Date: 16 January 2027

Doors open: 4pm. Event ends: 6.30pm

Ticket Prices:

Family – £25 (2 adults & 2 children 3-15yrs)

Adult – £10 (16 yrs+)

Child – £5 (3-15 yrs, under 3yrs free)

Join us on 16 January 2027 at Brogdale Farm for this ancient tradition held to bless the orchards, ward off bad spirits, and encourage a bountiful apple and fruit harvest for next year. A wonderful and unique family experience.

Our event will feature traditional Morris dancers, a procession and wassailing ceremony, and a hullabaloo under our oldest Bramley apple tree. Bring your saucepans and spoons, lanterns, torches and your loudest voices and step back in time as we toast the trees, sing, celebrate with cider, good company, and festive cheer. As well as singing, dancing, drinking and general merrymaking, you can create crafts to hang in the trees.

Don’t miss this unique celebration of heritage and nature! Come and help us keep the tradition alive and encourage the spirits into ensuring a good harvest at Brogdale Farm in 2027!  We’ll be making lots of noise and we don’t want to scare your furry friends, so no dogs allowed to this event.

TIMINGS

4pm Arrival

6.30pm Event ends.

What to bring – Battery-powered torches or lanterns (not real flame for safety reasons), saucepan and spoon, drum, whistle bells, horns, or just some stones in a tin to rattle – it’s up to you but something to make lots of noise and scare away the bad spirits!

Dogs – Due to the nature of this event and the noise we will be creating during the ceremony, no dogs are allowed to this event.

Noise – Driving away bad spirits during a Wassailing ceremony is a lively and noisy tradition. Please take precautions if you or someone in your group has sensitive ears. There may also be distant gunshot fire too.

GENERAL FACTS

• Tickets are available online only
• The cider stall accepts cash and card.
• Accessibility – the procession route is flat but the ground may be wet and muddy. We have 2 off road wheelchairs which can be booked in advance.  If the route is too muddy the ceremony area is still accessible for wheelchair users and those with limited mobility.
• Dogs are not allowed to this event.
• Warding off bad spirits is loud and noisy. Please take precautions if you or someone in your group has sensitive ears.
• There is free parking for visitors.
• Brogdale Farm has accessible toilets.
• Event closes at 6.30pm.

Event tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable.