Brogdale Apple Fair

Home to the National Fruit Collection, Brogdale's orchards hold thousands of apple and pear varieties, and this fair is the best way to actually taste your way through them: guided tractor tours of the collection, expert talks, and free orchard crafts for kids.

Every adult ticket comes with a tote bag for 4kg of hand-picked apples, so you leave with a proper haul rather than just a nice afternoon — a heritage-orchard day out, not a generic autumn fair.