The Standen Fruit Farm Orchard

27/09/2026

All set up and raring to go for Apple Day 2026 The Standen Fruit Farm Orchard. Come on over for a great afternoon!

26/09/2026

The orchard looking great, ready for Apple Day on Sunday. Will you be there?

23/08/2026

The annual Apple Day at Standen Fruit Farm is approaching - mark Sunday 27 September in your diary and join us for an afternoon at this remarkable heritage orchard.

31/07/2026

Our C***r making friends Bignose and Beardy are on the telly. They’ll be joining us again on Apple Day Sunday 27 September.

Mark your calendar, set the alarm on your phone, ask Alexa (**BBC voice** other smart speakers are available) to remind you to tune into Channel 5 this Saturday at 7pm.

Because we’re in a new TV programme called “Sussex: Jewel of the South Coast”!

On the programme, we talked about how we ended up in glorious Sussex, how Phil bought the farm on a bit of a whim (excellent work, Bignose), what’s great about the county and (of course) how we make our Bignose & Beardy Sussex C***r using traditional c***rmaking methods.

It’d mean a lot if you could please post about the programme and tag us in it - we’re very excited for the show to raise the profile of our larking around (and shift some more c***r and event tickets to our events of course). Hope you enjoy the show!

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09/06/2026

We're opening up Apple Day 2026!

The annual Standen Fruit Farm celebration of apples and more takes place on 27 September and we have a limited number of pitches available for local producers, rural crafts and more.

Fill in the application form at https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/W3nyD5Ly2Y by 30 June to join this fun and vibrant afternoon.

06/04/2026

Guy Pullen, the Standen Fruit Farm Orchard manager has been busy pruning some of the oldest trees in the 55 acre site.

But what do you do with the huge amounts of wood that comes off the trees?

Here, Guy explains what he's been doing, combining maintenance of the trees with improving hedging and being highly sustainable.

06/04/2026

Spring has definitely arrived at Standen Orchard with the first early purple orchid spotted, along with bluebells. It's a magical time of year as the orchard wakes from its long winter hibernation.

We will be posting more news from the heritage orchard over the coming weeks, and keeping you posted on events for the year including the renowned autumn Apple Day (yes, we know it's only just spring time but we plan ahead!).

05/02/2026

Volunteer Day now moved to Thursday 12th because of rain. Let’s hope for better weather next week!

02/02/2026

01/02/2026

One of the veteran trees Guy has been working on this winter.