Representative photograph: Apple orchard in Kent. Photo: Acabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Day trip
Armagh Orchard County
Walk the Bramley orchards, press apples and taste Armagh cider.
- Full day
- from Dublin
- May (blossom), September to October (harvest)
Armagh is Ireland's orchard county. Come for the May blossom or the autumn harvest, when the apples go to the press.
The hands-on moment
Walk the Bramley orchards, press apples and taste Armagh cider.
The day
The full itinerary is being finalised with our host. Ask us for the details.
When to go
May (blossom), September to October (harvest)
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