GALLERY; '˜Core' blimey - apple event near Skegness attracts 850

The annual apple day held at Gunby Hall and Gardens proved to be extra '˜a-peel-ing' this year - with a record number of visitors going.

Some 850 people enjoyed the various activities and displays last Sunday - which included 50 varieties of apples to sample, trade and craft stalls, and apple pressing. Visitors were also able to eat some apple-based treats at the on-site café including apple shortbread.

Sukie Atwel,l 6, and Tabby Charlton, 5, of Old Leake, eating apples.

placeholder image — Sukie Atwel,l 6, and Tabby Charlton, 5, of Old Leake, eating apples.

Experts were also on hand to look at ‘mystery’ apples brought in from visitors’ gardens - to see if they could be identified.

Astrid Gatenby, visitor experience manager at Gunby Hall, said: “‘It was our busiest day of the year so far. It was a really lovely day with apples galore and miles of smiles.”