Have you got remarkable runner beans? Do you make scrumptious scones? Are your photos fantastic? If so, bring them along to our Horticultural Show on the 4th of September at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili.
Download the full Show Schedule here (pdf)
Download the Entry Form (pdf)
SIOE ARDDWRIAETHOL PARC YR ESGOB
BISHOP’S PARK HORTICULTURAL SHOW
I’w gynnal ym Mharc Yr Esgob, Abergwili, ar ddydd Sadwrn 4ydd o
Fedi 2021 Beirniadu i ddechrau am 12.30pm—Sioe i agor am 2.00yp
To be held at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili on Saturday 4th of
September 2021. Judging to commence at 12.30pm—Show to open at 2.00pm
Beirniaid/Judges:
Adran Garddwriaeth/Horticultural Section: Mr Blue Barns-Thomas,
GFGC/NBGW TBC
Adran Cartref/Domestic Section: Mrs Non Knott, Bancycapel.
Gwaith Llaw/Handicraft Section: Rachel Vater, Oriel Myrddin
Adran Blant/Junior Section: Miss Helen Lewis, Felinwen.
Beirniaid/Judges:
Adran Garddwriaeth/Horticultural Section: Mr Blue Barns-Thomas,
GFGC/NBGW
Adran Cartref/Domestic Section: Mrs Non Knott, Bancycapel.
Gwaith Llaw/Handicraft Section: TBC Oriel Myrddin
Adran Blant/Junior Section: Miss Helen Lewis, Felinwen.
Gwybodaeth/ Information:
Ceisiadau i’w cymryd ar y diwrnod—Pob cais i gofrestru gyda’r ysgrifennydd ac wedi ei osod yn ei le erbyn 12.00yp ar ddiwrnod y sioe.
Tâl Cystadlu: Dosbarthiadau Garddwriaeth, Cartref a Chrefft: 30c/cais. Adran Iau: Am ddim.
Entry fee: Horticultural, Domestic & Craft Classes: 30p/entry. Junior section: Free. All entries to be taken on the day—All entries to be registered with the secretary and in place by 12pm on show day.
Bydd angen bod pob cais wedi ei dyfu/creu adref gan yr arddangoswr—All entries to homegrown/home-made by the exhibitor. Mae penderfyniad y beirniad yn derfynol—Judge’s decision is final.
Manylion cyswllt trefydd y sioe/Show organiser’s contact details:
Ebost/email: FfionaJones@tywigateway.org.uk
Rhif ffôn Phone number: 07395082719
Cyswllt cyffredinol/General enquires: info@tywigateway.org.uk
Dosbarthiadau/Classes
Garddwriaeth/Horticulture
Llysiau/Vegetables
Dosbarth/Class1: Runner Beans (4)
Dosbarth/Class 2: Wynwns / Onions (3)
Dosbarth/Class 3: Tomatoes (4) *Rhaid i’r flodamlenni fod wedi eu
cysylltu/ calyces must be attached
Dosbarth/Class 4: Cennin wedi eu gwynnu / Blanched Leeks (3)
Dosbarth/Class 5: Casgliad o 6 llysieuyn (1 o bob un) / Collection of 6 vegetables (1 of each)
Dosbarth/Class 6: Tatws – unrhyw amrywiaeth (3) / Potatoes – any variety (3)
Blodau/Flowers:
Dosbarth/Class 7: Dahlias (3)
Dosbarth/Class 8: Pys Pêr / Sweet Peas (12 stems of mixed colours)
Dosbarth/Class 9: Planhigyn mewn Pot yn ei flodau / Pot Plant in
Bloom
Dosbarth/Class 10: Casgliad o flodau mewn fâs / Collection of
flowers in a vase
Adran Cartref:/Domestic Section:
Caif marciau eu rhoi am cyflwyniad. Dylai itemau cael eu gorchuddio gyda haenau glynni a gyda rhif y cystadleuwr ar y plât. Rhaid i’r eitemau cael eu arddangos ar blât flat, gwyn plaen—dim standiau cacennau. / Marks will be given for presentation. All items to be covered with cling film and with the competitor’s number on the plate. All items must be displayed on a plain, flat, white plate – no cake stands.
Class 11: Sbwng Fictoria—Victoria Sponge
Class 12: 4 Sconen (unrhwy flas) – 4 Scones (any flavour)
Class 13: 4 Rôl Selsig—4 Sausage Rolls
Class 14: Cacen Ffrwyth—Fruit Cake
Class 15: Cacen ‘Drizzle’ Lemwn—Lemon Drizzle Cake
Class 16: Jar o’ch Hoff Jam—Jar of Favourite Jam
Class 17 Jar o’ch Hoff Sytni—Jar of Favourite Chutney
Gwaith Llaw/Handicraft Section:
Dosbarth/Class 18: Unrhyw eitem wedi ei wau neu wedi ei grosio/ Any knitted or croched item
Dosbarth/Class 19: Unrhwy eitem wedi ei wneud o bren/ Any item
made of wood
Dosbarth/Class 20: Darn o gelf yn portreadu ‘Dôl/Dolydd’ / A piece of art depicting ‘ A Meadow/Meadows’
Dosbarth/Class 21: Ffotograffiaeth- Dyffryn Tywi/Photography – The Tywi Valley
Adran Iau—Junior Section
3 grŵp oed—Cyn oed ysgol, Cynradd (i fyny at ac yn cynnwys 11 mlwydd oed), Uwchradd (i fyny at ac yn cynnwys 18 mlwydd oed)
3 age groups – Pre-school, Primary (up to & inc. 11 yrs old),
Secondary (up to & including 18 yrs old).
Adran Goginio— ‘Bake-Off ’
Dosbarth/Class 22: 4 bisged ‘digestive’ wedi eu haddurno (plant cyn oed ysgol)/ 4 decorated digestive biscuits (pre-school), 4 decorated fairy cakes
(school-age)
Dosbarth/Class 25 Cacenn wedi ei wneud gan ddefnyddio llysiau/A cake made using vegetables.
Adran Gelf Iau/Junior Art Section
Dosbarth/Class 26: Carreg neu charreg gron wedi ei phaentio/A painted stone or pebble.
Dosbarth/Class 27: Anifail wedi ei wneud allan o lysiau a/neu ffrwyth / An animal made from vegetables and/or fruit.
Adran Garddwriaeth Iau/Junior Horticultural Section
Dosbarth/Class 28: Unrhyw bâr o lysiau wedi ei dyfu adref /Any pair of vegetables grown at home.
Dosbarth/Class 29: Blodau wedi eu tyfu adref, wedi eu harddangos
mewn pot jam / Home grown flowers displayed in a jam jar.
Dymunai staff ac ymddiriedolwyr Parc Yr Esgob a’r Gerddi, Abergwili ddiolch i bawb sydd yng nghlwm a threfnu a rhedeg y digwyddiad yma ac edrychwn ymlaen i’ch croesawu i’r safle ar ddiwyrnod y sioe.
The staff and trustees at the Bishop’s Park & Gardens, Abergwili wish to thank everyone who is involved with the organisation and running of this event and we look forward to welcoming you all to the site on show day.
Posted: 01/01/2022 by Caroline Welch
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all our supporters! And what a transformational year it’s been for Bishop’s Park…
We’ve now planted more than 4,000 new flowers, shrubs, trees and bulbs, installed 5 picnic benches, 20 bird boxes, 10 bat boxes as well as restoring 700 metres of the park’s historic paths and 12 new park benches. We simply could not have done this without our fabulous volunteers (like Tad, pictured here). With your support we are building a sustainable future for Bishop’s Park. Thank you one and all.
Posted: 22/12/2021 by Caroline Welch
Wildlife Watch: December 2021
Louise, Ffiona and ? on 20/12/21
It was a cold, dull day at the end of December. We noticed bulbs beginning to break through the soil in the Jenkinson Garden – a welcome sign of the Spring to come.
Today a climbing rose had just been planted against pergola – the planting of the Jenkinson Garden is almost complete!
We spotted some hazel nut shells beneath the box tree – were they nibbled by rodents, or squirrels? And an interesting rotting tree trunk.
All leaves have fallen from all deciduous trees – but we spotted some buds on a beech tree.
We saw some fungi.
…and some rodent hole and mole hills.
We spotted carvings on this beech tree dating back to 1862!
And plants in flower – Periwinkle, dandelion, rose.
On our walk we saw: Song thrush, Mistle thrush, Robin, Wren, Blackbirds, Blue tits, a Mute swan, Mallards, a Nuthatch and a Jay.
Posted: 23/11/2021 by Caroline Welch
Nov 2021: Our 1st Wildlife Watch
Today we began our first ever Monthly Wildlife Watch – observing the flora and fauna and noticing the seasonal changes in the Park. It was a grey overcast day – unlike the gloriously sunny day before – and there had been a frost overnight. Suzie, one of our garden volunteers, and I started in the Jenkinson garden and noted down the very few flowers we saw – Hedge germander, rudbeckia, thyme, phlox (sheltering behind the bench), a lone white daisy in the grass and we noticed the new recent growth put on by the box hedges. This area – newly planted in March 2021 – was brimming with pollinators over the summer, and it will be so exciting to see it come alive in its 2nd year next spring. A little robin dived down behind the Verbena bonariensis in search of food.
Walking along the path into the main Park (we’ll follow this same route each month) we noticed a mole hill in front of the brambly wildlife areas, and berries on the red-stemmed dogwood – much sought-after natural bird food at this time of year. Two wood pigeons were spotted in a taller tree, along with more robins, blackbirds and the odd squirrel or two! A few leaves linger on the mighty London plane tree that dominates the beginning of the Park path; most of its equally gigantic leaves fallen onto the grass and now starting to breakdown after last night’s frost.
In the Woodland Garden we saw turkey tail fungi on the log to the left – we’ve seen more fungi here before (we haven’t identified all of it yet!) but it’s all starting to go over slightly now. Just near there the holly tree that has been reshaped is showing off its red berries and we noticed the newly planted groundcover periwinkle flowering; alongside red campion and hedge woundwort in the wild areas around the Woodland Garden.
Along the path to Bishop’s Pond where our wildlife watch became more meditative as we paused to take in the graceful white mute swan swimming up and down,. feeding and occasionally stretching out its wings on the pond. We saw 4 mallard ducks here, along with 3 wigeon ducks and a coot – with its distinctive call. We chatted to a park regular who told us he saw 3 otters swimming east in the pond, a few years back. We’d love to know if they are still here – and what fish they are catching!
More squirrels on the way back from the Pond as we meandered along the lower meadow path, along the side of the Ha-ha. We saw rose hips entangled with laurel (much of the laurel has gone as it’s suppressing the native flora – and we can’t wait to see what emerges in the newly cleared areas in the New Year), and around the other side of the Museum, in the formal beds, Fatsia japonica, hypericum and a pink rose all flowering a little still. An unidentified yellow flower on the walled garden path – is it nipplewort?
In the Walled Garden now – our final stop – and we saw marigolds, verbena bonariensis and borage all flowering still, along with nasturtiums all flopped over from the frost, but their scent strong in the air. We admired the lichens, ferns and fungi growing on the old heritage apple trees, having a rest this year after their bumper crop in 2020. In the longer grass we spotted some tall Evening primrose stems – some still bearing their perfect yellow cup-like flowers; and some flowering hogweed too – possibly as a result of the recent grass cut.
We’d love more people to join us on our monthly watch and especially welcome those who can identify birds, insects and other wildlife for us! So do get in touch if you’d like to get involved.
Caroline Welch, Community Engagement Officer, 23rd November 2021
Posted: 09/11/2021 by Caroline Welch
Exciting Discoveries in the Walled Garden!
Some weeks ago, while fencing off the foundations of the old greenhouses in the walled garden, our landscape contractors ‘lost’ a fence post in the surrounding ground. As they knocked it in, it disappeared in a void underneath.
On 3rd November 2021, surveyors from SUMO Survey Services brought their Ground Penetrating Radar equipment to the Walled Garden in order to survey what may be under the area. SUMO Survey Services were part of the team who found King Richard III’s remains under a car park in Leicester some years ago.
Early indications show that there are 2 ‘voids’ located over a meter underground & we await their full results with anticipation!
Posted: 17/08/2021 by Caroline Welch
Bishop’s Park Show
Have you got remarkable runner beans? Do you make scrumptious scones? Are your photos fantastic? If so, bring them along to our Horticultural Show on the 4th of September at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili.
Download the full Show Schedule here (pdf)
Download the Entry Form (pdf)
SIOE ARDDWRIAETHOL PARC YR ESGOB
BISHOP’S PARK HORTICULTURAL SHOW
I’w gynnal ym Mharc Yr Esgob, Abergwili, ar ddydd Sadwrn 4ydd o
Fedi 2021 Beirniadu i ddechrau am 12.30pm—Sioe i agor am 2.00yp
To be held at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili on Saturday 4th of
September 2021. Judging to commence at 12.30pm—Show to open at 2.00pm
Beirniaid/Judges:
Adran Garddwriaeth/Horticultural Section: Mr Blue Barns-Thomas,
GFGC/NBGW TBC
Adran Cartref/Domestic Section: Mrs Non Knott, Bancycapel.
Gwaith Llaw/Handicraft Section: Rachel Vater, Oriel Myrddin
Adran Blant/Junior Section: Miss Helen Lewis, Felinwen.
Beirniaid/Judges:
Adran Garddwriaeth/Horticultural Section: Mr Blue Barns-Thomas,
GFGC/NBGW
Adran Cartref/Domestic Section: Mrs Non Knott, Bancycapel.
Gwaith Llaw/Handicraft Section: TBC Oriel Myrddin
Adran Blant/Junior Section: Miss Helen Lewis, Felinwen.
Gwybodaeth/ Information:
Ceisiadau i’w cymryd ar y diwrnod—Pob cais i gofrestru gyda’r ysgrifennydd ac wedi ei osod yn ei le erbyn 12.00yp ar ddiwrnod y sioe.
Tâl Cystadlu: Dosbarthiadau Garddwriaeth, Cartref a Chrefft: 30c/cais. Adran Iau: Am ddim.
Entry fee: Horticultural, Domestic & Craft Classes: 30p/entry. Junior section: Free. All entries to be taken on the day—All entries to be registered with the secretary and in place by 12pm on show day.
Bydd angen bod pob cais wedi ei dyfu/creu adref gan yr arddangoswr—All entries to homegrown/home-made by the exhibitor. Mae penderfyniad y beirniad yn derfynol—Judge’s decision is final.
Manylion cyswllt trefydd y sioe/Show organiser’s contact details:
Ebost/email: FfionaJones@tywigateway.org.uk
Rhif ffôn Phone number: 07395082719
Cyswllt cyffredinol/General enquires: info@tywigateway.org.uk
Dosbarthiadau/Classes
Garddwriaeth/Horticulture
Llysiau/Vegetables
Dosbarth/Class1: Runner Beans (4)
Dosbarth/Class 2: Wynwns / Onions (3)
Dosbarth/Class 3: Tomatoes (4) *Rhaid i’r flodamlenni fod wedi eu
cysylltu/ calyces must be attached
Dosbarth/Class 4: Cennin wedi eu gwynnu / Blanched Leeks (3)
Dosbarth/Class 5: Casgliad o 6 llysieuyn (1 o bob un) / Collection of 6 vegetables (1 of each)
Dosbarth/Class 6: Tatws – unrhyw amrywiaeth (3) / Potatoes – any variety (3)
Blodau/Flowers:
Dosbarth/Class 7: Dahlias (3)
Dosbarth/Class 8: Pys Pêr / Sweet Peas (12 stems of mixed colours)
Dosbarth/Class 9: Planhigyn mewn Pot yn ei flodau / Pot Plant in
Bloom
Dosbarth/Class 10: Casgliad o flodau mewn fâs / Collection of
flowers in a vase
Adran Cartref:/Domestic Section:
Caif marciau eu rhoi am cyflwyniad. Dylai itemau cael eu gorchuddio gyda haenau glynni a gyda rhif y cystadleuwr ar y plât. Rhaid i’r eitemau cael eu arddangos ar blât flat, gwyn plaen—dim standiau cacennau. / Marks will be given for presentation. All items to be covered with cling film and with the competitor’s number on the plate. All items must be displayed on a plain, flat, white plate – no cake stands.
Class 11: Sbwng Fictoria—Victoria Sponge
Class 12: 4 Sconen (unrhwy flas) – 4 Scones (any flavour)
Class 13: 4 Rôl Selsig—4 Sausage Rolls
Class 14: Cacen Ffrwyth—Fruit Cake
Class 15: Cacen ‘Drizzle’ Lemwn—Lemon Drizzle Cake
Class 16: Jar o’ch Hoff Jam—Jar of Favourite Jam
Class 17 Jar o’ch Hoff Sytni—Jar of Favourite Chutney
Gwaith Llaw/Handicraft Section:
Dosbarth/Class 18: Unrhyw eitem wedi ei wau neu wedi ei grosio/ Any knitted or croched item
Dosbarth/Class 19: Unrhwy eitem wedi ei wneud o bren/ Any item
made of wood
Dosbarth/Class 20: Darn o gelf yn portreadu ‘Dôl/Dolydd’ / A piece of art depicting ‘ A Meadow/Meadows’
Dosbarth/Class 21: Ffotograffiaeth- Dyffryn Tywi/Photography – The Tywi Valley
Adran Iau—Junior Section
3 grŵp oed—Cyn oed ysgol, Cynradd (i fyny at ac yn cynnwys 11 mlwydd oed), Uwchradd (i fyny at ac yn cynnwys 18 mlwydd oed)
3 age groups – Pre-school, Primary (up to & inc. 11 yrs old),
Secondary (up to & including 18 yrs old).
Adran Goginio— ‘Bake-Off ’
Dosbarth/Class 22: 4 bisged ‘digestive’ wedi eu haddurno (plant cyn oed ysgol)/ 4 decorated digestive biscuits (pre-school), 4 decorated fairy cakes
(school-age)
Dosbarth/Class 25 Cacenn wedi ei wneud gan ddefnyddio llysiau/A cake made using vegetables.
Adran Gelf Iau/Junior Art Section
Dosbarth/Class 26: Carreg neu charreg gron wedi ei phaentio/A painted stone or pebble.
Dosbarth/Class 27: Anifail wedi ei wneud allan o lysiau a/neu ffrwyth / An animal made from vegetables and/or fruit.
Adran Garddwriaeth Iau/Junior Horticultural Section
Dosbarth/Class 28: Unrhyw bâr o lysiau wedi ei dyfu adref /Any pair of vegetables grown at home.
Dosbarth/Class 29: Blodau wedi eu tyfu adref, wedi eu harddangos
mewn pot jam / Home grown flowers displayed in a jam jar.
Dymunai staff ac ymddiriedolwyr Parc Yr Esgob a’r Gerddi, Abergwili ddiolch i bawb sydd yng nghlwm a threfnu a rhedeg y digwyddiad yma ac edrychwn ymlaen i’ch croesawu i’r safle ar ddiwyrnod y sioe.
The staff and trustees at the Bishop’s Park & Gardens, Abergwili wish to thank everyone who is involved with the organisation and running of this event and we look forward to welcoming you all to the site on show day.
Posted: 29/06/2021 by Caroline Welch
Celebrating our unique heritage this Summer
Carmarthenshire’s unique heritage celebrated this Summer at the Bishop’s Park & Gardens, Abergwili
The rich history and diverse wildlife of rural Carmarthenshire are celebrated in a series of activities this Summer at the Bishop’s Park & Gardens, Abergwili. The programme is being organised by the Parc yr Esgob Trust, a tiny charity restoring, conserving and maintaining the historic 13 hectare park and gardens, laid out by successive Bishops of St David’s since 1283. The Park surrounds the old palace of the Bishops of St David’s, now home to Carmarthenshire Museum, CofGâr, and while the Museum is currently closed for refurbishment there’s lots going in the Park around it.
A Kite Festival on August 14th will focus on handmade, traditional crafts and nature and heritage- themed trails for children are planned weekly throughout the Summer holidays, linking in with the aims of the Trust to promote sustainability and
natural play, and bring more families into the Park.
The Bishop’s Park Horticultural, Craft and Produce Show will be held (in person, or virtually, as restrictions allow) on 4th September 2021. This popular village show, first held in 1893, is being revived for the 21st century to bring together the community and celebrate all things grown and produced locally. Enter your prize tomatoes, your best lemon drizzle, and see how your dahlias measure up! With craft stalls and activities for all, including a consultation event by West Wales Willow on the intriguing history of the Carmarthenshire ‘Butter Basket’.
More heritage activities are being planned for the Autumn include willow weaving and fermentation and preserving workshops, a celebration of apple day, Halloween and Christmas activities. Booking is essential for all organised activities; for the full programme visit: https://parcyresgob.org.uk/visit-us/whats-on/
About the Restoration of the Park
The activities taking place at the Park are part of the wider programme of restoration and enhancement of the Bishop’s Park managed by the Parc yr Esgob Trust to conserve and restore the park and gardens to the period of their last major re-design in the 1840s.
The project includes restoring the Bishop’s brewhouse and laundry for use as a café and learning and interpretation centre, the installation of the new Jenkinson Garden greeting visitors to the Museum, designed by Head Gardener Piers Lunt with TACP UK Ltd, a new Woodland Garden with a giant felled beech at its centre and improved public access to the adjacent Great Meadow. A huge amount of garden conservation and restoration work has also taken place in the Park itself, including clearing invasive species and diseased trees, and the installation of a whole series of attractive new paths and benches. The Trust relies on Piers and a team of volunteers to undertake all the garden work – and we need more help – to volunteer with the Trust please contact enquiries@tywigateway.org.uk
The project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Welsh Government – Enabling Natural Resources and wellbeing in Wales Funding and The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe Investing in Rural Areas (Cronfa Amaethyddol Eewrop ar gyfer Datblygu Gwledig: Ewrop yn Buddsoddi mewn Ardaloedd Gwledig) and Carmarthenmshire Council, with Brechfa Forest West Wind Farm Community Fund, Carmarthenshire County Council Targeted Finance Fund and the Welsh Church Fund – to whom we extend our heartfelt thanks.
For hi-res images visit: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JY6mDVjZjDbBGxXN6
Notes to editors
About the Parc yr Esgob Trust
The Trust was set up in 2016 to: “promote for the benefit of the public at the Bishop’s Park and its cultural setting in Abergwili the conservation, protection, improvement and understanding of the built and natural environments.”
The Parc yr Esgob Trust are currently delivering the Tywi Gateway Project at the Bishop’s Park, Abergwili, a £2.4m Parks for People project funded with a £1.2m grant by the National Lottery.
The Trust are a tiny charity with the equivalent of just 3 full time staff, relying on the generosity of volunteers and supporters to continue our work.
To find out more about the work of the Trust visit: https://parcyresgob.org.uk/
To give monthly to the Trust visit: https://localgiving.org/charity/parc-yr-esgob-trust
Follow @ParkYrEsgob on Facebook – Twitter – Instagram – YouTube
Further information
For further information, images and interviews please contact Louise Austin at Parc yr Esgob Trust on 07399 265237, email: louiseaustin@tywigateway.org.uk
The Bishop Park & Gardens, Abergwili, Carmarthenshire SA31 2JG
Parc yr Esgob Trust is a Registered Charity: CIO Registered No. 1167244 https://parcyresgob.org.uk/
Posted: 10/06/2021 by Caroline Welch
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Posted: 27/05/2021 by Caroline Welch
Staying Safe in the Park
The Park is a wonderful place to explore and play, but it does have some narrow and uneven paths, trip hazards like tree roots and steep drops – and a rather large, fenced off, pond. Our ha-ha (a long and deep ditch) runs the length of the Park, separating the Park itself from the Great Meadow; it is not fenced off and contains standing water. Please therefore ensure children are supervised at all times in the Park.
You may have also noticed lots of new planting in the Park. To protect the ground flora, and make sure the new plants and wildlife can flourish here it’s important for visitors and children to stick to the paths and not pull apart living plants.
Find out What’s On
Posted: 20/05/2021 by Caroline Welch
2021 Events in the Park
We’re really excite
d to announce some of our public events finalised for the year – we hope there’s something for everyone, but if you have any ideas, comments or feedback do let us know. These events will also be promoted on social media – so do share our posts and help us spread the word!
Booking is essential for these activities to ensure we can Covid Track & Trace and to help us plan ahead. There will be an Eventbrite page for each event so please keep checking our website and the Eventbrite page as it will be updated with the booking link.
View and Book Events
Posted: 27/04/2021 by Caroline Welch
Bishop’s Park Apple Juice for sale!
For the very first time ever we have pressed the heritage apples from the Bishop’s own walled garden into delicious apple juice. Available on 20th May, from 4-6pm, on a first come first served basis – for cash payments only at the moment.
About the Juice
We have 3 types of juice for sale – single variety apple juices from individual trees within the Old Bishop’s Palace orchard in Abergwili.
Bramley – rich sharp acidity
Blenheim Orange – a characteristically “nutty” flavour
Newton Wonder – sharp acidity slightly sweeter than Bramley
The apples are all 19th century varieties grown naturally on apple trees which were planted for the Bishops of St David’s in the Bishop’s own walled kitchen garden. The garden is being brought back in to production by the Tywi Gateway Trust’s Head Gardener, Piers Lunt, working with local volunteers.
Cost
Please let us know with your booking how many bottles you would like.
one bottle – £3.60
three bottles – £10
six bottles – £20
Timed Slots 4pm-6pm
We are operating a booking system so please choose your half-hour slot from 4pm until 6pm . If there is a queue please keep 2 metres between you and the people in front and behind.
BOOK YOUR SLOT NOW