Help awaken our newly planted ‘Avallan Rubi / Ruby Orchard’ from its winter slumber and scare away any ‘evil spirits’ that may prevent a good harvest this Autumn.

The Cornish Wassail dates back beyond the 14th century. Help us keep this ancient tradition alive in Duloe!

Date: Tuesday 20th January
Time: 3.45pm–5.30pm

Locations:  

Duloe Jubilee Village Hall, Duloe, Liskeard, PL14 4PA
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Duloe Stone Circle, Duloe, PL14 4PN
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Price: FREE

Everyone is welcome to join us in encouraging a good harvest by waking the apple trees and toasting them with cider.

Dress up and bring along anything to make an ‘infernal noise’, such as a musical instrument, pots and pans, or just your voices and good cheer. Wellies and torches are also recommended.

This event is a collaboration between Cornwall Heritage Trust and Liskeard Old Cornwall Society.

On the day

The festivities will start at Duloe Jubilee Village Hall at 3.45pm. Mulled apple juice and saffron buns will be served.

We will then parade to the monument, carrying anything we need to make a ruckus and awaken the trees. Traditional Cornish music and dance will be led by Merv and Alison Davey.

Parking

Parking is available on the roads around the village.

About our ‘Avallan Rubi / Ruby Orchard’

The orchard has been planted at the north-east end of the field, where the Duloe Stone Circle stands. We hope it will increase biodiversity on the site, become a focus of local festivities and produce apple crops which our charity will use at our annual Allantide events.

It includes a wide range of Cornish Heritage varieties, including Ben’s Red, Cornish Queen, Manaccan Primrose, Hocking’s Green, Cornish Aromatic, Cornish Pine, Tregonna King and Cornish Gilliflower.

The trees were planted by our Ranger team in December with the support of local schoolchildren and volunteers. The pupils also enjoyed a classroom-based workshop as part of this.

The project was funded by Cornwall Council’s Forest for Cornwall Programme and Cornwall Community Foundation through the Caradon Area Community Fund.