Apple day
Celebrate the orchard harvest at our annual apple day celebration!
Browse the stallholder market stalls filled with a variety of gifts and goods. Treat your taste buds to delicious food and drink from local vendors and the drawing room café. Aspiring bakers can enter their favourite apple-inspired creations to try and win our coveted baking competition prize. Families can enjoy outdoor garden games and themed activities.
This event is kindly sponsored by our friends at Fulham Pier.
In the garden
Orchard tours
Join the Palace’s garden team for guided tours and discover the unique heritage apple varieties grown at the Palace!
Chicken chat
Join senior gardener Pete and meet the fantastic flock of chickens that call the Palace’s walled garden home.
Garden games
Join SuperCamps in the walled garden for archery tag, zorbing and more outdoor games or try your hand at the large lawn games such as chess and connect 4.
Pumpkin display
Visit the walled garden vinery to see the gourd-geous harvest display.
Crafts & activities
Apple trail
Find the hidden apples, solve the riddle and complete the trail to win an apple day prize!
Badge making
Bring your apple designs to life with a custom-made badge.
Monkey Music at apple day*
Celebrate apple day by making some music! Float around with the autumn leaves, explore the beat of the drums and maracas and share precious time together at Fulham Palace.
*This is paid activity. Sessions at 11.15, 12.00 and 12.45. Please select one of these timeslots to book entry to apple day and Monkey Music in one ticket.
Facepainting
Join Fulham Pier for free facepainting!
Sewing bee
Join the Palace sewing bee volunteers and discover the stories of Palace gardeners from years gone by, with dressing up, role play and hands-on fun balancing apple baskets.
Shop the market
Discover a variety of harvest-themed goods and gifts at our small business market! Be sure to stop by the Palace’s walled garden barrow for a variety of fresh produce, homemade jams and preserves, fresh cut flowers and more.
Baking competition
Calling all-star bakers! Put your baking skills to the test and enter our annual apple day baking competition. Apple pie, apple strudel, apple turnover — what apple-inspired baked goods will you bring? Ages 14 and under can enter our junior competition while ages 15+ can show their skills in the adult competition.
Picnic on the lawn
Grab a tasty bite to eat from the drawing room café or one of the delicious food vendors and picnic on the lawn as you sit back, relax and enjoy the live music.
Browse the highlights
Interested in joining the fun?
From hosting children’s activities and selling in the market to becoming an official event sponsor or advertising in the printed brochure, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved!
Please contact event organiser Ana Coltatu by emailing ana.coltatu@fulhampalace.org for any questions or queries about this event.
Sponsorship opportunities
Support the Palace and advertise your business with a variety of sponsorship opportunities.
Event details:
- This event takes place 11.00 – 16.00 with last entry at 15.00.
- Tickets will be available for purchase on the day but prices will increase by £1.00 each.
- Please use the main entrance to Fulham Palace on Bishop’s avenue. Back gates to the site will be closed.
- This event will go ahead in all weather unless it is unsafe to do so. Please dress accordingly.
- Service dogs are welcome to do their job, other dogs and animals are not permitted on site and should be left at home.
