Among the Apple Blossom at Crannagael: Garden Walks & Seasonal Lunch

Guided coach tours this May Bank Holiday featuring food, orchard walks and seasonal juice & cider.

Orchards in bloom, local makers and a slower pace set the tone this May Bank Holiday, with two guided coach tours offering an unhurried journey through Armagh’s Orchard County. Taking place across two half‑day experiences, each tour offers its own character, from a hands‑on visit to a working cidery with cooking over a griddle and stories shared by a local cider‑making family, to orchard and garden walks followed by a chef‑prepared lunch at a Georgian country house set among apple trees. Two tour options are available - one at Long Meadow Cider and one to Crannagael House. 

For further information and to book your place on the tour, please see link which will be live from Fri 17 April - https://visitarmagh.com/orchardtours

Monday 4th May, 12.30pm - 3pm

Among the Apple Blossom at Crannagael: Garden Walks & Seasonal Lunch

Enjoy a relaxed coach tour from Armagh City to Crannagael House, a Georgian country estate set within its own orchard and gardens, guided by Donna Fox.

This gentle and reflective experience includes a guided walk through the gardens and apple orchard led by Jane and John, who share stories of the house and its long connection to apples. It was here, in 1884, that the first Bramley Seedling trees were planted in Armagh, helping to shape the Orchard County’s famous apple story.

The afternoon concludes with a seasonal lunch prepared by 4 Vicars, inspired by the estate and served with MacIvors cider and Barnhill Apple Juice, allowing guests to savour both the food and the setting.

Designed as an unhurried, sociable afternoon of gardens, orchards and food, this experience invites guests to immerse in apple blossom season in the Orchard County.

What’s included:

• Guided garden and orchard walk led by Jane and John
• Stories of the house, grounds and apple orchard
• Seasonal 4 Vicars lunch prepared on site
• MacIvor cider or apple juice served with lunch
• Return coach travel from Armagh City Hotel

Entrance Fee