Northern Fruits

Helmsley Walled Garden hosts the Northern Fruit Group’s collection of old apple varieties. The first collection planted in 2001 consists of 52 varieties of Yorkshire Apples, kindly donated by Hilary Wilson of Tebay.

Planted around the perimeter of the Millennium vegetable garden and trained as espaliers, cordons and stepovers. Stool beds and further plantings continue.

Workshops are run by the Northern Fruit Group at Helmsley Walled Garden and at nearby Nunnington Hall (details will be posted on the events page).

 

Victorian Vines

Visit our cafe and you will be sat underneath our Victorian Vine collection in our fully restored Victorian Vinery. They were donated by Stuart Smith, a member of the Northern Fruit Group. Some examples are:

  • Strawberry Grapegarden
  • The Sweetwater
  • Fosters seedling
  • Golden Champion
  • White Fontingnon
  • Chasseles Rose
  • Trebbiano
  • Royal Muscadine
  • Gamay Noir
  • Gros Columar
  • Prince of Wales
  • Parsley Leaved Vine
  • Chasseles Musque
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Ottanel and St Laurent Black Hamburg
  • July, Cluster and Monukka


Outdoor Vines

We have an outdoor vineyard of six white varieties and one red. They are trained along wires in the double guyer method. They are modern varieties that we are trailing to see how they do in the north.

  • Rondo
  • Siegareble
  • Solaris
  • Regent
  • Orion
  • Phoenix
  • Seyval Blanc
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