Their story
Fruitfields is a family-run orchard and juice business near Barnt Green in North Worcestershire, close to Upper Bittell Reservoir, run by Greg and Sian, as named on the business's own website. They grow a range of heritage and modern eating apple varieties alongside dedicated cider apples, and keep bees in an on-site apiary. The business began selling apple juice, doubled its beehives and added a cider in 2020, and has run a community wassail event in Barnt Green since 2019. Alongside juice and cider, they sell their own honey and offer small-group bee experiences by arrangement.
Their own orchard near Upper Bittell Reservoir, Barnt Green, grows a range of early, mid-season and late eating apple varieties plus dedicated cider apples, and hosts their beekeeping apiary.
Apples and pears they nameRedditch Doddin, Gladstone, William Crump, Worcester Pearmain, Pitmaston Pineapple, Ashmeads Kernel, Tickled Pink, Red Devil, Browns, Dabinett, Sandlin Duchess, Bramley, Edward VII, Egremont Russet, Limelight
What they make
- Fruitfields Cider medium-dry, Browns and Dabinett blend, 6.2% ABV, sparkling 500ml or still 4-pint
- Medium-Sweet Apple Juice blend including Browns and Dabinett
- Medium-Sharp Apple Juice blend of Sandlin Duchess, Bramley, Edward VII, Ashmeads Kernel, Egremont Russet and Limelight
- Pink Apple Juice from red-fleshed Red Devil and Tickled Pink apples, limited annual run
- Heritage Apple Juice Worcester Pearmain, William Crump and Pitmaston Pineapple
- Honey liquid or soft-set, from their own apiary
Visiting
No farm shop with fixed hours; sold via their online shop with local delivery, local stockists, and at events such as the Fairfield Foodies monthly market and pre-Christmas stalls.
Tours. Small-group (one or two people) bee experiences at the apiary by arrangement; not a formal orchard or cidery tour.
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker fruitfields.co.uk
- Warwicks Butchers, Barnt Green Stockist
- Blackwell Convenience Stores, Blackwell Stockist
- Fairfield Foodies monthly market, Bromsgrove Stockist
- Rough Hill Farm Shop, Redditch Stockist
- Brood Farm Shop, Astwood Bank, Redditch Stockist
Their events
An annual Barnt Green Wassail Walk, organised by Barnt Green Parish Council, ends with wassailing at Fruitfields Orchard (bonfire, cider and apple juice, wassailing verses); Fruitfields has hosted this since 2019.