Sweet Sheep’s Nose and Buttery Door: The history of our lost orchards
Posted on 13th January 2026
In Thomas Hardy's novel, The Woodlanders (1887), he describes the local landscape of North Dorset as filled with orchards and the smell of apples An iconic image depicts the hero, GilesWinterborne, standing with his specimen apple tree in the midst of the town of Sherborne Elisabeth explores the little-known history of cider-making in the local area, using her own research and oral histories she has collected from residents of several villages Speaker: Elisabeth... more