Apple Days of Stanley Tour

Rediscover the ‘Apple Days of Stanley’ with this escorted walking and self-drive tour that will invite you to explore stories of the the orchards, sheds, the pickers and orchardists and the vagaries of this industry that waxed and waned for over a century. Once these hills and valleys were scattered with a patchwork of small family owned and run orchards that defined Stanley’s identity, architecture and landscape. See the ‘Apple Days of Stanley’ exhibition that tells the story of over one hundred years of apple growing in Stanley and the trials and tribulations of the orchardists who had to work with the changing seasons, fluctuating and changing markets, international events and climate change. Visit a working orchard and packing shed and tour the roads, lanes and byways of Stanley to see the vernacular architecture of the apple packing sheds. Morning tea will be served at the Stanley Athenaeum.