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A yearly Apple Day Festival takes place every fall at a commercial nursery known as Afton Park. The Apple Festival draws several thousand people a year to enjoy entertainment, a children's "apple olympics", and demonstrations.<ref name="Apple Festival">{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonapple.com/apples.htm|title=Afton Apple Orchard - Apple Festival|publisher=www.aftonapple.com|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> |
A yearly Apple Day Festival takes place every fall at a commercial nursery known as Afton Park. The Apple Festival draws several thousand people a year to enjoy entertainment, a children's "apple olympics", and demonstrations.<ref name="Apple Festival">{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonapple.com/apples.htm|title=Afton Apple Orchard - Apple Festival|publisher=www.aftonapple.com|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> |
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Transport is provided by [[Southern Vectis route 11]], which runs close by.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.islandbuses.info/r11.shtml|title=Southern Vectis, Route 11|publisher=[[Southern Vectis]]|accessdate=2009-08-12}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:00, 12 August 2009
Afton is a hamlet just outside of Freshwater on the west side of the Isle of Wight. It features a local hill known as Afton Down which was the site of the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, one of the largest rock concerts to be held in the UK.[1] Freshwater Bay Golf Course is located on Afton Down.
A barrow located on Afton Down has been the subject of archaeological interest, and is thought to be from the Bronze Age.[2]
A yearly Apple Day Festival takes place every fall at a commercial nursery known as Afton Park. The Apple Festival draws several thousand people a year to enjoy entertainment, a children's "apple olympics", and demonstrations.[3]
Transport is provided by Southern Vectis route 11, which runs close by.[4]
References
- ^ "Isle of Wight Festival 1970". www.isleofwightfestival.com. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Neolithic to Early Bronze Age Resource Assessment: The Isle of Wight" (PDF). thehumanjourney.net. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Afton Apple Orchard - Apple Festival". www.aftonapple.com. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Southern Vectis, Route 11". Southern Vectis. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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