Category Archives: Wassailing in Yarlington

PIctures from the 2015 Wassail

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January is Wassailing Time

Join Brue Valley Rotary at Yarlington to experience a traditional wassail event This is an annual, not to be missed event at the Stags Head in Yarlington, near Wincanton.  There will be a Wassail Queen, mulled cider, and the Wyvern Jubilee Morris … Continue reading

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2014 Wassail – Yarlington

Larger than expected crowds turned out for our third and most successful Wassail evening.  the event was started by a very lively bunch of Morris Men followed by a torchlight procession behind the Wassail Queen to the Orchard, free mulled … Continue reading

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Yarlington Wassail beat the Snow!

What a great evening we had for our Yarlington Wassail. The weather was not too cold and it was all over before the snow hit Somerset.  The Wyvern Jubilee Morris Men were, as always, great entertainment, and started the evening with a performance outside … Continue reading

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Wassailing at Yarlington 17th January 2013

Don’t miss the Wyvern Jubilee Morris Men who are planning to perform the ancient Yarlington Wasssail – probably the first time it has been performed in Yarlington for more that 50 years. Click here to hear what treat we have in store!   What is Wassailing … Continue reading

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We are Wassailing again – Thursday 17th January 2013

Wassailing is a traditional ceremony in cider making areas, which involves singing and drinking the health of the apple trees in the hope that they might better thrive. The purpose of wassailing is to awake the cider apple trees and to scare … Continue reading

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