Wassailing season is calling, and Midsomer Norton is keeping the tradition alive with a proper Somerset celebration. This community gathering invites everyone to help wake the apple trees and wish them a plentiful harvest for the year ahead. Expect the full works. Cider and apple cake to warm your hands, crafts and market stalls to browse, dancers and musicians to lift the mood, plus theatre and family-friendly fun threaded throughout the day.

The procession is at the heart of it all. Locals, visitors and musicians walk together, clattering pots and pans, ringing bells and generally making as much joyful noise as possible to stir the trees from their winter sleep. The route is flat and accessible, and the whole event is free and open to all ages.

Wrap up warm, pull on sturdy shoes and bring something noisy. It’s a small ritual with a big spirit, rooted in tradition and powered by community.