Thousands of apples float down river after heavy rain and floods destroy orchard

Bobbing for apples at Halloween won't be a problem along this countryside river after flooding wrecked a nearby orchard.

Thousands of pieces of the fruit were swept into the Wye in Herefordshire earlier this week.

One onlooker snapped this incredible shot showing the apples stretching as far as the eye could see along the water on Monday afternoon.

The man, who did not want to be identified, wrote: "Cider drinkers will be pulling their hair out, tonnes of fruit washed down the Wye."

Thousands of apples floated down the River Wye on Monday (SWNS)

It was shared on Facebook by Severn Cider, who simply put a 'shocked face' emoji on their post.

Steffan McMahon wrote: "Gives a whole new meaning to Apple dunking at Halloween ."

Another web user wrote: "This Halloween record breaking apple bobbing attempt happening on river Wye haha".

Herefordshire was heavily hit by flooding over the last few days leading to residents being evacuated from their homes by rescue teams on boats.

The River Wye in Hereford reached its highest levels since October 1998.