Join us for the first Cider Bus Saturday of the year and celebrate the start of summer in the orchards. Enjoy wood-fired pizza from Pizza Heaven and drinks from the Cider Bus, all set against the backdrop of Burrow Hill in bloom. Free Entry and no need to book.
This year, we’re also hosting a circus workshop for all ages, led by a lifelong professional clown. Try your hand at tightrope walking, juggling and more, with expert guidance. The workshop runs from 10:30am–12pm. To find out more, email: matilda@somersetciderbrandy.com
Join us on the farm for a day in the blossom. Enjoy live boogie-woogie music from The Pianoman, Japanese street food by Hakko House, and drinks from the Cider Bus. Wander the orchards at their spring best and sample our ciders and Somerset Cider Brandy and more.
We are also hosting a circus workshop for all ages, led by a lifelong professional clown. Try your hand at tightrope walking, juggling and more, with expert guidance. The workshop runs from 10:30am–12pm To find out more, email: matilda@somersetciderbrandy.com
For a full tour and tasting, please contact: orders@somersetciderbrandy.com
Join us on the farm for a day in the blossom. Enjoy incredible food cooked over apple wood by Basement Tacos, alongside drinks from the Cider Bus. Wander the orchards, take in the blossom, and sample our ciders and Somerset Cider Brandy.
We are also hosting a circus workshop for all ages, led by a lifelong professional clown. Try your hand at tightrope walking, juggling and more, with expert guidance.
The workshop runs from 10:30am–12pm
To find out more, email: matilda@somersetciderbrandy.com
For a full tour and tasting, please contact: orders@somersetciderbrandy.com
Barny Butterfield of Sandford Orchards has teamed up with Darts Farm for an evening of fine food and cider.
Barny will take you on a journey through the world of cider, showcasing producers from around the UK – from heritage apple varieties and traditional fermentation methods to the stories and people behind this amazing industry.
Menu
Game and cider pate, The Farm Table sourdough.
Oliver’s Fine Perry
Disco scallops in the shell, curried butter, angle hair.
Canterbury Kent – Celebration blend
Salt baked Darts celeriac, celeriac puree, apple and mustard leaf salad.
Ridge and Furrow Sweet Cider
Powderham venison sausage, Darts mash potato, cider onion sauce.
The General – Sandford Orchards
General caramel, creme caramel.
Somerset Pomona – Somerset Cider Brandy Company
Join The Ciderologist on a voyage to three of Somerset’s finest cider makers. Somerset is rightly heralded for its cider heritage and for its award-winning small makers – the epitome of English cider heartland.
Varying between farmhouse traditionalists and contemporary modernists, these makers share two central tenets – a reverence for the apple and a quest to produce the finest libations on the planet.
Bere Cider Company was founded in 1988 and has steadily grown but stayed true to its traditional roots. They have a focus on a single varietal ciders, with their Yarlington Mill SV winning Supreme Champion at the 2024 Royal Bath and West Show.
Harry’s Cider is a multigenerational cider maker from Long Sutton. The eponymous Harry, Son Toby and team are crafting award winning ciders, whilst making them easy drinking at the same time. And their brand new cellar door is one of the finest places to purchase and drink cider in the UK.
Somerset Cider Brandy Company is the brainchild of the legendary Julian Temperley who started making cider brandy at Burrow Hill farm, in Kingsbury Episcopi, in 1989. Half of sister cider from sister company, Burrow Hill, goes into making the aged spirits and mistelles. We’ll explore the ciders and sample the spirits directly from the barrel.
A hearty ploughman’s lunch of local produce will also be provided during the day with VG and GF options available.
PICK UP: 10:00am – 2 Castle Way, Taunton, TA1 4AH (between Mecca Bingo and Apple & Parrot Pub)
DROP OFF : 17:00pm – 2 Castle Way, Taunton, TA1 4AH
