The Three Counties
Cider and Perry Association

Minchews, the Gloucestershire cider and perry maker.

Orchards Cider and Perry Co near Chepstow.

Brook Farm Cider, near Wigmore, make about a thousand gallons of cider and perry a year.

Butford organics is an organic smallholding specialising in cider, perry, pork and eggs.

Checkley Brook Cyder is a small scale Herefordshire Cyder producer.

Greggs Pit Cider and Perry, in Much Marcle, specialise in perry.

Henney's Cider are a medium sized producer of premium quality bottled cider that is available through supermarkets nationwide.

The Cider Museum, Hereford is at 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW. This is an obvious place to start on the Herefordshire Cider Tour. The museum also houses the Archive of Cider Pomology which was established in 2010 to provide a safe repository for material of scientific and historical interest relating to the pomology of cider and perry, their manufacture and associated crafts.

Lyne Down Cider & Perry uses fruit mainly from our own orchards comprising some thirty different varieties of cider apples and perry pears. Still made the traditional way with an ancient wooden scratter mill and 120 year old antique stone twinscrew presses the extracted juice is then fermented in oak barrels until such time is ready for sale as draft or bottled farmhouse cider and perry.

Olivers Cider and Perry - Craft producers of fine and distinctive Herefordshire ciders and perries; in bottle and draught.

Once Upon a Tree, producers of estate grown and bottled cider and apple juice, situated at Dragon Orchard in Putley on the slopes of the Marcle Ridge. A range of highest quality products are available, including handcrafted ciders and single varietal apple juice.

A small family business in Dorstone in the Golden Valley, Pips Cider began cider making in 2009.

Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Co Ltd, manage the production and marketing of the cider and perry made at Broome Farm in Peterstow, near Ross-on-Wye. They also hold a Cider Festival in late summer, have a B&B, provide evening meals and cream teas at the farmhouse and have a small herd of lovely alpacas that graze for part of the year among the older orchards of cider apple and perry pear trees.

Sarah’s Cider, at Bosbury near Ledbury.

Tidnor Wood Orchard Trust is a Community Interest Company only a coupe of miles from the centre of Hereford. It has four orchards including a National Collection of over 400 apple varieties traditionally used in cider making.

Barbourne Cider, a smallscale producer of fine Worcestershire ciders and perrys.

The Fleece Inn is a historical pub which celebrates all things traditionally English at any opportunity including the British Asparagus Festival in May and its very own Apple and Ale Festival in October.

Peter Mitchell, formerly of Core Food and Drink, gives courses on cider making. Full course details are available on his website.

Tardebigge Cider Tutnall Mount Tutnall Bromsgrove B60 1NB Tel 01527 877946

You will find us approximately 3.5 Km South East of the intersection of the M42 and the A38, just off the B4096 at Broad Green, about 400m down a lane cut through the sandstone. A wall mounted post box is at the bottom of our driveway. The OS Grid reference is sheet 139 (Birmingham) SO 990701.

Zunny Zider Life are traditional cider makers in Worcestershire.

Hogan’s Cider is a Warwickshire based cider maker.

The Lambourn Valley Cider Company produces real cider and perry in the Royal County of Berkshire.

Three Counties Perry is a slowfood presidium which aims to:

• Raise awareness amongst consumers and the general public of perry;
• Safeguard biodiversity;
• Maintain, protect and enhance the skills involved in the production and marketing of perry.

Toloja Cider & Apple Juice Ty Gwyn Dihewyd Lampeter Ceredigion Wales SA48 7PP Tel: 01570 471295

Toloja Holdings produces Cider and Apple Juice and has also planted a 100 tree orchard museum using only Welsh varieties of apple and pear trees. In addition Toloja are breeders of rare breed animals.