VISIT OUR RESTAURANT

Visit Rich’s Cider Farm where we serve you locally produced, freshly cooked food, daily in our ‘open plan’ kitchen. We serve breakfasts, lunchtime specials, homemade cakes & desserts, cream teas & carvery every day.

Here you can watch our cooks busy baking homemade cakes, desserts, pies and all our daily roasts & specials. As supporters of local farmers and producers we aim to provide you with a ‘True Taste of Somerset’.

VISIT OUR FARM

While our traditional way of producing Cider has stayed largely the same, here on the farm there have been many changes.

Visit our farm to see us pressing apples in the autumn, have free samples at our farm shop and maybe stop for a bite to eat in our newly refurbished restaurant.

We currently only offer ‘guided tours’ for groups of +20 people.  For any booking enquiries, please email sales@richscider.co.uk, and a member of our team will get in contact

There is plenty here to enjoy all year round!

Cider Shop and Tours

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Fowey Valley Cidery Tour

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when we make our wonderful Fowey Valley products?

Here’s your chance to find out! Join us at the Lostwithiel Cidery on the last Friday of the month, where you’ll be part of a guided tour led by our very own master cider maker Barrie Gibson and assistant cider maker Jo Aitchison. You’ll get to learn how cider is made, and all of the different processes which enable us to make our other products. The tour will finish up with tastings or our products, a Q&A, and the opportunity to purchase or order anything from Fowey Valley at a discounted price.

If you require a tour of course for more than 6 people, please get in touch! We’d be happy to accomodate you. In the past we’ve led tours for stag parties, families on holiday, and keen cider makers!

Dunkertons Organic Cidery Tour

Dunkertons Organic Cidery Tour

Hear about our history and how we craft our organic cider from bud to bottle on one of our guided tours and tastings! See where we press, ferment, hand blend and bottle our award-winning cider before finishing off your tour with a fully tutored cheese and cider tasting. Enjoy samples of organic cheese, artisan chutneys, and freshly baked organic bread, as you discover how our cider pairs perfectly with different flavours.

On average, our tours run for approximately 1.5 hrs including the cheese and cider tasting. The length of your tour may vary depending on questions being asked by guests during different elements of the tour.

Tour Price of £25pp Includes:

• A ½ pint of Dunkertons organic cider on arrival
• A tour of our cidery with our expert tour guide.
• A tasting of 3 of our award-winning ciders paired with a selection of organic cheeses.
• A Dunkertons Cider etched glass goblet.
• Recipe cards

Welcome to Iford – home to the Cartwright-Hignett family since 1965, with a rich history dating back to the Domesday Book. Winners of the 2020 Historic Houses/ Sotheby’s Restoration Award for the work to underpin and save Harold Peto’s Grade II* listed cloisters, which can now be visited again as part of the garden visit.

We are delighted to have reopened our beautiful, Grade 1 listed gardens to visitors again. Often described as ‘soul food’ and ‘like stepping into another world’ we hope to provide both tranquillity and inspiration to visitors, as well as an opportunity to meet with friends and family again under the ‘Rule of 6’. Capacity is limited so please book your ticket in advance to guarantee entry.

Please note that children under 10 are not permitted in the garden.

You are welcome to visit us at the farm everyday 9am to 5pm except Sunday. There is no need to book unless you would like a tour. To arrange a tour call beforehand on 01460 240782.

Depending on the season you may see us harvesting, making cider or distilling. There is also an orchard walk and among the 170 year old vats in the cider house there are drinks to sample. Guided tours can also be arranged. These take an hour and a half and you will be guided through the whole process from harvesting the apples to distilling and maturing the brandy. Tours take approximately an hour and a half and there is a fee of £5 per person.

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A beautiful conversion of a Grade 2 listed former 16th century tannery, situated on the picturesque village green in Littlebourne, five miles outside the historic city of Canterbury.

The rooms consist of a master ensuite kingsize bedroom with a dressing room (+cot) a second ensuite kingsize bedroom and a twin with a bathroom on the landing. Downstairs there is a hall with cloakroom, large sitting room, separate dining room, well equipped kitchen and separate utility room.

All the downstairs rooms have french windows leading out to the sunny garden which leads down to a small river, a great spot for birdwatching. There is a covered area in the garden with garden table and chairs and a BBQ. To the front of the house is the old village green.

There is private parking in a bay outside the house Weekly rates are for Saturday to Saturday. Please give us a call to ask about alternative start days.

Note that out of the 6 guests a maximum of 2 children are allowed. In addition there is a cot available for 1 baby.

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Sleeps: 6 Beds: 2 x King, 1x Twin Room

Bathrooms: 2 x Ensuite, Family Bathroom

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Check In: 16:00 Check Out: 10:00

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Minimum Nights: 3, 7 Selected Weeks

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We have eight 4m bell tents located in the fruit garden that surrounds our 16th century Thatched Barn at Woolton Farm.

The tents are well spaced along the back of the garden nestled in a row of cobnut trees with views into the fruit garden and onto the barn.

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All tents are equipped with:
Coconut matting carpet, 6 x single camping matresses , rechargeable 500 lumen torch, central table.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, soft furnishings have been removed.

Bring pillows, sleeping bags, bedding and towels with you

The Barn Garden Bar and Shop

There is a bar on site serving our own wine and multi award winning cider. There is also a selection of local beers, wines, G&T, as well as ice cream and strawberries (strawberries from Woolton Farm).

At weekends there is a BBQ from 11am to 7pm.

All drinks and food can be taken away.

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Facilities

Each tent sleeps 4, and for your comfort there are 6 single camping matresses

These are ready inflated 5cm thick foam matresses

Bathrooms: Shared toilet and shower building

Other Facilities: Washing up area; shared gas BBQ;

locker with mobile phone charging points inside; festoon lighting; WIFI

Check In: 14:00 Check Out: 10:00

Minimum Nights: 1

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