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Weston's Cider - Visitor Centre and Cider Mill

Westons Cider is situated in the Herefordshire countryside on the A449 between Ledbury and Ross-on-Wye. Guided Mill Tours at 11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm and 3.30pm daily. Cider Shop open daily.

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Take Westons Cider Mill Tour and Taste Traditional Herefordshire Cider

by The Foodie Travel Guide | Aug 8, 2016

Westons Cider Mill, Much Marcle, Herefordshire

Herefordshire produces a staggering 60% of the world’s cider. At the heart of the county is Westons Cider Mill, an independent family-owned business that’s rich in cider-making history and heritage.

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Westons Cider Mill, The Bounds, Much Marcle, Ledbury HR8 2NQ

Website: www.westons-cider.co.uk

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Westons Cider Visitor Centre

Deep in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside Westons Cider is situated in the village of Much Marcle. It was established in 1880 and is still a family owned firm, renowned for both traditional and premium ciders, such as Stowford Press, Old Rosie and Henry Westons Vintage. Along with its world famous products, we have our award winning herd of Hereford Cattle and much loved resident shire horses Ben and Prince, who are great ambassadors for Westons heritage, offering anything from dray rides to a one-of-a-kind wedding transportation.

Stop by our Visitor Centre shop for great offers and cider tasting, open 7 days a week. Our Daily guided mill tours give you the opportunity to gain a unique insight into the business, its heritage and traditions (11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm and 3.30pm, booking recommended, private tours also available).

The Scrumpy House restaurant is located within the grounds of Westons Cider Mill in Much Marcle. With rustic charm ambience and traditional country menus, we offer a warm welcome to customers old and new. We can cater for large group bookings or perhaps a personalised small gathering with friends and family. Special dietary requirements are catered for. To reserve a table or make an enquiry please call 01531 660626

Our Orchard Tearoom is open throughout the summer months serving a selection of homemade cakes, freshly baked pastries and jacket potatoes.

Tour packages are available please visit our website for more details.

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Explore the UK’s largest cider collection of oak vats at Westons Cider Mill Tour.

Discover the craft of cider-making from blossom to bottle. We’ll show you everything -with an expert guide leading the way.

See where we harvest, weigh and wash apples.

Venture into the heart of the mill where we press, ferment and mature before blending and packing.

See all we do, why and how – and hear a little bit of home-spun history, too.

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Blossom Walk: Westons Cider Circular

Enjoy the local countryside around  Westons Cider Mill with a walk through the orchards. Apple and pear trees are an integral part of the local landscape and Westons has been making cider and perry in Much Marcle since 1880. Follow your walk with a tour of the mill (booking necessary) or lunch and a pint of finest cider at The Scrumpy House restaurant.

You'll see many traditional orchards along this trail, which burst with blossom in the spring. They are typically made up of larger, older trees and they have bigger gaps in between them, often rich with grassland and wild flowers. Some orchard trees, particularly perry pears, can live to a great age and provide a welcome habitat for many species. There are also many ancient oaks and willows on the walk, beloved of the resident bat, fungi and invertebrate population. 

The team at Westons has planted wildflowers around the field margins which put on a gorgeous show of colour in the spring and autumn. These field margins provide a home for the pollinators needed to pollinate the fruit trees to help the cider apples to grow and eventually become refreshing cider. On a warm day, you will see butterflies and bumblebees feeding and foraging on the blossoms. You’ll also hear grasshoppers and crickets chirping in the long grasses. The margins also provide homes for small mammals and are a favoured hunting ground for owls and other predators.

Route Guide

From the entrance to Westons head uphill on the road for approximately 200m to a waymark post on your right. Walk up the steps and follow the path, keeping the metal fence on your right. Go through the metal gate and into the orchard. It is a great place for wildlife with old perry pear and apple trees. Walk across the orchard, bearing slightly right. Look out for an old willow pollard. This is an important veteran tree providing a home for a variety of species. Proceed to a metal gate into another orchard. Note the wildflower field margins we’ve added to support wildlife.

Turn right , keeping the hedge on your right. Look out for the veteran oak tree in the hedgerow. Walk past the rear of the Westons Cider Mill site and bear left, reaching a gate on your right. Cross the field to a pedestrian gate into a road (Watery Lane). Turn left and then right into another orchard, signposted on your right. Walk straight ahead through a couple of traditional orchards, separated by a stile, before crossing a further stile into a younger, ‘bush orchard’. Walk straight ahead through the gaps in the trees to the opposite side. At the far end of the orchard cross a stile and bridge into a field. Bear diagonally left and head for the far left of the field. Pass through a wide gateway and continue with the hedge on your right. The path crosses a stile and continues with the hedge on your left. Continue for approximately 50m looking out carefully for a bridge and stile through the hedge on your left. Cross this, and walk along the side of the field with the hedge on your left.

Continue straight ahead down a dark tunnel of trees. The woodland to your right is an older orchard showing you what can happen if the trees are left to go wild. When you emerge there is a house on your right and a tree plantation on your left. Walk straight up the track for 500m. At the end of the track turn right onto the road. Shortcut walkers can re-join here. After approx 200m, the road sweeps round to the right, but take the left hand turn and follow this lane for a further 300m.

At the waymark post on your right go through the gate, walk along the right hand side of the orchard and follow the fence as it turns steeply uphill for a short distance to a stile on your right. Walk up the left hand of the meadow. This is a species rich grassland that is great for insects and other wildlife. Towards the top look back for beautiful views of the Malvern Hills and towards Ledbury.

At the top of the field cross over the stile and pass across a narrow bird cover crop and over the fence into a field. Turn diagonally left, heading towards the left of a green metal farm building. As you approach the far side of the field, look for a wooden stile in the hedge to your left. Turn right up the lane for 200m before taking a track on your left immediately before the white building & house. Continue on this track for 200m. Pass to the left of the imposing metal gates of Little Puckmore and into a field. Walk round the field keeping the hedge on your left.

On reaching the top corner of the field, look out for a stile in the hedge on your left. Walk ahead with the hedge on your right (and some more great views of the Malvern Hills) for about 100m. Look for a stile on your right and cross onto a track next to a contemporary built house. Walk down the track for a short way to reach a waymark post on the left. Take the path downhill, passing close to a group of oak trees in the middle of the field. When you reach the road, walk downhill for 400m back to Westons Cider Mill and the start point. Time for some well deserved refreshments!

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10 of the Best Cider Tours in the UK

There's nothing better than going on a real cider tour. The holy grail of cider enthusiasts! It’s not only a chance to see the best cideries and orchards, but it’s also an opportunity to meet the experts themselves who can show you the ins and outs of how they create their wonderful cider. 

We’ve travelled the length and breadth of the UK on our mission to discover real cider. Here is our review of some of the best tours in the UK, all of them a fun experience for any cider lover: 

1. Westons Cider Tours:  

Weston Cider Tours not only show you how they produce their world-class ciders, but they also walk you through the history of cider making at Westons. This cider tour also includes a tutored cider tasting with one of their experts, and it is perfect for a summer outing. Tickets for Westons Cider Tours are available on their website and are great value for money. You can find them in Ledbury, Herefordshire.

2. Burrow Hill Cider Tours:  

3. Ciderologist London Cider Tours:  

4. The Newt in Somerset:  

The Newt in Somerset is a great option. They offer much more than just cider tours, including hotel rooms and a spa. Their cider tours are free of cost and typically last half an hour, including a small tasting session. You can see the press and cellars on this cider tour, and since there's no age restriction, you can come here with your entire family. Additionally, you can also opt for garden tours and they have a great display of cheeses here too!

5. Dunkertons Cider Tours:  

6. The Ciderologist Bristol Cider Tour:  

7. Dorset Nectar:  

8. Kentish Pip Cider Tour:  

9. Sheppy’s Cider Tour: 

Sheppy’s offer weekend tours, giving you a peek behind the scenes at one of the oldest cider makers in the world. There’s plenty to see and each guided tour includes access to the orchards, the press house, the vat house and the Sheppy’s rural life museum and it culminates with a guided tasting of some of their best loved ciders. With a bar and restaurant on site as well you really can make a day of it. You can book on their website and they can also run private tours for larger groups. 

10. Perry’s Cider Tour: 

Perry’s farm is open to the public every day of the year (except Christmas day). It’s well worth a visit, with lots to do and see, including a cafe and farm shop. You can have a look around the working cider mills, taste the cider and also visit the small 16th century thatched cider barn museum on site (where the company first started from). 

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