Their story
Bere Cider Company makes cider on a working farm outside Langport, where cider has reportedly been made since 1988. It now trades as a café, bar, farm shop and cidermaker together, with a function room available for hire. Fruit is grown in the farm's own orchards, and around 1,500 gallons of cider are pressed each year from about ten commercial apple varieties. Cider can be tasted and bought at the on-site cider shed, known locally as "The Shack", as well as through the café and farm shop and an online shop. Alongside its everyday ciders, the farm also makes an ice cider, in the style of ice wine, and a cider liqueur. It enters the British Cider Championships at the Royal Bath & West Show most years and has picked up medals in several classes.
Cider apples are grown in the farm's own orchards; around ten commercial varieties are used to press roughly 1,500 gallons of cider a year.
Apples and pears they nameDabinett, Yarlington Mill, Morgan Sweet, Kingston Black
What they make
- Yarlington Mill single variety
- Dabinett single variety
- Kingston Black single variety
- Five Acres blended, bottled sparkling
- Gold Rush draught, bag-in-box
- Turnhill Sunrise blended, medium
Visiting
Farm shop, café and bar at Woodpecker Lodge, plus a separate cider shed ("The Shack")
Opening times, as they publish them: Monday-Thursday 9am-7pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-9pm, Sunday 9am-6pm
Tastings: Yes. Café serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, including omelettes, filled rolls and sweet treats. Function room available for hire.
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker berecidercompany.com
- At the farm or cidery When open
Their events
Hosts regular events at the farm, including Langport bike nights with a barbecue, a charity mouse-racing night and a Christmas fayre.
Recent awards
- Gold, British Cider Championships 2024, Open Class Sweet (Turnhill Sunrise)
- Best in Class, British Cider Championships 2024, Single Variety (Yarlington Mill)
- Silver, British Cider Championships 2025, Open Class Medium (Turn Hill Sunrise)
- Bronze, British Cider Championships 2026, Open Class Medium (5 Acres)