Their story
Blackmore Vale Cider is a small, family-run business based in Templecombe, on the Somerset/Dorset border. Rather than growing its own fruit, it buys untreated traditional cider apples from orchards in South Somerset, which are collected and sorted by hand before pressing. The cider is blended into a traditional farmhouse style and sold as Sweet, Medium and Dry, in 500ml and 750ml bottles and in 3, 5, 10 and 20 litre bag-in-boxes. The business also takes custom orders for weddings, birthdays, shoots and festivals, and offers local delivery. It enters the British Cider Championships at the Royal Bath & West Show most years and has won medals across several classes, including a past Supreme Champion award.
No orchard of its own; buys untreated traditional cider apples from orchards in South Somerset, hand-collected and hand-sorted.
What they make
- Sweet bottled or bag-in-box
- Medium bottled or bag-in-box
- Dry bottled or bag-in-box
Visiting
No premises open to visitors found; cider is sold through stockists, local delivery, or by contacting the business directly.
Where to buy
- Dike & Son Superstore, Stalbridge Stockist
- Kimbers Farm Shop, Charlton Musgrove Stockist
- The Cider Shack, Yeovil Stockist
- The Udder Farm Shop, East Stour Stockist
Occasional guest cider at The Virginia Ash and the Bird in Hand, both in Henstridge
Recent awards
- Silver, British Cider Championships 2025, Open Class Dry (two entries)
- Silver, British Cider Championships 2025, Open Class Medium
- Bronze, British Cider Championships 2025, Open Class Sweet
- Bronze, British Cider Championships 2026, Open Class Sweet