Their story
Glastonbury Abbey is a historic ruined abbey and visitor attraction in Glastonbury, whose grounds hold a working orchard, restored to the precinct in the late 1970s on a site with orchards on record since the 1330s. Every autumn the grounds team and volunteers pick the fruit by hand to make a small run of apple juice and cider, sold on site rather than distributed commercially. At the British Cider Championships at the Royal Bath & West Show in June 2026, the apple juice took Best in Show in its category along with a class gold, and the cider won a silver for presentation. Named apple varieties are not published. This is a heritage-site sideline run by abbey staff, not a dedicated commercial cidery, so no individual is named as maker.
An orchard inside the abbey grounds, brought back into the precinct in the late 1970s on a site where orchards are recorded from the 1330s. The grounds team and volunteers pick the apples by hand every autumn.
What they make
- Glastonbury Abbey Apple Juice single juice from orchard apples
- Glastonbury Abbey Cider made in-house, sold on site only
Visiting
Abbey Yard Gift Shop & Café and the seasonal Garden Café, both within the abbey grounds
Opening times, as they publish them: Abbey grounds open daily 10am to 6pm, last entry 5:15pm; Garden Café seasonal, open April to September
Abbey Yard Café and the seasonal Garden Café both serve refreshments. Cider and apple juice are sold through the abbey's own cafés and shop, not a dedicated cidery outlet.
Where to buy
- At the farm or cidery When open
No evidence found of an online shop selling the cider or apple juice, or of outside stockists; sold on site only
Recent awards
- Best in Show, apple juice, British Cider Championships 2026 (Royal Bath & West Show)
- Gold, apple juice class, British Cider Championships 2026
- Silver, presentation (cider), British Cider Championships 2026