Their story
Westons is a family-owned cider and perry maker founded in 1880 by Henry Weston at The Bounds, Much Marcle, Herefordshire, where it has traded ever since. It is now run by the fourth generation of the family, with Helen Thomas as managing director. One of the larger independent cider makers in the country, it produces well-known brands including Henry Westons Vintage, Stowford Press, Old Rosie and Wyld Wood Organic, alongside perry, distributed to more than 40 countries. Fruit comes mostly from its own orchards around Much Marcle plus growers across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, the traditional three-counties cider region. The site also operates as a visitor attraction, with a shop, tea room, restaurant and daily cider mill tours.
Around 350 acres of its own orchards at Much Marcle, including about 45 acres organic; roughly 90% of cider apples are bought in from growers across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.
What they make
- Henry Westons Vintage medium dry, 8.2% ABV
- Stowford Press mainstream sparkling cider
- Old Rosie cloudy, traditional scrumpy style, still
- Wyld Wood Organic organic cider
- Rosie's Pig cloudy fruit cider range
- Westons Perry perry
Visiting
Cider shop at The Bounds visitor centre, Much Marcle
Opening times, as they publish them: Visitor centre open seven days a week; cider mill tours run daily at 11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm and 3.30pm, with an extra Saturday tour at 5pm
Tastings: Yes. Tea room and restaurant on site. Also has a children's play park at the visitor centre.
Tours. Guided cider mill tour lasting about 1.5 hours including tasting; adults £15, children £6, family £36; booking essential
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker westons-cider.co.uk
- At the farm or cidery When open
Widely stocked in UK supermarkets and pubs and exported to over 40 countries; no individual stockists named on their own site.
Their events
Hosts a Wassail at the visitor centre each January around Twelfth Night, led by the Silurian Morris side with a torchlight procession into the orchards, raising funds for St Michael's Hospice; the 2026 event was held on 10 January.
Recent awards
- Gold, World Cider Awards 2025, Henry Westons British Vintage
- Style Winner, World Cider Awards 2025, Henry Westons 1880 Vintage
- Bronze, World Cider Awards 2024, Henry Westons Cloudy Vintage