Their story
Honey's Cider is a family business at Upper Midford Farm near Bath, founded by Bob Honey and his daughter Jules. The Honey family bought the farm in 1960, and in 2002 Bob Honey planted traditional Somerset grazed orchards of widely spaced trees to revive cider-making there. They mill and press West Country apples, including their own Brown Snout, and ferment with wild yeast rather than using concentrate. Their main ciders are Cam Valley, a session cider, and Midford, a medium-dry blend, alongside Stoney Bonk, a cider and ginger beer blend based on an old recipe. Their single-variety Brown Snout cider, first made in 2021, won a Great Taste award in 2023.
Traditional Somerset grazed orchards of widely spaced trees at Upper Midford Farm, planted from 2002 by Bob Honey on land the family has farmed since 1960.
Apples and pears they nameBrown Snout
What they make
- Cam Valley session cider, 4.9%
- Midford medium-dry, 6%
- Midford with Sparkle unrefined, natural haze
- Stoney Bonk cider and ginger beer blend, 4%
- Mulled cider seasonal
- Brown Snout single variety, limited edition
Visiting
No evidence of a farm shop or general public visiting; also sold via a stall at Somerset Farmers' Markets.
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker honeyscider.co.uk
Free delivery to UK mainland addresses
Recent awards
- Great Taste award, 2023, Brown Snout single variety cider