Their story
The Newt in Somerset is a country estate near Bruton that makes cyder, using the old Georgian spelling, from its own orchards. The estate's orchards hold around 70 apple varieties, and the cyders are made as single-vintage, reflecting the season the fruit was grown, using 100% apple juice, cold fermentation and careful racking rather than blending for consistency. Production is centred on a large cellar built into the estate. The range includes a Signature line built around single heritage varieties such as Kingston Black, Yarlington Mill and Dabinett, a Speciality range that draws on Somerset cider lore, and limited Cyder Club releases for estate members. Visitors can taste and buy cyder in the Cyder Bar and Cyder Cellar, alongside the estate's wider gardens, farm shop and restaurants.
The estate's orchards hold around 70 apple varieties, described by The Newt as an evolving palette for its cyder makers; acreage and tree age are not published.
Apples and pears they nameYarlington Mill, Kingston Black, Wyvern Wing, Dabinett
What they make
- Signature Kingston Black single variety
- Signature Yarlington Mill single variety
- Signature Dabinett single variety
- Ice Cyder dessert-style, Great Taste Gold Star winner
- Speciality range cyders inspired by Somerset cider lore and legend
- Cyder Club releases limited, members-only
Visiting
Farm Shop and House & Garden shop on the estate; online shop for delivery
Tastings: Yes. Cyder Bar (pastries, coffee, cyder), plus The Garden Café, Botanical Rooms, Creamery, Farmyard Kitchen and Maid of Somerset restaurants. Garden entry needs a day ticket or annual membership; the Cyder Cellar and Cyder Bar are part of the visitor route.
Tours. Tours into the Cyder Cellar are part of visiting the estate; exact timings and booking are handled through the estate's own tours and tastings section.
Where to buy
- At the farm or cidery When open
- Fortnum & Mason (exclusive Fine Cyder) Stockist
The Newt runs its own online shop, but a specific product URL could not be confirmed.
Recent awards
- Three Great Taste Award Gold Stars, Ice Cyder, 2023