Their story
Old Jollop is made at Ashgrove Farm, Sand, near Wedmore, from a small orchard of old apple trees overlooking Tealham Moor, a site of special scientific interest. The website dates the business to 2012 and describes it as "made by hand, and by friends" who came together to make small batches of cider true to Somerset's cider heritage; site updates are published under the name Rob Walster. The old trees are pruned and the orchard grazed with sheep as part of restoring long-neglected ground. Cider is sold mainly through local pubs and shops rather than direct to the public, and the farm hosts the annual Sand Cider Festival, a music and arts event now in its second decade.
Own small orchard of old apple trees at Ashgrove Farm on the Isle of Wedmore, overlooking Tealham Moor; trees are pruned and the orchard grazed with sheep. No acreage published.
What they make
- High Noon full strength, lightly sparkling, 6.5% ABV
- Little Tipple half strength, lightly sparkling, 4.0% ABV
- With a Twist elderflower, lightly sparkling, 4.0% ABV
- Vintage medium, still, 6.5% ABV
- Box of Cider any of the above supplied in a box
Visiting
No regular farm-gate sales or public visiting are advertised outside the annual Sand Cider Festival.
Where to buy
- The George Inn, Wedmore Stockist
- Wells Cathedral Shop Stockist
- The Original Cheddar Cheese Company, Cheddar Stockist
- Better Food, Bristol Stockist
- Bristol Cider Shop Stockist
Sold through pubs, shops and farm shops across the Wedmore, Cheddar/Axbridge, Wells/Glastonbury and Bristol areas; a longer stockist list is on their website. To become a stockist, contact the cider office directly.
Their events
Runs the annual Sand Cider Festival at Ashgrove Farm, a family-friendly music and arts micro-festival held over the last weekend of August (its 12th edition ran on 29-30 August 2025).