Their story
Oldfields Cider is made by the Thompson family on their farm at Frith Common, near Tenbury Wells in the Teme Valley, Worcestershire, where they say every stage, from growing the apples to packing bottles and kegs, is done in-house. The range is made from Worcestershire-grown bittersweet cider apples, with the single-variety Applefresco made from Red Discovery apples. Their ciders have won a run of awards, including several 2025 wins at the Royal Three Counties Cider Competition and the Royal Bath & West British Cider Championships. Visitors can book a guided tour of the cider mill with tasting, and cider is sold through the farm shop and online.
Bittersweet cider apples are grown on the Thompson family's own farm at Frith Common in the Teme Valley; the single-variety Applefresco is made from Red Discovery apples. Size and age of the orchard are not published.
Apples and pears they nameRed Discovery
What they make
- Original 4.5% ABV, easy-drinking, crisp and lightly carbonated
- Traditional 4.0% ABV
- Medium Sweet 4.8% ABV, naturally sweet blend
- Medium Dry 4.8% ABV, crisp, gentle tannins
- Blackcurrant 3.4% ABV, fruit cider infused with blackcurrant juice
- Applefresco 6.0% ABV, single-variety Red Discovery, crisp and dry
Visiting
Farm shop with cider tasting
Tastings: Yes. Orchard visits available seasonally or by request in addition to the standard mill tour; tasting is 18+ with ID required.
Tours. About 2 hours: a walk through the cider mill plus tasting; £12 per person; groups of 4 to 30; book in advance by email; mill and shop wheelchair accessible, orchards have uneven terrain; no dogs (working farm).
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker oldfieldscider.co.uk
- At the farm or cidery When open
Recent awards
- First Prize, Sweet Cider, Royal Three Counties Cider Competition 2025 (Medium Sweet)
- Second Prize, Medium Cider, Royal Three Counties Cider Competition 2025 (Medium Dry)
- First Prize, Single Variety Cider, and Reserve Champion, Royal Three Counties Cider Competition 2025 (Applefresco)
- Bronze, Medium Cider, Royal Bath & West British Cider Championships 2025 (Applefresco)
- Bronze, Fruit Cider, Royal Bath & West British Cider Championships 2025 (Blackcurrant)
- Gold, Acid Led Cider, International Cider Challenge 2025 (Applefresco)