Their story
Orchards Cider and Perry Co is a small-scale producer based at Underhill House in Brockweir, near Chepstow, on the Gloucestershire side of the Wye Valley. It makes cider, perry, cider vinegar and perry vinegar using traditional pressing and fermentation with the help of modern stainless steel tanks. Output is described as seasonal, varying year to year with the weather. Fruit comes from local orchards across the Wye Valley area spanning Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, including some rare full standard cider apple and perry pear trees. The business does not publish founder names. It sells at local agricultural shows and by appointment, rather than through a shop with fixed hours.
Fruit is sourced from local orchards across the Wye Valley (Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire), including some rare full standard trees; no evidence they have orchards of their own.
Apples and pears they nameBreakwell's Seedling, Blakeney Red
What they make
- Wye Cider medium, still, blend of red cider apples, 6.1%
- Wye Wander medium dry, traditional Gloucestershire blend, 5.6%
- Wye Wobble medium dry, bittersweet and traditional apples, 7.9%
- Dry Gloucestershire Cider dry, rare local cider apples, 6.7%
- Breakwell Seedling dry, single variety, 5.6%
- Blakeney Red Perry medium, single variety perry, 5.6%
Visiting
Sales by appointment only (not a walk-in venue); also sold via click-and-collect and at local agricultural shows (Usk, Chepstow, Monmouth, Forest Showcase).
Where to buy
- At the farm or cidery When open
Previously sold via click-and-collect through Wye Valley Producers; that domain has since lapsed.
Their events
Attends local agricultural shows through the year, including Usk, Chepstow, Monmouth and the Forest Showcase.