Their story
Rich's Cider has operated at Mill Farm in Watchfield since 1954, when it was started by Gordon Rich, and remains a family-run business today. It makes traditional farmhouse cider and farm-pressed apple juice from locally harvested Somerset apples, and its production is still described as traditional despite modernisation over the years. The range includes Farmhouse, a traditional still cider, Golden Harvest, a lighter session cider, and Vintage, a stronger premium cider, alongside fruit ciders and a sparkling perry. The farm has a shop, restaurant and cider bar where visitors can sample before buying, and it holds regular guided cider tours through the year.
What they make
- Farmhouse traditional, still, 6.0%
- Golden Harvest session cider, 4.5%
- Vintage premium, 7.2%
- Sparkling Perry 5.2%
- Raspberry Fused fruit cider, 4.0%
- Fused Elderflower flavoured cider, 3.4%
Visiting
Farm shop on site
Opening times, as they publish them: Open daily: Mon-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri and Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-5pm
Tastings: Yes. On-site restaurant, bookings by phone.
Tours. Saturday cider tours, about 90 minutes, covering the orchard and oak vats plus a guided tasting; tickets from £10, with pint, carvery or cream tea add-ons; booked via DesignMyNight.
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker richscider.co.uk
- At the farm or cidery When open
Recent awards
- Gold, Vintage Cider, Taste of the West Awards 2025
- Gold, Golden Harvest Medium, Taste of the West Awards 2025
- Gold, Apple Juice, Taste of the West Awards 2025
- Silver, Sparkling Medium, British Cider Championships 2023