Their story
Sheppy's Cider traces its cider-making back to 1816, when the first record of it appears under the family name Sheppy. The family moved to Three Bridges Farm, Bradford-on-Tone, in 1917, and the business is now run by David Sheppy, the sixth generation, making it one of the oldest independent cider makers still trading. The farm has around 90 acres of its own orchards growing about 30 cider apple varieties, including Kingston Black, Dabinett, Yarlington Mill and Tremlett's Bitter, some of the trees over a century old. Sheppy's is known for single-variety ciders such as Dabinett and Kingston Black, alongside a barrel-aged Vintage Reserve and a perry. The farm site includes a shop, café and restaurant known as the House of Cider, plus a rural life museum.
About 90 acres of their own orchards at Three Bridges Farm, growing around 30 cider apple varieties, some trees more than 100 years old.
Apples and pears they nameKingston Black, Dabinett, Yarlington Mill, Tremlett's Bitter, Chisel Jersey
What they make
- Dabinett single variety, 6.5%
- Kingston Black single variety, 6.5%
- Classic Draught draught cider, 5.5%
- Vintage Reserve barrel-aged, premium, 7.4%
- Craft Perry 7.4%
- Original Cloudy 4.5%
Visiting
Shop, café and restaurant, the House of Cider, at Three Bridges Farm; rural life museum on site
Opening times, as they publish them: Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
House of Cider café and restaurant on site.
Tours. Harvest tours run October to November; contact the farm to book, no published price found.
Where to buy
- Online, direct from the maker sheppyscider.com
- At the farm or cidery When open
Their events
Seasonal harvest tours in October and November, and a Christmas Craft Fair.