Their story
Wilcox Cider is made by the Wilcox family at Broadcroft Farm, Shipham, near Cheddar Gorge, where the family has been pressing cider since 1868. What began as a hobby became a commercial business in 2004, with production growing from around 15,000 to 40,000 litres a year. Apples come from local orchards around the Mendips. The range includes sweet, dry, medium and oak-matured ciders, and the business also makes a perry. For some years cider was sold from the family's own farm shop and cider tap, The Cider Shed, at Broadcroft Farm, alongside cheese, chutney and other local produce, but this closed in August 2023 and has not reopened.
Not detailed publicly beyond sourcing apples from local orchards around the Mendips near Shipham; no specifics on size or tree age found.
What they make
- Sweet sweet cider
- Dry dry cider
- Medium medium cider
- Oak Matured oak-matured cider
- Pear perry
Visiting
The Cider Shed farm shop and cider tap at Broadcroft Farm
Previously served ploughman's lunches and local cheeses at The Cider Shed; now closed. The Cider Shed has been listed by CAMRA as closed long-term since 1 August 2023, with its future uncertain; no reopening date found.
Where to buy
We haven't found where to buy their cider yet.