| Description |
The
Hecks family have been making traditional
Somerset farmhouse cider in Street for
six generations, since 1840. In 1896
we started to make and supply our cider
for the general public.
Hecks'
make their cider by blending juice from
apples all grown locally in the farms
orchards. The cider is fermented in
wooden barrels and sold draught from
the wood. Hecks' Farmhouse Cider is
one of the few cider farms to still
to use the old traditional methods of
cider making.
Hecks'
Farmhouse Ciders, Perrys and Apple Juices
are award winning. They were CAMRA National
Champion Cider and Perry Competition
2006 "National Gold" Winners. |
| Ciders |
Hecks'
produce Sweet, Medium or Dry farmhouse
ciders. All are fermented in oak barrels
and sold draught from the wood.
They
also produce and sell Single Variety
Ciders and their own Somerset-made Perry
(both are subject to availability);
as well as Torside Apple Juice a non-alcoholic
apple juice, made from their own Dessert
Apples grown in the Hecks orchards overlooked
by Glastonbury Tor. |
| Contact |
Chris
and Andrew Hecks |
| Address |
9-11 Middle Leigh, Street, Somerset
BA16 0LB |
| Tel |
01458
442367 |
| Fax |
01458
442367 |
| Website
| http://www.hecksfarmhousecider.co.uk |
| Email |
BeverlyHecks@aol.com |
| Open |
Summer:
weekdays: 9am - 5.30pm; Saturdays: 9am
- 5.30pm; Sundays: 10am - 12.30pm
Winter:
weekdays: 9am - 5pm; Saturdays: 9am
- 5pm; Sundays: 10am - 12.30pm
Spring
and Summer Bank Holidays: 10am
- 2pm
[always
double check with the official website
or phone in advance before travelling] |
| Facilities |
Cider
Farm Shop also selling Burrow
Hill Somerset Royal Cider Brandy, a
range of cider mugs and jars; also cider
vinegar, pickles, chutneys and mustards,
jams, marmalades and honey, as well
as a range of locally packed and produced
Cheddar cheese, fruit and vegetables. |
| Directions |
Directions
by road: Just off the A39 Glastonbury-Bridgwater
road in Street. Unusually,
in the town rather than out in the wilds.
From the High Street in Street town centre,
turn up Vestry Road, cross over the first
crossroads into Merryman Road, then over
the next into Oriel Road (caution - give
way at all crossings). Heck's is in a
street called Middle Leigh on the corner
where it intersects Oriel Road (which
then becomes Ivythorn Road!). Follow
the brown 'Cider Farm' signs, or print
off the map on the Hecks' Farmhouse Cider
website. |
|
Hecks'
Traditional Farmhouse Cider as sold
from the farm |
Hecks'
Traditional Single Variety Ciders sold
bottled |
|
