For over 500 years cider apples have been grown and pressed at the Perry's family farm, nestled in the heart of Somerset, the true cider county. The original 16th century thatched barn is not only the centre piece of the farm, but is still used every autumn to store and press the season's apple harvest.

Established in 1923 the Perry family continue the tradition of growing and pressings all their ciders on the original farm, partly to conserve the traditional craft of cider making, but also to take advantage of the mild climate, rich soils, and aspect of the area which lend themselves to the production of high quality apples and ciders alike.

Today the cider farm remains very much a family orientated company, now run by Henry's wife and two sons John and Andrew, as well as Henry's grandson George, the fourth generation of commercial cider makers in the family.

In 2003 and again in 2005 Perry's Cider won the prestigious Worshipful Company of Fruiterers Supreme Champion Cider award at the Royal Bath & West show beating some 200 other entrants from across the UK and Europe.

Perry's believe our success as cider makers stems from their commitment to preserving the art of 'Real cider' making traditionally crafted, free from artificial colours, flavours, sweeteners and pressed from real Somerset apples.

All Perry's ciders are pressed, fermented and bottled at the family farm, from real Somerset cider apples sourced from their own orchards and the surrounding local orchards. Perry's only produce 'Real Ciders' free from artificial colours, flavours, sweeteners and concentrate. The range includes:

• Single Variety Ciders (Somerset Dabinett, Morgan Sweet, and Somerset Redstreak) - specially bottled ciders pressed from a single type of cider apple, unlocking the individual taste of the apple, unlike our other ciders which are a blend of up to 30 different cider apples. Single Variety ciders are fast becoming popular with cider drinkers and judges alike, with their Somerset Dabinett recently winning the Supreme Cider trophy at the Bath & West.
• Farmhouse Draught Ciders - farmhouse ciders are a blend of last years harvest, light, fresh and reminiscent of the ciders of yesteryear. Their farmhouse ciders are available unfiltered as a draught cider or filtered as a bottled cider.
• Vintage Ciders - selected from the best of the apple harvest, the pressed juice is fermented in wooden barrels before being matured in aged port and sherry barrels to allow their full character, colour and unique taste to develop.

Perry's Cider Mills, Dowlish Wake, Ilminster, Somerset TA19 0NY

Shop and Cider Sales: open Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 4.30pm, Sundays 10am - 1pm, Bank Holidays - 9.30am - 4.30pm (excluding Christmas and New Year).

Coaches welcome, prior notice if possible (please phone 01460 55195).

• Farm and Cider shop
• Cafe (check for opening times)
• Working Cider Mills
• Rural Museum
• Toilets
• Coach and Car Parking

Directions by road: More difficult to describe than it is to find, but here goes: from the A303 roundabout at the junction with the A358 (Taunton - Chard road), follow the road south-east through Ilminster, then as you leave the town take the right hand fork towards Kingstone. At Kingstone, turn right then immediately left, towards the village of Dowlish Wake. Follow the bendy road to the village and you will see the signs and the entrance to the cider mill on the right. The cider farm is signposted from the A303 - follow the "hay wain" brown sign.

Perry's Cider Mills orchards.

Cider Barrels at Perry's Cider Mills