Drink Britain – The Route To Great British Drinks

The health benefits of trees, the true definition of cider, and the need for electoral reform. A hustings with a difference hit the bustling high street of Ledbury on Saturday. In the wake of the publication of the National Association of Cider Makers...

Months ago, one chilly morning in January, I was lucky enough to join a fellow band of crafters to help Tom Oliver blend his latest vintage cider. He and his team – Jaroslav and Dave take a bow – had done the hard work, tasting through over 250 barrels...

It’s here – the biggest apple celebration in the heartland of cider country returns this weekend around the parish of Much Marcle.
Visit farms and barns, taste ciders and perries – even have a go at joining in yourself.
In its 28th year, highlights include A Feast of Apples at Hellens, with a chance to identify that apple you’ve always wondered about; orchard walks, rare breeds, the horse drawn travelling cider press and Gloucestershire Ox Wagon at Awnells Farm, and...

This week I was lucky enough to catch up with the Hop Project at Bromyard’s Conquest Theatre, a multi-media travelling art project focusing on the migratory movements of the hop pickers of old.
Up until the first half of the 20th century, villages and towns in Herefordshire and Worcestershire in particular swelled dramatically, as townsfolk from Birmingham and the Black Country travelled south in late summer/early autumn to lend a hand cutting...