I have to admit we found this place by mistake, but I was glad we did. I have been known to enjoy a glass of cider in my years so I thought it was worth a visit.

The shop was very spacious and had a massive selection; much to my surprise it was not just scrumpy. There was a large selection of country wines and some of them were quite strong, there were lots of different fruit juices and loads of Jams, Pickles etc. You could try any of the products, I have to admit I tried all of the different types of scrumpy and tried a few wines whereas my wife and children tried out the fruit juices and jams. We brought loads of scrumpy, some juice and jam; we also purchased some glasses and sweatshirts

There is also a large restaurant called Scrumpy’s piggery we decided to go and have a meal and a drink. The food was lovely and reasonably priced and all of the food was homemade most of it using the products available in the shop.

Unfortunately on the day we went the weather was dreadful so the tractor ride around the orchards was cancelled and the kids were not able to play out in the kids play area or with the friendly animals in the small farm, but there was still quite a bit to do.

It is free to get into the shop and restaurant but for a small charge you can take a walk through the cider museum to find out All about cider making, take a look at the distillery where they make apple brandy and wander round the cellars

We were staying in Cornwall on holiday and this place was about a 40-minute drive from the cottage we had rented. One morning I tried some of their Jam on my toast and was so impressed I insisted we drive back to get some more. My only complaint I have is there products are not available through mail order at the moment so when I run out I will have to go without, I cant see my wife being happy at driving 300 miles from our home to go and get some more.

I have enjoyed the scrumpy very much; it
was smooth and a pleasure to drink unlike some of the traditional scrumpy’s I have drunk in my time. The wines that I tried were also very enjoyable with some very different flavours.

If you are in the area and interested in cider making then go and have a look, and remember to try the products in the shop they are great.