Orchard Tent Pitch (1 at Cider Farm Orchard Campsite)
UK England South West England Dorset Bridport Cider Farm Orchard Campsite
The Owner Says
About Cider Farm Orchard Campsite
Suitable For
This is an adult-only campsite. Tents, adults, respectful groups (including stag and hen parties) – yes. Campervans, dogs, under-18s, noisy folk – no.
Nearby
Stay onsite and take part in a taproom tour and tasting to complete your experience. This part of Dorset is an area of outstanding natural beauty and, while you can forge your own path down to the coastline, smaller walks from the farm lead to Furleigh Estate Vineyard (01308 488991; one mile) or Mangerton Mill & Gardens (01308 485224; three miles), both excellent days out. You can also take a walk down a bridal path from the farm to visit Hugh Fernly Whittingstall’s original River Cottage. It's a 15 minute drive to the best of the western stretch of the Jurassic Coast. Dramatic West Bay is great for fossil hunting and is the nearest beach, along with Burton Bradstock, while Charmouth and Lyme Regis are 25 minutes by car and it's a half-hour drive to Chesil Beach. On rainy days, drive the half hour to Dorchester, which has a slew of different museums.
Food & Drink
Apart from the on-site tap rooms, The Hare and Hounds Inn (01308 488203) is within walking distance of the orchard (around 10 minutes or less) and serves delicious food with stunning views of the Brit valley. If you're heading to the beach, try the West Bay beach food huts for a food market-style grub and book in for a fancy cocktail and oysters at Rise café and bar (01308 422 0110). The George (01308 423191) in West Bat boasts harbour views and and has a wonderful atmosphere come sunset. For cream teas and great sandwiches try West Bay Tea Rooms (01308 455697). For Seafood on the Jurassic coast we may recommend amongst others the; Anchor Inn Seatown, Hive Beach Cafe, Rise Cafe/Bar, Anchor Inn Burton Bradstock.
Extras
6 Bottle Cider Medley
Cider Farm Tour & Tasting
Book a Cider Tasting and orchard tour at our West Dorset Cider Farm.
This includes a tour of our beautiful organically managed apple orchard which has around 3,000 mature apple trees. We begin by venturing into the orchards where you will be introduced to some of the 15 varieties of heritage cider apples that we grow at the Cider Farm. During the tour, we discuss some of the fascinating history and folklore behind apple growing and making cider in Britain. We even participate in a yearly traditional Wassail or Blessing of the orchard! We tell you about the important role of the bees to ensure pollination and how the apples grow. Questions are always welcome. We discuss harvesting techniques, cleaning and the pressing procedure on our big old belt press. We tell you about the natural fermentation methods, before we take a peek into the Cider barn where the blending, filtering, taste testing and bottling happens. We finish in either the Tasting Room or the Cider Garden for a cidermaker led cider tasting of some of our delicious ciders.
Tours run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, please do not book if you are staying outside of these days.
Tours begin at 11am and finish approx. 12.30.
