Breweries and Distilleries

Sheppy’s House of Cider is nestled between Taunton and Wellington and is the beating heart of Somerset’s oldest family-owned cider-making company. The Apple Bay Restaurant features artisan menus, the farm shop encompasses a butcher’s counter and deli, and the shop itself stocks the entire award-winning range of Sheppy’s premium craft Somerset cider.

Sheppy’s House of Cider Visitor Centre is nestled between Taunton and Wellington and is the beating heart of Somerset’s oldest family-owned cidermaking company.

For more than a hundred years, family-run Thatchers Cider has been quietly perfecting the magic that turns apples into cider.

Stalwarts of the Somerset and Bristol brewery scene, Butcombe have been brewing consistently high-quality premium beers since 1978. Butcombe Brewing Co. love nothing more than hosting a bunch of beer enthusiasts at their brewery. Great for experts and beginners alike, we’ll happy share our passion and craft with you.

Exmoor Distillery is an independent family-owned producer of handcrafted spirits. We produce all our spirits in house and proof them to strength using water drawn from the Exmoor Aquifer. We have won some of the industry's top accolades including "Double Gold Medal" At the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

The Cellarhand is an independent wine merchant specialising in wines and spirits from small producers around the world. We offer a wide selection of conventional, organic, biodynamic, natural and vegan wines. We are passionate about great tasting wine and spirits, created by artisan producers from around the world.

We produce award winning ciders here at North Down Farm, crafted from apples produced in some of Somerset’s finest orchards. We are proud to carry out every step in making cider from pruning through pressing and fermentation to bottling and delivering the final product. Come and join us to experience the true taste of Somerset.