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Beardspoon

Biddenden Cider

Brogdale Craft Cider

Kent Cider producers have a tradition of producing cider mainly from Dessert apples
Most of the producers selected make cider in the traditional way of minimum intervention with no added concentrate. Many are chemical free

Kent Foodtrail (cider)

5 The Saddlers, 
Main Road, 
Sellindge, 
TN25 6BZ map
Producers: Steven & Jason
Apples: Bramley, Howgate Wonder, Egremont Russet and Discovery plus crab apples.
Perry
Cider vinegar
The Story 1 2
Open: No (wholesale only)
Available: pubs & festivals
beardspoon.com  

 

Established: 1980. 
Biddenden Vineyards
Gribble Bridge Lane, 
Biddenden  
TN27 8DF map
01580 291 726
Producer: Tom Barnes
The Story
Apples used: Kent grown culinary & dessert
Ciders: Still & sparkling
Pasteurised: yes
Open: Mon-Sat
Online Sales

biddendenvineyards.com/ciders

 

Established: 2017
Unit A & B, 
The Marketplace
Brogdale Farm
Brogdale Road
ME13 8XU map
Producer: John Lewington
Ciders: Dry, Medium, Pear 
Online Sales: The Bottle Shop

brogdalecider.co.uk

       

Canterbury Cider

Charringtons

Double Vision Dudda’s Tun

Established: 2015
Bilting Grange Farm
Canterbury Road 
TN25 4HA map 
07860 644 257
Producers: Maylam family  
Apples: Cox, Bramley, Jonogold plus Dabinett
Ciders: Dry, Medium/dry, Medium
Shop: Yes (Mon-Sat)
Online Sales: Yes
Accommodation: Shepherd’s Huts brace

canterburycider.co.uk

Established: 
Charrington Fruit Farms
Cryals Farm, 
Matfield
TN12 7HN map
01892 722 372
Producer:  Alex Charrington
The Story
Apples: own orchard
Ciders: Sparkling
Online Sales: yes

charringtonsdrinks.co.uk

Established: 1992
Marlpit Farm 
13 Wierton Road
Boughton-Monchelsea 
Maidstone 
ME17 4JW map
01622 746633
Producer: Simon Boarer 
Apples used:
Ciders: Vintage, Perry & more
Open: phone first

Established: 2009
Pine Trees Farm
Doddington
ME9 0AX map
Producer: Rob Payne
The Story
Apples used:
Ciders: Dry, sweet + Perry in bottles.
Open: phone first
duddastuncider.com          
Near Pawleys, Brogdale

       

East Stour Cider

Jake’s Drinks (Balfour)

Kent Cider Co.

Kentish Pip

Established: 2006
Hanover Mill
Church Road
Mersham
TN25 6NU  
07880 923 398
Producer:  Dan
Apples: local orchards
Ciders: Fruit ciders
Online Sales: ?

eaststourciders.co.uk

 


Balfour Winery, 
Five Oak Lane
Staplehurst, 
TN12 0HT map
01622 832794 
Producer: Jake Balfour-Lynn 
Cider makers: Owen and Fergus Elias
Apples used: Cox & Grew
Ciders: Balfour Ciders
Jake’s Kentish Cider
Open: 7 days a week (April-Oct)

balfourwinery.com

 

Established: 2007
Oare Creek
Faversham
07738 573 818
Producer: Serena & Marcus Henderson
The Story
Apples used:
Cider: Russett, Perry
Open: ?



 

Kentish Pip 
Established: 2012
Woolton Farm, 
Bekesbourne
CT4 5EA
01227 250151
Producer: Mark & Sam Mount 
The Story
Apples used: Cox & Bramley
Ciders: Sparkling in cans & fine cider in bottles.
Open: Mon-Fri (check for weekend events)
kentishpip.co.uk 

       
Longtail

Nightingale Cider

Pawley Farm

Pippins

Established: 2009
Gads Hill Farm, 
Higham, 
ME3 7NX map                    
Producers: Three local farmers
Apples used:
Cider: 
Open: see Instagram
longtailcider.com

Established: 2013
Gibbet Oak Farm,
Appledore Road,
Tenterden,
TN30 7DH  map 
01580 761410
Producer: Sam
Apples: local orchards
Ciders: Still, sparkling
The Story 
Tap room
Online sales

nightingalecider.com

 

Pawley Farm (est. 2010)
Established: 2010 
Painters Forstal, 
Faversham 
ME13 0EN map 
Tel: 01795 532043  
Producer: Derek Lacey
Apples: presses its own crops of apples.
Cider: Traditional 
Rick Stein nominated Pawley Farm among his food heroes. The cider is made to a family recipe about 250 years old and is matured for up to two years in oak casks.. 
Open: Working farm so phone first.
Near Doddington

pippinsfarm.co.uk/home  
Stopped producing apple juice & cider in 2023

 

 

       

Turners

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Location: Marden
Tel: 07825 394164
Producer: Phil Turner :
Acreage:
Ciders: Turners Dry Cider
Distribution: Kent + London

Website

Established 2012
Barn Hill Farm
Hunton
ME15 0QJ map 
07731 412516
Founder: Richard Wise (retired 2013)
The Story
Producers: Martin & Kiri 
Apples: 
Ciders: Russett (bottled)                           
Open: phone first

 

 

 

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