The first Rochford cider festival is tomorrow in South Essex. Rochford is a lovely village and an easy place to visit by train if you can get to London Liverpool Street Station or Stratford East. So I’ll be there early before the perry runs out 
Here’s the cider list:
CIDER
Biddenden Bushells 6.0% Kent
Broadoak KB 8.4% Somerset
Double Vision Cider 7.4% Kent
Gwynt y Ddraig Medium 7.0% Wales
Old Monty Rum Cask 6.0% Wales
Perry’s Farmhouse 6.0% Somerset
Thatchers Cheddar Valley Medium 6.0% Somerset
West Croft Janet’s Jungle Juice 6.0% Somerset (award winner)
Wilkins Medium 6.0% Somerset
Winkleigh Autumn Medium Dry 7.5% Devon
PERRY
Broadoak 7.5% Somerset
Gwatkins 7.5% Herefordshire
Hecks 6.5% Somerset
Moores 6.0% Gloucestershire
Last minute addition to Rochford Cider Festival:
Buffoon’s Ribcracker 8.4% from Canewdon, Esesex
Thanks Maggie, it was a great day yesterday I hope today goes as well. Unfortunately there are no trains between Liverpool St and Marks Tey today because of engineering works so I’ll have to stay in.
Favourites from yesterday were the Hecks Perry and Wilkins Cider – both gorgeous. Janet’s jungle juice was also a treat, and the sneaky preview of Gwynt-y-ddraig which was being held back in the garage!
Glad you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to come back to the Rochford Beer and Cider Festival, starting November 20th, at The Freight House. At least 36 ciders and perries!
ROCHFORD BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL
November 20th – 24th
The Freight House
next to Rochford Railway Station
Essex
SS4 1BU
180 Real Ales, 30 Ciders, Foreign Beer and English Bottled Beer Bar.
OPEN Tue 5.30pm-11pm; Wed Thu 11.30am-3pm and 5.30-11pm.
OPEN ALL DAY FRI and SAT 11.30am – 11pm
65 beers from Wales, 65 beers from East Anglia plus Best of the Rest.
Food available all sessions.
Live band The Magnets Sat eve in main bar; separate quiet bar.
Free admission
01702 548505
Rochford Beer and Cider Festival
Nov 20th – 24th
CIDER
Buffoons Magotty Cox Essex 6.5% Medium
Buffoons Ribcracker Essex 8.4% Dry
Butford Brown’s Apple/Dabinett Herefordshire 6.5% Dry
C.J.’S No. 2 Monmouthshire 8.0.% Dry
C.J.’S No. 4 Monmouthshire 8.0% Dry
Dan-Y-Graig Monmouthshire 5.9% Medium
Gwatkin Stoke Red Herefordshire 7.5% Sweet
Hecks Somerset 6.5% Sweet
McConnell Ty Gwyn Monmouthshire 6.2% Medium
Malvern Magic Knotted Kernel Herefordshire 5.0% Medium
Rathays Brown’s Apple Herefordshire 7.3% Dry
Rich’s Legbender Somerset 6.0% Sweet
Ridgewell Farm Katy Essex 7.2% Medium
Rosie’s Triple DDD Denbighshire 6.6% Medium Rosie’s Wicked Wasp Denbighshire 8.1% Dry
Ross-on-Wye Brown Snout/Sweet Coppin Herefordshire 6.6% Sweet
Seidr O Sir Betws Radnorshire 6.8% Medium
Seidr O Sir Llanfair Radnorshire 6.9% Sweet
Seidr O Sir Maes Ebwy Radnorshire 6.9% Dry
Seidr O Sir Westbury Radnorshire T.B.C. Medium
Severnsider Morgan Sweet/Dabinett Gloucestershire 7.0% Medium
Troggi Bowmore 2000 Whisky Flavour Monmouthshire 9.5% Dry
Watkins Whisky Flavour Monmouthshire 8.4% Dry
Westcroft Janets Jungle Juice Somerset 6.5% Medium
Wilkins Somerset 6.0% Sweet
PERRY
Hartland Gloucestershire 6.5% Medium
Olivers Oak Aged Herefordshire 7.0% Medium
Ross-On-Wye Herefordshire T.B.C. T.B.C.
Severnsider Gloucestershire 6.4% Medium
Willingsworth Wobble Juice Herefordshire 6.5% Medium
Just discovered your web site. Was down in Hockley visiting friends in September and paid a visit to the cider festival in Rochford with them. Never drank much cider before but sampled a few there. Especially liked the perry. The staff were very friendly and helpful too.
Enjoyed the ciders and perries but the weather was a bit cool on Sunday.