Cider Pub Guide to Somerset

From Ukcider

The guide to pubs selling cider in Somerset.
63 entries + 12 in Bath = 74 so far

Contents 1 ? Aller 2 Ashcott 3 Barton St. David 4 Bath 5 Bicknoller 6 Binegar 7 Blagdon 8 Bridgwater 9 Brokerswood 10 Burtle 11 Castle Cary 12 Chew Stoke 13 Churchill 14 Clapton-in-Gordano 15 Congresbury 16 Corton Denham 17 Crewkerne 18 Dunster 19 Faulkland 20 Frome 21 Glastonbury 22 ? Halse 23 Huish Episcopi 24 Keynsham 25 Kingsbury Episcopi 26 (Langport area) 27 Lopen 28 Lovington 29 Mark 30 Merriott 31 Minehead 32 Montacute 33 Mudford 34 North Curry 35 Peasedown St John 36 Pensford 37 Pitney 38 Priddy 39 Rickford 40 Rudge 41 ? Shepton Mallet 42 Shoscombe 43 Somerton 44 Stoke-sub-Hamdon 45 Stratton on the Fosse 46 Taunton 47 Wanstrow 48 Washford 49 Watchet 50 West Huntspill 51 Wedmore 52 Wells 53 Wellow 54 Westhay 55 Williton 56 Wincanton 57 Wraxall 58 Wrantage 59 Wrington 60 Yeovil

? Aller

• The Old Pound Inn

Village pub reputed to sell real cider, a claim supported by their website, but no informants were sure which cider is stocked. On Bridgewater - Langport bus route - timetable.

Ashcott

• Pipers Inn 70 Bath Road, Ashcott, TA7 9QL

Addlestones on hand pump. Pleasant pub with good food. Google map

• The Railway Station Road, Ashcott (1.5 miles outside the village) Location. Local pub at the site of the old railway station. Sells Wilkins cider. Open evenings and some lunchtimes. On the Sustrans cycle path from Glastonbury, but I'd recommend the road unless you have an off-road bike as the path is in poor condition.

Ashcott is on the Wells - Glastonbury - Taunton timetable and Wells - Glastonbury - Bridgewater timetablebus routes.

Barton St. David

• Barton Inn Barton St. David, about 5 miles SE of Street.

Sells Wilkins Cider on tap. Food, inc. vegetarian. Open 12-2, 4-11 Mon -Fri, 12-11 weekends. Mentioned by Camera 'Pints West' Cider Sisters in the Spring 2006 edition. Bus service

Bath

13+ pubs listed as selling real cider in Bath. I am working my way through them and reporting as I go - a tough job but someones gotta do it.(2008)

• The Tuckers Grave Inn

If anyone is visiting the Bath area, my favourite local is the Tuckers Grave Inn, on the A366 between the villages of Norton St. Philip and Faulkland. A quiet little place with a lovely drop of Cheddar Valley cider, and a very small electricity bill. (My theory is that the smaller the bill, the better the pub!)

• The Pig & Fiddle in Bath sells Bulmers Traditional.Big shed like pub, bit like an old Firkin. sanded floors and sports memorabilia on the walls.Good burgers. No kids.

• The Victoria, a local pub in Oldfield Park, near South Avenue sells Thatchers.

• The Trinity,James St West BA1 2DA a good little pub by Wetherspoons sells Old Rosie (out of box).

• The Salamander 2,John St. BA1 2JL also sells real cider

• The Bell. Walcot St. BA1 5BW The rough side of town and no draught cider but does Stowford Press and Weston's Organic in bottles. 7 real ales plus a pleasant vegetarian sausage roll. Liable to get full of 'young people'.

• The Volunteer Rifleman's Arms 3, New Bond St and Ye Olde Farmhouse sell Black Rat, a local cider that is unfortunately slightly sparkling.

• The Raven, Queen St BA1 1HE. Free house family run and a Camra 'pub of the year' in 2006.Bit of a corridor downstairs and piped muzak,but there is more room and another bar upstairs. They promise to have a draught cider on all the time, normally one of the Weston's range,'Old Rosie' or 'Scrumpy' Bottles of Weston's Organic also available. When we went they had New Forest 'Snake Catcher' on draught! Wonderful!.(£2.65 a pint, but you don't need very many....) Also do excellent pies from 'Pieminister' of Bristol plus about 5 real ales.Lovely pub

• Porters and a few other pubs sell bottles of Weston's Organic cider.

• Wetherspoons sells Old Rosie and a few other varieties out of the box, although service here is a nightmare.

• The Garrick's Head, next to the Theatre Royal, has Burrow Hill on draught.

• The Royal Oak 10, Summerleys Place on the Lower Bristol Road has one draught cider (regularly changed) as well as up to 12 real ales.

• The Ram in Widcombe (just across the river from the station) has Thatcher's Traditional on draught.Recently done up. stone walls, wood floor,church pews,scrubbed pine & oak tables friendly staff and nice atmosphere,free cash machine. 5 or so real ales small menu (no blackboard) big tellies.

• Old Green Tree has Broadoak on draught, plus bottles including Weston's organic and usually a perry as well.

• Pub Crawl

According to the Bath_to_Bristol_pub_crawl, perhaps to be taken with a handful of salt, there are a few other pubs in Bath serving real cider - The Rummer 6,New Market Row, Grand Parade. BA2 4HN

Bicknoller

• The Bicknoller Inn 32 Church Road, Bicknoller, Taunton TA4 4EL. Tel: (01984) 656 234.

A 14th century village inn with stone floors, wooden beams and real log fires. Thatcher's Traditional on draught. Duncan Shine

Link: The Bicknoller Inn

Binegar

• The Horse & Jockey Inn off the A37 at Gurney Slade, BA3 4UH (01749 840537)

Thatchers Traditional & Black Rat on draught.

Blagdon

• The Queen Adelaide [1] High Street, Blagdon, Somerset BS40 7RA Tel: 01761 462 573

Thatchers Traditional on draught.

Bridgwater

• Bristol & Exeter Inn, 135 St. John Street

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Faintly unbelievable pub a stone's throw from the station - we walked past it several times before finding it. Just like someone (very scruffy) front room, this is a true cider house with peeling decor and a wide range of cider. Landlord is not shy in telling you what he thinks of each cider (complimentary or not). Definitely an experience!

I had a weird experience here last year, I ordered 2 pints of cider, can't remember whose cider I asked for, but they were different (say one Thatchers and one Wilkins). The surprise was, they were both served from the same pump! I asked the landlord what was going on, and he told me THEY MIX IT! Honest, that's what he said.

Brokerswood

• The Kicking Donkey Brokerswood,Westbury, BA13 4EG.01373 823250 kickingdonkey@hotmail.com

Traditional country pub, fine food, see website. Thatcher's Cheddar Valley. Just down the road from the 'Full Moon' at Rudge q.v.

Burtle

• Burtle Inn Family Bar & Restaurant, Eastcote Road, Burtle, Somerset, TA7 8NG. Tel:01278 722269
  

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Has it's own cider made from apples grown in the orchard behind the pub. Probably the last pub in England to do this. Staff may refuse to serve the house cider to customers who are going to drive afterwards.

Serves a wide range of freshly cooked upmarket foods, inc. mussels & vegetarian meals. Camping in the orchard.
Open all day 7 days a week.

Castle Cary

• White Hart, 'Horse pond', Fore St.

Serves 'Rough Cider', not sure what it is though!

Chew Stoke

• Yew Tree - round the back of village near the church.
  

Thatchers served from gallon containers. Good local pub, children and dog friendly, open from 12:00 - 11:00 every day. Good food served at mealtimes.

• Stoke Inn - on main road, can't miss it.
  

Thatchers served from polypins or Cheddar Valley on tap in iced glass if requested. Dog friendly, well behaved children welcome. Pub food served at mealtimes.

Churchill

• The Crown Inn - Skinners Lane
  

Thatchers Traditional and Mendip Magic on draught. A ramshackle old pub full of character, with great roast beef sandwiches and a happy mixed clientele of sixth formers, farmers and other assorted locals.

Google Map Link

Clapton-in-Gordano

• Black Horse

Lovely old unspoilt country pub with flagstone floors, once a favourite of cider-drinking legend Adge Cutler, with good food, and of course real cider (Thatchers) and the slightly sweeter Black Rat! Paul Cunningham

Congresbury

• The Old Inn, Pauls Causeway, Congresbury, BS49 5DH (01934 832270)
  

Thatchers Dry.

Corton Denham

• The Queens Arms, Corton Denham, nr. Sherborne. DT9 4LR (01963 220317)
  

Selection from: Thatchers, Wilkins, Bridge Farm, and Burrow Hill, as well as Ashton Press. Good selection in the bottle too and some great real ales.

Crewkerne

• The Railway Tavern South Street . 01460 73270

as the name suggests this classic pub is close to the station , serves Thatchers Traditional , Cheddar Valley and Old Rascal . open all day . £1.70 a pint ! Nov 2007

• The White Hart Inn East Street , 01460 74153

Town centre pub serves Thatchers Traditional .

Dunster

• Foresters Arms, West Street, TA24 8RN (01643 821313)
  

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Friendly, down-to-earth inn, a short walk from the main shopping area of Dunster. Very talkative Parrot in residence! Thatchers Cheddar Valley, and bottled Scratch (Med/Dry) and Lanes (Dry) from West Monkton Cider.

• Luttrell Arms, High Street, TA24 6SG (01643 821555)
  

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Lovely 15th century hotel in the heart of Dunster. Thatchers Cheddar Valley on hand pump.

• Dunster Village Shop & Deli, 11 High Street (01643 822078)

Wide range of bottled ciders including Sheppys, Thatchers, West Monkton, and containers of draught Rich's Cider.

Faulkland

• Tuckers Grave Inn, on A366 1 mile east of Faulkland village. BA3 5KF

Sells Thatcher's Cheddar Valley Farmhouse Cider in such quantity that each pints tastes as fresh as if the barrel has just been broached. No food as such.

A stunningly unspoilt pub which successfully retains the feel of a country local as many would have been fifty or a hundred years ago. No bar, with barrels piled in the snug. Friendly staff and welcoming locals (except Tuesdays, when the "Thatchers Synchronised Drinking Team" practice).

Rumoured to be haunted, but no sign of the ghost yet.

Capt. Roger Rabbit, who famously sailed his square rigger "Wave Dancer" up the Blind Yeo after a few pints, is a regular here. Sadly, he is now beached on the top of Glastonbury Tor, and praying for a Tsunami to get him going again. Another famous customer who is in more than he's out (of various projects) is Sid the artist and painter. He and partner Coleen are off to Italy soon, where Sid has won the contract to give the ceiling in the Vatican's Cistine Chapel a coat of magnolia gloss. Coleen will operate the paint roller, and Sid will stand on the bottom rung of the ladder smoking roll-ups, telling rude jokes and swearing. On most nights of the year we are treated with a visit by a Thrush which nests locally, and a Pig has also made a few appearances. Motor cyclists welcome, especially if the machines they ride are older than the riders! A lovely pub run by Ivan & Glenda Swift, who recently introduced a new pub game to keep the locals amused. It's called "Find Ivan". Phone Glenda for the rules. 01373 834 230

• Faulkland Inn. in the village itself.(BA3 5UH) Does Cheddar Valley and good home cooked food. new owners Mike & Jane Baker have revamped the place. 01373 834 312. mike@faulklandinn.co.uk website

Frome

• The Sun Catherine Street. A 'locals pub' pool table, big telly, pub grub,etc. Recently changed hands. Accommodation available. Courtyard out the back. nice pint of Thatchers Dry on tap

• The Angel just off the market place in the town centre. Very old building largely 17th century, unspoilt but pretty run down and could be fantastic if carefully restored. Rich's Dry on handpump. Menu board fixed to ceiling has things like 'breakfast', 'roll' etc.

• The Lamb 1 Christchurch Street East, Frome, Somerset. BA11 1QA. Tel. 01373 472042

Just reopened (Jan 2008) after a takeover and total re-fit by local lads, 'Blindman's Brewery'and sell their full range of ales. Still sorting themselves out as regards food and atmosphere - a bit bare and minimalist inside. Rich's medium on hand pump. They told me that they were 'selling loads' and will always have a real cider of some description.

• The Lamb & Fountain Castle St. Run by 'mother' who has been there since it was built c 1690. Untouched since the 1950's. Fantastic pub has to be seen to be believed. Like Tuckers Grave without the tourists.Rich's from barrel behind the bar. Maybe a packet of crisps on a good day.

Glastonbury

Beware of the George & Pilgrim's claim to sell 'local cider' - it is Blackthorn, which is made locally!

• The Rifleman, Chilkwell St. Location.
  Wilkins. Ask for Wilkins - it is served although there is nothing to show this: the barrel is hidden in a back room. Good base for a walk up the Tor. No longer does its formerly excellent evening meals. Open until midnight Fri & Sat. Folk sessions 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month.

• Knights Fish and Chips 5 Northload Street, Glastonbury

Serves Wilkins cider with meals in the restaurant (but not with take-away). There is nothing to show this until you are right inside the building, but it is there. Menu and opening times on website.

• Heritage Foods on Glastonbury High Street.
  Good selection of bottled (& gallon/half-gallon) Thatchers, Hecks, & Perry's ciders, and mead.

• Truckle of Cheese (delicatessen / off-license), High Street, Glastonbury.
  Stocks local bottled ciders & perrys (& mead).

• (Fridays only) Honey Pot Farm Cider stall in the farmers market held on Friday mornings in Northload Street car park. Hot mulled cider in winter. Location.

•  ?? Beckets Inn High St. According to 'Beer in the Evening' this pub has draught Thatchers. Can anyone confirm / deny ?

• (Summer only) King Arthur, Benedict St.
  This once-reknown cider house house now sells Wilkins in summer only. Has bottled Green Goblin in winter. Open 12 - 11. Also serves food inc. vegi. 12 -6 Sun - Wed, 12 - 8 Thur - Sat.

 ? Halse

• New Inn Halse, nr. Taunton

Reported to sell Sheppy's. Not visited. Can anyone confirm ?

Huish Episcopi

• Rose & Crown (a.k.a. 'Eli's') on the A372 (main road through village), 1.5 miles from Langport.
  

Very good pub selling Burrow Hill from a wooden barrel. Folk session 3rd Sat of the month Sept - May. Originally a farmhouse, and still retains its Edwardian decor and furnishings. No bar - the drinks are served in the former kitchen/scullery. Been in the same family for generations Google Map Review of the pub

Eileen passed away last wick, she will be sorely missed by a lot of people but hopefully Eli's will remain the same. Funerals Tuesday if you want it attend.

Keynsham

• The Trout Tavern 46 Temple St. Keynsham, NE Somerset. BS31 1EH 0117 986 2754

Thatchers Traditional & Taunton Traditional on draught

Kingsbury Episcopi

• Wyndham Arms, Folly Road. Kingsbury Episcopi. TA12 6AT (01935 823239)
  

Village pub that sells Burrow Hill cider. Link: Wyndham Arms

(Langport area)

• see Pitney, just outside Langport.

• see Huish Episcopi, just outside Langport.

Lopen

• Poulett Arms Lopenhead, South Petherton,TA13 5JH

Pub at the roundabout, 0.5 mile North of the village.
Sold Burrow Hill (7/04). Formerly on the A303 until being bypassed. Google Map

Lovington

• The Pilgrims, Pilgrims Way, B3153 between Castle Cary and A37.

Has Stowford Press on draught. Seriously posh, advertised as 'The Pub that thinks it's a Restauraunt'.

Mark

• Packhorse Inn, Church Street.
  

Wilkins - but you have to ask, as it is not on display. gg

Merriott

• The Kings Head, Church Street , TA16 5PR . 01460 72973

Thatchers Cheddar Valley available . Cosy country pub serves food . Nov 2007

Minehead

No real cider appears to be available in Minehead's pubs, but a wide range of bottled and jugged ciders are available from the Minehead Cider Co (The Avenue), a shop close to the seafront, and the West Somerset Railway station
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The range includes: Lyme Bay, Palmershayes, Perry's, Sheppy's, and a good own label cider which is also available from the buffet of trains on the West Somerset Railway.

Montacute

• Montacute Working Mens Club Bishopton, Montacute

Westons Old Rosie on handpump. CIU affiliated club, you must be a member (or affiliate) to get in. Google Map

Mudford

• Half Moon, Main Street. Mudford.
  

Westons Bounds Brand. Food all day.

North Curry

• The Bird In Hand 1 Queen Square , North Curry , near Langport . TA3 6LT . 01823 490248

Beautiful country pub serving good quality food . Parsons choice cider available on draught . June 2008

Peasedown St John

• The Wagon and Horses

41, Bath Rd, Peasedown St John, Bath,Somerset, BA2 8DL [01761 437250] Gurt barn of a place badly in need of Sarah Beeney. Where the locals spend their giro's but a fine pint of Cheddar Valley

Pensford

• Rising Sun Church Street, Pensford, Avon, BS39 4AQ Tel: 01761 490402

Friendly local at the bottom of the village with pleasant riverside garden and draught Thatchers. Paul Gunningham

Please visit us - http://www.risingsunpensford.com

Pitney

• Halfway House, Pitney Hill, Langport, Somerset TA10 9AB (01458 252513)
  Link:Halfway House
  

Hecks cider & perry, sometimes Wilkins & other guests. Food.

Situated on the B3513 halfway between the small towns of Langport and Somerton, an excellent pub with draught and bottled ciders and perries from Hecks. The lovely garden was relatively Wasp-free when we visited! Located on Taunton - Somerton - Yeovil bus route (approx hourly - timetable).

Offers free camping in pub garden and local field with access to a toilet and shower around the back of the pub.

An absolute gem.

Priddy

• New Inn (Village Green) at the heart of Priddy.
  

Wilkins. Thatchers and Stowford Press Ciders. The New Inn has just been taken over By Dez, Maxine, Rose and Steve. Refurbished to a high standard. All of our meats are locally sourced which provides menue for each season, with specialalty dishes from the "Chef" Dean every first Thursday of the Month.Vegitarian options are avalibleand we have a Sunday Carvery.The New Inn also has a music night every Wednesday. Children are allowed. Please see our website for more details

• Hunters Lodge Inn At crossroads 1.5 miles East of village.
  

Wilkins. (If you ask for 'cider' you will get Wilkins, not a fizzy stuff also kept but rarely seen being consumed). Local ale also outsells lager. Good food at very good prices, inc. vegi. This is a very good traditional pub: open fires, stone floors, no music or gaming machines. Switch mobiles off before entering as the landlord cannot abide them!
Described by one Tolkien-fan visitor as 'the nearest thing on Earth to the Prancing Pony at Bree'.

Open 12-2.30, 6:30-11. Appears closed even when it is open, so look closely.

• The Queen Victoria Inn, Pelting Drove, Priddy, Wells, Somerset, BA5 3BA

Butcombe brewery owned pub with good food and two ciders including Cheddar Valley

Rickford

• Plume of Feathers (In the village).
  

Thatchers cox,katy.gold and traditional and westons old rosie on hand pump. A beautiful cosy little pub that has recently undergone a refurbishment, but has lost none of it’s character.

Rudge

• The Full MoonThe Full Moon Rudge, Somerset,BA11 2QF

Fine country pub with good food and accommadation (see website)Thatcher's Dry on tap

 ? Shepton Mallet

• The Poachers Pocket Chelynch, Doulting, near Shepton Mallet BA44PY +44(0)1749 880220

Has stopped selling Wilkins cider. Might be selling another real cider.

Shoscombe

• The Apple Tree Inn Shoscombe nr Bath and Radstock BA2 8LS 01761 432 263

A lovely pub in country surroundings. Varied menu includes good variety from a cheese roll to Zebra steaks. Patio area, kids play area. Does not open Monday or Tuesday lunchtimes. They had 4 real ales when we went and serve Ceddar Valley and Weston's Traditional on handpump plus Thatchers Gold and Thatchers Dry on tap.

Somerton

• The Half Moon Inn West St, Somerton, 01458 272401 Location.

Nice basic pub with draught Burrow Hill at £1.70/pt (2/08). Warm welcome from Toby the elderly dog. Food. Open lunchtimes and evenings.

Stoke-sub-Hamdon

• The Half Moon Inn Ham Hill Rd, Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6RL

Tel: 01935 824890 Village centre locals pub, at the bottom of the road to Ham Hill. Skittles, doms, pool. Live music sat. Customers likely to wear leather jackets and / or skirts. Last time I was there it was selling both Bridge Farm and Burrow Hill Cider

NB: this is not the same Ham Hill or the same Half Moon Inn as at Somerton.

• The Prince of Wales Ham Hill

Isolated hilltop pub in the middle of Ham Hill Country Park. Stone floor, dogs and walkers welcome. Separate restaurant area, which previously was a chapel for the quarrymen. Sells Berrow Hill cider and a range of local real ales. Cellar has a 150+ foot deep roman well in the cellar, but you wont be able to see that (or the three other wells)as the landlord probably doesn't know its there. Good place to rest after exploring the extensive walks around the hill - the biggest British Iron Age hill camp. Google Map Archealogical excavations in the lean-to sheds at the back discovered bones of young infants, presumably dating back to the days when the outbuildings doubled as the local poorhouse for unmarried mothers. Was the drinking haunt of "Foister", a murderer/footpad/highwayman who preyed on travellers on the London-Exeter road and is said to be the last man gibbeted alive in England. His ghost can sometimes be seen at the nearby Batemore Barn, where he was left to die close to the scene of his last murder: the hollow-way now known as "Foister's Gully"

Stratton on the Fosse

• The White Post Inn BA3 4QA 01761 413 394 thewhitepost@freenet.co.uk

Biggish pub on the main road. sells Thatchers Dry on tap. piped musak and faded 1970's decor.Pub Grub but well cooked and tons of it. Has Butcombe bitter+guest ales. Only really worth a mention because down a little side road opposite is Red House Farm holiday homes. This has a farm shop at the entrance which does butter eggs and cheese BUT also has two huge vats that dispense Thatchers Cheddar Valley, dry & medium. The day-glo orange fluid is piped from the 300 gallon vats into two large glass containers and from there into any container you care to bring along. A 40 pint barrel is only £28 if you bring your own, or + £15 deposit on one of theirs.Be sure to have a taste before you buy,although stocks are vast, turnover is slow with all that that might entail. The sort of place the locals go......

Taunton

• Black Horse, 36 Bridge Street, TA1 1UD (01823 272151)

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Good, friendly locals pub, close to the rail station, and cricket ground. Thatchers (Dry) on handpump. The Old Racal cider which is also on handpump is a sweet, fizzy, keg(?) alternative.

• Coal Orchard, 30-32 Bridge Street, TA1 1TX (01823 447330)

Wetherspoon with draught Westons cider, plus a few bottled ciders.

• County Stores, 52 North Street, TA1 1ND (01823 272235)

Excellent 'village' store with downstairs cafe, in the very centre of Taunton. A wide range of bottled and jugged ciders including: Burrow Hill, Heron Valley, Lyme Bay, Sheppys, and the full range of Somerset Cider Brandys.

• Perkin Warbeck, 22–23 East Street, TA1 3LP (01823 335830)

Llyods No.1 bar (part of the Wetherspoon empire). Draught Westons cider and some bottles.

Wanstrow

• The Pub at Wanstrow Station Rd Wanstrow nr Shepton Mallet BA4 4SZ. 01749 850 455 Freehouse owned and run by Paul & Daria Stevens. Small booklined pub.saloon & public bars.no piped music or gaming machines.small garden,skittle alley,bar billiards.Up to 5 real ales constantly changing. Restaurant area with home made food. Saloon can contain a few ageing public school types, the landlord can be grumpy and is not at his best in the mornings, but all in all an excellent traditional pub. Does Thatchers dry and Cheddar Valley medium, all well kept in a shed out the back - ask for it.

Washford

• Torre Cider Farm, TA23 0LA (01984 640004)

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The Tearoom at Torre cider farm is fully licensed, and therefore you can enjoy a glass or two of the cider in the tearoom, veranda or garden.

• White Horse Inn Abbey Road, TA23 0PR (01984 640415)

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Pleasant country inn, 20 mins walk from Washford station on the West Somerset Railway, and a short walk to Torre Cider Farm and Cleeve Abbey. Excellent Rich's Medium Cider on handpump.

Watchet

• London Inn, Market Street, TA23 0AN (01984 631880)

Bottled Scratch (Med/Dry), and Lanes (Dry) from West Monkton Cider.

• Pebbles Bistro, Market Street, TA23 0AN. tel: 01984 633831. email: info@pebbles-bistro.co.uk.

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Draught Thatchers Cheddar Valley (£2.30 pt). Draught Thatchers Gold (£2.60 pt). Bottled Brothers Festival Strength Pear cider, Thatchers Katy & Magners cider. Free wi-fi access. Dogs on leads welcome.

Good food, wine, cider & ale. Good Somerset fare & Good value for money. Roast lunch on Sunday

www.pebbles-bistro.co.uk. Eat-Drink-Relax

West Huntspill

• Crossways Inn Withy Road, West Huntspill, Somerset. TA9 3RA (01278 783756)

On the A38 just south of Highbridge. OS Landranger sheet 132/311454

Rich's cider from polypins (only about 2 1/2 miles from Rich's cider farm). Also real ales, very good food and accomodation.

Wedmore

• The New Inn Combe Batch, Wedmore, BS28 4DU (01934 712099)

Stone built village local with bar food and restaurant. Wilkins Medium cider. Sadly the fine willow tree in the garden has been chopped down recently. Wedmore also hosts a beer festivalin September which has Wilkins range.

Run by a controversial landlady who organised a St George's Day activity which resulted in a report of racism according to the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/5051162.stm

Wells

• City Arms 69 High St.Wells, BA5 2AG, +44 1749 673916. Gurt warren of a place seems set up for tourists and the bogs need a good sort out but sells Taunton Traditional and Addlestones Cloudy on handpump. Feb 08

• The Wookey Hole Inn [2] Wookey Hole, outside Wells, Somerset. BA5 1BP (01749 676677)

Wilkins cider.

Wellow

• The Fox & Badger [3] Railway Lane, Wellow, Bath BA2 8QG (01225 832293)

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An intimate 16th Century pub set in one of Somerset's most picturesque villages, just six miles from Bath. A traditional pub atmosphere with real log fires and great food. The landlord is a former Master Cheesemaker and they pride themselves on their Ploughman's Lunches, but I recommend the venison casserole or the game pie.
Thatcher's Cheddar Valley on draught (plus a couple of real ales)

Westhay

• Bird in Hand on the main road.
  

Wilkins. Also sold Roger Wilkins' excellent cheese in rolls on my last visit.
Local bus timetable

N.B. The Countryman pub at Meare 1.5 miles East of Westhay, formerly a cider house, has been knocked down.

Williton

• Forester's Arms Hotel, 55 Long Street, TA4 4QY (01984 632508)

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Basic, friendly hotel bar, a short walk from the West Somerset Railway station on the road into Williton. Rich's dry cider on handpump, plus bottled Scratch (Med/Dry) and Lanes (Dry) from West Monkton Cider.

Wincanton

• Uncle Tom's Cabin, High St. Wincanton.
  

Thatchers Traditional in traditional thatched pub. Not a place to take your new bride on honeymoon, but a cracking Somerset pub. The locals are down to earth people, interested in horse racing and the effects of alchol on their minds. Great pub.

Couldn't agree more with the previous comment. One of the Bristol bikers.

Wraxall

• The Old Barn Wraxall, Somerset, BS48 1BU Tel: 01275 819011 map

Real Ale and cider pub in a converted stone barn. Flagstone floors, exposed stone walls, interesting old tables and chairs, and a fascinating assortment of prints, books, ornaments and bric-a-brac. Proprietor Tony Fey. The Old Barn stands in its own grounds back from the B3130 just outside Nailsea.

Cider festivals some bank holidays, eg May 28th 2006

Wrantage

• Canal Inn, Wrantage, Taunton TA3 6DF Tel: 01823 480210 website

Located by the Chard Canal, selling "Somerset ciders": Burrow Hill cider on draught as well as bottles of cider eg..Hecks.

Wrington

• Plough Inn High Street, Wrington, North Somerset BS40 5QA Tel: (01934) 862 871

Thatchers Traditional and gold on draught. Singing landlord. website

Yeovil

• The William Dampier 97 Middle Street, Yeovil, BA20 1LW

Westons Old Rosie on draught. Typical large Wetherspoons pub. Google map
Brief biography of William Dampier First man to circumnavigate the world three times - one hundred years before Captain Cook

• The Quicksilver Mail 168 Hendford Hill, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2RG

According to the "Ciderspace" Yeovil Football Club supporters website "The ... Quicksilver Mail has been making real efforts in the last few years and now appears in good pub guides, particularly real ale ones. It is also one of the fewer and fewer outlets in the town that does proper farmhouse style cider. Food lunchtimes and evenings, and well behaved children and dogs are welcome."
Original posting at http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/features/bluffers-directions.htm
The original Quicksilver Mail was a London-Exeter stagecoach which called at the pub

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