Burrow Hill
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Probably the most famous English cider maker is Julian Temperley who makes cider and his famous
Somerset Royal Cider Apple Brandy which I have mentioned elsewhere. Check out their web site at
http://www.ciderbrandy.co.uk/
In my view he deserves a knighthood for services to cider, if he would accept one. On the other hand, when
********s like Branson, Jagger and McCartney have been knighted, well perhaps not. We have visited his orchard
a couple of times, it is sited in Martock (about 15 miles north east of Yeovil) which is one of the classic Somerset
cider areas. You can find it on Google Earth and see the individual cider apple trees. It is a nice area to visit,
basket work and pottery can be found at nearby Muchelney, where there is an abbey to visit and it's not far to
Langport, the 'capital' of the Somerset levels.
Julia and I had a very pleasant 4 or 5 days in this area in September 2006, taking in Glastonbury (including the
abbey orchard) Cheddar Gorge, the Somerset levels wetland and willow visitor centre, Wells including the
cathedral and farmer's market and several cider makers. If you visit Burrow Hill cider farm, do climb to the top of
the hill for a lovely view of the flat lands around, take binoculars if you have any and see how many orchards you
can spot. It really is a very lovely little corner of England which is just slightly ever so off the tourist map, and
repays research.
Here is the famous tree on top of Burrow Hill just opposite the farm, the image of which is seen on some of Mr
Temperley's craft cider bottles. There are splendid views from the top.
this page may take half a minute to fully open as there are a number of pictures
Probably the most famous English cider maker is Julian Temperley who makes cider and his famous
Somerset Royal Cider Apple Brandy which I have mentioned elsewhere. Check out their web site at
http://www.ciderbrandy.co.uk/
In my view he deserves a knighthood for services to cider, if he would accept one. On the other hand, when
********s like Branson, Jagger and McCartney have been knighted, well perhaps not. We have visited his orchard
a couple of times, it is sited in Martock (about 15 miles north east of Yeovil) which is one of the classic Somerset
cider areas. You can find it on Google Earth and see the individual cider apple trees. It is a nice area to visit,
basket work and pottery can be found at nearby Muchelney, where there is an abbey to visit and it's not far to
Langport, the 'capital' of the Somerset levels.
Julia and I had a very pleasant 4 or 5 days in this area in September 2006, taking in Glastonbury (including the
abbey orchard) Cheddar Gorge, the Somerset levels wetland and willow visitor centre, Wells including the
cathedral and farmer's market and several cider makers. If you visit Burrow Hill cider farm, do climb to the top of
the hill for a lovely view of the flat lands around, take binoculars if you have any and see how many orchards you
can spot. It really is a very lovely little corner of England which is just slightly ever so off the tourist map, and
repays research.
Here is the famous tree on top of Burrow Hill just opposite the farm, the image of which is seen on some of Mr
Temperley's craft cider bottles. There are splendid views from the top.
Julia looks north east from under the tree on the top of Burrow Hill
..... here is a view of the flat lands to the south east from the top of the hill
looking over Burrow Hill cider farm. You can see several standard cider apple
orchards of different ages, and poplar trees planted in straight lines as shelter
belts to protect the orchards from strong winds.
looking over Burrow Hill cider farm. You can see several standard cider apple
orchards of different ages, and poplar trees planted in straight lines as shelter
belts to protect the orchards from strong winds.
and here are a few images of the cider farm itself, starting with
this splendid sign on a huge old cider barrel.
this splendid sign on a huge old cider barrel.
