The Victoria Inn’s Real Cider & Cheese Festival returns on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June.
Back for a third year, the festival will feature 20 real ciders and perries from producers across England, alongside cheese and charcuterie boards supplied by Church Street Deli.
One-third pint servings will be available throughout the weekend, making it easier to sample a wider range of ciders. Festival purchases will also earn double loyalty stamps.
There will also be eight ciders available on the inside bar throughout the weekend, so check the board on the day to see what’s pouring.
Festival Cider & Perry List
Wild West – Orchard Blend (6.5%)
Failand, Bristol
A medium dry cider made from 100% juice, wild fermented and with no added sulphites. Apples from a single orchard including Bell, Helen’s Apple, Somerset Royal, Harry Masters, Ellis Bitter and Chisel Jersey.
Cyderfex – The Decyder (6.8%)
Ipswich, Suffolk
A signature blend of cider apple varieties from Suffolk, giving full-bodied flavour, sweet notes and tannic character. Medium dry to dry.
Tippetts – Crow Cider (4.8%)
Redhill, Bristol
Easy-drinking golden cider made from a blend of traditional cider apples. Medium to medium sweet.
Hornsea Orchard – Still (5%)
Beverley Farm, Hornsea
Crafted with champagne yeast and aged for six to eight months, combining local Yorkshire apples with a range of English varieties.
Hornsea Orchard – Honey Cider (4%)
Beverley Farm, Hornsea
A blend of Yorkshire and English apples enriched with sustainable honey from Yorkshire bees.
Little Pomona – Ellis Bitter (5.8%)
Brook House Farm, Bromyard
Off-dry, single-variety Ellis Bitter.
Little Pomona – Perry, Lyde Farm 2024 (5.8%)
Brook House Farm, Bromyard
Off-dry perry with fresh, fruity and floral notes.
The Parrett Cider Company – S.V Red Worthy (5.8%)
Somerset
Made from the last remaining Red Worthy trees dating from the 1930s. Rediscovered and preserved as part of the Kingsbury Pomona Project. Left dry to tell the story.
The Parrett Cider Company – Standard (6%)
Somerset
A medium cider made with Improved Dove, Harry Masters Jersey, Sweet Coppin and Browns apples.
The Parrett Cider Company – Northwood and Browns (5.3%)
Somerset
An easy-drinking sweet cider with a little bite from the Browns apples.
Yarde – Three Little Pigs Strawberry (6%)
Longcombe, Totnes
Red Devon cider with a strawberry twist. Clear but unfiltered and unpasteurised, with no added sulphites.
English Wine Project – Buck Original (4.5%)
Darley Abbey, Derby
A juice-only cider made with Derbyshire apples and heritage Somerset varieties. An extremely quaffable medium cider.
Cheese & Charcuterie
Cheese and charcuterie boards supplied by Church Street Deli will be available throughout the festival for £10.
Festival Information
The Real Cider & Cheese Festival takes place at The Victoria Inn on North Station Road, Colchester, on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 June.
Festival drinks will be available in one-third pint servings throughout the weekend, and all festival purchases will earn double loyalty stamps.
See you at the bar.
