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Brogdale Artisan Cider Festival at Faversham 2016

There will be 55 varieties on offer at the Brogdale Artisan Cider Festival this bank holiday weekend.

Being held on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, it will feature scrumptious cider and perry such as Woolly Pig Cider, made by Tiddly Pomme at Brogdale with apples from the National Fruit Collection.

They will also run a bar with 10 artisan ciders and perry from across the county including Broomfield in Herne Bay and Gibbet Oak in Tenterden.

Serena Henderson of the Kent Cider Company of Faversham at last year's Brogdale cider festival
Serena Henderson of the Kent Cider Company of Faversham at last year's Brogdale cider festival

Visitors can follow a cider trail, scoring their favourites, which will decide the Cider or Perry of the Festival and browse the varied food and drink stalls.

A wild food tent will explore foraging and there will be talks on ciders and cookery demonstrations from chefs at the Red Sails Restaurant in Faversham using Brogdale ingredients.

Nebin Stewart and Dick Nevitt use a modern juicer during the apple juicing competition
Nebin Stewart and Dick Nevitt use a modern juicer during the apple juicing competition

There will also be live music with headline acts Rudy Warman, Under the Wood, Stu Edwards and Gone Country, Dead Horse Morris and the Broomdashers and activities including pig racing, wellie wanging, space hopper racing and trifle eating competitions as well as kite workshops and a bug roadshow.

Painted lady Natalie Toseland at the cider festival
Painted lady Natalie Toseland at the cider festival

Entry is £9 and £5 for children. Two free shuttle buses will run from Faversham station throughout the weekend. Visit brogdalecollections.org.uk.

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