Found in the cellars... a sign from a bygone age and a relic of the Woodpecker social club.

Have you ever wondered how cider played a role in the American Revolution?🍏 Through objects like this 1765 engraving by America Patriot Paul Revere, find out about the influence that cider had on the American Revolution, in a curator's talk on Thursday 14th May. 🎟 Tickets available on our website.

Thank you to all of the 35 cidermakers who entered 112 ciders & perries in this years International Cider & Perry Competition.. A huge congratulations to all our 2026 winners, it was a fantastic year and we can't wait to see what 2027 has to offer! A full list of results is available on our website.

There is still time to grab a ticket for our event this Thursday to help judge this years People's Choice! bsky.app/profile/muse...

Join us in exploring the dynamic role of cider in the history of protest with a curators' illustrated talk during the Herefordshire Histories Festival! 🍎🍏 Tickets available online now! £5.00pp. See our website for more info...

Join us in exploring the dynamic role of cider in the history of protest with a curators' illustrated talk during the Herefordshire Histories Festival! 🍎🍏 Tickets available online now! £5.00pp. See our website for more info...

Time to gather your entries together!

Taste this years entries to the International Cider & Perry Competition and vote for the People's Favourite! Tickets for 'You be the judge!' are available now on our website, £6.50pp. Please note: the official judging will occur privately the day prior. #whatsonhereford #cider

🍎 The Museum will be open on Good Friday and Easter Monday from 10.30am - 4.30pm. Explore the museum galleries, discover the power of pop in our latest exhibition, or complete one of our free Easter trails and win a tasty treat! 🐰 Please note: the museum is closed on Easter Sunday, 5th April.

🏆 Entries for the 2026 International Cider & Perry Competition are open! The competition will take place on Wednesday 6th May 2026 and entry forms are on our website. We are happy to confirm this years judges: Bill Bradshaw, Paul Rudge, Jack Toye, Sophie Fitton, Helen Anne Smith, & Alison Taffs 🍎🍐

The Saturday (21st March) Herefordshire residents with postcodes HR1-HR9 will be able to visit the museum for FREE between 10.30am and 3.30pm! See our website for more details.

The champagne lifestyle, at a fraction of the cost? Yes please! 🥂 Babycham was first submitted to the Three Counties Agricultural show in the late-1940s by Francis Showering. They soon adopted the iconic deer motif, this model being a very early 1950s version of their mascot.

We are bubbling with excitement, our latest exhibition launches on Saturday! Between the 14th March and 23rd August discover the power of pop in a new temporary exhibition. Explore the history of sparkling cider and find out how your favourite drinks get their fizz. More details on our website...

Can you help complete our collection? 🍾🍎 Pomagne was produced by the Bulmer's cider company for nearly 100 years, from the 1910s until the 2010s, marketed as a drink suitable for any celebration!

📣 Last chance to see! The last date to come and see the Art of the Label exhibition will be the 31st January. This exhibition showcases four modern makers who use art rather than text to convey their messages. #cider #herefordshire #whatsonhereford

It's been a long radio silence since we last posted, but so much has gone on! New website, new events, new staff... And, not least, PerryFest on the 4th October, where we celebrated the humble perry pear with the help of CAMRA, Three Counties Cider and Perry Association, and friends.

Pulp Art Exhibition at the @museumofcider.bsky.social

Who’s this on Weird Britain? @museumofcider.bsky.social

And...we're planning the one for May 26! Thanks Lisa for being an excellent judge.

When you revisit a museum 30 years later & finally get to try the samples… 🍎 The @museumofcider.bsky.social in Hereford was so much bigger than I remembered, although it probably has changed a lot! The basement area was especially impressive. ...we did leave with 2 bottles of perry in hand! 🍐

Available in the museum's bookshop.

Jack reports on PerryFest, held in the Museum of Cider @museumofcider.bsky.social, sorry, Museum of Perry, in Hereford, and has a chat with the organisers of this unique event, Paul Stevens and @lzbth.bsky.social.

With impeccable timing, proving #PerryIsAlive, here’s Jack in conversation with Tom Oliver at PerryFest 2025, highlighting the history and challenges of perry pears, & the importance of preserving these unique fruits for future generations. @tomoliverscider.bsky.social @museumofcider.bsky.social

We are open over the Easter weekend! Good Friday 10.30 to 4.30 Easter Saturday 10.30 to 4.30 Easter Sunday 10.30 to 4.30 Bank Holiday Monday 10.30 to 4.30 Recommended last entry to museum 3.45

One of the things about our museum is that visitors think it's going to be small from the front. But it stretches... This was drone footage from our building work last year when we had to demolish and rebuild one of the 1890s 'champagne cider cellars'.