The Robinson family have been producing cider in and around Tenbury, “The Town in the Orchard”, for well over 200 years, the knowledge passing from father to son for at least six generations.
In the 1780’s, Robert Robinson began making cider for sale at The Bay Horse in Tenbury Wells (now 8 Teme St), the first of many local pubs owned by Robinsons over the generations.
At that point the cider business fell dormant whilst they focused on other business interests: a successful mineral water, fruit juice and bottling business they held until 1998. The presses fell silent but the knowledge of cider making continued.
In 1879, his grandson, also called Robert Robinson, acquired The Rose and Crown in Tenbury, where Robinsons “Crown Cider” was made commercially by successive Robert Robinsons (there’s a theme developing here) and their larger-than-life relatives until the late 1950s.
In 1879, his grandson, also called Robert Robinson, acquired The Rose and Crown in Tenbury, where Robinsons “Crown Cider” was made commercially by successive Robert Robinsons (there’s a theme developing here) and their larger-than-life relatives until the late 1950s.
At that point the cider business fell dormant whilst they focused on other business interests: a successful mineral water, fruit juice and bottling business they held until 1998. The presses fell silent but the knowledge of cider making continued.
In 2005, the irrepressible cider making gene emerged again when Robert Robinson, the fifth generation, decided to repurpose our family heirloom cider press and began making cider once more. He used the same techniques and many of the same orchards as Robinsons past and grew Robinsons Cider (largely as a hobby), to supply hundreds of independent pubs and shops in Herefordshire and the West Midlands.
In 2019, his son, Angus joined his father as cider maker to take Robinsons Cider on to a new chapter with a renewed purpose: to restore cider to its former glory, with Herefordshire and Teme Valley apple character at the forefront. It is a journey of discovery and re-discovery, over 200 years in the making.
In 2005, the irrepressible cider making gene emerged again when Robert Robinson, the fifth generation, decided to repurpose our family heirloom cider press and began making cider once more. He used the same techniques and many of the same orchards as Robinsons past and grew Robinsons Cider (largely as a hobby), to supply hundreds of independent pubs and shops in Herefordshire and the West Midlands.
In 2019, his son, Angus joined his father as cider maker to take Robinsons Cider on to a new chapter with a renewed purpose: to restore cider to its former glory, with Herefordshire and Teme Valley apple character at the forefront. It is a journey of discovery and re-discovery, over 200 years in the making.
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