Gwynt y Ddraig Farm Open Day dates for 2011 are here!!
April 23rd and 24th
Saturday 11:00am ’til 9:00pm
Sunday 11:00am ’til 7:30pm
August 6th and 7th
Saturday 11:00am ’til 9.00pm Sunday 11:00am ’til 7:30pmEntry to our farm open days will be £5.00 per day. On entry your hand will be stamped (different colour stamp for Saturday & Sunday) to indicate to bar staff and site security that you have entered the event via the main entrance. The cost of the ticket will include one free pint or bottle of cider or perry when presented at the bar.
Visitors are welcome to camp over on the Saturday night but please note that the only facilities available are the portable toilets. Please note that all vehicles and camping equipment are left at the owners risk. If you are camping and plan to stay for the Sunday then please make this known to the staff on the gate so you can purchase the appropriate tickets for both days. (This will be a Saturday ticket and a Sunday ticket.) Please note that all campers will be visited on the Sunday morning just to ensure that they have purchased their Sunday ticket.
Please note that entry to anyone under the age of 18 is free but only with an accompanying adult and under 18s will therefore not be supplied with an entry ticket or have the entry stamp applied to their hand. Anyone attempting to purchase an entry ticket but is lucky enough to appear to be under the age of 18 will be asked to produce photo ID.
Once again we are going to take a step back in time and show you how we used to press the apples by winding up our 19th Century double screw press – pictured below (we will be using a modern mill).
Freshly prepared food will be available throughout the weekend from Cegin Crincae, La Creperie de Sophie and pasties and pastries from in a pickle.
A selection of live music will be played over the weekend, Ross Kirk has been confirmed for the two weekends but a full line up of Artists will follow. See below for a some of the comments from last year’s event…
Sitting enjoying a pint of Strawby Cider, fantastic cider, hoping it gets kept after the cider festival weatherspoons have on, would love a list of places I can find this cider in London battersea area when it’s finished!! Keep up the good effort, and will try to make it in a week or so to the open weekend at the farm!
I just wish it was open later than 9!
BANDS FOR CIDER FESTIVAL 6TH 7TH AUG 2011
http://www.rosskirkmusic.webs.com/
http://www.myspace.com/fattysleg
http://www.banddirectory.co.uk/band.asp?b=the-shoots&t=cardiff&p=cf417pw
http://kyshera.com/site/wp-content/themes/kyshera/indexsplash.php
http://www.myspace.com/marjorammusic/music#!/marjorammusic
http://www.gigall.co.uk/TheGarthMountainBoys/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Scream-for-Crow/167005653354861
http://www.myspace.com/thewhiskeyoutlaws
Hi, I have a question – do you have do buy tickets in advance or do you just turn up on the day? Is it best to get there quite early?
Cant wait for it; last years festival was Brilliant – Live Music, wicked selections of Ciders & Free Tasters – Black Dragon!!!
Just double checking the date for the April fest as I believe that Sunday is easter Sunday?
Fantastic event, again! Well done to all who contributed, couldn’t help but notice how polite and helpful all the guys who worked were. The chaps on the gate were very hospitable and the guys behind the bars were great, happy people! HAVE to mention the demonstration by Bill an Co on the victorian press, thoroughly enjoyable and informative, great Q&A session afterwards. Wonderful to see the passion and committment that goes into producing such fine ciders and perries. Truely inspirational. Going to have a go myself! Can’t wait for next years events …
Pete, Lisa, Rich, Tracey, Dan, Tom, Madison, Shannon, Lexi & Bella.
Hay what can you say, a fantastic event started to rain just when pitching the tent but turned out nice as they say. Well done to all it gets better every year. Keep it up and that black dragon …..man what a drink!!!!!!
Excellent weekend, roll on 2011. Well done to all involved.
7 August best festival yet!
They all taste great – got in Ponty last weekend hic!