Sally Perks of Raglan Cider Mill in Usk talks us through her museum orchard - The Modern Story of Orchards and Cider Making in Wales

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Raglan Cider Mill proprietor and cider and perry maker Sally Perks talks us through her museum orchard which contains every Welsh cider apple and perry pear tree known to the WPCS.

Sally Perks is the proprietor of Raglan Cider Mill with her husband James Perks. Raglan Cider Mill was founded in 2006 and produces real cider & perry. Sally Perks is the Chair of The Welsh Perry & Cider Society. Raglan Cider Mill is the site of the first ever Museum Orchard of Welsh cider apple and perry pear varieties in Wales. Raglan Cider Mill is located at Ty Newydd Farm in the village of Llanarth near Raglan in Monmouthshire, NP15 2LU.

This digital story was created for ‘The Heritage of Orchards and Cider Making in Wales’, a two year HLF funded project in partnership with The George Ewart Evans Centre For Storytelling at The University of South Wales and The Welsh Cider and Perry Society.
This story recorded with Sally Perks and edited by Project Associate Catrin James on the 28th of November 2016 at Raglan Cider Mill, Ty Newydd Farm, Llanarth, NP15 2LU.

For more information - storytelling.research.southwales.ac.uk, www.welshcider.co.uk

raglancidermill.com

Archive reference HOCW/RCM/3