Winter Talks Programme at Cider Museum Hereford

Over the winter we will be hosting a diverse series of talks to compliment our latest exhibition, The Orchard Revived: History, Ecology and the Future.

These talks will be running between September 2026 and March 2027, at the Museum of Cider. The scheduled talks will last between 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Tickets are £5.50 per person, and must be booked in advance.

Talks are aimed at over 18s, but all ages are welcome (under 18s must be accompanied by an adult).

Winter talk schedule:

23rd September 2026 6.30pm
Ainsleigh Rice & John Teiser
‘Sleuthing for Heritage Apples with Pomona in Hand and DNA in Lab’

18th October 2026 2.30pm
Toby Fountain (Herefordshire Wildlife Trust)
‘Orchard Ecology & the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker’ (title TBC)

11th November 2026 6.30pm
David Whitehead
‘Viscount Scudamore (1601-71) of Holme Lacy: A Reluctant Royalist and Orchardist’

13th January 2027 6.30pm
Barny Butterfield
‘DNA and the Lost Orchards of Devon’ (title TBC)

17th February 2027 6.30pm
In conversation with James Crowden (cider historian) & Tom Oliver (key cider maker)

10th March 2027
James Bisset
‘Thomas Andrew Knight – Herefordshire’s Unsung Orchard and Horticultural Hero’

The museum offers free parking for visitors, and all talks will be held in accessible areas. If you would like to know more about accessibility at the museum, please follow the think: Accessibility | Cider Museum

All images copyright of Will Watson.