Wassail 2027
Friday 15th Jan 5:30 PM - 10 PM
Sheppy's House of Cider, TA4 1ER
Join Sheppy's Cider to celebrate the ancient ritual of Wassail on Friday, 15th January 2027.
Doors open from 5:30pm - ceremony starts at 6.45pm
Food | Fires | Cider
Join us for an evening of chanting, dancing and tradition to help us ensure that next year’s harvest is a good one. This is an adult event and not suitable for children or dogs.
Wassail gets its name from an old English term “waes hael” meaning “be well” which was shouted like a toast with the reply “drinc hael” meaning “drink and be healthy” at festivities in the darkest days of January as far back as Saxon times. There are several types of Wassailing tradition (most involving hot spiced alcohol) but the important one for all cider-makers is blessing their apple trees.
Your ticket price covers admission at the gate for the ceremony, food followed by a barn dance. Food to be confirmed once we release the tickets.
Itinerary
5:30 pm Gates Open
5:45 pm Food starts (closes 8.15 pm)
6:15 pm Last Admission for Cars - you must purchase a carparking ticket at time of booking
6:45 pm Ceremony begins with the Taunton Morris Men heading into the orchards
8:00 pm Barn Dance with Folk dancing and drinking with Fresh Aire in our Old Barn
10:00 pm Event closes
We are now fully sold out of car parking tickets. Why not take public transport to the event? Bus 22 stops directly outside the House of Cider and runs all evening. There will also be a taxi and drop off point in the main entrance to the House of Cider.
Our Friday Night restaurant and bar will be closed this night for the event.