Description
Join us for our annaul Blossailling celebration of Spring!
1200-1600
A Blossail is a modern tradition, recently established in Sussex and Cornwall adding further blessings to the orchard as spring breaks.
Inspired by our winter wassail we will be celebrating spring with a delicious communal lunch among the beautiful apple blossoms, surrounded by all the bees and insects busy pollinating the flowers for a plentiful harvest.
This is what you can expect:
- A delicious outdoor lunch
- Cider food pairing and tasting included
- A guided orchard walk
- A unique blossailing ceremony with active participation
Tickets include lunch, an aperativo, a digestif, food pairings with additional generous tastings and a tour. There's an option to pre-order a special event take-home pack too, with examples of our latest cider batches.
The Cidery is at: Upper Brookhouse Farmhouse, Brookhouse Lane, Framfield, TN22 5QJ
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Ticket Information & Photo Usage
All the event details are given on this page.
You will be able to access your tickets via the link in the order confirmation email sent to you, and from the order confirmation page.
You can save tickets to your device wallet, print off a copy or just show us the QR code on your device when you arrive. You can forward your ticket on to other guests too.
We also have your details on our list so we can register you on arrival without a QR code - don't worry if you can't print it off or have no signal when you arrive, just tell us your name.
We may take photographs of the event and we encourage you to as well. We will use these in our social media and marketing campaigns. Let us know if you do not want us to use photo's with you or your guests in this way.
Event Refund Information
We will issue a refund for event tickets on request up to one week before an event. After that it is hard for us to resell a ticket and we may already have incurred expenses on your behalf.
Refunds will be for the full amount minus the ticketing fee we will have paid for each ticket (£1 per ticket) and a £5 admin fee.
Ideally we'd prefer to reschedule your ticket to another date or event where an equivalent is available, there is no fee for this.
How to get to us
We are in the countryside, which presents some challenges if you would rather not drive. So here are some ideas for getting to us in ways that allow you to enjoy our cider.
Firstly - get a lift.
The Cidery is at: Upper Brookhouse Farmhouse, Brookhouse Lane, Framfield, TN22 5QJ. We are on Google Maps and Apple Maps.
Our What/Three/Words location is: acute.fermented.begin
We are the last turn on the left before the stream at the bottom of the lane, coming from the village or the first on the right as you approach Framfield.
Taxis from Uckfield:
Uckfield Taxis - 0772 5665 609
Ultra Taxi - 0757 0757 555
Where2PrivateHire - 0741 4726 691
Take the bus
The 29A runs from Brighton via Lewes and Uckfield (by the train station) right to Framfield and goes to Heathfield before coming back. It's a ten minute walk from the bus stop.
The 500 runs from Eastbourne to Gatwick airport via Uckfield, so fly in from anywhere in the world and reach us by public transport - cool!
Take the Train
Trains run from London Bridge to Uckfield from where you can take the bus, a taxi or walk the two miles to the Cidery.
Walk from Uckfield
You can walk up the lane - but no footpath up the hill makes it less than fun.
Instead consider walking through Hempstead Meadow (by the train station via Waitrose car park), skirting Manor Park and crossing the railway at Hempstead Mill. Then its footpaths and quiet lanes into Framfield and down Brookhouse Lane.
You can also walk up the hill from the station to Ridgewood, left past the Co-op down to Fearnley Park and across the fields to Brookhouse Lane.
Local Accommodation Options
Obviously, not everyone lives near us. If you are tempted to visit us or join one of our events and you don't live locally, why not make a trip of it?
There is so much to do around here, from walks in the Sussex Weald, Ashdown Forest and South Downs National Park to visits to the beaches of the Sussex Coast. We are swamped with National Trust sites, and have three steam train lines nearby. Plus there are wild swimming sites, ancient villages, pubs, breweries, amazing places to eat…
Here are some places to stay really nearby:
Beautiful, serene, low frills and in the village
Very cool glamping option within walking distance
Air bnb’s near Framfield plus The Stables
Pubs with rooms: Buxted and Blackboys
Hotels: Premier Inn, East Sussex National, Horsted Place