Local Sausage and Cider Tasting

Come and join us in warmth and comfort for an evening of tall tales, amazing music, great company and delicious food and drink!  

It's sausage and cider but not like you've seen it before.

Think plump, juicy gourmet sausages beautifully presented with all the trimmings accompanied by a selection of flavour paired ciders - crisp fresh, complex ciders to cut through the rich powerful flavours of the meat. There is nothing better than a fine sausage!

Especially when prepared by Tyler's Ground head chef Ross:

"These sausages by Sussex based sausage specialist Lew Howard are all made from locally reared meat. They are are award winning, made from ancient secret recipes, and packed with flavours.  We have chosen a great mix of flavours and styles to pair with Bignose & Beardy's handmade local ciders."

Lew Howard & Son is a long‑standing, family‑run butcher in Ringmer known for top‑quality local meat, award‑winning sausages, and a strong community presence. They’ve been a village staple for around 50 years.

We'll be entertained with live music from Maddy and The Hatters and chats from Phil and Steve.

We'll be hosting you at Tyler's Ground farm shop and cafe at The Dower House Farm in Blackboys. Sitting in comfort and surrounded by produce grown at the farm, we'll sample a range of ciders including some of our rarest and not publicly available batches. 

Join us for a friendly evening of fun, learning and deliciousness!

Grab a limited early bird ticket for yourself or reserve a table of four to secure a further discount. 

(additional photos by FreePik)

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 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.

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

Caravan site in Framfield

Air bnb’s near Framfield plus The Stables

Pubs with rooms: Buxted and Blackboys

Hotels: Premier Inn, East Sussex National, Horsted Place