The Cider Barn

The Cider Barn is so-called because-guess what- we've been told that this is where the cider used to be made. It's a large barn-being 62.92 m2. It faces the voie verte (and the sunshine), and the large double doors are big enough to drive a car or tractor inside-very useful for storage. This is the only one of the 5 outbuildings to have just an earth floor (the others have all been concreted). Nonetheless, we've had two very successful parties in this barn!

Internally, the barn was originally on split levels with hay stored above.

At one side, the old apple press remains in situ.

At the back, there is a further door-and this is also one of the chickens' favourite afternoon pecking areas! On the opposite wall, we've successfully grown a vine which gave a good yield of tangy grapes last year.