Ye Olde Cider Bar
99, East St, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2LD
This is a very special place for scrumpy users; special because it is a surviving example of a rarity whose numbers have dwindled over the centuries: the cider house. As the name implies, this is a bar that sells cider to the public, but a cider house is not a pub - maybe most (if not all) pubs these days sell some form of cider (even though most only sell the inferior keg variety), but a cider house definitely does not sell any beer!
Once upon a time there was a large number of alehouses in England, selling only ale (beer) to the public, and similarly there were many cider houses dispensing cider to their thirsty patrons. Over the years, alehouses became public houses selling a wider range of drinks than just beer - wines and spirits included. Meanwhile, many former cider houses became pubs, with the result that today we expect our pubs to sell just about any form of alcoholic drink, as well as soft drinks.
At the last count, there were only four surviving cider houses in England - in the whole of Britain, for that matter. One of these extremely rare and special places is this cider house in Devon - Ye Olde Cider Bar in the market town of Newton Abbot on the scenic River Teign, between historic Exeter and the tourist resort of Torquay.
ALL CIDER LOVERS WELCOME
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