CAMRA’s Campaigner of the Year Gabe Cook has announced a weekend of Herefordshire cider tours for October.

The guided tours will take participants on a voyage to three of Herefordshire's finest cider makers each day right in the heart of the season.

Home to the largest area of cider apple orchards, and greatest volume of the drink produced anywhere in the world, Herefordshire is known for its cider-making heritage and for its award-winning small producers.

Over the 15-16 October weekend, Cook will lead the group on a minibus tour of some of the county’s finest orchards.

On the Saturday, the tour heads north to Oliver’s Cider of Hereford, Leominster's Newton Court, and Little Pomona in Bromyard.

Then on Sunday the tour will visit Wilce’s and Lyne Down in Ledbury, and the Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Company.

Cook said: “I can’t wait to share with people the wondrous story of Herefordshire cider, as well as meeting the makers and tasting their amazing products.

“We will have the opportunity to taste straight from the barrel and I will bring a few special bottles of cider from my archive to sample too.”

The tours coincide with a new celebration of apples and cider – Hereford AppleFest – running from 1-16 October at venues in Hereford and across the county.

For more information and how to book visit www.theciderologist.com