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The Cider Barn

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Sark·Attraction

Part of La Société Sercquaise

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466-year heritage (1560)

Story

Built as a house by Sark's first Seigneur Helier De Carteret in the 1560s on the site of older church buildings and a 12th-century cemetery. Around 1620 his grandson adapted it for cider making with a press and horse-drawn crusher. Later served as armoury and arsenal until Napoleonic times. Victorian alterations included a hay loft and iron crusher. Used as cow stalls until the 1980s. Restored from ruin by La Société Sercquaise from 2013, with grand opening in September 2014. Probably the oldest building on Sark.

The Cider Barn is a 1560s stone heritage building at Le Manoir, Sark, built by Helier De Carteret — Sark's first Seigneur — and restored by La Société Sercquaise between 2013 and 2014. Also known as The Pressoir and probably the oldest building on Sark, it serves as a community venue hosting archaeological displays, prehistoric pottery, exhibitions, workshops, traditional veillies, and craft markets, with capacity for 50. —

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Established

1560 · 466 years

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  • Archaeological displays
  • pre-historic pottery collection
  • exhibitions
  • workshops
  • veillies (traditional Sark evenings with songs, mulled cider and knitting)
  • Christmas craft markets

Credentials

Memberships & accreditations

  • La Societe Guernesiaise

Hours

Heritage Room: weekdays 11am-1pm, Easter to end of September (also open for evening events)

Contact

Phone
+44 1481 832788
Email
secretary@socsercq.sark.gg
Website
socsercq.org/museum
Social
Address
Le Manoir, Sark, Channel Islands, GY9 0SD

History3

Key dates and recorded company events for The Cider Barn.

  • 1620—Adapted for cider making · Helier De Carteret's grandson adapted the building for cider making with a press and horse-drawn crusher.
  • 2013—Restoration began · The building was restored from ruin by La Société Sercquaise.
  • 2014—Grand opening after restoration

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