WELCOME TO THE RAILWAY INN.Thatchers Cider has been family owned since 1904 when

William Thatcher first made cider at Myrtle Farm. Since

then the craft of cider making has been passed down over

four generations of our family. Our roots remain firmly in

heritage, expertise and a passion for quality, values shared by

everyone here at The Railway Inn.

We’re surrounded by beautiful orchards where we grow the

tastiest apples to craft into the finest ciders. We’ve selected

many of our favourites for you to enjoy in the bar and with

your meal. Our staff will be happy to recommend a cider to

suit your choice.

Proud to be in the heart of Somerset, we’ve teamed up with

some wonderful local and regional suppliers to provide us with

great quality produce for our food and drink menus.

Such as Kelli and Matthew Coxhead, who opened The Wine

Shop in Winscombe in 2011. Their passion for wine was

founded in the vineyards of New Zealand and now love to

share their desire and knowledge with others.

With their assistance we have handpicked some amazing wines

for you to enjoy whilst relaxing and sharing good times with

friends and family.

We hope you enjoy the drinks in this menu as much as we do.

Love cider, love wine, love tasting

Martin Thatcher Kelli Coxhead

Fourth generation cidermaker Associate Member of the

Institute of Wines and Spirits

CIDER LIST Pint 500ml bottle

Thatchers Gold ABV 4.8% £3.30 £3.30

This medium dry Somerset cider is full of flavour with a wonderful rich golden colour. Our cidermakers use a blend of our favourite apples including Dabinett, Porters Perfection and Harry Masters Jersey, for this smooth and refreshing cider. With hints of honey and floral notes, Gold is excellent with cheese and comes into its own with fish and chips.

Thatchers Old Rascal ABV 4.5% £3.40 £3.40

Old Rascal’s full bodied character comes from our choice of bittersweet apples including Somerset Redstreak to add peppery notes and Tremlett’s for its flavour and tannins. This medium dry cider is perfect with spicy foods.

Thatchers Green Goblin ABV 5.0% £3.80 £3.80

Aged in our oak vats, this beautifully balanced cider takes its rich body from the Dabinett apple while Somerset Redstreak adds spicy notes. Excellent with bold flavoured dishes.

Thatchers Somerset Haze ABV 4.5% £3.30 £3.30

A cloudy premium cider crafted with our choice of dessert apples to create a crisp, sweet finish. The juice of the Jonagold apple makes this a naturally cloudy cider. Especially great for outdoor eating and relaxed occasions. Its freshness means it easily carries aromatic food.

Thatchers Red ABV 4.0% £3.80 £3.80

Our favourite Katy apple provides the intense red colour and soft fruitiness in this apple cider, while the Jonagold Red lends a mellow, sweet flavour. If you love your cider sweet and fruity, this is for you.

Thatchers Dry ABV 4.8% £3.30 –

This dry Somerset draught cider is fresh, smooth and full of the flavour of apple. The blend of bittersweet and dessert apples such as Katy, Jonagold, Redstreak and Dabinett create this West Country favourite.

Pint 500ml bottle

Thatchers Traditional ABV 6.0% £2.70 –

This is a mellow, naturally hazy, bittersweet draught cider. Oak

matured, the recipe has been in the Thatcher family since William first

made cider at Myrtle Farm in 1904.

Thatchers Heritage ABV 4.9% £2.70 –

Matured in our oak vats, this light and refreshing draught cider is

unfiltered with a rich haze. The Somerset Redstreak apple brings spicy

notes while Dabinett lends a smooth, lasting flavour.

Thatchers Cheddar Valley ABV 6.0% £2.70 – With its distinctive orange colour, this smooth, robust, naturally cloudy

cider is a Somerset tradition. For those who like their oak-aged cider

medium dry. Our cidermakers choose Tremlett’s Bitter for its tannins,

while Dabinett brings a rich, full body.

Thatchers Vintage ABV 7.4% – £3.90

Oak matured to create a rich golden, traditional medium dry cider,

Vintage is softly rounded and matured with a depth of character

coming from Dabinett, Prince William for rich soft tannins, with

a little Jonagold and Falstaff for fruity aroma and crisp flavour. Try

Vintage with bold, savoury flavours, beef and lamb are ideal.

Thatchers Katy ABV 7.4% – £3.80

This single variety cider is crafted from the finest Katy apples. Light,

crisp and softly sparkling, with a long smooth flavour, this medium dry

cider has light strawberry notes - perfect with delicate savoury flavours,

white meats and rice dishes.

Thatchers Rosé ABV 5.4% – £3.80

A light and fruity sparkling medium rosé cider. Blended and blushed

from the rosiest dessert apples including Katy and Red Falstaff. This

refreshing cider cleanses the palate amazingly well.

WHITE WINE 175ml 250ml Glass Glass BottleBellefontaine Sauvignon Blanc, France 4.20 5.95 16.95Classic Sauvignon Blanc, herbaceous floral notes with a lovely fresh and pure lemon zest.

Wide River Chenin Blanc, South Africa 4.20 5.95 16.95Dry crisp fresh and aromatic, full of tropical fruits of fig and melon. Delicious with fish or as an aperitif relaxing in the summer sun.

Vetriano Garganega Pinot Grigio, Italy 4.35 6.15 17.50A fresh and easy drinking wine which is fresh and dry with citrus fruit and soft delicate honey notes.

The Soldiers Block Chardonnay – 4.45 6.30 17.95 Unoaked, AustraliaCarefully sourced from vines in the Frankland River region. Refreshingly unoaked, citrus and white peach flavours combine with a zesty fresh acidity and a clean, bright and linear mineral finish.

Pfalz Spatlese, J Egbert 4.45 6.30 17.95Spatlese meaning “late harvest” this means you detect a little sweetness with floral notes and juicy tropical fruits. Great body and acidity that refreshes the palate.

Artesa White Rioja, Spain 4.70 6.65 18.95Packed with fruits and floral notes, ripe pear, ripe peach with a clean zesty finish. Superb with meaty white fish and rice dishes.

175ml 250ml

Glass Glass Bottle

Gavi Conchetta, Piemonte Italy – – 19.95

Made from the cortese grape it shows aromatics with green apple, lime and ripe citrus fruit with a gentle herbal note finish.

Snapper Rock Sauvignon Blanc, – – 21.95

Marlborough New Zealand

From the classic Marlborough region in New Zealand. Excellent wine with huge flavour, super citrusy with lemon and grapefruit. Fresh, light and crisp.

Jean-Jacques Breton “La Clochette” Sancerre – – 29.95

“La Clochette” meaning little bell and this is as pure a tone of fresh gooseberry, rich in fruit with lovely freshness and clean acidity.

Jean Marc Chablis Premier Cru, – – 39.95

Burgundy France

25-30year old Chardonnay vines. Rich ripe fruits with classic mineral freshness from the limestone soils of Chablis. Elegant with a long finish.

RED WINE 175ml 250ml

Glass Glass Bottle

Bellefontaine Cabernet Sauvignon, France 4.20 5.95 16.95

Medium bodied with ripe blackcurrant and wild berry fruits balanced by soft tannins and a fresh finish.

Ca di Ponti Shiraz, Sicily 4.20 5.95 16.95

The well-known Shiraz grape grown in Sicily receives lots of sun to ripen perfectly. Lots of plummy red fruit and cherry with a touch of spice.

Tesaoro los Andes Malbec, Argentina 4.45 6.30 17.95

Blend of two grapes, Malbec and Bonarda. Great expression of huge bramble fruits with lots of mixed spice. Dark damsons with a smooth and rounded finish.

Santa Helena Merlot, Chile 4.45 6.30 17.95

Intense red with violet tones. Ripe aromas with fresh black blackberry fruit. Good intensity, clean, youthful balanced wine, medium bodied with a pleasant finish.

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Taverna Nova, Italy 5.45 7.70 21.95

Made from the Montepulciano grape from the region of Abruzzo. This wine gives vibrant deep colour, luscious cherry flavours with a pleasant warm lingering finish.

Casa Silva Reserva Carmenere, Chile – – 23.95 An award winning family producer. Fruit from 90 year old vines giving you rich intense bramble fruit and spice. Time in barrel gives soft vanilla notes and a beautiful finish.

175ml 250ml

Glass Glass Bottle

Ramon Bilbao Ltd Edition, Rioja Spain – – 27.95

Award winning winery, this wine is voluptuous and has a lovely elegant finish. Packed with fruit black cherry, blackcurrant, gentle vanilla tones and delicate sandalwood notes.

Kendall Jackson Pinot Noir, California – – 39.95

Pinot Noir sourced from the finest growing regions, Santa Barbara, Monterey and Mendocino which adds layers of complexity. Full of fruit and spice, fresh red berry fruits with elegant oak tones leading to a soft smoky finish.

Giuseppe Lonardi Amarone Della – – 59.95

Valpolicella Classico

Long ageing in French barriques make this wine very powerful and concentrated. Lots of dried fruit, floral and spice notes with a hint of chocolate and cedar.

ROSÉ WINE 175ml 250ml

Glass Glass Bottle

Burlesque White Zinfandel, California 4.35 6.15 17.50

A medium rosé with lots of lush berry flavours with peach notes and raspberries.

Artesa Rosado Rioja, Spain 4.70 6.65 18.95

A blend of indigenous grapes giving a luscious dry rosé full of redcurrant, cherry and soft berry fruit with a lovely spicy finish.

SPARKLING & CHAMPAGNE 50ml 125ml Glass Glass BottleLunetta Prosecco, Italy – 200ml bottle – – 7.95Sparkling wine doesn’t have to be kept for special occasions. Delicious light and fruity with apples and pears.

Lamberti Prosecco, Italy – – 24.95This is a delightful fresh Prosecco that offers lots of fresh fruit, crisp clean apples with soft delicate bubbles.

Gremillet Brut Champagne, France – – 37.50Scrumptious elegant and tasty Champagne, full of rich citrus fruit, with lively bubbles, toasty notes and a lovely long finish.

Deutz Brut Classic, Ay Champagne France – – 62.95Aged in the chalky cellars in Ay. Expressive floral notes of white blossom, pears and notes of toast and marzipan. It has a silky texture with a rounded finish.

SHERRY & PORT

Niepoort LBV, Portugal 5.95 – 49.95 (Late Bottle Vintage) Independent family business since 1842. It has aromas of dark plum, blackberries, spice which leads in to silky smooth texture with structured tannins.

Niepoort Senior Tawny 5.95 – 49.95Handpicked, foot trodden traditional Port grapes, aged for 7 years. Soft and rich dried fruit, caramel notes with a complex mouth-watering finish. Great with cheese or chocolate.

Nectar Pedro Ximenez, Jerez Spain 4.50 – –The sweetest of sherries, that is rich and smooth full of caramel, dried fruits with figs, mocha dried fruits and nuts. A beautiful long and lingering finish.

DESSERT WINES 50ml 125ml

Glass Glass Bottle

Vat 5 Botrytis Semillon, Australia – 6.95 20.95

Ageing for five years gives intense marmalade, honeysuckle notes with a scrumptious mouthfeel, great refreshing acidity with a long finish that ends with a burnt orange notes and caramel.

Rubis – Chocolate wine – 6.95 29.95

A liquid black forest gateaux, rich with luscious mouth-watering cherries surrounded by chocolate unfolding to a taste sensation. Sweet with refreshing acidity and the body of a Port.

BEER & ALE Half Pint Pint

Fosters £1.90 £3.80

San Miguel £2.05 £4.10

Guinness £2.05 £4.10

Selection of guest ales available at the bar

Hot Drinks

Espresso £2.10

Double Espresso £2.45

Americano £2.10

Latte £2.45

Cappuccino £2.45

Hot Chocolate £2.25

Tea £2.10

Breakfast Tea, Earl Grey, Camomile, Peppermint, Red Berry, Lemongrass and Ginger, Green.