Who is Mr Bridges?
The Groombridge family has been cultivating apples in Kettering Tasmania since 1953, when Garey Groombridge purchased his first orchard, in Trial Bay. With decades of hard work, dedication and with the help of his son Peter, Trial Bay Orchards grew to become one of the largest apple packing and storage facilities in the region.
The need to change
Our rich history of growing apples for the fresh fruit markets ended abruptly in 2019, when a devastating fire burnt our facility to the ground. With a desire to keep the orchard in the family for our future generations we had a need to re-imagine what the orchard could provide us and the community, 4 years later in 2023 we became Mr Bridges
The future and beyond
Finding the silver lining to a bad situation, we now have a focused mission – to care for our land and to craft some seriously good cider. With the help of some good mates, we’ve developed a range of ciders that are a good fit on any occasion and are made with real Tasmanian fruit and nothing more.