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A tour of Britain’s finest fermented favourites

Overwhelmed by the sheer number of Britain’s breweries and vineyards? Don’t worry, we’ve brewed up a list with some of the best Britain has to offer. Whether you’re into microbreweries or vegan wine, there’s something to suit every pallet. So, designate a driver and set off on a road trip of hops, mashing, corking and casks – cheers!

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Top breweries to visit in Britain

From microbreweries to brewpubs and everything in between, Britain is bonkers about beer and brimming with tours and tastings. Explore England, Scotland and Wales — from the Shetland Islands to Snowdonia, Brighton to Bakewell — and get a real ale education on IPA, lager, stouts and crafts.

Learn about key ingredients, tour the microbrewery and end up in the tap room with a tasting of four Runaway beers.

Discover the flavours of The Runaway Brewery

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The Runaway Brewery

Home to one of Britain’s largest beer attractions, with a huge free to enter heritage centre bringing Scotland’s best-selling beer to life.

Take a tour of Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery

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Man drinking a pint at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery
Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery

Get a crash course on how beer is made, followed by a tasting session right from the source.

Taste Shetland's finest beer at Lerwick Brewery

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A man pouring beer into a glass at Lerwick Brewery
Lerwick Brewery

Discover the workings of Scotland’s oldest brewery and end with a personalised pint.

Taste Scotland's oldest beer at Belhaven Brewery

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Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, Scotland
Belhaven Brewery

Head here in the summer for a base camp experience, offering brewery tours or just a relaxed pint to welcome in the weekend.

Enjoy brews with views at Snowdon Craft Beer

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A man sat on a beach next to bottles of Snowdon Craft Beer
Snowdon Craft Beer

Discover a world of fine English wines, small-batch ales and exceptional hospitality.

Visit Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery

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An outside shot of Chiltern Valley Winery & Brewery
Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery

This Cornish brewery is synonymous with top-quality beer, and offers tours and tastings galore.

Discover St Austell Brewery

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Location: Cornwall

Two men toasting with pints in a bar in the evening
St Austell Brewery

Sink a pint of award-winning beer and look out for live music, entertainment and brewery tours.

Explore Windsor and Eton Brewery

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Location: Windsor

Windsor and Eton Brewery
Windsor and Eton Brewery

Learn all about your beer’s journey from hops to pub, and have a go at pouring a pint.

See what’s on at Castle Rock Brewery

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Location: Notts

Castle Rock Brewery
Castle Rock Brewery

This extraordinary venue hosts popular live music and entertainment nights, with top-quality brews on tap.

Plan your trip to Wylam Brewery

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Spring-Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery

Enjoy the largest beer selection in Coventry, with 23 ales on tap and up to 25 bottled varieties.

Explore Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House

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Location: Coventry

friends enjoying a beer in outdoor beer garden
Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House

Sip wines made from grapes grown in Yorkshire, and beers brewed from quality local hops and malts.

See what's on at Yorkshire Heart Vineyard & Brewery

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Location: York

A tour group standing in a vineyard at Yorkshire Heart Vineyard
Yorkshire Heart Vineyard & Brewery

Try your hand as a brewer with the experience days of this Exeter-based microbrewery, all ending with a much-needed pint!

Taste the hops at the Turks Head

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An indoor shot of the Turks Head Brewery in Exeter
Turk's Head Brewery Experience

From light hoppy ales to richly dark stout, this friendly brewery has a huge choice of beers on tap.

Discover Brewis Beer Co

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Location: Northumberland

Brewis Beer, Northumberland
Brewis Beer Co

Famous for its small-batch beers, this craft brewery offers a 23-tap brasserie, lively bar and tours.

Take a tour of Drygate Brewing Co

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Location: Glasgow

A person pouring a beer from a tapped keg
Drygate Brewing Co

Get your beer fix on tours and tastings, which are hosted by the expert brewers themselves.

Raise a glass to Mantle Brewery

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Location: Wales

A bottle of alcohol posed in front of some trees at night at Mantle Brewery
Mantle Brewery

Raise a pint or two with friends, and check the website to see what’s on during your visit.

Visit Brew York

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Location: York

A group on a brewery tour of Brew York
Brew York

From beer to bitter, IPA to lagers and even cider, go behind the scenes of their brewing process with a tour.

Discover the flavours of Tomos Watkin Brewery

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Tomos Watkin Brewery
Tomos Watkin Brewery

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Brewhouse & Kitchen
Brewhouse & Kitchen, Dorchester

Learn about key ingredients, tour the microbrewery and end up in the tap room with a tasting of four Runaway beers.

Discover the flavours of The Runaway Brewery

Photo by: Runaway Brewery

People sitting outside at table
The Runaway Brewery

Home to one of Britain’s largest beer attractions, with a huge free to enter heritage centre bringing Scotland’s best-selling beer to life.

Take a tour of Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery

Photo by: fotophilli

Man drinking a pint at Tennent's Wellpark Brewery
Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery

Get a crash course on how beer is made, followed by a tasting session right from the source.

Taste Shetland's finest beer at Lerwick Brewery

Photo by: Lerwick Brewery

A man pouring beer into a glass at Lerwick Brewery
Lerwick Brewery

Discover the workings of Scotland’s oldest brewery and end with a personalised pint.

Taste Scotland's oldest beer at Belhaven Brewery

Photo by: Belhaven Brewery

Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar, Scotland
Belhaven Brewery

Head here in the summer for a base camp experience, offering brewery tours or just a relaxed pint to welcome in the weekend.

Enjoy brews with views at Snowdon Craft Beer

Photo by: beerguideworldwide/snowdoncraftbeer

A man sat on a beach next to bottles of Snowdon Craft Beer
Snowdon Craft Beer

Discover a world of fine English wines, small-batch ales and exceptional hospitality.

Visit Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery

Photo by: Chiltern Valley Winery & Brewery

An outside shot of Chiltern Valley Winery & Brewery
Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery

This Cornish brewery is synonymous with top-quality beer, and offers tours and tastings galore.

Discover St Austell Brewery

Photo by: VisitBritain/Jon Attenborough

Location: Cornwall

Two men toasting with pints in a bar in the evening
St Austell Brewery

Sink a pint of award-winning beer and look out for live music, entertainment and brewery tours.

Explore Windsor and Eton Brewery

Photo by: Getty Images

Location: Windsor

Windsor and Eton Brewery
Windsor and Eton Brewery

Learn all about your beer’s journey from hops to pub, and have a go at pouring a pint.

See what’s on at Castle Rock Brewery

Photo by: Castle Rock Brewery

Location: Notts

Castle Rock Brewery
Castle Rock Brewery

This extraordinary venue hosts popular live music and entertainment nights, with top-quality brews on tap.

Plan your trip to Wylam Brewery

Photo by: 44eventsco/wylam_brewery

Spring-Wylam Brewery
Wylam Brewery

Enjoy the largest beer selection in Coventry, with 23 ales on tap and up to 25 bottled varieties.

Explore Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House

Photo by: VisitBritain/Nemorin/Peter Goding/My Dog Sighs and Snub 23

Location: Coventry

friends enjoying a beer in outdoor beer garden
Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House

Sip wines made from grapes grown in Yorkshire, and beers brewed from quality local hops and malts.

See what's on at Yorkshire Heart Vineyard & Brewery

Photo by: Yorkshire Heart Vineyard

Location: York

A tour group standing in a vineyard at Yorkshire Heart Vineyard
Yorkshire Heart Vineyard & Brewery

Try your hand as a brewer with the experience days of this Exeter-based microbrewery, all ending with a much-needed pint!

Taste the hops at the Turks Head

Photo by: Exeter City Council

An indoor shot of the Turks Head Brewery in Exeter
Turk's Head Brewery Experience

From light hoppy ales to richly dark stout, this friendly brewery has a huge choice of beers on tap.

Discover Brewis Beer Co

Photo by: Brewis Beer

Location: Northumberland

Brewis Beer, Northumberland
Brewis Beer Co

Famous for its small-batch beers, this craft brewery offers a 23-tap brasserie, lively bar and tours.

Take a tour of Drygate Brewing Co

Photo by: andrew catterall / Alamy Stock Photo

Location: Glasgow

A person pouring a beer from a tapped keg
Drygate Brewing Co

Get your beer fix on tours and tastings, which are hosted by the expert brewers themselves.

Raise a glass to Mantle Brewery

Photo by: Tin Man Photography

Location: Wales

A bottle of alcohol posed in front of some trees at night at Mantle Brewery
Mantle Brewery

Raise a pint or two with friends, and check the website to see what’s on during your visit.

Visit Brew York

Photo by: Matthew Curtis

Location: York

A group on a brewery tour of Brew York
Brew York

From beer to bitter, IPA to lagers and even cider, go behind the scenes of their brewing process with a tour.

Discover the flavours of Tomos Watkin Brewery

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Tomos Watkin Brewery
Tomos Watkin Brewery

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Brewhouse & Kitchen
Brewhouse & Kitchen, Dorchester

Top vineyards in Britain

Britain may not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of fine wine, but that perception is about to be changed. With more than 500 vineyards, the awards have been pouring in for our excellent sparkling whites and indulgent reds. Come and taste, tour, sleep and explore at some of the best vineyards and wineries Britain has to offer.
Tenterden, Kent

Sample wines, or opt for a cheese and wine experience at this award winning winery.

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A group of people sat at a table toasting at Chapel Down Winery
Bodmin, England

The first English wine producer to be granted a royal warrant, take a relaxed guided tour for an insider perspective of the winery.

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A group of people on a Camel Valley wine tasting tour overlooking a vineyard
Newent, England

Enjoy award winning wine, explore the vineyard trail or join a wine tasting experience.

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Three Choirs Vineyard
Isle of Wight

England’s oldest continuously running commercial vineyard, see the sights from vine to cellar as you tour the family-run vineyard.

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Adgestone Vineyard
Dorchester, England

Offering vegan, environmentally friendly wines, tour the vineyard and join a tasting session.

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Man taste testing wine, Langham Wine Estate
Dorking, England

Producing up to one million bottles of wine a year, experience this large vineyard for yourself.

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Close up of people standing under tree having a private wine tasting tour
Llandudno, Wales

Award-winning wine in a unique environment, take a journey through the vineyard from pruning to harvest and everything in between.

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Gwinllan Conwy Vineyard
Abergavenny, Wales

Join a tour and wine tasting experience to get to know this vineyard that's renowned for its sparkling whites.

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White Castle Vineyard
Norwich, England

Head to this single estate vineyard and sample the harvests of this sustainably produced local wine.

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Location: Norwich, England

A woman harvesting fruit from vines at Chet Valley Vineyard
Dorchester, England

A two-hour guided tour and wine tasting, in the idyllic surrounds of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.

Photo by: Bride Valley Vineyard

Location: Dorset, England

A tour group drinking wine at Bride Valley Vineyard Tours
Okehampton, England

Discover the secrets of English wine, on a guided tour of this glorious family-run estate.

Photo by: Alder Vineyard/Adam Birch

Location: Dartmoor and Exmoor

Alder Vineyard
St Issey, England

For a taste of wild Cornwall, look to this family-run vineyard, farm and orchards.

Photo by: Trevibban Mill, Cornwall

Location: Cornwall

A view of the patio area of Trevibban Mill in Cornwall
Pembrokeshire, Wales

Treat yourself to wine tastings, vineyard walks and seasonal events at Pembrokeshire’s many excellent vineyards.

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Location: Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire Vineyards
Henley-on-Thames, England

Discover a world of fine English wines, small-batch ales and exceptional hospitality.

Photo by: Chiltern Valley Winery & Brewery

An outside shot of Chiltern Valley Winery & Brewery
York, England

Sip wines made from grapes grown in Yorkshire, and beers brewed from quality local hops and malts.

Photo by: Yorkshire Heart Vineyard

Location: York

A tour group standing in a vineyard at Yorkshire Heart Vineyard

Embark on a tipple tasting tour

Discover more food and drink experiences in Britain

Whet your whistle with Scottish whisky, raise a glass to English gin making – but did you know Wales is also leaving its mark?

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Two glasses of whisky standing on an oak barrel

Britain has a diverse foodie scene, with plenty of unique and delicious dishes to be experienced. Find the best places and restaurants to eat in the UK here.

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Three young women friends enjoying dim sum lunch at a sunny pavement cafe

At just 874 miles from top to bottom, Britain might be small but it’s full of big flavours. Our local delicacies are part of our DNA, and we can’t wait to share them with you.

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Pastry and desserts at Open Kitchen Manchester

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