Drink Britain

Established for over 150 years, the Lion Brewery is back in private hands since its purchase by Castle Eden Brewery in 2002, a move out of which the new Camerons Brewery was born. As well as its major 500,000 barrel site, ther’s a Mini Me on site, a 10-barrel micro…

Lurgashall winery began fruit wine production in 1985 Housed in a complex of 17th and 19th century rustic farm buildings on a 38-acre estate, the Lurgashall Winery is a family-run business specialising in fruit wines and meads. However, inside, it’s anything but rustic, being self-contained with fermentation, maturation and bottling vats, and modern,…

Within a mile of the River Severn lies Astley Vineyard, the home of Jonty Daniels and Janet Baldwin’s bijou operation. Originally planted in the pioneering 1970s, at the time it was the most northerly English vineyard. When Jonty and Janet took over in the early 1990s, they continued their predecessors…

Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry is made at the welcoming Broome Farm, near the picturesque village of Peterstow. Family-run for the last 70 years, Mike Johnson is an expert in traditional cider apples and perry pears and boasts over 70 different varieties. Originally solely a supplier to Bulmers, Mike now also…

Founded in 1790 and Sussex’s oldest independent brewery, Harveys is almost synonymous with the delightful market town of Lewes. Once the font of revolution – the free-thinker and US founding father Thomas Paine spent six formative years here – more recently Lewes became a pioneer of local sustainability. It was…

Step back in time when you reach Hook Norton brewery in rural Oxfordshire. After all, this is widely regarded as the best example of a working Victorian tower brewery, the whole affair is powered by a green giant of a steam engine, and beer is delivered locally by shire horses.…