Breweries around South West England

Founded in 1997 Abbey Ales was the first brewery in Bath for more than 50 years. It supplies more than 80 regular outlets within a 20-mile radius and its beers are more widely available in the South W... View

Opened in 2001, Ales of Scilly is the most south-westerly brewery in Britain. Several island pubs and restaurants are regularly supplied, plus the occasional mainland beer festival. Special one-off be... View

Founded in 2007, Arbor has a 20-barrel brew length with 16 fermenting vessels. Willing to experiment, more than 300 beers have been produced. The current range reflects modern tastes and leans towards... View

2023 marked the 180th anniversary of Arkell's Brewery which was established in 1843 by John Arkell. The Arkell family still brew in the original Victorian brewhouse, one of the few remaining 'tower' b... View

Ashley Down began brewing in 2011, in the owner's garage. It suffered a major fire in 2017. Production resumed 2022, in the owners reinstated garage, using a 3.5-barrel plant. A small range of beers a... View

Nanobrewery established in Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, in 2018. The brewery moved in 2020 to Cheltenham. A range of live beers are produced which are unfined cask and bottle-conditioned. View

Specialist microbrewery producing organic and vegan ales. All ales are unfiltered and finings-free. There are eleven core brews including four food-matched dining ales developed with Michelin recognis... View

Organic brewery established in 2016 (Soil Association certified). Barnaby's Brewhouse is one of the most sustainable breweries in Britain, aiming in the near future to be completely off-grid. Occasion... View

Barum Brewery was established in 1996 by Tim Webster and is housed in a conversion attached to the Reform Inn, which is now run by Tim. The Reform continues to act as the brewery tap as well as servin... View

Basement expanded its brewing capacity in early 2023 and continues to brew a variety of innovative and progressive beers, supplying both the onsite taproom and a number of Bristol pubs and bars. Sever... View

Brewery founded in Somerset in 2018. Initially, two beers were brewed, but after the successful launch, many more are now available. All beer is brewed on the 20-barrel plant. View

Established in 1995, Bath Ales was taken over by St Austell in 2016. Since 2018 Bath Ales' beers have been brewed in a new high-tech brewery, including cask, bottling and kegging lines. During 2020-20... View

Previously known as the James Street Brewery, Bath Brew House opened in 2013. It is owned by the City Pub Group, which has pubs and brewpubs in Wales and across the south of England. The compact brewe... View

A family brewery since 2005, it brews a range of ales, lager and craft beers on its 13-hectolitre plant, installed in 2020. The brewery is supplied by spring water from the Cotswold hills, which are l... View

Bays Brewery is a multiple award-winning, family-run business. Its passion is to brew premium ales using the finest local ingredients, while also supporting the community. It is committed to reducing... View

The Beer Engine was established in 1983 and is the oldest working microbrewery in Devon. The brewery is visible in the downstairs bar in the pub through multiple viewing windows. Several outlets are s... View

Established in 2016 by growers Jeremy & Buffy on their smallholding. The brewery has been self-sufficient in hop growing since 2019. Bottle-conditioned beers are made using their hops, with a 1.3-barr... View

Brewing moved to premises at Littledean, with a farm tap. Both cask-conditioned and keg beers are produced using a 12-barrel plant. Beers are available from the farm tap and brewery shop. Specially la... View

Established in 2013, Black Bear is situated at the Bear Inn, Wiveliscombe, where Head Brewer Jon Coward and Assistant Brewer Peter Saxby create Black Bear Bitter and Goldihops, and a selection of seas... View

Black Flag began brewing in 2013 and relocated to Perranporth in 2019. A new eight-barrel plant was installed in 2020 and the brewery began producing a wider range of beer styles using organic malts.... View