Breweries by Rail

[Mutant Lemming]

Was wondering how many breweries one could visit by rail in a day ?
There is Batemans's close to Wainfleet.
(I eventually made it there - ironically by road and had a rather nice pint of 'chocolate digestive biscuit' ale)
Can't think of many as close to a station as Bateman's but am sure there must be.

 

[cuccir]

The Hawkshead Brewery is a short walk from the station at Staveley on the Windermere Line

 

[Condor7]

I think is may be a case of not how many you can visit in a day, but how many you can remember visiting in a day.

 

[gordonthemoron]

Timothy Taylor is not too far from Keighley station. Cameron can't be too far from Hartlepool. Fullers must be close to a station. Charles Wells is close to Bedford station. Castle Rock is across the road from Nottingham station. There are several breweries close to Burton station. Banks's is not far from Wolverhampton station.

Abroad, Augustiner, loewenbrau and spaten/franziskaner are all near s-hackerbruecke in Munich.

 

[TobyH]

Worcestershire Brewing Company is right next door to Hartlebury station.

 

[Tracked]

Local ones near stations, off the top of my head, there's probably more in Sheffield;
Doncaster Brewery in Doncaster
York Brewery in York
Concertina & Imperial near Mexborough
Kelham Island, Abbeydale, Little Ale Cart - Sheffield
Acorn - Wombwell
Leeds Brewery - Leeds

 

[Cletus]

There's the Shepherd Neame brewery in Faversham.

 

[DarloRich]

Cameron can't be too far from Hartlepool.

Chimp choking filth

IRC they have closed the central Hartlepooh site and moved production to the former Castle Eden brewery ( or is it the other way around?) which is some distance from a station but adjacent to a former line

 

[Emyr]

Oakham Ales is about 2 miles from Peterborough station.

 

[davetheguard]

The Ludlow Brewery is located in an old goods or loco shed right next to Ludlow railway station. You have to pass the door of the place to get from the station to the town centre.

Their shop is open from 10.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday and Saturdays 10.00 to 13.00, and brewery tours by arrangement.

 

[Yew]

Castle Rock is pretty close to Nottingham station.

Mansfield isnt too far from Mansfield Station... Oh wait, never mind.

 

[onein37]

Brains next to Cardiff Central

 

[pdq]

You can see the Brains brewery in Cardiff from Central station but they don't do tours.
York brewery and visitor centre is just round the corner from York station.
Wells and Young looks like it's pretty close to Bedford station.

 

[Waldgrun]

Harveys Brewery, Lewes East Sussex about a mile from the Station,
http://www.harveys.org.uk/ for details. Just thinking aside, if you widen this thread into former breweries near stations, you couldn't have got much closer than the old Eldridge Pope brewery in Dorchester, it was just across the road from Dorchester South station.

 

[Emyr]

You can see the Brains brewery in Cardiff from Central station but they don't do tours.
York brewery and visitor centre is just round the corner from York station.
Wells and Young looks like it's pretty close to Bedford station.

Zero Degrees have a brewery/restaurant serving pretty good Pizza (amongst other things) opposite the Arms Park entrance.

 

[IanD]

Charles Wells is close to Bedford station.

Does this count? Isn't a brewery somewhere that makes beer rather than wishy-washy uninspiring dark fizzy water and "Indian" lager?

 

[rp91]

There's also Saltaire Brewery five minutes walk from Shipley station.

 

[alex17595]

The National brewery centre is not far from to Burton station.

 

[Mutant Lemming]

. Fullers must be close to a station. .

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Fullers is a bit of trek from the station (already done that tour - there is the famoues 'two' pub brewery tap).

I forgot Grainstore at Oakham - though the locals in the bar there never seem too friendly.
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Batemans' (Wainfleet), Oakham (Peterbrough), Grainstore (Oakham), Everard's (Narborough) - is a possible run. Brewery Opening times are limited though so probbaly not possible in a day.

 

[table38]

Allgates in Wigan is no more than a minute from Wigan Wallgate

 

[gordonthemoron]

Chimp choking filth

IRC they have closed the central Hartlepooh site and moved production to the former Castle Eden brewery ( or is it the other way around?) which is some distance from a station but adjacent to a former line

Last time I went down a19 there was no sign of the brewery in castle Eden. Strongarm is great

 

[DarloRich]

Last time I went down a19 there was no sign of the brewery in castle Eden. Strongarm is great

you are right. Well at least about Castle Eden.

 

[D841 Roebuck]

John Willie Lees must be about 10 minutes walk from Mills Hill, for fans of mediocrity.

 

[gordonthemoron]

you are right. Well at least about Castle Eden.

I take it you don't drink in the Britannia?

 

[DarloRich]

I take it you don't drink in the Britannia?

I am aware of their work

They offer a good range of ales in there - i like the Quaker House as well.

 

[Mutant Lemming]

Chimp choking filth

To those in 'the know' that comment may possible be construed as a slur against an 'ethnic' minority.

 

[gazthomas]

The Ludlow Brewery is located in an old goods or loco shed right next to Ludlow railway station. You have to pass the door of the place to get from the station to the town centre.

Their shop is open from 10.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday and Saturdays 10.00 to 13.00, and brewery tours by arrangement.

Great place. I remember going there one evening but not when I left

 

[Mutant Lemming]

Great place. I remember going there one evening but not when I left

Must agree - only thing is the opening hours (apart from special events) seem quite limited. It's fine if you're an early drinker.

 

[tadhatter]

Skinners is probably a half hour walk from Truro to the other side of town. Well worth the visit and tour
basically they rush you round the tour so you can have your free pint samples in the bar area and have as.much as you like!!!! Terrific stuff too - such a shame the Mrs was pregnant at the time so had to drive.