Since Summer 2016 I’ve been travelling to visit breweries, bars and bottleshops across the UK who specialise in craft beer. I’ve compiled the following guides for reference when planning your own trips, as well as a complete list of locations visited.
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Complete A-Z list of venues (265):
1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HE
55 Yards, *5 Cheltenham Place, Newquay, TR7 1BA
All Hail Ale, 10 Queens Road, Bournemouth, BH2 6BE
The Angry Parrot, *28 St James Street, Cheltenham GL52 2SH
Anspach and Hobday, 118 Druid Street, Bermondsey, London SE1 2HH
The Arch Rivals Brewing Company, 4 Netherton Court, Infirmary Walk, Worcester, WR1 3AU
The Artichoke, 1 Magdalen Road, Norwich, NR3 4LW
Bacchus, Burlington Arcade, New Street, Birmingham, B2 4JH
Barefaced Brewery, Unit 1, Holland Business Park, Holland Way, Blandford Forum, DT11 7GH
The Barking Cat Alehouse, 182-184 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9BY
The Barrel Project (London Beer Factory), 80 Druid Street, London, SE1 2HQ
Bear Bar and Cafe, *61-63 Tower Road, Newquay, TR7 1LX
Beards & Boards, 33 Bedford Place, Southampton, SO15 2DG
Beatnikz Republic, 35 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 2HF
The Beer Emporium, 15 King Street, Bristol BS1 4EF
Beer Hatch, Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1RF
Beer Ritz, *14 Weetwood Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS16 5LX
Beerwolf Books, 3 Bells Court, Falmouth, TR11 3AZ
Belfield Brewery, 46 Stanley Place, Edinburgh, EH7 5TB
Belgium and Blues (BH), 20 Post Office Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1BA
Belgium and Blues (SO), 184 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DW
Belgrave Music Hall and Canteen, Cross Belgrave Street, Leeds LS2 8JP
The Bermuda Triangle, 10 Parr Street, Poole, BH14 0JY
Bianca Road, 83-84 Enid Street, London, SE16 3RA
Bison Beer, 103 North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YW
Black Flag Brewery, Unit 1D, New Road, Perranporth, TR6 0DL
Bournemouth Brewery, *Unit 6, 4-6 Abingdon Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17 0UG
The Bookshop Alehouse, 21 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2ES
Brew By Numbers Tasting Room, 75 Enid Street, London, SE16 3RA
The Brew Shack, *Unit 3 Old Manor Farm Buildings, 187 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 2BT
Brew York, Unit 6, Enterprise Complex, Walmgate, York, YO1 9TT
Brewers Folly, Honeybrook Farm, Wimborne, BH21 4JD
The Brewers Tap, 177 Eastney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO4 8EA
The Brewery Tap, 98-100 Lawson Road, Norwich, NR3 4LF
The Brewhouse, 68 High Street, Poole, BH15 1DA
Brighton Bier Haus, 161 Edward Street, Brighton, BN2 0JB
Bristol Beer Factory, 291 North Street, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1JP
The Brunswick, 82 North Street, Leeds, LS2 7PN
Bude Brewery Tap Room and Shop, *Kings Hill Industrial Estate, Bude, EX23 8QN
Bundobust (Leeds), 6 Mill Hill, Leeds, LS1 5DQ
Bundobust (Manchester), 61 Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 2AG
Bundobust Brewery, St James’s Building, 61-69 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EQ
Burning Soul Brewing Co, 51 Mott Street, Birmingham, B19 3HE
The Butcher’s Dog (AX), 39 Parr Street, Poole, BH14 0JX
The Butcher’s Dog (WB), 6 East Street, Wimborne, BH21 1DS
The Butcher’s Hook Alehouse, 7 Manor Farm Road, Southampton, SO18 1NN
Buxton Brewery, Unit 4A & 4B, Staden Lane, Buxton, SK17 9RZ
Buxton Brewery Tap House & Cellar, The Old Court House, George Street, Buxton, SK17 6AY
Camden Road Arms, 102 – 104 Camden Road, London, NW1 9EA
Camden Town Brewery, 55-59 Wilkin Street Mews, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3NN
Caps and Taps, *130 Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town, London, NW1 9QB
Cardinal’s Hat, 31 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NA
Caskaway Tasting Rooms, *47 Oxford Street, Southampton, SO14 3DP
Chaplins and The Cellar Bar, 529 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 4AG
Cheltenham Motor Club, Upper Park Street, Cheltenham GL52 6SA
Cherry Reds, 88-92 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN
The Christmas Steps, 2 Christmas Steps, Bristol, BS1 5BS
Clink Beer, *6 Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA
The Cloakroom, *81-82 St James’s Street, Brighton, BN2 1PA
Clockwork, 323 Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3HW
Cloudwater (London), 73 Enid Street, London, SE16 3RA
Cloudwater (Manchester), 7-8 Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP
Cold Town House, 4 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JU
Common Rooms, *39 London Rd, Southampton, SO15 2AD
The Cottage NR3, 9 Silver Road, Norwich, NR3 4TB
Craft Inn, 54 Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1DX
The Craft Beer Co (Brighton), 22-23 Upper N St, Brighton, BN1 3FG
The Craft Beer Co (Covent Garden), 168 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA
The Crafty Fox, *14 The Broadway Portswood Southampton, SO17 2WE
The Crafty Tap, *69 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AS
CRATE Brewery & Pizzeria, Unit 7 Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5EN
Dancing Man Brewery, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AR
Danny’s Craft Bar and Kitchen, *4 Salt Lane, Salisbury, SP1 1EE
Dean Swift, 10 Gainsford Street, London, SE1 2NE
DEYA Brewing Company, 33/34, Lansdown Industrial Estate, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 8PL
Dig Brew Co, 43 River Street, Birmingham, B5 5SA
Drift Micro Bar, 7 The Quay, Poole, BH15 1HJ
Driftwood Spars Brewery, Rocky Lane, St Agnes, TR5 0NA
Drop The Anchor Brewery, Building 9 East Close Farm, Lyndhurst Road, Hinton, Christchurch BH23 7EF
East Street Tap, 74 East Street, Brighton, BN1 1HQ
EeBria Taproom, 15 Almond Rd, London, SE16 3LR
Eight Arch Brewing Company, 3A Stone Lane Industrial Estate, Wimborne, BH21 1HB
Ernie’s House, *13 Bournemouth Road, Ashley Cross, Poole, BH14 0EF
Favourite Beers, 5 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham, GL52 6BB
Fez, 40 High Street, Margate, CT9 1DS
Fierce (Edinburgh), 167 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4LS
Fierce (Manchester), 57 Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1NA
Fierce & Noble, 25 Mina Road, St Werburgh’s, Bristol, BS2 9TA
Firebrand Brewing Co, Unit 2, Southgate Technology Park, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston PL15 7ED
The Firefly, 54 Lowesmoor, Worcester WR1 2SE
The Firkin Shed, 279 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8BZ
The Fossgate Tap, 54-56 Fossgate, York, YO1 9TF
FourPure Brewing Co, Bermondsey Trading Estate, 22 Rotherhithe New Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 3LL
The Four Horsemen, 77-79 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5RT
Full Circle Brew Co, Hoults Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2HL
Further North, 194 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 4NZ
Good Libations, 45 Bedford Place, Southampton, SO15 2DG
Goodh Brewing Co, The Old Print Works, The Leats, Truro, TR1 3AG
The Grain Barge, Hotwell Road, Bristol BS8 4RU
Green Elephant Beer Cellar, 2 Market Strand, Falmouth, TR11 3DB
The Guide Dog, 38 Earls Road, Southampton, SO14 6SF
Hall and Woodhouse Brewery, Bournemouth Road, Blandford St Mary, Blandford Forum, DT11 9LS
Hand, *Old Brewery Yard, High Street, Falmouth, TR11 2BY
The Hanging Bat, 133 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AB
Harbour Arms, 7-8 Stone Pier, Margate, CT9 1JD
Head of Steam, Somerset House, 36 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5DP
Headrow House, 24 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
Hop Kingdom, 16 Druid Street, London, SE1 2EY
Hop Lords, 7 Pump Street, Worcester WR1 2QL
The Holyrood 9A, 9a Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AE
The Hourglass, 8 Station Road, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 6JU
House of The Trembling Madness (Lendal), 14 Lendal, York, YO1 8AA
The House of The Trembling Madness (Stonegate), 48 Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS
Howling Hops Brewery and Tank Bar, Unit 9A Queen’s Yard, White Post Lane, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5EN
HUIS, 62 Elm Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea, PO5 1JG
Innis & Gunn, 81-83 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AW
JB’s Brewhouse, 4 Wharf Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3NR
Jolly Brewmaster, 39 Painswick Road, Cheltenham GL50 2EZ
Jolly Judge, 7, 493 James Court, Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2PB
Kilder, 5 Shaw’s Passage, Birmingham, B5 5JG
King Charles House, 29 New Street, Worcester, WR1 2DP
King Street Brew House, 13 Welsh Back, Bristol, BS1 4RR
Kipps Alehouse, 11-15 The Old High Street, Folkestone, CT20 1RL
Knight Life, 13 Bournemouth Road, Ashley Cross, Poole, BH14 0EF
Kongs (Birmingham), *1 Victoria Square, Birmingham, B1 1BD
Kongs (Bristol), 13-15 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4EF
Lacuna Brewing Co, Unit 19, Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn TR10 9EP
Lauter Bottleshop + Brewspace, 43 Killigrew Street, Falmouth, TR11 3PW
Left Handed Giant (Brewery), Wadehurst Industrial Park, Unit 3 St Philips Road, Bristol, BS2 0JE
Left Handed Giant (Brewpub), Hawkins Lane, Redcliffe, Finzels, BS1 6EU
The Leopard, 98 Bull Close Road, Norwich, NR3 1NQ
Little Martha Brewing, 23 Oxford Street, Bristol, BS2 0QT
Little Swift, 7-8 Marine Drive, Margate, CT9 1DH
The Lifeboat, 1 Market Street, Margate CT9 1EU
London Road Brew House, 67-75 London Road, Southampton, SO15 2AB
Lost Brewing Co, 58 East Street, Newquay, TR7 1BE
Lucky Number 7, *7 Merrion Street, Leeds, LS1 6PQ
The Malt and Mardle, 163 Magdalen Street, Norwich, NR3 1NF
The Mash Tun and Gin Palace, *16 Charing Cross, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2AL
Mason & Company, *Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 25 East Bay Lane, London, E20 3BS
Micro Bar, Unit FC16, Arndale Food Market, Manchester, M4 3AH
The Micro Moose, 326 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth BH9 2HH
Moor Beer Company, Days Road, Bristol, BS2 0QS
Moor Beer Vaults, 71 Enid Street, London, SE16 3RA
Mother Kelly’s, 251 Paradise Row, London, E2 9LE
Newton Park Brewing Co, *Unit 9, Wadehurst Industrial Park, St Philips Road, Bristol, BS2 0JE
North Bar, 24 New Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6NU
North Laine Brewhouse, 27 Gloucester Place, Brighton, BN1 4AA
Northern Monk Refectory (Leeds), The Old Flax Store, Marshall Street, Leeds, LS11 9YJ
Northern Monk Refectory (Manchester), 10 Tariff Street, Manchester, M1 2FF
Oil Basin Brew House, 7 Copenhagen Street, Worcester, WR1 2HB
ÖL, Unit 2, Hatch, Oxford Road, Manchester, M1 7ED
The Old Ale House, 7 Quay Street, Truro TR1 2HD
The Old Joint Stock, 4 Temple Row W, Birmingham, B2 5NY
Olaf’s Tun, 8 Portsmouth Road, Woolston, Southampton SO19 9AA
Overdraft, 383 Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3JD
Padstow Brewing Co. Tasting Room, 4-6 Broad St, Padstow, PL28 8BS
Partizan Brewing, 34 Raymouth Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 2DB
The Paul Pry, 6, The Butts, Worcester, WR1 3PA
Pavement Vaults, 2 Piccadilly, York, YO1 9NU
The Pig and Tail, 12-13 Albion Street, Birmingham, B1 3ED
Pint Shop, *38 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5SN
Pipeline Brewing Co, Unit 19a Great Western Railway Yard, Penwinnick Road, St Agnes, TR5 0PD
Planet Caravan, 25 Bath Street, Cheltenham GL50 1YA
The Plasterer’s Arms, 43 Cowgate, Norwich, NR3 1SZ
The Plough, 58 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AR
Pomona Island Taproom, *1 Baring Street, Freight Island, M1 2PZ
The Post Office Vaults, 84b New Street, Birmingham, B2 4BA
Poole Hill Brewery, 41-43 Poole Hill, Bournemouth, BH2 5PW
Purecraft Bar & Kitchen, 30 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5TJ
The Railway, 35 Hightown Road, Ringwood, BH24 1NQ
The Railway Inn, New Street, Cheltenham GL50 3QL
The Rake, Borough Market, 14A Winchester Walk, London, SE1 9AG
Red Elephant Beer Cellar, 14 High Cross, Truro, TR1 2AJ
Redwell Brewing, The Arches, Bracondale, Trowse, Norwich, NR1 2EF
RedWillow, 1 Cavendish Circus, Buxton, SK17 6AT
Remedy Oak Brewing Co, Woodlands, Wimborne, BH21 8ND
Ringwood Brewery, 138 Christchurch Road, Ringwood, BH24 3AP
The Rockstone, 63 Onslow Rd, Bevois Valley, Southampton, SO14 0JL
The Pursuit of Hoppiness, 15 West Street, Bridport, DT6 3QJ
Sadler’s Brewhouse, *74 London Road, Southampton, SO15 2AJ
Sadler’s Cat, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AB
Salt Horse, 57-61 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NB
Sandbanks Brewery, Unit 6, 4-6 Abingdon Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, BH17 0UG
Sandford Park Alehouse, 20 High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1DZ
Seven Bro7hers (Ancoats), 39 Blossom Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 5AF
Seven Bro7hers (MediaCity), Orange Building, Salford, M50 2HE
The Saxon Bar, 5 The Saxon Centre, Fountain Roundabout, Christchurch, BH23 1QN
Silverback Alehouse, Maya Court, 518 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth BH9 2EX
The Sink Inn, Beach Road, Newquay, TR7 1ES
Sips, 4 The Maltings, Salisbury, SP1 1BD
Sir Toby’s Beers, 182 & 183 Market Place, Norwich, NR2 1ND
Sixty Million Postcards, 19-21 Exeter Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5AF
Skinners Brewery, Newham Road, Truro, TR1 2DP
Small Bar, 31 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ
The Smithfield Market Tavern, 37 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ
Smuggler’s Cove, *39 Parr Street, Poole, BH14 0JX
Smuggler’s Run, *182-184 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9BY
The Snug, 10 Church Street, Christchurch, BH23 1BW
Sommer Brewery, Canalside, Birmingham, B1 2AA
Sonder, *6 Princes Street, Truro, TR1 2ES
Southwark Brewery, 46 Druid Street, London, SE1 2EZ
St Andrews Brew House, 41 St Andrews Street, Norwich, NR2 4TP
St Austell Brewery Visitor Centre, 63 Trevarthian Road, St Austell, PL25 4BY
St Ives Brewery, Trewidden Road, St Ives, TR26 2BX
Staggeringly Good Brewery, Unit 10, St Georges Industrial Estate, Rodney Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea, PO4 8SS
Stannary Brewing Company, Unit 6, Pixon Trading Centre, Pixon Lane, Tavistock, PL19 8DH
The Strand, 40-42 High Street, Cheltenham GL50 1EE
The Strangers Tavern, 16 Charing Cross, Norwich, NR2 4AL
The Strawberry Thief, 26 Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2HG
Tall Boys Beer Market, *17 Thorntons Arcade, Leeds, LS1 6LQ
The Tap and Grape, 222-224 Lower Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 8DJ
The Tap House, 11 West Borough, Wimborne, BH21 1LT
Tapped, 51 Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 5EL
Tapping The Admiral, 77 Castle Road, Kentish Town, London NW1 8SU
Temple Brew House, 46 Essex Street, Temple, London, WC2R 3JF
The Three Tuns, 78 St George’s Road, Bristol, BS1 5UR
Tilt, City Arcade, 2 Union Street, Birmingham, B2 4TX
Tiny Rebel, 25 Westgate Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DD
Tonic, 36 Foregate Street, Worcester, WR1 1EE
Tower Bridge Arms, 206-208 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 2UP
Track Brewing Co, Unit 18, Piccadilly Trading Estate, Manchester, M1 2NP
The Turk’s Head, 6-8 Turk’s Head Yard, Leeds, LS1 6HB
The Twelve Taps, 102 High Street, Whitstable CT5 1AZ
The Two Halves, 2 Marine Drive, Margate, CT9 1DJ
UnBarred Brewery, 19-23 Elder Place, Brighton, BN1 4GF
Unity Brewing Co, *23-27 Princes Street, Northam, Southampton, SO14 5RP
The Vaults, 41-47 Albert Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 2SF
Verdant Brewing Co, 30, Parkengue Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn, TR10 9EP
Vibrant Forest Brewery, Unit 3, The Purlieu Centre, Hardley, SO45 3AE
Vocation & Co, Society, 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester M2 3BD
The Way Outback Brewing Company, 144 Seabourne Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2HZ
The Wee Vault (Vault City), 7A West Maitland Street, Edinburgh, EH12 5DS
The Wellington, 37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5SN
Westbourne Wines, 99 Poole Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, BH4 9BB
The Wight Bear, 65 Southbourne Grove, Bournemouth, BH6 3QU
Wild Beer at Wapping Wharf, *6-8 Gaol Ferry Steps, Bristol, BS1 6WE
Wiper and True (Barrel Store), 2-8 York Street, St Werburgh’s, Bristol, BS2 9XT
Wiper and True (Brewery), Unit 11, City Business Park, Old Market, St Jude’s, Bristol, BS5 0SP
The Wolf, 2-10 Constitution Hill, Birmingham, B19 3LY
Woodies Craft Ale House, 104 Otley Rd, Headingley, Leeds, LS16 5JG
The Woods, Stainbeck Corner, 5 Stainbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, LS7 3PG
Zerodegrees, 53 Colston Street, Bristol, BS1 5BA
Brewdog venues:
Birmingham, 81 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BL
Bournemouth, BH2 Shopping Centre, Exeter Cres, Bournemouth, BH2 5DD
Brighton, 52-54 Grand Parade, Brighton, BN2 9QA
Bristol, 8 Baldwin St, Bristol, BS1 1QW
Bristol Harbourside, Cathedral Walk, Millennium Promenade, Bristol BS1 5LW
Camden, 113 Bayham St, London, NW1 0AG
Cheltenham, Unit 3, The Brewery Quarter, Henrietta Street, Cheltenham GL50 4FA
Edinburgh (Cowgate), 143 Cowgate, Edinburgh, EH1 1JS
Edinburgh (Doghouse), 5 New Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BH
Edinburgh (Lothian Road), 50 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BY
Leeds (Crown Street) *The White Cloth Hall, Crown Street, Leeds, LS2 7DA
Leeds (North Street), Crispin House, New York Road, Leeds, LS2 7PF
Manchester, 35 Peter Street, Manchester, M2 5BG
Manchester (Doghouse), 18-20 Fountain Street, Manchester, M2 2AR
Manchester (Outpost), 144 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9GP
Norwich, 1 Queen Street, Norwich, NR2 4SG
Plymouth, Unit 10, the barcode, 11 Bretonside, Plymouth, PL4 0FE
Seven Dials, 142 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2H 8HJ
Southampton, 18A Upper Bannister Street, Southampton, SO15 2EF
York, 130-134 Micklegate, York, YO1 6JX
Brewhouse & Kitchen venues:
Bournemouth, 152-154 Commercial Road, Bournemouth, BH2 5LU
Poole, 3 Dear Hay Lane, Poole, BH15 1NZ
Southbourne, 147 Parkwood Road, Bournemouth, BH5 2BW
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