10 Food & Drink in South East England That You Shouldn't Miss

May 2, 2022 Kiesha Cripe

Discover the best top things to do in South East England, United Kingdom including The Wychwood Brewery, Ringwood Brewery, Darkstar Brewery, Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd., Windsor & Eton Brewery, Greyfriars Vineyard, Tinwood Estate Vineyard, Loose Cannon Brewery, CraftBrews Brewery & Taproom, Pilgrim Brewery.
Restaurants in South East England

1. The Wychwood Brewery

10-12, Eagle Maltings Eagle Industrial Estate, The Crofts, Witney OX28 4DP England +44 1993 890800 [email protected] http://www.wychwood.co.uk/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 719 reviews

The Wychwood Brewery

Reviewed By hivehome

What an enjoyable experience we had visiting this fantastic brewery. Wonderful to hear all about its history and facts about the brewing process from our knowledgeable and friendly tour guide Chris. We also very much enjoyed the beer tasting session at the end. Well worth a visit!

2. Ringwood Brewery

138 Christchurch Road, New Forest National Park Hampshire, Ringwood BH24 3AP England +44 1425 470303 [email protected] http://www.ringwoodbrewery.co.uk/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 679 reviews

Ringwood Brewery

Reviewed By 173louiset - Wisbech, United Kingdom

We went on a 6.30pm tour with Vincent and John and we were made very welcome. John was very informative about the history of Ringwood and instantly gave everyone a half pint of their excellent beer and then Vincent took us on a tour of the building, talking us through the brewing process. As my husband is a keen beer drinker we have been on several of these tours, but this was the best. It was explained step by step and we learnt a lot. We especially enjoyed tasting the barley in various stages and looking at the barrel process. After our tour we went back to John in the pub who talked through the different beers and generously handed out more to taste. I also had a go at pulling a pint. We are a varied group from 17 to 73 and we all thoroughly enjoyed our visit. At the end we were given our Ringwood glasses and a bottle of their tasty beer. After the tour we were given time to buy anything from the shop. John and Vincent were both knowledgeable and friendly and we didn't feel rushed at all, it felt like a nice evening at the local pub!!

3. Darkstar Brewery

22 Star Road, Horsham RH13 8RA England +44 1403 713085 [email protected] http://darkstarbrewing.co.uk/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 39 reviews

Darkstar Brewery

Reviewed By cricketlover17 - West Sussex, United Kingdom

I had a trip around the brewery at Partridge Green, with friends, which was very informative and led by a very informative guide, Graham. We were taken through the whole brewing process, from water to end product including the canning process. Staff at the brewery were really friendly and we were invited to hep ourselves to five different beers throughout the visit. The brewery shop has branded clothing, beers on tap and bottled cans and beers from their own brews as well as brews both local and from near and far. A very worthwhile trip.

4. Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd.

Bencombe Farm Marlow Bottom Marlow Bottom, Marlow SL7 3LT England +44 1628 476594 [email protected] http://rebellionbeer.co.uk
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5.0 based on 336 reviews

Rebellion Beer Co. Ltd.

With a busy shop, membership club and monthly tour nights we are well worth a visit. Rebellion started brewing in 1993 in a small industrial unit in Marlow Bottom. In 1999 we moved to Bencombe Farm at the entrance to Marlow Bottom. We currently produce approximately 70,000 pints per week and you can find our beers in over 400 local pubs and clubs within a 30-mile radius of Marlow, in our brewery shop or in several local supermarkets and off-licenses. We have a busy brewery shop, selling our fresh beer in containers from 1 litre to 72 pints as well as over 300 varieties of wine and other local produce. Feel free to visit and have a browse...

Reviewed By Caw20 - London, United Kingdom

Visited for the first time when visiting Marlow as love the beer. You can taste free samples and the selection is fabulous. A great shop friendly staff and very helpful

5. Windsor & Eton Brewery

1 Vansittart Estate, Windsor SL4 1SE England +44 1753 854075 [email protected] http://webrew.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 468 reviews

Windsor & Eton Brewery

A small, but growing craft brewery based in the heart of Windsor. Our mission - through our WeBrew and Uprising brands, to make Windsor more famous for its beers than any other attraction! We run two different public tours - Duke Street Experience every Saturday (£12.50) and Brew Masters Tour every third Wednesday eve in the month (£30) Duke Street Experience: A fun and informative tour on how beer is made – raw materials, process and packaging with a large focus on what makes Windsor and Eton Brewery unique (45 minutes) Brew Masters Tour: A brewery tour for the true beer connoisseur! Join one of the brewery directors for a full guide on the history of British breweries and how our business was founded and has developed. It includes a full insight into the raw materials used to make beer, how they are used during the brewing process and a full tour of the brewery itself (2 hours) The brewery also has a shop and on-site bar with full viewing windows looking into the brewhouse.

Reviewed By randmwelfare - Bracknell, United Kingdom

Brought vouchers for a Christmas Present for my husband and son.They Enjoyed the brewery tour and the sampling of the beers they came home very merry,Willy is amazing host,felt very safe with social distancing each group sitting on different tables.Good value for money and a shop for purchase supplies to bring home,Will be back next year for another visit.

6. Greyfriars Vineyard

Greyfriars Vineyard Hogs Back The Hog’s Back, Guildford GU3 1AG England +44 1483 813712 [email protected] http://www.greyfriarsvineyard.co.uk
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5.0 based on 104 reviews

Greyfriars Vineyard

Under new management since October 2010, we are a commercial vineyard producing award winning English Sparkling wine. Greyfriars was originally planted in 1989 and has been producing great grapes and wines for over 20 years. We took over in late 2010 with the aim of expanding the vineyard dramatically, producing stunning English sparkling wine and building a state of the art winery, cellar and tasting room. We are well on the way to that goal. We have planted over 30 acres of new vines, predominantly the three classical Champagne grape varieties; Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. This will enable us to create a small range of spectacular English sparkling wines reflecting the unique local soil conditions, climate and heritage of the Surrey North Downs. The Downs in southern England are blessed with similar geological and soil conditions to the Champagne region in France. At Greyfriars we have a clay/loam topsoil over several hundred feet of wonderful free draining Cretaceous chalk. The chalk was originally deposited over a hundred million years ago when this entire area was submerged under a tropical sea. The highest part of the estate offers splendid views towards the South Downs and east towards Guildford and beyond. In September 2013 we released the first wine made entirely by our own fair hands, a delicious sparkling rose, the first release of many. By the end of the decade we will be producing 100,000 bottles a year.

Reviewed By teinar2016 - Helsinki, Finland

Had a fantastic tour and wine tasting at Greyfriars in a beautiful vineyard setting. You can tell that the team is passionate about their wines and what they do. And the wines tasted were delicious. Highly recommended!

7. Tinwood Estate Vineyard

Tinwood Estate Tinwood Lane Halnaker, Chichester PO18 0NE England +44 1243 537372 [email protected] http://www.tinwoodestate.com/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 334 reviews

Tinwood Estate Vineyard

Visit our beautiful vineyards and brand new modern tasting room overlooking the vines open every day of the week. Come and enjoy a glass of bubbles in the sun after we show you around the vineyard.

Reviewed By _DAVIDR_GU10 - Surrey, United Kingdom

Definitely the best sparklingly wine tasting experience we’ve had in England! Led by the owner, she gave a wonderful short tour of the vineyard and a highly entertaining and informative guided wine tasting set in the excellent new tasting room with spacious indoor and outdoor areas. The 3 sparkling wines on offer are excellent - definitely on a par with champagne. Also try the generous sharing cheese platter! All in all a well deserved 5 star experience

8. Loose Cannon Brewery

Unit 6 Suffolk Way, Abingdon OX14 5JX England +44 1235 531141 [email protected] http://www.lcbeers.co.uk
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5.0 based on 42 reviews

Loose Cannon Brewery

Reviewed By Schirr007 - Worcester, United Kingdom

Visited with friends the first Saturday we were allowed after easing of lockdown. Online booking was really efficient, staff friendly and helpful. We were sitting outside and felt very safe (just need to remember a coat next time!!!) Beer was great and non beer drinkers enjoyed the local cider! Thank you to all the team for adapting to the rules.

9. CraftBrews Brewery & Taproom

Pierrepont Farm The Reeds Road Pierrepont Farm, Frensham GU10 3BS England +44 7774 982174 [email protected] http://www.CraftBrews.UK
Excellent
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

CraftBrews Brewery & Taproom

A multi award winning Brewery with Taproom & Terrace handcrafting unfined natural delicious real ales in the heart of the Surrey countryside. On site a fully stocked bar incl. own brewed beer & cider (+wine, prosecco, spirits, tea, coffee, soft drinks and more). All own brews are available to drink in or take away. The Taproom is ideal for holding parties, celebrations, business meetings and other events.

10. Pilgrim Brewery

11 West Street, Reigate RH2 9BL England +44 1737 222651 http://www.pilgrim.co.uk
Excellent
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5.0 based on 25 reviews

Pilgrim Brewery

Reviewed By JustinLGT - London, United Kingdom

The beer was really nice with a great selection of beers as you would expect, the location off the high street with the cricket ground behind is really nice, and they are well set up amazingly for pre-c19 summer drinks...and post c19 social distancing spacing drinking. I am not an authority on regulations, but they were very diligent at getting people to use hand sanitiser, they had good spaces for drinking, and they seemed to be very organised and efficient. The one thing that really stood out was how great the staff were. Not only was their table service super efficient, and were they 100% on hand, but they were a very charming crew. I turned up early ahead of my group and they couldn't have been nicer with each one stopping to see how I was doing. It's a really cool place to drink and will definitely go back.

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