Oxfordshire Brewery and Distillery Tours

Discover Oxfordshire breweries and distilleries

Discover how your favourite pint or spirit is made in Oxfordshire by visiting the best breweries and distilleries across the county. Learn the history and process behind producing the county’s finest beverages and walk out being an expert in this field! All tours give the visitor a unique experience and are great for a fun day out, celebratory outing or even an eventful team-building activity.

Brewery Tours

Located in Hook Norton, the Hook Norton Brewery is one of only 32 family owned breweries and the finest example of a Victorian Tower Brewery in the country. Join one of their Brewery Tours to see the original steam engine, learn about their history and how they make a range of delicious beers. The tour ends with a tutored beer tasting and also welcomes visitors to meet their Shire Horses, visit their museum and relax in the visitor centre or cafe.

Distillery Tours

The Oxford Artisan Distillery is Oxford’s first distillery and boasts a fascinating story of how they cultivate, craft, create and curate the very finest spirits using sustainably grown populations of ancient heritage grain. Join one of TOAD’s unique tours to discover the principals and production processes that make their delicious spirits. Finish the tour with a tasting of these world-class spirits made right in the heart of Oxford!

The Sky Wave Distillery Co. is a boutique distillery and the Home of the World’s Best Contemporary Gin 2020. Hear the stories and drink award-winning gin at the only distillery based on a former WW2 RAF base, now the beautiful Bicester Heritage, home of historic motoring. During the 75-minute event, your hosts will entertain and amaze you with the Sky Wave story, introduce you to their stills on which the seven award-winning gins are created and lead you through a tutored gin tasting.

The Henley Distillery uses innovative recipe development to create premium, small batch spirits using traditional, hand-crafted, artisan methods. Housed in an 18th century barn, tours and tastings are available as well as a fully immersive gin experience. Each guest will have the opportunity to sample 3 different gins produced by Master Distiller Jacob.