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In 2019 Palmers Brewery celebrated 225 years continual operation at the Old Brewery in Bridport. The only remaining thatched brewery in the UK,  located to the south of the town by the weir which marks the confluence of the river Asker into the river Brit.

The brewery’s water wheel , forged in 1879 at a  Bridport foundry, still turns alongside the main channel before the river twists and turns the last mile to its mouth at West Bay, gateway to the Jurassic Coast.

We have never felt the need to describe our cask ales as “craft” because they have never been anything else.

Each year thousands of visitors join us on a tour of the historic brewhouse. After meeting in Palmers Wine Store, tours begin in the brewery’s Malt Loft overlooking the river which historically powered the brewery.

Our expert guides take visitors through the production process of our five award winning ales from the raw ingredients entering the building on the third floor and working thier way down through the brewery.

It is a process that in many ways has changed very little in the last two centuries. Where it has been updated it has always been in the pursuit of quality.

We live in a day and age where it is fashionable to claim to be passionate. If Palmers has a passion it is for quality, ensuring that every pint of beer reaches our customers in perfect condition. Investing in our storage, transport, cellars and most importantly in training the people who handle our ales from the brewery to our licensees and their teams.

Cask Marque , the leading organisation that monitors beer quality in UK pubs, recently described us as “obsessive”, a compliment we are happy to take.

Joining a tour of Palmers Brewery is an increasingly rare opportunity to get close to the age old process of English brewing and to gain an insight into one of Britain’s oldest family run breweries and their pursuit of producing the finest cask conditioned real ale.

Tours run daily at 11am and 2pm, Monday to Friday all year round and last two hours, finishing in time to enjoy lunch in one of our fantastic local pubs. Places are limited so we advise that you book in advance.

Young adults over 12 are very welcome but they must be accompanied by an adult. For younger children please call to discuss, we request a maximum of 2 children per adult, to be supervised at all times. Any very young children in arms to be in a baby carrier

The tour ends back in the Palmers Wine Store where you will be able to enjoy a few halves of the final product.

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You’ll go behind the scenes in the historic brewery buildings, to watch every stage of the centuries-old brewing process. The tour ends with a beer tasting (or a soft drink) in Palmers Wine Store, where you will receive a Palmers glass tankard, commemorating your visit.

In 1794, Dorset rope and net makers – the Gundry family – built the Old Brewery on the banks of the River Brit in Bridport. Since then, there’s been non-stop brewing on this site. Generations of Palmers have kept the brews bubbling.

Palmers Brewery The Old Brewery West Bay Road Bridport Dorset DT6 4JA

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Palmers have been brewing in Dorset since 1794, our draught ales win awards, beer drinkers all over love them. They love the distinctive taste and delicious character and the refreshing, thirst-quenching qualities of Palmers’ traditional ales.

The original Old Brewery at Bridport in West Dorset is where they still work to traditional methods with the finest ingredients, methods and ingredients that have built their reputation over 200 years. It is one of Britain’s oldest and prettiest breweries as the only thatched brewery in the UK. They love the fact they’re among the UK’s very best small independent brewers – and that they’ve been brewing fine ales non-stop since 1794. Today, they skilfully blend these best brewing rules with scientific systems, to create five quality ales for the 21st century.

The Old Brewery really shows how modern and traditional methods can work hand in hand and you can see for yourself, there are a range of brewery tours available throughout the year, book a tour online today!

Palmers is a family run business and has been since its inception. Today brothers John Palmer and Cleeves Palmer are at the helm surrounded by an able team. To this day, they use only the finest Maris Otter Malt and carefully selected whole leaf hops to produce ales the way they have been for generations.

There are five fine ales and craft kegs brewed in the original brewery. You can find the full range of beers, ales, ciders and soft drinks on our website.

As well as the range of quality drinks, there is also the brewery’s pubs. Two times winner of the Publican Awards Best Tenanted Pub Company, Palmers boasts some of the best-known and best-loved pubs in the South West giving you a warm welcome in many of the prettiest locations. You’ll find Palmers’ Pubs In country villages and on the World Heritage Jurassic Coast, deep in Hardy Country. They’re the place to taste delicious locally sourced food, relax with family and friends, enjoy great pub accommodation – and of course, taste Palmers’ real ales.

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Palmers Brewery is based in Bridport, Dorset, and offers a professional and friendly team to help you have a great time and enjoy the experiences available.

Palmers ales are brewed in one of Britain’s oldest and prettiest breweries and have been since 1794. The only thatched brewery in the UK, Palmers sits adjacent to the river Brit just a mile from Dorset’s Jurassic Coast. All our fine ales are brewed using water from our own naturally rising spring.

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Palmers Brewery, based on the banks of the River Brit, in Bridport West Dorset has been brewing cask real ales since 1794. Our guided tour of the historic brewhouse follows the traditional process from the raw ingredients through to a few halves of the final product.

The tour starts and ends in Palmers Wine Store. Free parking is available in the brewery's car park on the north side of the brewery.

Unfortunately we are unable to receive people with mobility problems or walking sticks on our tours as our historic brewhouse has a lot of steep steps. If you are unsure please call Palmers Wine Store in advance and they will be more than happy to advise you.

Young adults ages 13 and up are very welcome but they must be accompanied by an adult.

For younger children please call to discuss, we request a maximum of 2 children per adult, to be supervised at all times. Any very young children in arms to be in a baby carrier.

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Palmers has been brewing authentic cask conditioned real ales in the West Dorset market town of Bridport since 1794. We have never felt the need to describe our ales as “craft” because they have never been anything else.

Each year thousands of visitors join us to look round the historic brewhouse, following the traditional process from the raw ingredients to a few halves of the final product. It is a process that in many ways has changed very little in the last two and a quarter centuries. Where it has been updated it has always been in the pursuit of quality. We live in a day and age where it is fashionable to claim to be passionate.

If Palmers has a passion it is for quality, ensuring that every pint reaches our customers in perfect condition. Investing in our storage, transport, cellars and most importantly in training the people who handle our ales from the brewery to our licensees and their teams.

Cask Marque, the leading organisation that monitors beer quality in UK pubs, recently described us as “obsessive”, a compliment we are happy to take.

Working with some of the top licensees in the industry we are proud that many of our 53 pubs have been recognised as some of the best in the country. Pubs that draw visitors to the region from far and wide, visitors who are in search of the best of local produce and a genuine English product, cask ale. Tours run on weekdays throughout the year and can be booked through Palmers Wine Store, 01308 427500.

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Old Brewery, West Bay Road, Bridport, DT6 4JA

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1.4 miles from Highlands End and Eype Beach

4.1 miles from Golden Cap

3.2 miles from Graston Copse

22.8 miles from Sandyholme

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Opening Times

Monday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Tuesday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Wednesday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Thursday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Friday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday: closed

Sunday: closed

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