Tour of the Shepherd Neame brewery social

Start your Saturday off right with this unique tour of the Shepherd Neame Brewery! As a CIMA member, you can take advantage of the 50% discounted price!

Enjoy an 80 minute tour of the brewery, before enjoying a tutored tasting of Kentish ales and speciality lagers. This will be followed by a seasonal two-course, home-cooked meal accompanied by a pint of your choice.

Please note you have to be 18 years and over to participate in a brewery tour.

Discover the secrets of Britain's oldest brewer

The award-winning guided tour takes visitors around the Faversham Brewery site to learn about the ancient art of brewing. See brewing and fermentation vessels; taste natural mineral water from the brewery’s well; try some malted barley and smell locally-grown Kentish hops. The 80 minute tour also includes a visit to the Old Brewery Store, housed in the old wines and spirits store, which features impressive displays of historic delivery vehicles, a recreated coopers’ workshop, bygone pub signs and a collection of hop picking memorabilia. It ends back in the Visitor Centre with a tutored tasting of Shepherd Neame’s Kentish ales and speciality lagers, before visitors have the chance to visit the Brewery Shop and pick up a souvenir, gift or some of their favourite beer.

Important information:

The brewery is a working industrial site so, practical footwear that covers your whole foot is required - any visitors wearing sandals, flip flops, other open-toed shoes or high heels will not be permitted to join the tour.

The tour itself includes several of the brewery’s historic buildings, which have a number of steep staircases and uneven surfaces. Therefore, we advise that the tour may be difficult for infirm visitors and unsuitable for wheelchair users.

Photo ID may be requested from visitors who are lucky enough to look under 25 to verify they are aged 18 or older prior to participation in the tour and tutored tasting.