Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre

Address:
Shepherd Neame Visitor Centre
17 Court Street
Faversham
Kent
ME13 7AX

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Telephone: 01795 542 016
Nearest Station: Faversham

Enjoy England’s Small Visitor Attraction of the Year 2011

Beer, otherwise known as the ‘Drink of England’, has been produced in Faversham for over 850 years and the Shepherd Neame brewery is open to visitors who wish to discover more about this proudly independent family company and its wide range of award winning beers.

From the Visitor Centre, you can join an award-winning guided tour, lasting 80 minutes, which will take you behind the scenes at this busy working brewery. Discover how history and heritage are combined with modern technology to produce our range of Kentish Ales and speciality lagers.

You will learn a little of the ancient art of brewing; see traditional mash tuns; taste natural mineral water from the brewery’s artesian well; try some malted barley and smell locally-grown Kentish hops. The tour also includes ‘The Vaults’, which features an impressive display of historic delivery vehicles, a recreated cooper’s workshop, bygone pub signs and a collection of hop picking memorabilia.

Of course we wouldn’t let you leave without sampling and the tour ends with a fascinating tutored tasting – audience participation encouraged!

Finally, visit the Brewery Shop and pick up a souvenir, gift or some beer!
The whole visit, including tasting, takes approximately 2 hours.

Tours run most days - advance booking is strongly recommended.

Opening Times

2 January – 31 December 2012

Brewery Tours run most days. Advanced bookings recommended.

Call 01795 542106 for more details

Prices

Adult: £11.50
Senior Citizen: £10.50
Child (12 – 17): £9.00

* Child rate applies to children accompanied by a parent or guardian – special rates apply to school visits and student groups. As the brewery is a working industrial site, children joining the tours must be aged 12 or over.*

Groups need to book in advance. For further details visit our website or call 01795 542016”