Fancy doing something a little bit different? Enjoy the ultimate Adnams and Southwold experiences, with a tour behind the scenes of our brewery and distillery or a tour up our beautiful Lighthouse. Take it one step further and make your own bottle of gin or your own Adnams cocktails.
Behind the walls of a stunning Victorian building on East Green lies one of the most modern breweries in the UK. In 2010, Adnams added a micro distillery too, so why not immerse yourself in an Adnams tour or experience while you are in town.
Brewery Tours
Discover how your favourite beers are brewed, with an Adnams Brewery Tour. Led by an experienced Tour Guide, you will be immersed in all things Adnams and given an insight into what makes their beers so special. You will get to look behind the scenes in the brewery and follow the brewing process from grain to glass. You’ll explore Southwold’s rich brewing heritage and see first-hand how Adnams make their products today.
Each tour is followed by a tasting of various beer styles, including a selection of their best-loved brands, and any current seasonal releases or limited-edition collaboration brews available at the time of your visit.
This fun and informative experience lasts approximately 1.5 hours. At the end of your experience, you will receive a voucher for the Southwold store, to claim a free memento of your day.
Find out more here adnams.co.uk/products/brewery-tour
Distillery Tours
Discover how your favourite spirits are crafted with an Adnams Distillery Tour. You will be immersed in all things Adnams and given an insight into what makes their spirits so special. You will get to look behind the scenes in the Copper House Distillery and follow the distillation process from grain to glass.
You’ll discover and explore in detail, how they make their award-winning vodka, gin, and whisky in the beautiful copper stills. You also get some of the best views in Southwold from their panoramic distillery windows, so don’t forget your camera!
Each tour is followed by a tasting showcasing the spirits range, including a selection of their best-loved brands, and any current seasonal releases available at the time of your visit.
This fun and informative experience lasts approximately 1.5 hours. At the end of your experience, you will receive a voucher for the Southwold store, to claim a free memento of your day.
Find out more here adnams.co.uk/products/distillery-tour
Make your own Gin Experience
Craft a bespoke bottle of gin that’s tailored to your taste, with an Adnams Make Your Own Gin experience. The Southwold Make Your Own Gin sessions take place in the Gin Lab, located at the heart of the Copper House Distillery.
During this fascinating experience, an Adnams Gin Maker will guide you through the process of making your own unique bottle of gin. Following a short tour of the Copper House Distillery to see the full-sized operation, they will scale things down to their mini copper stills and teach you the secrets of distillation.
You will learn about how to craft a great tasting gin, from balancing a wide variety of flavours and aromas, to understanding the influence of the distillation process. They will help you develop your own recipe from a wide selection of provided botanicals and you will go on to distil, fill and name your personal bottle. The experience also includes a tasting session showcasing Adnams spirits range, including a selection of their best-loved brands, and any current seasonal releases available at the time of your visit.
This exciting experience lasts approximately 2 to 2.5 hours. As well as the opportunity to create your own full-sized, 70cl bottle of gin to take home with you, you'll also be given a voucher for the Southwold store, to receive a free memento of your day.
Find out more here adnams.co.uk/products/make-your-own-gin-southwold
Enjoy the breath taking views from the top of the Southwold Lighthouse. Led by an experienced Tour Guide, you will look behind the scenes and learn the history of this landmark building. Measuring 31 metres in height, visitors can climb the 113 steps to the top. Southwold Lighthouse is still a vital working lighthouse for vessels navigating into Southwold Harbour and as a coastal mark for passing ships. This fun and informative experience starts at the Adnams Tours Centre and lasts about 50 minutes, you will receive a 10% discount voucher to use in our retail stores at the end of your tour.
On this grain-to-glass experience, you will discover how our award-winning spirits are made and then get to enjoy them in a selection of creative cocktails at our beautiful Still Room bar.
This fun and informative experience starts with a tour of Adnams Copper House Distillery, where you’ll learn all about distillation and how we craft a wide range of spirits including vodka, gin, and whisky. Then we shake things up - it’s over to The Swan Hotel’s Still Room for an exclusive cocktail masterclass with our in-house mixologist. There you’ll be taught how to make three exciting drinks from their repertoire of classics and seasonal specialities. You’ll learn all their tricks so you can try them at home.
It’s a must for any budding mixologist, and an exciting group activity for celebrations, special events, or team-building activities.