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Closed Breweries

This is a list which contains all breweries with an entry in this site that are closed. This majority of these breweries have closed since the 1980s. We are continuously adding more historical entries as we go.

For those interested in the history of breweries in the UK, The Brewery History Society have done much more research than we have. Their web site, which doesn't include brewery histories, can be found here.

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Abbey Bells Brewery

Abbey Brewery

Abel Brown's Brewery

Aberdeenshire Ales Ltd

Aberystwyth Ales

Abington Park Brewery Co

Afan Brewery

James Aitken & Co (Falkirk) Ltd

Alchemy Brewing Company

Aldchlappie Hotel We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Ale House

Ales of Kent Brewery Limited

Alewife Brewery

Alexandra Brewery

Alford Arms Brewhouse

Alice Brewery

All Nations

Allied Breweries A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.

Carlsberg-Tetley Alloa Ltd

Samuel Allsopp Brewing Company

Altrincham Brewing Company

Ancient Druids

Ann Street Brewery Co Ltd

The Argyle Brewing Company

Ash Vine Brewery (SW) Ltd

Ashford Brewery

The Aviemore Brewery Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Axe Vale Brewery

Axminster Brewery

Aylesbury Brewery Company Limited

Ayrshire Brewers Ltd

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Backdykes Brewing Company

Backyard Bobs Brewery

Bailey's Brewery

Banbury Micro Brewery

Banfield Ales

Bard's Brewery

Barefoot Brewery

Barge and Barrel Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Barking Brewery Co

Barley Brewery

Barnfield Brewery

Barnsley Brewing Co. Ltd

Bate's Brewery

Bathtub Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Battersea Brewery

Baynards Brewhouse

Beacon Brewery

Beard & Co. Ltd

Beckett's Brewery Ltd

Beecham's Bar and Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Beer Necessities We've got a photo of the brewery.

Belchers Brewery

Bell Inn

Benskin's Watford Brewery Ltd

Berkeley Brewing Co

Berkhamstead Brewery

Bevvied Bull Brewery

Bigfoot Traditional Ales Ltd

Bin Hill Brewery

Bishop's Brewery

Black Bull (Haltwhistle) Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Black Bull Brewery

The Black Fox Brewery

Black Horse Brewery

Black Mountain Brewery Ltd We have received new information about this brewery in the last month. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Black Sheep Brewery

Blackbeard Ales

Blackburn Brewing Company

Blackdown Brewery Ltd

Blackmoor Brewery

Blackpool Brewery Co. Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Blewitts Brewery

Blossomward Brewery

Blue Boar Inn

Boat Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Bodicote Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Bodmin Ales

Border Brewery Company

Borve Brew House We've got a photo of the brewery.

Bosham Brewery

Boston Experience Ltd A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different.

Bothwell Brewery

Bragdy'R Bryn Cyf We've got a photo of the brewery.

WH Brakspear & Sons PLC

Bramcote Brewing Company

Braye Brewery

Breadalbane Brewery

Brecknock Brewery Ltd

Brecon Brewery

The Brewhouse Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Bridge Street Brewery

Bridgewater Ales Ltd

Bridgewater Brewing Company

Brigg Brewing Co

Bristol Brewing Co Ltd

The Britannia Ales Brewery

British Oak Brewery

Broadstone Brewery Company Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Brooklands Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Winchester Arms and Buckland Brewery

Buddon Brewery

Bull's Head Brewery

Burford Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Burkes Brewery

Burntisland Brewery Company

Burrington Brewery

Burts & Co. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Burts (Sandown Brewery) Ltd

Burts Newport Brewery

Bury Street Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

William Butler & Co. Ltd

Butler's Brewery Company Limited

Butterknowle Brewery

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Cambrian Brewery Co. Ltd

Canavans Brewery

The Cannon

Canon Pyon Brewery

Canuk Brewing Services

Captain Grumpy's Beer Company

Cartmel Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Cathedrals Brewery Co Ltd

Bragdy Ceredigion Brewery

Cestrian Brewers

The Cheriton Brewhouse

Chesters Brewery Co Ltd

Chudley Ales

Clarion Brewery

William Clark Brewing Company

Clarke's Organic Brewery Ltd

Richard Cobden's Brewery

Cock & Hen Brew House We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Cock Tavern

Collingwood Brewery

Combe Brewery

Commercial Brewery Ltd

Connoisseur Brewer We have received new information about this brewery in the last month. Somewhat like the bird, a brewery that uses someone elses plant to brew on.

The Cook Brewery Company

The Courage Bristol Brewery

Courage Ltd A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.

Cox's Yard We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Craftsman Brewery

Craigmill Brewery

The Cranbourne Brewery

Crewkerne Brewery

Crofthead Brewery

Crown Buckley Ltd

The Cuckmere Haven Brewery

Custom Beers Limited

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Danelaw Brewery Ltd

Dark Horse Brewing Co. (Hertford) Ltd

W M Darley Ltd

Deeping Ales

Bragdyr Defaid Du

Derwent Rose Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Devanha Brewery

Dobbins And Jackson Newport Brewing Company Limited

Donoghue Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Dove Valley Brewing We've got a photo of the brewery.

Down Royal Brewery

Drummonds Brewery

The Duffield Brewing Co

The Duke of Norfolk

Dunkery Ales Ltd

Dunn Plowman Brewery

Bragdyr Dyffryn Clwyd

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Eagles Bush Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Easingwold Brewery

East Kent Brewery

Eastwood's Brewery

Edale Brewery Company

The Egyptian Sand & Gravel Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Eldridge Pope & Co. PLC We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Evesham Brewery

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Faculty & Firkin

Fahrenheit & Firkin

Failsworth Brewery

Faint Hope Brewery Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Falcon & Firkin

Fantail & Firkin

Fantasy Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Faraday & Firkin

Farmers Arms Brewery

Fat God's Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Fathom & Firkin

Feast & Firkin

Featherstone Brewery

Federation Brewery Ltd

Fedora & Firkin

Feldon Brewery

Felon & Firkin

Fen Ales

Fenland Brewery Limited

Fermenter & Firkin

Ferret & Firkin

Fiddle and Bone Brewing Company

Fiddler & Firkin

Fiddler's Ales

Fielder & Firkin

Fieldmouse & Firkin at the Fighting Cocks

Finch & Firkin

Finings & Firkin

Finnesko & Firkin

Firecracker & Firkin

Firefly & Firkin

Firkin Brewery

Fish & Firkin

Fisherrow Brewery

The Fishery Inn Brewery Co

Fizgig & Firkin

Flag & Firkin

Flag Brewery

The Flagship Brewery Ltd

Flamingo & Firkin

Flamingo & Firkin

Flamingo & Firkin

Flannery's Brewery Ltd

Flare & Firkin

Flea & Firkin

Fledgling & Firkin

Flicker & Firkin

The Flock Inn Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Flounder & Firkin

Fly & Firkin

Flyer & Firkin

Flyman & Firkin

Font Valley Brewery

Footage & Firkin

Forbes Brewery

Ford & Firkin

Forester & Firkin

Foresters Fruit Beers

Forger & Firkin

Fort & Firkin

Forth Brewery Company

Foundry & Firkin

Fountain Brewery

Four Rivers Brewing Company Ltd

Fowl & Firkin

Fox & Firkin

Fox & Hounds (Stottesdon)

Fox and Hounds (Barley)

Foxley Brewing Company Ltd

Franklin's Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Frankton Bagby Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Freedom Brewing Company A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Freelance & Firkin

Fremlins Ltd

Fresher & Firkin

Friar & Firkin

Friesian & Firkin

Fringe & Firkin

Frog & Parrot Brewhouse We've got a photo of the brewery.

Frome Valley Brewery

The Wheatsheaf Inn and Fromes Hill Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Fruitmaker & Firkin

Fuggle & Firkin

Fulbeck Brewery

Fuzz & Firkin

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The Garden Barber Brewery

Garton Brewery

The George & Dragon

Gibbs Mew

The Glaschu Brewery

Glossop Breweries Limited We've got a photo of the brewery.

Godson Chudley

Godson, Freeman & Wilmot

Goldthorn Brewery & Company Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Goodmanham Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Grand Metropolitan A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.

Grand Union Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Greenalls Group PLC A company that beer brewed for it by another brewery.

Greenwood's Brewery

Greyhound Brewery Company Ltd

Grimesdale Brewery Company

Grindleton Brewhouse Ltd

The Guernsey Brewery Co. (1920) Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Gwent Ales Ltd

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Hackerberry Brewery

Hadrian Brewery Limited

Haggards Brewery Limited

The Hale & Hearty Brewery

Hampshire Brewery Ltd

Hanseatic Trading Company

Happy Hooker Brewery Ltd

Hardington Brewery

Hardington Brewery

Thomas Hardy Burtonwood Brewery

Harpenden Brewery

Hawkhill Brewers

Hedgehog & Hogshead

Henry's Butcher's Yard Brewery

Henstridge Brewery

Herald Brewery

Heritage Brewery Ltd

Heritage Brewery Ltd

High Peak Brewery

Highland & Islands Breweries Ltd A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.

Higson's Brewery Ltd

Hodge's Brewery

Holme Valley Ales

Holt, Plant & Deakin

Home County Brewers

Tom Hoskins Brewery PLC We've got a photo of the brewery.

Huddersfield Brewing Company

Hull Brewery Co. Ltd

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Iris Rose Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Ivybush Brewery

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JMU A non-commercial brewery whose beers appear from time to time, mainly at beer festivals.

John O'Gaunt Brewing Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Jolly Fenman Brewery

Jolly Roger Brewery

Jolly Roger Brewpub

Jones & Mather Ales Ltd

Judges Brewery

Juwards Brewery

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Kelly's Eye Brewery

Kent Brewery Ltd

Kent Garden Brewery

Kentish Ales

Kestrel Brewery Limited

Keynsham Brewing Company Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Keystone Brewery

Khean Brewery Co Ltd

King & Smart Lincolnshire Brewery

King's Head Ale House and Brewery

Kingsley Brewery

Kingston Brewing Company

The Kitchen Brewery Ltd

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Lakeland Brewing Company

Lass O'Gowrie Brewhouse We've got a photo of the brewery.

Lastingham Brewery Co Ltd

Leaking Boot Brewery

Ledbury Brewing Co. Ltd

Leith Brewery

Leyland Breweries Ltd

Leyland Brewing Co

Lidstones Brewery

Lime Tree Brewery

Lincolnshire Steam Beer Co

Lions Original Brews Ltd

The Little Avenham Brewery

Liverpool Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Longstone Brewery

Lord Raglan We've got a photo of the brewery.

Lowes Arms Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Lucifer Live Beer Company

Lugton Inn & Brewery

Luton Brewery

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MacLachlan's Brew Bar

Maclay Group plc A company that beer brewed for it by another brewery.

Malton Brewery Company Ltd

Malvern Chase Brewery

The Man in the Moon Brewery

The Manx Brewery

Marisco Tavern Brewery

The Market Brewery

Mash & Air A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Mash Ltd A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Masters Brewery

Mayhem's Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

McBride's Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

McCowan's Brewhouse We've got a photo of the brewery.

Thomas McGuinness Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Merivales Ales Ltd

Merlin Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Middleton's Brewery

The Mildmay Brewery

Mill Brewery

Miller's Thumb Brewing Company A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different. We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Millgate Brewery

The Millwright's Arms

Miner's Arms Brewery

Minera Brewery

Minerva Hotel (Allied Domecq Leisure)

Minnis Brewery

Mitchell's of Lancaster (Brewers) Ltd

Mono Restaurant & Bar

The Moorcock Brewing Co

Mundane Ales

Munslow Brewhouse

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Nags Head Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Nathan's Fine Ales

Nene Valley Brewery

New Fermor Arms

Newale Brewing Company Ltd

The Newcastle Brewhouse

Newport Ales We've got a photo of the brewery.

Newport Brewhouse

Newtonmore & Kingussie Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Nicholson's

Nix Wincott Brewery

North Cornwall Brewers

Nursery Brewing Co Ltd

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Oakhill Brewery

Odcombe Ales We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Old Bank Street Brew House

Old Barn Brewery

Clarence Tavern and Old Chapel Brewery

Old Cottage Beer Co

The Old Court Brewhouse We've got a photo of the brewery.

Old Forge Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Old Kent Brewery Company

Old London Bridge Brewery

Old Pint Pot Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Old Stables Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Oldham Brewery Ltd

The Orange Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Orchard Brewery Bar We've got a photo of the brewery.

Orchard Brewery

Original Brewing Company

The Original Hereford Brewing Company

Oulton Ales Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Owl Brewing Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Oxenhope Moorlands Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Oxford Bakery & Brewhouse

Oxford Brewery Ltd

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Pacific Oriental A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Packfield Brewery Ltd

Packhorse Brewery

Packhorse Brewing Co Ltd

Paradise Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Parisa Cafe Bar A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different.

Parker & Sons Brewers Ltd

Passageway Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Payn Breweries Ltd

Peelwalls Brewery

Pembroke Brewery Co

Pennine Brewing Company

Pett Brewery Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Pharaoh & Firkin

Philanthropist & Firkin

Philatelist & Firkin

Philosopher & Firkin

Phoenix & Firkin

Photographer & Firkin

Physician & Firkin

Picks Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Pig & Whistle Brewery

Plympton Brewery

Points West Brewery

Pollard & Company (J B Brewers) Ltd

Port Mahon Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Portchester Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Porter Brewing Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Sam Powell Brewery

Powys Brewery

Premier Ales

Preston Brewing Company Ltd

R

Ramsbottom Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Rat & Ratchet Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Reading Lion Brewery

Reckless Brewing & Supply Co. Ltd

Reckless Eric's

Red Cross Brewery

Red Lion Hotel

Red Shed Brewery

Redburn Brewery

Redruth Brewery (1742) Ltd

Reigate Brewery Limited

Reindeer Trading Company Ltd

Restalrig Village Brewery Ltd

Ribblesdale Brewery

Rising Sun Inn

Riverside Brewery Ltd

Robinwood Brewers & Vintners

Rose & Crown Brewhouse

Rose Street Brewery

Rosebridge Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Ross Brewing Company

Royal Inn & Horsebridge Brewery

Royal Oak A brewery name used for a beer brewed by a collaboration of two or more brewers.

Royal Tunbridge Wells Brewery

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SP Sporting Ales Ltd

Brasserie Les Sans-Culottes A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Sarah's Hop House Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Sark Brewery

Saxon Cross Brewery

Scanlon's Fine Ales

The Scarecrow Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Scott's Brewery Co

Scottish & Newcastle PLC A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.

Sevenoaks Brewery

The Shackleford Brewery Co

Sharley Brook Brewing Company

Shepherd & Co. A brewery that is included for completeness despite the majority of beer brewed not fitting the definition of real ale.  This does not imply that their beers are inferior to real ale, just different.

James Shipstones & Sons Ltd

Shires Brewery

Sidecar Brewery

Silver Stream Brewing Company

Silverthorne's Gwent Ales

Skinners Custom Beers

Smiles Brewing Co. Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Snowdonia Brewing Co. Ltd

Soldiers Return

Solstice Brewing Company

The Solva Brewing Co Ltd

Somerset (Electric) Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Spikes Brewery

Spinnaker Ales Ltd

St. Giles in the Wood Brewery

Stag & Griffin Brewery

Star Beermaking Company

The Steam Packet Brewery

Steamboat Inn

Stocks Brewery

Stony Rock Brewery

Strathalbyn Brewery

Strawberry Bank Brewery

Strong & Co Ltd

Sussex Brewery Limited We've got a photo of the brewery.

Sutton Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Swale Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Swaled Ale Brewery

Sweet William Brewery We have received new information about this brewery in the last month. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Swimbridge Brewery Limited

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TH & M

Tally Ho! Country Inn and Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Tap 'n' Tin Brew Pub We've got a photo of the brewery.

Tarka Ales Ltd

The Tate Brewery Limited

The Tavern Brewery

Taylor Walker & Co Ltd

Tetley Walker Ltd

Thompson's Brewery

The Tipsy Toad Brewery

The Tipsy Toad Townhouse and Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Tisbury Brewery Ltd

Tollemache & Cobbold Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Tomintoul Brewery Co. Ltd

Tomlinson's Old Castle Brewery

The Travellers Inn Brewing Company We've got a photo of the brewery.

Trimdon Cask Ales

Trough Brewery

Sam Trueman's Brewery

Tudor Brewing Company

Turkey Inn We've got a photo of the brewery.

Ty Bach Brewery (Bragdy Ty Bach)

Tyne Brewery

Tynllidiart Arms

U

The Unicorn Brewery

V

Valley Brewery

Vaux Breweries Ltd

Ventnor Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Ventonwyn Brewing Company Ltd

Verulam Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Viking Ales Ltd

Vintage Ale Company

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WF6 Brewing Company We have received new information about this brewery in the last month. We've got a photo of the brewery.

Walsh's Bakehouse Brewery Ltd

Waltham St. Lawrence Brewing Co

Ward's Brewery

The Warwickshire Brewery Ltd

Watney Mann Ltd

Wawne Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Webb's Brewery Limited

Wellington Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

HG Wells Planet Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

Welston's Brewery

Weobley Organic Beers Ltd

West Coast Brewery

West Country Breweries Ltd

West Highland Brewers

West Yorkshire Brewery

Thomas Wethered & Sons Ltd

Wharfedale Brewery Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Wheal Ale Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

The Whitbread Beer Company A company that while owning, or having owned, a real ale brewery, may not actually be a real ale brewery in itself.

Whitby's Own Brewery We've got a photo of the brewery.

White Star Brewery Ltd

Whitley Bridge Brewing Company

Whitworth Hall Brewery

Wild Hop Brewery Ltd

Wild's Brewery Ltd

Wild's Brewery

William Greenwood Brewing Co Ltd We've got a photo of the brewery.

Wilson's Brewery Limited

Wiltshire Brewery

The Winchester Brewery Limited

Winfields Brewery

Wonky Dog Brewery

Woodbury Brewery

Woodhampton Brewing Company

Woodlands Brewery

Woody Woodward's Brewery

Worldham Brewery

Wortley Brewery

Wylye Valley Brewery

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Bragdy Ynys Môn

York Tavern

The Yorkshire Grey Brewery

Last Updated : 3rd July 2009