Breweries · East of England
Adnams Southwold
Adnams Southwold — regional brewery founded in 1872 in Southwold, Suffolk, England.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–1.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Adnams Southwold is a brewery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2010. Wikidata describes it as: "regional brewery founded in 1872 in Southwold, Suffolk, England". Coordinates: 52.3272°, 1.6797°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Adnams is a regional brewery founded in 1872 in Southwold, Suffolk, England, by George and Ernest Adnams. It produces cask ale and bottled beers. Annual production is around 85,000 barrels. In 2010, the company established the Copper House distillery for the production of gin, vodka and English whisky.
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Background
History
The earliest recorded brewing on the Adnams site was in 1396 by Johanna de Corby. The Sole Bay Brewery in Southwold was purchased in 1872 by George and Ernest Adnams. The company was incorporated in 1890, and has remained independent since then, producing a range of beers for distribution mainly in East Anglia. The mixed-culture yeast used by Adnams was sourced from Morgans brewery of Norwich in 1942. Until 1953 and from 1970 to 2006, casks of Adnams ale were delivered to the six pubs of Southwold by horse and dray; the tradition ended when a new distribution depot was built three miles from the brewery. The company founded a charity, The Adnams Charity, in 1990 to celebrate its centenary…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3272, 1.6797
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- East Suffolk
- Parish
- Southwold
- Postcode
- IP18 6JW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Established
- 2010
- Official site
- adnams.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4683851 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Adnams (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Adnams Brewery - geograph.org.uk - 959699.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Adnams Southwold?
- Adnams Southwold is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP18 6JW), in the parish of Southwold.
- When was Adnams Southwold built?
- Built or established in 2010.
- Who owns Adnams Southwold?
- Adnams Southwold is owned by | num_employees =.
- Is Adnams Southwold a protected site?
- Yes — Adnams Southwold is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Adnams Southwold?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP18 6JW. It sits within the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency.

