Breweries · Yorkshire & the Humber
Samuel Smith's Old Brewery
In or near Towton.
Yorkshire's oldest brewery (1758) — Yorkshire Squares, shire horses, no concessions.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–1.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- Ulleskelf · 4.8 km
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, the nearest railway station is Ulleskelf, which is 4.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is LS24 9BL. Please note that accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Samuel Smith's at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire — Yorkshire's oldest brewery, founded in 1758 — still uses Yorkshire Squares (slate fermenting vessels), shire horses for local deliveries, and brews exclusively from its own well-water. Famously private (no public tours) but the historic brewery yard, the dray-horse stables and the chain of Samuel Smith's pubs across Britain represent an unbroken Victorian-Yorkshire brewing tradition.
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Place summary
Samuel Smith's Old Brewery is a Georgian brewery located in Tadcaster, Yorkshire. It is known for its traditional brewing methods and historic significance in the region.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
- Coordinates
- 53.8853, -1.2628
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Tadcaster
- Postcode
- LS24 9BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Nearest railway station
- Ulleskelf — 4.8 km
Sources
- manual: samuel-smiths-old-brewery-tadcaster (manual)
- wikipedia: Samuel Smith Brewery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Samuel Smith's Old Brewery?
- Samuel Smith's Old Brewery is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS24 9BL), in the parish of Tadcaster.
- What is Samuel Smith's Old Brewery?
- Yorkshire's oldest brewery (1758) — Yorkshire Squares, shire horses, no concessions.
- How do I get to Samuel Smith's Old Brewery?
- The nearest railway station is Ulleskelf, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode LS24 9BL.
- When was Samuel Smith's Old Brewery built?
- Dates from the Georgian period.
- How do I get to Samuel Smith's Old Brewery?
- The nearest railway station is Ulleskelf, about 4.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LS24 9BL.