Breweries · South West England
St Austell Brewery
In or near Charlestown.
Cornwall's biggest brewery (1851), home of Tribute.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–1.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Nearest railway station
- St Austell · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit St Austell Brewery, the nearest railway station is St Austell, located just 0.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is PL25 5QB. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
St Austell in Cornwall (1851) is the largest brewery in the south-west and the home of Tribute Pale Ale. The Kerry Building Visitor Centre runs tours of the brewery, the bottling line and the cooperage. Owns a chain of pubs across Cornwall and Devon.
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Summary from the official site
St Austell Brewery, established in 1851, is renowned for its award-winning beers and hospitality across the South West of England. Visitors can explore a variety of beers crafted with local ingredients and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere of the brewery's pubs, which are scattered throughout Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and Dorset.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Austell Brewery is a brewery founded in 1851 by Walter Hicks at St Austell, Cornwall, England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Originally named Walter Hicks & Co: brewers and wine merchants, the brewing company was renamed St Austell Brewery and significantly expanded by his daughter Hester Parnall (1868–1939), who became a director in 1911. She took over running the company on her father's death in 1916 (her husband Thomas Parnall, having died in 1915), and added nearly 80 pubs and hotels to the brewery's holdings, becoming known for "ruling the company with the grace of a duchess combined with the aplomb of a successful businessman". The brewery's flagship beer is Tribute Ale, which accounts for around 80% of sales. Other popular ales include Proper Job, Tinner's Ale and Duchy Bitter. On 1 July 2016 St Austell…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.3389, -4.7906
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St Austell
- Postcode
- PL25 5QB
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Established
- 1851
- Nearest railway station
- St Austell — 0.1 km
- Official site
- www.staustellbrewery.co.uk
Sources
- manual: st-austell-brewery (manual)
- wikipedia: St Austell Brewery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Austell Brewery?
- St Austell Brewery is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL25 5QB), in the parish of St Austell.
- What is St Austell Brewery?
- Cornwall's biggest brewery (1851), home of Tribute.
- How do I get to St Austell Brewery?
- The nearest railway station is St Austell, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode PL25 5QB.
- When was St Austell Brewery built?
- Built or established in 1851.
- Who owns St Austell Brewery?
- St Austell Brewery is owned by | num_employees = 1900.
- Is St Austell Brewery a protected site?
- Yes — St Austell Brewery is part of the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to St Austell Brewery?
- The nearest railway station is St Austell, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL25 5QB.