BreweryOpen for visits

Donnington Brewery

Cotswold District, South West England, United Kingdom

What you can do when you visit

Tour

Visits are by appointment. Check current tour availability with the producer before you travel.

Founded: 1865

People: James Arkell

Styles: bitter

Ingredients: own water source

Method: The original mill is still used in brewing and the mill wheel drives some of the brewery machinery.

Each mark is backed by a documented fact. Open one to see the source.

Heritagehistoric1865Verified
“There has been a brewery at Donnington since 1865, when Richard Iles Arkell started brewing beer alongside the farming enterprise.”
Source: Producer websiteView source ↗Retrieved August 10, 2026Verified
True makerown-water-sourceVerified
“the water is drawn from a natural spring beside the millpond”
Source: Producer websiteView source ↗Retrieved August 10, 2026Verified