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Shakespeare Distillery Tour - 1pm Ticket

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Stratford-upon-Avon, England
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  • 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Peek behind the scenes of Stratford upon Avon’s only working distillery on this guided afternoon tour of the Shakespeare Distillery. Learn the secrets of gin making, find out how the spirits are influenced by Tudor-period distillery techniques, and discover all the varied ingredients that create the award-winning Stratford Gin.
  • Guided gin tasting: sample the award-winning Stratford Gin
  • Enjoy a 10% discount on purchases after the tour
  • Afternoon tour: ideal for pairing with a visit to Shakespeare's Birthplace
  • Intimate small-group experience with up to 10 people

What's Included

  • Alcoholic Beverages
    Gin & Tonic, plus a guided tasting of 3 spirits
  • 10% discount on same day distillery shop purchases
  • Guided Tour of the Distillery

    Meeting and Pickup

    Operating hours
    .1:00 pm

    Departure Point

    • Shakespeare Distillery, Unit A Drayton Manor Dr, Drayton, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9RQ, UK

    What To Expect

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    Shakespeare Distillery

    Admission Ticket Included

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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    Reviews

    5.0
    based on 621 reviews
    Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

    Great experience funny...

    Jane_F, Sep 2025
    Great experience funny very informative staff loved every minute would definitely go back🤗And the gin and rum amazing

    Response from Host, Sep 2025

    Thank you so much! Our team will be delighted with your feedback. We’d love to welcome you back on another experience soon.

    Excellent

    Rachael_D, Aug 2025
    It was a small group. Family run business. Very informative. No pushy sales. Excellent service. Make sure you have a gin before or after in the reception bar. Good prices and supporting the small business.

    Response from Host, Sep 2025

    Thank you so much! We’re delighted you enjoyed and appreciated our family-run approach. It means a lot that you highlighted supporting small businesses — every visit really does make a difference. We hope to welcome you back again soon for another gin!

    Great history lesson...

    Alana_C, Mar 2025
    Great history lesson about gin, rum, Shakespeare, and alcohol in general, and a very interesting tour showing us how it's all made! and of course, loved the tasting and explanation of how it all ties together!

    This was a great way to...

    Keith_S, Feb 2025
    This was a great way to spend an afternoon with family. The tour was interesting, entertaining, and informative. The staff were all excellent, and we much enjoyed the tastings.

    wow wow

    Jacky_B, Jul 2024
    what an amazing time i learnt lots and my hubby got to try lots due to me not drinking cuz of driving amazing warm friendly welcome have already highly recommend to people

    Good even if you are not into gin

    Lee_K, Jun 2024
    It was a very nice surprise for us as we had a wonderful day together Good even if you are not into gin

    Fun and informative

    Anne_M, Mar 2024
    Excellent experience. Lovely staff. Funny and informative. Great time tasting different types of gin. Price was right, and we couldn’t have been more pleased. I even got a pep talk encouraging me to give tonic another chance. Of note, it is outside the town, but it was easy and affordable to get there by Uber.

    Response from Host, Mar 2024

    Thank you so much for visiting us and we're so pleased you enjoyed your experience so much.

    Small batch gin at it's best!

    Joanne_C, Jun 2023
    Booked this tour as a last minute addition to our itinerary whilst stopping in Stratford, and I am very glad that we did! If gin is your thing, then do not miss this opportunity to receive an education as to the history of this beverage and the making of it. The young people at Shakespeare Distillery are incredibly enthusiastic about what they do and this really comes over during the tour. The tour starts with a history of gin through the ages where we find out where such sayings as 'blind drunk' and 'mother's ruin' come from. Then on we go to the distillery where we are talked through the manufacture process of their small batch product. And finally, the best bit - the tasting! We were given 3 different types of gin and also a rum to sample with suggestions on how they should be served. They were all produced by the distillery and all were delightful and incredibly smooth. We highly recommend this tour to anyone who is curious to find out the difference between independent, small batch produced spirt and over produced, commercial grade spirit. clue: they don't compare!

    Response from Host, Aug 2023

    What a wonderful review to read and we love your appreciation of the hard work which goes into making our craft products. Thank you for visiting us in Stratford and for leaving such a great review.

    Brilliant

    Arron_M, May 2023
    Brilliant had fun staff were professional and fun of knowledge would highly recommend.. oh try the Dark rum

    Response from Host, Jun 2023

    Thank you for taking the time to write a lovely review. Delighted you enjoyed the rum!!

    *****

    James_F, Apr 2023
    Definitely recommend we loved the tour . These guys have worked very hard and have produced several great products (which taste amazing) and the concept of the tour was very interesting.

    Response from Host, Jun 2023

    thanks for the lovely words and 5-stars *****

    Gintastic!

    Pamela_A, Jul 2022
    Excellent presentation and very interesting history of gin. Great description of their process and bottling. Taste testing was fantastic! Highly recommend.

    Get a taxi so you can...

    Louise_G, Apr 2022
    Get a taxi so you can enjoy fully. A lovely afternoon. Great history and information. I will definitely have gin with lots of ice!

    Recent visit

    Michael_H, Dec 2021
    We booked this tour for something to do whilst visiting the Christmas Market and really enjoyed learning about gin and rum production, the final part of the tour was the highlight take a small taxi journey or have a designated driver

    Excellent

    Tracey_G, Sep 2021
    Excellent hosts, was very friendly and also very informative, I was really impressed and recommend this to family and friends

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