Ludlow Distillery
Ludlow Distillery
4.9
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
About
The home of Ludlow Gin and Whisky. Discover our incredible range of handcrafted premium spirits. Open daily: shop, bar, distillery tours, and gin school on Fridays and Saturdays. Private group bookings available with 24 hours notice, simply call or email. Visit our distillery, nestled in the wonderful Shropshire countryside, where our expert tour guides will take you through the secrets and skills that go into making our award-winning range of spirits. You’ll discover first-hand the traditional methods of distilling. During the tour, you will enjoy; a Gin & Tonic including by a tutored tasting, learn the history behind our distillery and see our still up close. Afterwards, you’ll be able to browse our distillery shop and stock up on your favourite spirits to enjoy at home with a 10% discount. Book online for a £2 discount.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Tony W
1 contribution
Sept 2024 • Friends
We attended a tour of the distillery and absolutely loved it. Met on arrival by founder Sean who spent a few minutes with us and gave a quick tasting of the latest addition to their wares (ginger and apple liqueur) before handing us over Ed for the tour.
Ed was both entertaining and knowledgable and kept us interested throughout the hour plus (he was happy to answer questions and allowed the visit to go over the allotted time).
We were given further tastings throughout the tour including back in the shop. We did, of course buy a couple of bottles, the hardest part of the day narrowing down the choice of what to buy.
Overall it was a really excellent way to spend an afternoon and great value.
Particular thanks to Ed for the way he kept us interested and informed.
Definitely worth a visit, including the farm shop, gift shop and restaurant on site.
Ed was both entertaining and knowledgable and kept us interested throughout the hour plus (he was happy to answer questions and allowed the visit to go over the allotted time).
We were given further tastings throughout the tour including back in the shop. We did, of course buy a couple of bottles, the hardest part of the day narrowing down the choice of what to buy.
Overall it was a really excellent way to spend an afternoon and great value.
Particular thanks to Ed for the way he kept us interested and informed.
Definitely worth a visit, including the farm shop, gift shop and restaurant on site.
Written 30 September 2024
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Thank you so much for your review, Tony. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time with us at one of our distillery tours and that you found it interesting and good value. Ed will be chuffed with this review - we'll share it with him and pass on your thanks. Come and see us again soon! Team Ludlow Distillery :- )
Written 12 October 2024
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peterc6099u
Newport, UK3 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Great experience creating our own bottle of gin. Plenty of gins and liqueurs to try, an informative tour and the alchemy of watching our gin being created from our chosen botanicals. This was a Ruby wedding anniversary gift, so we created a Ruby coloured gin with help from our excellent tutor Ed.
Written 19 October 2024
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Thank you so much for your review, Peter.
We are so please that you enjoyed your Gin School experience and many congratulations on your Ruby wedding anniversary.
Ed will be really chuffed to read this. Come and see us again soon, Team Ludlow Distillery :-)
Written 21 October 2024
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H5354RAmelanieb
Widnes5 contributions
Sept 2024 • Friends
Has a great tour of the gin distillery in Ludlow. Very knowledgeable guide, Ed who gave a clear and professional talk. We enjoyed a Ludlow G and T to enjoy while we sat and listened. Lots of delicious mini samples to try as well. Afterwards, we received 10% discount on any shop purchases and you could try before you buy! Very enjoyable and worth the cost. Needless to say , we spent a lot in the shop!
Written 29 September 2024
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Thank you! So pleased that you enjoyed your distillery tour and the samples. We will pass on your thanks to Ed - he'll be so happy to read this. Come and see us again soon! Team Ludlow Distillery :-)
Written 12 October 2024
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LS16
Stourbridge, UK98 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Fabulous afternoon celebrating my birthday on the distillery tour! On arrival after booking in we were offered samples from behing the bar. Then, we were given a G&T when listening to the presentation. The staff member was super friendly and really knowledgeable about the different drinks. We learned all about the origins and history of gin and learned all about the various ingredients. We were given samples of gin, vodka, tripplechello (my fave!) and whiskey too. We then went into the viewing gallery over the distillery and saw where the magic happens! Again... more samples ... by this time started to feel rather happy! Hic! The Tour was really good... and super informative! We then left to go to the shop where we were offered the opportunity to try anything they sold. The Ginger and Apple liqueur was so nice a bottle came home with me, along with Tripplechello (had had this before and is so nice) along with my other fave... the Spiced Gin! We then hit the bar (in the shop) for a cocktail and G&T. There are benches outside to relax and enjoy your drinks. Want yo go again but have a go at distilling our own gin. Would highly recommend this to anyone for a thing to do whilst visiting ludlow. We were staying in the main town and s taxi would be essential as was a little drive out of Luflow ( did look walkable on the map but it's not!), make sure you book a return though as we did struggle to get a taxi back as there arnt that many in Ludlow. Fabulous tour, super friendly and lovely staff, got to meet the owner too... so lovely!! Thanks for a fantastic day! Ps make sure you eat before your visit or else you nay get rather drunk!!
Written 1 September 2024
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Thank you so much for your fantastic review.
We're so glad that you were able to celebrate your birthday with us, and that you had a good time, too!
Enjoy your tipples! They're some of our favourites as well.
If you'd like to share your images with us for social media then please drop an email to media@ludlowdistillery.co.uk. The one of you and Shaun would be great.
Cheers! We hope to see you again soon! The Ludlow Distillery Team
Written 24 September 2024
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Harmy
5 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
Had a great experience at the distillery, sampling some excellent spirits. We booked a tour and were immediately greeted with a taste of various spirits. We then proceeded to have an excellent and informative tour from Ed.
Overall highly recommend for the quality of the spirits alone but also a great way to learn more about Gin and the overall distilling process.
Overall highly recommend for the quality of the spirits alone but also a great way to learn more about Gin and the overall distilling process.
Written 1 April 2024
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Thank you for your review, jaysF1021VY!
So glad you had a great experience on our distillery tour. Thanks for the shoutout for Ed - he's really pleased to see this.
Do come and see us again soon, cheers! The Ludlow Distillery Team x
Written 12 June 2024
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Rachel
Liverpool, UK21 contributions
Oct 2024 • Family
Wow! This was such an amazing experience! I've been on other distillery tours and gin making but you learn something different in each one! Our guide Edward was funny and very knowledgeable!! Walking encyclopaedia of Gin-story!! We got to sample gins and had couple g and t's before making our own gins - we even had opportunity to use new botanicals just in! And to top it off, we got a fancy certificate and 10% off in shop after tour so got myself lovely gin gift set - gin may not last long but beautiful glasses are a reminder of an awesome experience! Few pics of this amazing Curious Gincident attached! Beautiful surroundings too!! Thanks Ludlow Gin! xxx
Written 8 October 2024
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Thank you so much for your review. So happy that you enjoyed your time with us at Gin School. We will pass your thanks on to Ed - he'll be really chuffed. Come and see us again soon! All the best, Team Ludlow Distillery! :-)
Written 12 October 2024
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Rossan208
Calne, UK37 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Stopped on a whim for a look at the distillery. Tried various samples and signed up for the tour, which was very nicely done. Informal and interesting. What a great success story and humbly conveyed. Bought some of their gin and whiskey, both surprisingly decent and will continue to enjoy their products going forward.
Written 9 October 2024
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We're so glad that you stopped by, and even more so that you enjoyed the tour and the samples. Really pleased that you're enjoying your gin and whisky and hope to welcome you again soon. Thanks, Team Ludlow Distillery!
Written 12 October 2024
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Ellie Florence
25 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
We went to the gin tour and school on our weekend break at the Clive Arms (next to the distillery). The distillery was one of the highlights of our trip. We were welcomed with tasters of gin and learning all about the distillery was really interesting. Being able to make our own gin was amazing and something we will remember forever. All staff were very friendly and went the extra mile to make our experience the best it can be. I would recommend this experience to everyone I meet, it would be a regret to miss it!
Written 10 July 2024
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Thank you so much for your fantastic review, Ellie. We are so very pleased that you enjoyed your stay at the Clive Arms and that you had a great time on our distillery tour and Gin School experience.
We try really hard to welcome everyone, answer their questions, and to go that extra mile to help them - so your comments really mean a lot to us. Thank you!
We hope you enjoyed your gin creation. It certainly looked absolutely delicious and was a beautiful colour. Come and see us again soon, Team Ludlow Distillery x
Written 12 October 2024
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Emily S
Chester, UK34 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
We loved the tour and learnt so much about how gin and the other Ludlow products are created. We enjoyed the tasters which were on offer but most importantly, we loved how inviting and friendly all of the staff were and how knowledgeable and keen to help us they were. No question was too silly and our tour guide did a wonderful job of making us feel comfortable and of informing us about how the gin etc is made.
Written 28 May 2024
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Thanks so much for your review, R5536VWemilys!
We're thrilled that you enjoyed the tour and tasters, but even more so that you felt welcome and at ease with our friendly team. We try our very best to ensure that every visitor has an unforgettable experience.
As a thank you for your review we'd like to send you a bottle of something! Please do get in contact with us by email at media@ludlowdistillery.co.uk to organise this.
Please do come and see us again soon. Cheers! The Ludlow Distillery Team x
Written 12 June 2024
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Witchend1950
41 contributions
Jul 2024 • Friends
Really enjoyed our tour and the gin school - a birthday present from my husband. Ed was both knowledgeable and a great communicator, who made our experience special. Learned a lot and enjoyed experimenting with our own choice of botanicals, under his guidance and with a lot of information on the options available. The samples offered to us were much appreciated too, along with discounts. Came away with our own unique gins, which probably won’t last very long…
Written 17 July 2024
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Cheers for your review! We are so pleased that you enjoyed the tour and Gin School for your birthday. Will pass on your thanks to Ed - he'll be really chuffed. We hope that you enjoyed your gin creation. If it's run out, come in and see us again to make a new one, or don't forget that we keep your recipe on file, so you can always reorder! Cheers! Hope to see you again soon, Team Ludlow Distillery x
Written 12 October 2024
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