Palmers Brewery

Palmers Brewery Independent brewery based in Bridport with more than 50 pubs in the glorious South West of England. Palmers: Brewing finest ales since 1794.
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In 1794, Dorset rope and net makers the Gundry family built a brewery on the banks of the River Brit in Bridport. In the late 19th century, two Palmer brothers – John Cleeves and Robert Henry – bought the operation and its pubs and gave it their names: JC & RH Palmer. Today, their great grandsons John and Cleeves Palmer work in the company and Palmers Brewery remains among the best of small indepe

ndent brewers. The original Old Brewery - famous as the only thatched brewery in Britain - is where the beer is still brewed to traditional methods with the finest ingredients. Palmers' pubs include some of the best-known and best-loved in the South West and are found in pretty country villages, deep in Hardy Country and on the World Heritage Jurassic Coast. A brewery tour of Palmers historic brewery buildings allows visitors to see each stage of the brewing process and taste the Palmers five fine draught ales:

Visit: www.palmersbrewery.com
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Beers en route 🍻πŸ₯³Darren has begun the collection of beers ready for the festival on 19th September! Here he is with Mile...
04/09/2026

Beers en route 🍻πŸ₯³

Darren has begun the collection of beers ready for the festival on 19th September! Here he is with Miles Jenner, joint MD at Harvey's BreweryπŸ‘Œand Keith Bennett, Head Brewer at Otter Brewery. Can you guess which beers we will have on the bar? πŸ‘€

Not got your tickets yet? What are you waiting for 🧐Whether it’s a whole day out or an evening treat of live music, beer and cocktails πŸ‘Œ join us in the cellar!
Book now: https://tinyurl.com/fmjky87p

Harvey's Brewery
Otter Brewery
The HenShed
Shelby's Elbows
DarkBear

02/09/2026

Something’s brewingβ€¦πŸ‘€ πŸ‚ 🚜

Winners! πŸ₯³Our Palmers in Bloom winners have been awarded their prizes and certificates for their outstanding efforts. Pl...
30/08/2026

Winners! πŸ₯³

Our Palmers in Bloom winners have been awarded their prizes and certificates for their outstanding efforts. Please join us in congratulating them! πŸŽ‰

πŸ† OVERALL WINNER - Bob at Hare and Hounds Waytown
πŸ† Best Town Pub - Simon and Sarah at The CROWN INN Bridport
πŸ† Best Countryside Pub - Steve and Tracey at The Marquis of Lorne, Nettlecombe, Dorset
πŸ† Best Newcomer - Gayle and Paul at The Watermans Arms

Thank you again to Cyril at Groves Nurseries for being our expert judge πŸ™Œ

Last chance to enter!! πŸ‘€Have you entered our Beer Fest competition yet? Ending tomorrow, tag who you’d take to be in wit...
29/08/2026

Last chance to enter!! πŸ‘€

Have you entered our Beer Fest competition yet? Ending tomorrow, tag who you’d take to be in with a chance of winning tickets 🎫 for you and 5 friends! 🀩

Go, go, go! 🍻

🍻 Beer Festival Competition! 🍻

Fancy bagging you and 5 friends full day tickets to our upcoming beer fest on 19th September? Tag who you’d bring in the comments for a chance to win πŸ†

πŸ‘‰ Over 30 beers from around the country
πŸ‘‰ Music from Shelby's Elbows and Tilly Jardine
πŸ‘‰ Amazing food from The HenShed
πŸ‘‰ Evening cocktails from DarkBear

Our festival runs in conjunction with Cask Ale Week and all proceeds go to the Palmers Community Fund πŸ‘Œ

*competition closes Sunday 30th August, you will not be contacted by any other pages. Do not provide other pages with personal details.

28/08/2026

Melplash Show 2026 πŸ‘€πŸ»

Yesterday was a fantastic day, as usual! We were very proud to support the The Melplash Agricultural Society again this year, here are a small selection of our highlights from the day πŸ™Œ

Behind the scenes, a lot of work goes into the show. Our team worked very hard building the bars, serving the pints and more πŸ’ͺ a big well done to everyone involved; all done for another year πŸ‘

26/08/2026

The team have been working super hard getting the bars ready for The Melplash Agricultural Society and we’re pleased to confirm we are stocked and ready πŸ₯³

We can’t wait to see you all tomorrow, catch us at the Melplash Inn all day πŸ‘€πŸ»

One week until Melplash show! 🀩As always, we are very proud to be supporting the event and hope to see plenty of you in ...
20/08/2026

One week until Melplash show! 🀩

As always, we are very proud to be supporting the event and hope to see plenty of you in the beer tent 🍻

Thursday 27th August 2026
West Bay Showground, Bridport πŸ‘

The Melplash Agricultural Society

19/08/2026

🀩 Beer Festival! 🀩

Have you entered our Beer Fest competition yet? Win tickets for you and 5 friends to come to the brewery on the 19th September πŸ‘Œ over 30 beers, music, food and evening cocktails - what more could you want? πŸ‘

Tag who you would bring if you won πŸ’ͺ

Pauls Malt
Shelby's Elbows
The HenShed
DarkBear

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes? 🍻Book in for a brewery tour! Our tours run twice a day, excluding weekend ...
18/08/2026

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes? 🍻

Book in for a brewery tour! Our tours run twice a day, excluding weekend πŸ₯³ Learn more about how beer is made and the traditional methods we utilise to this day in our historic brewery πŸ˜‡

Book now: https://palmersbrewery.com/brewery-tours/

🍻 Beer Festival Competition! 🍻Fancy bagging you and 5 friends full day tickets to our upcoming beer fest on 19th Septemb...
15/08/2026

🍻 Beer Festival Competition! 🍻

Fancy bagging you and 5 friends full day tickets to our upcoming beer fest on 19th September? Tag who you’d bring in the comments for a chance to win πŸ†

πŸ‘‰ Over 30 beers from around the country
πŸ‘‰ Music from Shelby's Elbows and Tilly Jardine
πŸ‘‰ Amazing food from The HenShed
πŸ‘‰ Evening cocktails from DarkBear

Our festival runs in conjunction with Cask Ale Week and all proceeds go to the Palmers Community Fund πŸ‘Œ

*competition closes Sunday 30th August, you will not be contacted by any other pages. Do not provide other pages with personal details.

Address

Old Brewery/West Bay Road
Bridport
DT64JA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

Telephone

+441308422396

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