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Stratford Gin & Rum Festival
New Event!
Stratford Gin & Rum Festival
The Stratford Gin & Rum Festival returns in 2026 with a brand-new riverside setting at the Crowne Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Stratford Gin & Rum Festival returns in 2026 with a brand-new riverside setting at the Crowne Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon.


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AWARD-WINNING GIN & RUM
Award-winning
gin & rum
From our signature Stratford Gin to cask-aged Jester Rum, explore the flavours of craftsmanship and creativity.
From our signature Stratford Gin to cask-aged Jester Rum.


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Shakespeare Distillery
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Shakespeare Distillery
From hands-on gin and rum schools to guided tastings and river cruises, explore unforgettable moments crafted for spirit lovers.
Join us for award-winning gin and rum experiences.


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Great experience and worth repeating. This was bought as a Birthday present for me. I attend with my son and both of us agreed it was a great 3 hours. The whole experience was very interesting and great atmosphere. All staff made you feel very welcome, and were very knowledgeable and helpful.Well worth doing again.
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Chris
3 days ago
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Chris
3 days ago
Great experience and worth repeating. This was bought as a Birthday present for me. I attend with my son and both of us agreed it was a great 3 hours. The whole experience was very interesting and great atmosphere. All staff made you feel very welcome, and were very knowledgeable and helpful.Well worth doing again.
Well worth it A fantastic experience learnt so much and of course enjoyed the tasting session.
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Neil
5 days ago
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Neil
5 days ago
Well worth it A fantastic experience learnt so much and of course enjoyed the tasting session.
Good fun at the Shakespeare Gin Distillery Really enjoyed this tour. It was bought as a Christmas present for us. We stayed in Stratford for 2 nights, and went over on the Saturday morning for the 11.00 tour. Chris gave us a lovely talk about the history of Gin and how Shakespeare Distillery came into being, Then we were taken to the distillery for a very good explanation from Sam about Gin and Rum distilling and production, including the barrels and the bottling. Next came the tasting room, which was good fun as we were there with other couples and a group of ladies. We learnt a lot about how to mix gin with tonic waters, the ratios and the different flavours of tonic waters with different types of gin. There was a chance to taste rum as well if we wanted to, and then finally a glass of gin and tonic or rum with tonic. I would definitely recommend this tour especially if you are on a weekend away in Stratford.
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carolee786
5 days ago
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carolee786
5 days ago
Good fun at the Shakespeare Gin Distillery Really enjoyed this tour. It was bought as a Christmas present for us. We stayed in Stratford for 2 nights, and went over on the Saturday morning for the 11.00 tour. Chris gave us a lovely talk about the history of Gin and how Shakespeare Distillery came into being, Then we were taken to the distillery for a very good explanation from Sam about Gin and Rum distilling and production, including the barrels and the bottling. Next came the tasting room, which was good fun as we were there with other couples and a group of ladies. We learnt a lot about how to mix gin with tonic waters, the ratios and the different flavours of tonic waters with different types of gin. There was a chance to taste rum as well if we wanted to, and then finally a glass of gin and tonic or rum with tonic. I would definitely recommend this tour especially if you are on a weekend away in Stratford.
More to rum and gin than I thought... A really entertaining and informative couple of hours spent listening and interacting with staff/owners who are clearly very enthusiastic and knowledgeable in what they do.Recommend it highly! Oh and the gin/rum tasting was certainly not a disappointment.
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Gary
1 week ago
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Gary
1 week ago
Wonderful craft distillery. A must visit We loved this experience. Simon was so knowledgeable and taught us much more than any other tour we’d been on. A wonderful “craft” distillery. We enjoyed the tastings very much, which were very plentiful. Went home with a bagful from the shop.
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Lianne
1 week ago
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Lianne
1 week ago
Brilliant gin tour We really enjoyed this tour. We were there for nearly two hours. The tour guides knowledge was exceptional. It wasn’t gimmicky but very very interesting and the guide was clearly passionate about the family business. Great value for money with some lovely Gin tasters. Would recommend.
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broadoak14
1 week ago
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broadoak14
1 week ago
Brilliant gin tour We really enjoyed this tour. We were there for nearly two hours. The tour guides knowledge was exceptional. It wasn’t gimmicky but very very interesting and the guide was clearly passionate about the family business. Great value for money with some lovely Gin tasters. Would recommend.
A happy time was had by all !!!! We had a great time and Dave and Jack were excellent and explained the making of gin. They led us through the process of gin distillation and the making of gin, and it was exciting to make our own. We were taken through every procedure, and along the way we had plenty of tasting. We would certainly recommend a visit to all our friends. Thank you everyone, we had a great afternoon.
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Gillian
2 weeks ago
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Gillian
2 weeks ago
A happy time was had by all !!!! We had a great time and Dave and Jack were excellent and explained the making of gin. They led us through the process of gin distillation and the making of gin, and it was exciting to make our own. We were taken through every procedure, and along the way we had plenty of tasting. We would certainly recommend a visit to all our friends. Thank you everyone, we had a great afternoon.
Fun gin tasting Really interesting and informative. Chris and Jack were both friendly and helpful. The gin tasting was fun too.
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BingleyLinda
2 weeks ago
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BingleyLinda
2 weeks ago
Fun gin tasting Really interesting and informative. Chris and Jack were both friendly and helpful. The gin tasting was fun too.
Fabulous experience. Absolutely brilliant - learnt lots, had some great gin. Would highly recommend.
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Toni
2 weeks ago
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Toni
2 weeks ago
Fabulous experience. Absolutely brilliant - learnt lots, had some great gin. Would highly recommend.
Highly recommend a visit This distillery is well worth a visit. The staff are very friendly and the gin and rum delicious.
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lyphil
2 weeks ago
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lyphil
2 weeks ago
Highly recommend a visit This distillery is well worth a visit. The staff are very friendly and the gin and rum delicious.
Fantastic Rum Tasting Experience Thoroughly enjoyed the rum tasting experience. Our host Katherine was incredibly informative, funny and kept the guests entertained. The experience is relatively short, around an hour long, but I found that length of time to be sufficient. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in how rum is made etc.
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claire
3 weeks ago
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claire
3 weeks ago
Fantastic Rum Tasting Experience Thoroughly enjoyed the rum tasting experience. Our host Katherine was incredibly informative, funny and kept the guests entertained. The experience is relatively short, around an hour long, but I found that length of time to be sufficient. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in how rum is made etc.
Great experience Excellent information and welcoming, friendly approach. The tour of the family run small distillery was very interesting and all questions were competently answered. Each person on the tour could choose the gins or rums that they wished to taste with some intriguing explanations of the botanicals. Great to have a gin of your choice at the end of the experience too.
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FrequentFlier765296
3 weeks ago
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FrequentFlier765296
3 weeks ago
Great experience Excellent information and welcoming, friendly approach. The tour of the family run small distillery was very interesting and all questions were competently answered. Each person on the tour could choose the gins or rums that they wished to taste with some intriguing explanations of the botanicals. Great to have a gin of your choice at the end of the experience too.
Great tour and tasting Great experience. Both Claire and Jack were informative and good banter. Great to taste gins and rums not tried before.Good you could buy products from shop with discount and a potential refill at discounted price.Well worth a visit but get yourselves an uber so you can enjoy the moment!!
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Dianne
4 weeks ago
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Dianne
4 weeks ago
Great tour and tasting Great experience. Both Claire and Jack were informative and good banter. Great to taste gins and rums not tried before.Good you could buy products from shop with discount and a potential refill at discounted price.Well worth a visit but get yourselves an uber so you can enjoy the moment!!
Gin your & tasting experience- great day out Sam was very knowledgeable giving us a history of gin through the ages & explaining the distilling process at the family run distillery. The tour & tasting experience was excellent & Sam made it fun & interesting.Definitely worth a visit if you like gin or rum.
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Jo
4 weeks ago
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Jo
4 weeks ago
Gin your & tasting experience- great day out Sam was very knowledgeable giving us a history of gin through the ages & explaining the distilling process at the family run distillery. The tour & tasting experience was excellent & Sam made it fun & interesting.Definitely worth a visit if you like gin or rum.
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5 Stars - Based on 1581 User Reviews Great experience and worth repeating. This was bought as a Birthday present for me. I attend with my son and both of us agreed it was a great 3 hours. The whole experience was very interesting and great atmosphere. All staff made you feel very welcome, and were very knowledgeable and helpful.Well worth doing again.
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Chris
3 days ago
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Chris
3 days ago
Great experience and worth repeating. This was bought as a Birthday present for me. I attend with my son and both of us agreed it was a great 3 hours. The whole experience was very interesting and great atmosphere. All staff made you feel very welcome, and were very knowledgeable and helpful.Well worth doing again.
Well worth it A fantastic experience learnt so much and of course enjoyed the tasting session.
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Neil
5 days ago
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Neil
5 days ago
Well worth it A fantastic experience learnt so much and of course enjoyed the tasting session.
Good fun at the Shakespeare Gin Distillery Really enjoyed this tour. It was bought as a Christmas present for us. We stayed in Stratford for 2 nights, and went over on the Saturday morning for the 11.00 tour. Chris gave us a lovely talk about the history of Gin and how Shakespeare Distillery came into being, Then we were taken to the distillery for a very good explanation from Sam about Gin and Rum distilling and production, including the barrels and the bottling. Next came the tasting room, which was good fun as we were there with other couples and a group of ladies. We learnt a lot about how to mix gin with tonic waters, the ratios and the different flavours of tonic waters with different types of gin. There was a chance to taste rum as well if we wanted to, and then finally a glass of gin and tonic or rum with tonic. I would definitely recommend this tour especially if you are on a weekend away in Stratford.
read moreread less
carolee786
5 days ago
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carolee786
5 days ago
Good fun at the Shakespeare Gin Distillery Really enjoyed this tour. It was bought as a Christmas present for us. We stayed in Stratford for 2 nights, and went over on the Saturday morning for the 11.00 tour. Chris gave us a lovely talk about the history of Gin and how Shakespeare Distillery came into being, Then we were taken to the distillery for a very good explanation from Sam about Gin and Rum distilling and production, including the barrels and the bottling. Next came the tasting room, which was good fun as we were there with other couples and a group of ladies. We learnt a lot about how to mix gin with tonic waters, the ratios and the different flavours of tonic waters with different types of gin. There was a chance to taste rum as well if we wanted to, and then finally a glass of gin and tonic or rum with tonic. I would definitely recommend this tour especially if you are on a weekend away in Stratford.
More to rum and gin than I thought... A really entertaining and informative couple of hours spent listening and interacting with staff/owners who are clearly very enthusiastic and knowledgeable in what they do.Recommend it highly! Oh and the gin/rum tasting was certainly not a disappointment.
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Gary
1 week ago
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Gary
1 week ago
Wonderful craft distillery. A must visit We loved this experience. Simon was so knowledgeable and taught us much more than any other tour we’d been on. A wonderful “craft” distillery. We enjoyed the tastings very much, which were very plentiful. Went home with a bagful from the shop.
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Lianne
1 week ago
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Lianne
1 week ago
Brilliant gin tour We really enjoyed this tour. We were there for nearly two hours. The tour guides knowledge was exceptional. It wasn’t gimmicky but very very interesting and the guide was clearly passionate about the family business. Great value for money with some lovely Gin tasters. Would recommend.
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broadoak14
1 week ago
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broadoak14
1 week ago
Brilliant gin tour We really enjoyed this tour. We were there for nearly two hours. The tour guides knowledge was exceptional. It wasn’t gimmicky but very very interesting and the guide was clearly passionate about the family business. Great value for money with some lovely Gin tasters. Would recommend.
A happy time was had by all !!!! We had a great time and Dave and Jack were excellent and explained the making of gin. They led us through the process of gin distillation and the making of gin, and it was exciting to make our own. We were taken through every procedure, and along the way we had plenty of tasting. We would certainly recommend a visit to all our friends. Thank you everyone, we had a great afternoon.
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Gillian
2 weeks ago
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Gillian
2 weeks ago
A happy time was had by all !!!! We had a great time and Dave and Jack were excellent and explained the making of gin. They led us through the process of gin distillation and the making of gin, and it was exciting to make our own. We were taken through every procedure, and along the way we had plenty of tasting. We would certainly recommend a visit to all our friends. Thank you everyone, we had a great afternoon.
Fun gin tasting Really interesting and informative. Chris and Jack were both friendly and helpful. The gin tasting was fun too.
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BingleyLinda
2 weeks ago
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BingleyLinda
2 weeks ago
Fun gin tasting Really interesting and informative. Chris and Jack were both friendly and helpful. The gin tasting was fun too.
Fabulous experience. Absolutely brilliant - learnt lots, had some great gin. Would highly recommend.
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Toni
2 weeks ago
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Toni
2 weeks ago
Fabulous experience. Absolutely brilliant - learnt lots, had some great gin. Would highly recommend.
Highly recommend a visit This distillery is well worth a visit. The staff are very friendly and the gin and rum delicious.
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lyphil
2 weeks ago
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lyphil
2 weeks ago
Highly recommend a visit This distillery is well worth a visit. The staff are very friendly and the gin and rum delicious.
Fantastic Rum Tasting Experience Thoroughly enjoyed the rum tasting experience. Our host Katherine was incredibly informative, funny and kept the guests entertained. The experience is relatively short, around an hour long, but I found that length of time to be sufficient. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in how rum is made etc.
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claire
3 weeks ago
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claire
3 weeks ago
Fantastic Rum Tasting Experience Thoroughly enjoyed the rum tasting experience. Our host Katherine was incredibly informative, funny and kept the guests entertained. The experience is relatively short, around an hour long, but I found that length of time to be sufficient. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in how rum is made etc.
Great experience Excellent information and welcoming, friendly approach. The tour of the family run small distillery was very interesting and all questions were competently answered. Each person on the tour could choose the gins or rums that they wished to taste with some intriguing explanations of the botanicals. Great to have a gin of your choice at the end of the experience too.
read moreread less
FrequentFlier765296
3 weeks ago
×
FrequentFlier765296
3 weeks ago
Great experience Excellent information and welcoming, friendly approach. The tour of the family run small distillery was very interesting and all questions were competently answered. Each person on the tour could choose the gins or rums that they wished to taste with some intriguing explanations of the botanicals. Great to have a gin of your choice at the end of the experience too.
Great tour and tasting Great experience. Both Claire and Jack were informative and good banter. Great to taste gins and rums not tried before.Good you could buy products from shop with discount and a potential refill at discounted price.Well worth a visit but get yourselves an uber so you can enjoy the moment!!
read moreread less
Dianne
4 weeks ago
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Dianne
4 weeks ago
Great tour and tasting Great experience. Both Claire and Jack were informative and good banter. Great to taste gins and rums not tried before.Good you could buy products from shop with discount and a potential refill at discounted price.Well worth a visit but get yourselves an uber so you can enjoy the moment!!
Gin your & tasting experience- great day out Sam was very knowledgeable giving us a history of gin through the ages & explaining the distilling process at the family run distillery. The tour & tasting experience was excellent & Sam made it fun & interesting.Definitely worth a visit if you like gin or rum.
read moreread less
Jo
4 weeks ago
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Jo
4 weeks ago
Gin your & tasting experience- great day out Sam was very knowledgeable giving us a history of gin through the ages & explaining the distilling process at the family run distillery. The tour & tasting experience was excellent & Sam made it fun & interesting.Definitely worth a visit if you like gin or rum.
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From the Distillery: News, Stories & Sips
Explore the latest updates from Shakespeare Distillery. From behind the scenes stories and seasonal news to cocktail inspiration straight from the bar.
From the Distillery:
News, Stories & Sips
Explore the latest updates from Shakespeare Distillery. From behind the scenes stories and seasonal news to cocktail inspiration straight from the bar.
Distillery News
Silver Success at the West Midlands Tourism Awards
We are delighted to share that we have been awarded Silver for Best Small Visitor Attraction at the West Midlands Tourism Awards this week at The Belfry Hotel & Resort. Receiving this recognition during English Tourism Week makes the achievement even more meaningful, as it
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Are Gin and Rum Gluten-Free?
A common question we’re often asked. Read on to find out the answer!
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Spiced Mulberry
A great festive spiced cocktail using our Mulberry Gin LiqueurView Recipe




























