10 Food & Drink in Gloucestershire That You Shouldn't Miss

Hillside Brewery is an exciting, family owned and run Gloucestershire brewery,built on traditional skills and values. We pride ourselves in producing high quality ales in small batches using traditional methods and the finest ingredients from around the world. Using methods which have been developed and mastered over a lifetime, we want to change people's perception of beer.

Private half, or full day workshops on cake decoration for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills. Specialising in relaxing hand-painting classes. Letting you create beautiful individual designs for cupcakes, celebration cakes and weddings. Everything is provided including a delicious lunch and wine. It's a day away from it all just for you (maximum or four people).

6 O’clock Gin Distillery Tours are perfect if you want to see ‘behind the scenes’ at a working distillery and experience the sights, smells and flavours of our working week. Your guides will conduct you around the building and show you some of the secrets and techniques that go into the distillation of 6 O’clock Gin and Bramley & Gage fruit liqueurs. Tours take place at 11.30, 14:00 and 17:15 every Saturday and last for around 1 ½ hours. Tickets cost £25 and include a perfect serve of 6 O’clock Gin & Tonic when you arrive as well as various samples of our delicious drinks throughout the tour. To ensure a personalised and informative experience, we aim to limit each tour to 16 people. While we try to accommodate all guests, we unfortunately don’t possess a lift to take guests to the second floor. The minimum age for admission to the premises is 18 years (we don’t have a maximum). We don't offer tours during the week, but our shop is open Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm

Woodchester Valley Vineyard is a boutique, family owned vineyard & winery based in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty creating a selection of award winning still white, rose, red and sparkling wines. We offer pre-booked guided tours of our beautiful vineyard and winery all year round.

We are the biggest independent indoor market with local traders in Newent. Market is every friday from March to Christmas in Memorial Hall, Newent 8.30 am to 11ish. We have local cheese, honey, free range meat and eggs, patisserie,cakes, bread, ready meals, seasonal veg, jams, pickles, and chutney.Cards, crafts, jewellery, wood and knitted products. If a local or a visitor, must for shopping.

We’d love to show you around Bath Ales new Hare Brewery, which combines traditional artisan methods with state-of-the-art technology to bring you more of what you know and love, and some exciting new beers too. As well as a full, guided tour of the brewhouse, you’ll be treated to a guided sampling session and two half pints at the taproom.

My name is Alice and I started Alice through the year to share my passion for seasonal cookery. I run informal cookery workshops from my home in Worcester. With no more than 4, guests per session we gather round the Aga and cook a feast to celebrate seasonal local produce. I share my favourite recipes as well as tips and advice on cooking delicious meals. All workshops are very hands on, everyone works together to create a mouth watering lunch which of course we enjoy at the end of the session.

Severn and Wye Smokery is an award-winning artisan and family-run business situated on the picturesque banks of the River Severn. We produce and supply world renowned smoked and fresh products to various high-class establishments, such as, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Fortnum & Mason, Harrods, and The Ritz. The business has excellent ethics and a zero carbon footprint. The Smokery shop has one of the country's best fish counters, a delicatessen packed with amazing homemade pates, salads and cured fish. The café has a great selection of cakes, light bites and stunning expertly cooked simple seafood dishes. The restaurant is open Monday to Sunday 12:00-14:30 and Thursday to Saturday for dinner 17:00-21:00 with more evenings to follow.

Severn Cider makes and sells traditional, craft cider. We are open on Fridays and Saturday, other days please phone if you would like to visit.

The Bespoke Brewing Co. is situated on the site of the Victorian era Wintles Brewery. Steeped in industrial history, the bar is situated in a 150 yeast store, with the brew site adjoining the original maltings. The Brewery Tap hosts events throughout the year and runs tours on Fridays at 2pm and Saturdays at 2pm and 4pm.