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

August 28, 2021 Dorsey Hagwood

Discover the best top things to do in Suffolk, United Kingdom including Greene King Brewery, The Dove Street Brewery, Fishers Gin Distillery, Giffords Hall Vineyard, Valley Farm Vineyards, Hoxne Brewery, ICE Cook School, The Pantry Farm Shop, Adnams 'Make Your Own Gin' Experience - Southwold, Flint Vineyard.
Restaurants in Suffolk

1. Greene King Brewery

Abbot House Westgate Street, Bury St. Edmunds IP33 1QT England +44 1284 843326 [email protected] http://www.greenekingshop.co.uk
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5.0 based on 795 reviews

Greene King Brewery

Walk, Talk and Tasting Tour Join us as we walk through Greene King’s history discovering our oldest buildings and finding out what they have been used for throughout time. Our knowledgeable guides will tell you everything you need to know about Greene King and how our beers are made. Back in our café you will be able to watch a virtual tour of our brewery and enjoy a tutored tasting of our beers brewed here in Bury St Edmunds and Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar. Find out how we make our beers and what goes in to them to give that distinctive taste. We also have a delicious new beer-based condiment range to taste, featuring a chutney, mustard & marmalade all made by our friends at Scarlett & Mustard with Greene King and Belhaven Beer. You will receive a free bottle of beer to take away and a 10% off voucher to spend in the café and the shop on the day. We have a max of 6 on a tour and will ensure you are all socially distanced feel safe by following all current government guidelines

Reviewed By Francaise64

Great tour, and very well curated by Steve, our tour guide...fascinating history and delicious beer tasting session to complete our outing. Highly recommended.

2. The Dove Street Brewery

82 St. Helens Street, Ipswich IP4 2LB England +44 1473 211270 http://dovestreetbrewery.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 22 reviews

The Dove Street Brewery

3. Fishers Gin Distillery

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5.0 based on 53 reviews

Fishers Gin Distillery

Fishers Gin Distillery is located on the beach in Aldeburgh We are open for pre-booked Distillery Tours that last 90 minutes and cost £30 per person Book via www.fishersgin.com or email [email protected] Tour guests are welcomed with our signature Gin and Tonic and then enjoy a virtual river tour, walk around the distillery, botanical tea making experience, and seasonal cocktails

4. Giffords Hall Vineyard

Giffords Hall Hartest, Hartest IP29 4EX England +44 1284 830799 http://www.giffordshall.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 21 reviews

Giffords Hall Vineyard

Reviewed By WoolpitAreaClassic1

This was an organised tour for Woolpit Area Classics, who arrived at Giffords with 11 classic cars. The Giffords team were delighted to host our visit & thrilled to see our "prides & Joy". Also present was a photographer from the FT ready for a feature in their publication. Giffords staff are so welcoming & truly love what they do.The vineyards are set on the top of a hill overlooking wonderful Suffolk countryside. The vineyard tour was interesting, informative & brilliantly delivered by Emma. Part of their organic secrete are 3 sheep (Keith & 2 mates) who help clear the areas around the vines & trim the off the lower branches of the vines. The tour was followed by a sit down tasting where we sampled 3 wines, namely, their 2018 Rose, 2017 Bacchus & 2016 St Edmundsbury Red. What fun we had while Linda skillfully gave an informative commentary. This was a truly memorable visit for our WAC group, who enjoyed the "Giffords" experience & loved the teams enthusiasm. Thank you Giffords. John Bolden

5. Valley Farm Vineyards

Rumburgh Road, Wissett, Halesworth IP19 OJJ England +44 7867 009967 [email protected] http://www.valleyfarmvineyards.co.uk/tour-and-taste/4585453480
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5.0 based on 15 reviews

Valley Farm Vineyards

Valley Farm Vineyards is set in an idyllic corner of Suffolk where our mature vines produce quality grapes. Why not come and take a tour or walk through our beautiful Vineyards - ring beforehand to avoid disappointment. Afterwards we offer a taste of our award-winning 2013 vintage single estate Madeleine Angevine. Our wines are also available to buy.

Reviewed By F5904TEianm - Ashbourne, United Kingdom

Delightful self-guided tour of approximately 1km around a charming small scale vineyard in a lovely location followed by a tasting of first class English wines. The tour is very well laid out and delivers lots of interesting and relevant information at each point of interest. At the end of tour tasting the owners are very happy to answer any questions and clearly take great pride in their wines, which of course they are very happy to sell too you. The tour is very good value and suited to both novices and enthusiasts.

6. Hoxne Brewery

Unit 12, Forge Business Centre, Stuston IP22 4HN England +44 7515 003503 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/HoxneBrewery/?ref=page_internal
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Hoxne Brewery

A micro pub with courtyard area serving locally produced cask ales and ciders, along with guest beers. Available to drink in or take away. Bottled beers from selected breweries also available. Micro pub owned by Hoxne Brewery a small local micro Brewery. Please note we are closed Sundays during the winter

7. ICE Cook School

Unit 1-2 Lundy Court Rougham Industrial Estate Rougham Industrial Estate, Bury St. Edmunds IP30 9ND England +44 1359 270102 [email protected] http://www.icecookschool.co.uk
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5.0 based on 29 reviews

ICE Cook School

ICE Cook School’s state of the art development kitchen is an open and comfortable space to learn new culinary skills, from the simplest to the most complex of techniques. Full day and half day classes are taught by a highly-skilled and talented group of chefs. ICE also offer exclusive dining experiences including Date Night, Lunch Bar (8-10 taster menu) and Seasons (exclusive culinary theatre four times a year) and private bookings and celebrations, team building days and professional upskilling.

Reviewed By MissXUk

Had an amazing visit to the Christmas Ice Bar where Chef John hosted us for nearly 3 hours (we talked a lot and asked lots of questions!) He took the time to explain each dish, where he had sourced the ingredients and how best to cook/ serve it. The atmosphere was informal but still felt like a real occasion. The food was delicious - lots of flavours in each small plate that left you satisfied but not stuffed. Nothing was too much trouble and all dietary requirements were overcome with inventiveness. Whilst it was our first time, the majority of the diners were repeat guests. No wonder these events are sold out months in advance. We’ll be back. Go - you won’t regret it!!

8. The Pantry Farm Shop

20 North Street, Babergh District CO10 1RB England +44 7903 082136 [email protected] http://www.pantryfarmshop.co.uk
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

The Pantry Farm Shop

9. Adnams 'Make Your Own Gin' Experience - Southwold

Sole Bay Brewery East Green, Southwold IP18 6EG England +44 1502 727225 [email protected] http://tours.adnams.co.uk/tours/
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5.0 based on 128 reviews

Adnams 'Make Your Own Gin' Experience - Southwold

If you've ever wanted to create your own Gin then the Adnams Make Your Own Gin experience is for you! This fascinating experience using mini copper stills takes 2-2.5 hours. An Adnams Gin Maker will guide you through the process of making your own gin, from selecting your own choice of the botanicals provided, through to the distillation process and naming, then labelling, your personal bottle.

Reviewed By V3124IEandrewd - Diss, United Kingdom

A small group of five of us taking part in this very informative, fascinating visit to the Adnams Distillery followed by a great session in the lab making our own gin. Yes - actually mixing the ingredients and then, individually distilling the gin to take with us. Finished with a tasting of the basics and different Adnams gins - excellent and with Christine’s experience and guidance the whole visit was punctuated with loads of history and detail of the beer, vodka and gin making processes - loved it !

10. Flint Vineyard

Middle Road Camphill Farm, Bungay NR35 2AH England +44 1986 893942 [email protected] http://www.flintvineyard.com
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5.0 based on 80 reviews

Flint Vineyard

Flint Vineyard is set in a beautiful location overlooking the Waveney Valley, close to the bustling market town of Bungay. Join us for a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes at one of England’s most exciting new wineries, including a guided tour of our vineyard and state-of-the-art winery and a tutored tasting of our award-winning wines. The Independent's Best Buy English Still Wine 2018 & Times Top 100 Wines.

Reviewed By skdotcom

I've visited the vineyard a few times over the past couple of years. Three times for the tour, and a couple of times for the 15 mile lunch. Hannah and Ben who own and manage the Vineyard are great hosts and everyone is made to feel very welcome. The tour (which lasts about two hours) is led by Ben. His encyclopedic knowledge of wine/winemaking is impressive, with his passion for combining the technical and traditional sides of winemaking being a central theme. I always find the content of the tour really interesting and Ben is always happy to answer any questions that the group throw at him. Of course, no vineyard tour is complete without sampling some wine! I personally really enjoy their wines, so much so that I have joined their Venn wine club. If you have time the "15 mile lunch" is a worthy addition to the tour. It comprises local meats, cheese and bread with a choice of wine to accompany it. Overall I have nothing but praise for Flint. Keep up the excellent work! It's also worth knowing that if like me you have a passion for craft beer, the farm site on which Flint is based is also home to a separately run business named Ampersand. If you time it right you might find their taproom open when you visit Flint :)

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