English whisky distilleries, mapped
The Government says more than 70 distilleries now make English whisky. We checked every name we could find against its own website and the public record. Fifty-one distil whisky today; 38 have released their own.
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Key findings
- We could confirm 51 distilleries in England making whisky on their own stills. The Government's figure is more than 70. Most of the gap is brands with no still of their own, projects that have not filled a cask, and closures.
- The South West has 13, more than any other region. Six of them are in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
- London has eight whisky names and two working whisky distilleries.
- At least 15 of the 38 that have released a whisky put out their first in 2023 or later. Seven did so in 2025.
The South West has more whisky distilleries than any other region
Each marker is one of the 51 working whisky distilleries in England. Filled markers have released a whisky. Open markers have not, or we could not confirm a release. Select a marker or a name for details.
All 51 distilleries
- CornwallSix distilleries, counting the Isles of Scilly. More than any other county.
- WiltshireFour distilleries, and not one has released a whisky yet.
- LondonEight London names appear on other lists. Two distil whisky.
- HenstoneThe back of the distillery is about five metres from the Welsh border.
- Roudham, NorfolkThe English Distillery released in 2009, the earliest in our data.
North East 2
Ad GefrinWhisky releasedWooler, Northumberland
Single malt. First release 2026. Founded 2022. Tours and a shop on site.
Distillery and Anglo-Saxon museum. Its first single malt, the Crǣft Series, came out in August 2026 and is sold at the distillery only.
YarmWhisky releasedEaglescliffe, County Durham
Single malt. First release 2023. Founded 2018. Tours and a shop on site.
Its first release of 342 bottles sold out. More is maturing.
North West 9
BankhallRelease not confirmedFlookburgh, Cumbria
Malt whisky.
Limited evidence Owner Halewood says its Bankhall whisky is produced here. Bankhall is now sold as British whisky, blended from English, Scottish and Welsh malts.
Forest DistilleryWhisky releasedMacclesfield, Cheshire
Single malt and blends. First release 2022. Founded 2015. Tours and a shop on site.
Based at the Cat & Fiddle inn. Its numbered Blends mix its own spirit with whisky bought in.
ForganWhisky releasedBanks, Lancashire
Grain, rye and corn whisky. First release date not published. Founded 2017.
A one-man distillery. No street address is published, so the marker is approximate.
GrasmereStill maturingGrasmere, Cumbria
Single malt. First release due Christmas 2027. Founded 2021. Tours and a shop on site.
The Lakes DistilleryWhisky releasedSetmurthy, Cumbria
Single malt and blends. First release 2018. Founded 2014. Not open to visitors.
Owned by Nyetimber since 2024. Its shop, bistro and tours closed for good in April 2026.
Lancaster SpiritsStill maturingLancaster, Lancashire
Single malt. First release due 2027. Founded 2022. Tours or tastings can be booked.
Sister business of Lancaster Brewery, which makes the wash.
Pendle WitchStill maturingWaddington, Lancashire
Single malt. First release expected around March 2027. Founded 2020. Tours and a shop on site.
Spirit of ManchesterStill maturingManchester, Greater Manchester
WeetwoodWhisky releasedKelsall, Cheshire
Single malt, sold as The Cheshire. First release 2022. Whisky making since 2018. Tours and a shop on site.
Part of the Weetwood Ales brewery.
Yorkshire and the Humber 6
Cooper KingWhisky releasedSutton-on-the-Forest, North Yorkshire
Single malt. First release 2023. Founded 2016. Tours and a shop on site.
Small batches that sell out quickly.
Ellers FarmStill maturingStamford Bridge, North Yorkshire
Single malt, sold as Three Ridings. First release is on pre-order, expected late 2026. Founded 2022. Tours and a shop on site.
The wash is brewed by Theakston in Masham.
Elsham WoldWhisky releasedElsham, Lincolnshire
Single malt. First release 2023. Founded 2019. Not open to visitors.
Best known for Edwards 1902 vodka. Three small whisky releases so far, all sold out.
Fanny's DistilleryWhisky releasedKeighley, West Yorkshire
Single malt, rye and grain whisky, sold as Green Monkey. First release date not published. Founded 2013. Not open to visitors.
Does not publish ages or release dates.
Spirit of YorkshireWhisky releasedHunmanby, North Yorkshire
Single malt, sold as Filey Bay. First release 2019. Founded 2016. Tours and a shop on site.
Whittaker'sWhisky releasedDacre Banks, North Yorkshire
Single malt. First release 2024. Founded 2015. Tours and a shop on site.
East Midlands 2
WharfWhisky releasedTowcester, Northamptonshire
Single malt, sold as Equinox and Solstice. First release 2018. Founded 2017. Tours and a shop on site.
Both whiskies were sold out when we checked.
White PeakWhisky releasedAmbergate, Derbyshire
Single malt, sold as Wire Works. First release 2022. Founded 2016. Tours and a shop on site.
West Midlands 6
Cotswolds DistilleryWhisky releasedStourton, Warwickshire
Single malt. First release 2017. Founded 2014. Tours and a shop on site.
Described in the trade press as the largest producer of English whisky.
HenstoneWhisky releasedTrewern, Shropshire
Single malt and corn whisky. First release 2021. Founded 2017. Tours and a shop on site.
Moved in 2024 to a farm on the Welsh border. The founder puts the back of the distillery about five metres from Wales.
LudlowWhisky releasedBromfield, Shropshire
Single malt. First release 2018. Founded 2008. Tours and a shop on site.
Began as a brandy distillery and has made whisky since 2014.
Rosemaund FarmWhisky releasedPreston Wynne, Herefordshire
Spirit of BirminghamWhisky releasedBirmingham, West Midlands
Single pot still and single malt. First release 2025. Founded 2019. Not open to visitors.
Publishes no address, so the marker is at city level. Appealing, with Circumstance, against the wording of the English whisky rules.
West Midlands DistilleryWhisky releasedBrierley Hill, West Midlands
Single malt. First release 2025. Founded 2017. Tours and a shop on site.
Every release so far has sold out.
East of England 4
Adnams Copper HouseWhisky releasedSouthwold, Suffolk
Single malt, rye and mixed-grain whisky. First release 2013. Founded 2010. Tours and a shop on site.
Inside the Adnams brewery. It also distils Fielden's rye whisky under contract.
The English DistilleryWhisky releasedRoudham, Norfolk
Single malt and grain whisky, sold as The English and The Norfolk. First release 2009. Founded 2006. Tours and a shop on site.
Formerly St George's Distillery. Its 2009 release is the earliest in our data.
FenspiritsWhisky releasedWisbech, Cambridgeshire
Single malt. First release date not published. Founded 2016.
Very small batches: one of 29 bottles was reviewed in July 2026.
NethergateWhisky releasedLong Melford, Suffolk
Single malt, sold as Stix. First release 2025. Founded 2021. Tours and a shop on site.
A brewery with a small distillery. Stix is its first whisky.
London 2
BimberWhisky releasedPark Royal, London
Single malt. First release 2019. Founded 2015. Tours and a shop on site.
DoghouseWhisky releasedBattersea, London
Bourbon-style corn whisky, sold as Debt Collector. First release 2025. Founded 2016.
South East 7
Abingdon DistilleryWhisky releasedAbingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Single malt. First release 2026. Founded 2019. Tours and a shop on site.
Its first single malt went on sale in autumn 2026.
Black Bottle DistilleryWhisky releasedBrightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire
Single malt, sold as Lord Randolph. First release 2020.
Limited evidence Known only from retailer listings and one 2022 article. We found no website or address.
Copper RivetWhisky releasedChatham, Kent
Single malt and grain whisky, sold as Masthouse. First release 2020. Founded 2016. Tours and a shop on site.
Has a bar and restaurant on site.
The FoundryWhisky releasedCanterbury, Kent
Single malt, rye and grain whisky, sold as Foundry. First release 2023. Tours and a shop on site.
Brewpub, brewery and distillery in a Victorian foundry, run by Canterbury Brewers & Distillers.
Pleasant LandStill maturingAldington, Kent
Wight WhiskyWhisky releasedBrading, Isle of Wight
Malt, blended and rye whisky. First release 2025. Founded 2023.
The wash is brewed at Goddards Brewery and distilled at New Farm.
Wood BrothersStill maturingBampton, Oxfordshire
Whisky, style not published. First release described as coming soon. Founded 2017. Tours and a shop on site.
A farm distillery. Its first casks were filled in 2018.
South West 13
CircumstanceWhisky releasedBristol
Grain and rye whisky. First release 2022. Founded 2018. Tours or tastings can be booked.
Says plainly that it does not make single malt. One of two distilleries appealing against the wording of the English whisky rules.
Dartmoor Whisky DistilleryWhisky releasedBovey Tracey, Devon
Single malt. First release 2020. Founded 2015. Tours and a shop on site.
In the old town hall. The wash is brewed for it by a local brewery.
Fowey ValleyWhisky releasedLostwithiel, Cornwall
Single malt, sold as Foy Gold. First release date not published. Founded 2020. Tours and a shop on site.
A cidery that also distils. Single barrels of about 120 bottles.
Healeys Cyder FarmWhisky releasedPenhallow, Cornwall
Single malt, sold as Hicks & Healey. First release 2011. Distilling whisky since 2003. Tours and a shop on site.
The wash is brewed by St Austell Brewery and distilled at the cyder farm.
Pocketful of StonesWhisky releasedPenzance, Cornwall
Pot still whisky, sold as Hell's Stone. First release date not published. Founded 2016. Tours and a shop on site.
On sale since at least 2022.
RamsburyStill maturingAldbourne, Wiltshire
RetributionWhisky releasedMells, Somerset
Single malt. First release 2025. Founded 2019. Not open to visitors.
Visits are for club members only. No site postcode is published, so the marker is approximate.
RosemullionWhisky releasedMawnan Smith, Cornwall
Single malt. First release date not published. Founded 2018.
Peated Cornish whisky, on sale since at least 2024.
Scilly SpiritWhisky releasedSt Mary's, Isles of Scilly
Ten HidesStill maturingMelksham, Wiltshire
Malt whisky. First release described as coming soon. Founded 2019. Visits by appointment.
TreguddickRelease not confirmedSouth Petherwin, Cornwall
Single malt and corn whisky, sold as English Spirit. Founded 2021. Tours and a shop on site.
The Cornish distillery of English Spirit, opened in 2021. We could not confirm which of the whiskies it sells were distilled here.
WitchmarkStill maturingFonthill Bishop, Wiltshire
Single malt. First release due 2027. Founded 2024. Tours and a shop on site.
On the Fonthill Estate.
WylyeStill maturingWylye, Wiltshire
Single malt. No whisky released yet. Founded 2023. Visits by appointment.
Its first casks turned three in July 2026. The founder says he is not bottling yet. No site postcode is published, so the marker is approximate.
No distillery matches that search.
Made in England graphic. Checked 12 October 2026. Seven markers are approximate because the distillery publishes no site address. Boundaries: Office for National Statistics.
Why our count is 51, not more than 70
In September 2026 the Government agreed to give English whisky protected status, as Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey and single malt Welsh whisky already have. The decision is under appeal. When it was announced, the Government said more than 70 distilleries were producing English whisky, up from 46 in 2023.
We could confirm 51. Most of the difference is definition. Lists of English whisky makers include brands whose spirit is distilled somewhere else, projects that have not filled a cask, and distilleries that have closed. We counted only sites in England that distil whisky spirit on their own stills and are trading now.
London has eight whisky names and two whisky distilleries
Eight London names appear on lists of English whisky makers. Only two, Bimber and Doghouse, distil whisky there today. Five are brands without a working whisky still of their own.
The South West has 13 distilleries, more than any other region, and six of them are in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Wiltshire has four, none of which has released a whisky yet. The North West has nine.
At least 15 of the 38 released their first whisky in 2023 or later
English whisky is young. Of the distilleries that publish a date, only four had a whisky out before 2018: The English Distillery, Healeys, Adnams and Cotswolds.
Seven distilleries released their first whisky in 2025
First whisky release by year. Each square is one distillery.
Made in England graphic. Six distilleries do not publish a first release date and are not shown.
Whisky has to spend at least three years in cask, so each release marks a distillery that started work three or more years earlier. The 13 still waiting are the next wave.
Thirty-five of the 51 offer tours or tastings
All of those can be booked by the public, and 32 of the 51 have a shop on site. The Lakes, one of the best known, closed its shop, bistro and tours in April 2026 and no longer takes visitors.
What protected status means
Protected status is a legal protection for a name. Its official title is a geographical indication, or GI. The name went on the official register on 1 October 2026. Only whisky that meets the rules can be sold as English whisky, in the same way that only whisky made in Scotland can be called Scotch. For a buyer, that means the words English whisky on a label say where and how the whisky was made.
Under the rules, the spirit must be made from UK grain, mashed, fermented and distilled in England, and matured in England for at least three years in wooden casks of no more than 700 litres. They are set out in the product specification.
Producers must be verified by HMRC before they use the name. No list of verified producers had been published when we checked, so this page does not say who is verified.
The decision is under appeal. The Scotch Whisky Association objects to the definition of single malt, and two English distilleries, Circumstance and Spirit of Birmingham, have appealed over the wording on copper stills.
Twenty names on other lists do not distil whisky today
These are real businesses, and several sell good English whisky. They are not on the map because they do not distil whisky on their own stills today.
Brands without a still of their own
- East London Liquor Co.LondonLeft its Bow distillery in 2024, after going into administration in 2023. Its spirit is now made at partner distilleries.
- FieldenBedfordshireHas no distillery of its own. Its rye whisky is distilled at Adnams in Suffolk.
- Harvey's BreweryLewes, East SussexIts single malt is mashed at the brewery and distilled by English Spirit.
- Hawkridge DistillersBerkshireSells English whisky, including Hammond's Iron Ridge, without saying who distils it.
- Kingston Distillers (Beckett's)Kingston upon ThamesReleased a single malt in 2024. No source says who distilled the spirit.
- The London Distillery CompanyLondonBottling casks filled before it went into administration in 2020. It has no distillery at present.
- Mercia WhiskyStaffordshireWe found no evidence of a whisky still. Its first whisky is due in spring 2027.
- Old Bakery DistilleryLondonBy its own account, its malt whisky was bought from Adnams.
- Sacred SpiritsLondonFinishes English whisky that was distilled elsewhere.
Planned, or not yet distilling whisky
- Aedda's Farm DistilleryBuckinghamshireOpen to visitors since May 2026. Its own blog says the whisky runs have not started.
- Bodmin Jail DistilleryCornwallPlanning permission was granted in 2026. It is due to open in 2027.
- Princetown DistilleryDevonBuilt but not producing when last reported, in August 2024.
- SC DogsSt Martin's, Isles of ScillyA rum distillery working towards a whisky from its own barley.
- Whitby DistilleryNorth YorkshireA new site with whisky facilities is planned for 2027.
- Yorkshire Dales DistilleryNorth YorkshireSelling casks of a first whisky. We found no evidence that any has been distilled yet.
Closed, or no longer distilling
- Anno DistillersKentReleased one single cask single malt in 2019. The company is in liquidation.
- Bankhall Distillery, BlackpoolLancashireIts premises licence ended in January 2025. The owner says Bankhall is now produced in Cumbria.
- Chase DistilleryHerefordshireClosed by Diageo in January 2025. Its whisky casks now belong to Rosemaund Farm.
- The Oxford Artisan DistilleryOxfordStopped distilling in 2024. New owners plan to reopen it in 2027.
- Winchester DistilleryHampshireIts stills went to auction in June 2026. Its spirits are now made by partners.
A further 13 names appear on other lists, but we found no reliable evidence that they make whisky. We have left them off until they confirm.
How we checked
We started from the names on published lists of English whisky makers and swept each region for others: 94 names in all. Each was checked against its own website, then Companies House, the English Whisky Guild member list and the trade and local press. A second pass went back over every doubtful entry, and a separate reviewer re-tested a random sample of 20.
A distillery counts if it distils spirit intended to become whisky on its own stills, in England, and is trading now. Whisky released means its own spirit, aged three years or more, has gone on sale, including releases that have sold out.
Five entries rest on limited evidence and say so. Some distilleries do not publish release dates or addresses. Markers are placed by postcode. We did not use any other distillery map as a source.
If you run one of these distilleries, or know of one we have missed, tell us and we will correct the page: hello@madeinengland.com
The 51 distilleries on the map and the twenty names left off, as a spreadsheet file. Free to use with a credit and a link to this page.
Sources: each entry links to the distillery's own website and, where the evidence is from elsewhere, to that source. Protected status: the Defra announcement and product specification linked above, and the decision notice. Map boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
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