Ash Vine Brewery

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Ash Vine Brewery, The White Hart, Trudoxhill, Somerset.

In 1989, the landlord of the pub moved the brewery to here from Wellington.

In 1997, a new expanded brewery was opened in Frome and brewing ceased at the pub.


Ash Vine Brewery (South West) Ltd, Unit F, Vallis Trading Estate, Robins Lane, Frome, Somerset.

Brewing commenced here in 1998 after move from Trudoxhill but ceased in 2000 when an abortive take over by the Kestrel Brewery ended in receivership.

The brewery built up a small estate of pubs:

  • White Hart, Trudoxhill, Somerset.
  • Pig & Fiddle, 2 Saracen Street, Bath, Somerset. Former fish restaurant, opened as a pub by Ash Vine in 1989.
  • Fish & Fiddle, 1A Imperial Lane, Cheltenham, Glos. Opened by Ash Vine in 1993.
  • Frog & Fiddle, 313-315 High Street, Cheltenham, Glos. Opened by Ash Vine in 1999.

They also ran the bar at the Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome for a while.