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<big>'''Ash Vine Brewery, ''''' White Hart, Trudoxhill, Somerset.''</big>
[[File:Ash Vine brewery Trudoxhill Somerset 27.8.94.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Roy Denison]]
[[File:Trudoxhill Ash Vine White Hart.jpg|thumb]]
<big>'''Ash Vine Brewery,''' ''The White Hart, Trudoxhill, Somerset.''</big>


In 1989, the landlord of the pub moved the brewery to here from Wellington.  
It began as the [[Bishop's Brewery (Wellington)|Bishop's Brewery]] in Wellington, Somerset. In 1989, the landlord of the White Hart moved the brewery from Wellington to Trudoxhill. In 1997, a new expanded brewery was opened in Frome and brewing ceased at the pub.


In 1997, a new expanded brewery was opened in Frome and brewing ceased at the pub.
<big>'''Ash Vine Brewery (South West) Ltd,''' ''Unit F, Vallis Trading Estate, Robins Lane, Frome, Somerset.''</big>


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


<big>'''Ash Vine Brewery (South West) Ltd, ''''' Unit F, Vallis Trading Estate, Robins Lane, Frome, Somerset.''</big>
''The brewery built up a small estate of pubs:''


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


The brand name and beers were taken over by [[Heritage Brewery]] during the Summer of 2001 and were brewed at their Tisbury base until they went into receivership too.


They were for a period then brewed at [[Hobden's Wessex Brewery]].  
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File:Ash Vine RD zmx.jpg |Courtesy Roy Denison
File:Bath Pig & Fiddle 15-05-93 .jpg|Courtesy Michael Croxford
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The original company became a pub owning company which ceased to exist following its sale to [[Butcombe Brewery]] in 2011.
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 15 January 2025

Courtesy Roy Denison

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

It began as the Bishop's Brewery in Wellington, Somerset. In 1989, the landlord of the White Hart moved the brewery from Wellington to Trudoxhill. 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 the 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.


  • Courtesy Roy Denison
    Courtesy Roy Denison
  • Courtesy Michael Croxford
    Courtesy Michael Croxford
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