Wincle Brewery Shop, Wincle

The shop is in a converted stable adjacent to the brewery. Up to three cask beers available for tasting. In addition Helles Belles , their keg lager should be available in Summer. Bottled beers from Wincle & The Brew Foundation all brewed on-site. Welcoming solid fuel stove in winter. Mainly outdoor seating. In addition to the beers there is Tea, Coffee, soft drinks and a few spirits including gin from the nearby Forest Gin distillery. Cakes are available at weekends. Dane Valley Way footpath passes outside.

Nearest public transport connection is 109 Macclesfield-Leek bus at Rushton Spencer. (see below) Hours may vary around Christmas. Open Tap Nights on the first Friday of the month April-Oct plus Christmas.

To get there from the 109 bus at Rushton Spencer, walk along the main road in the Leek Direction till you pass the Royal Oak pub. Turn left into Sugar Street immediately after the pub and keep following the road until you encounter a fork in the road Take the left fork onto Heaton Road. Keep walking and you will enter a private road. Keep walking and you will go downhill. Turn right after the bridge, you are now on the Dane Valley Way. Keep walking along it. You will be following a canal feeder and will come to a footbridge on your left across the River Dane. Cross the bridge and turn right and walk across the middle of the field roughly following the river. Eventually you will come to a narrow path ahead alongside the river that opens out into the road that passes the brewery. The total distance one way is just over three miles and conditions could be soft on the field after wet weather. Note there is little or no street lighting & suitable walking gear should be used.

Check the 109 bus times on the Staffordshire CC website, allow plenty of time.