Whitby Brewery, Whitby

Official site of Whitby Brewery - www.whitby-brewery.com

Official site of Whitby Brewery - www.whitby-brewery.com

The brewery is in an industrial unit on a clifftop site a stone's throw from Whitby's iconic ruined abbey. The recently established shop and micropub can be found in a corner of the building, with the door to the brewery left open for visitors to see. The bar was apparently acquired from a private house: the owner having been forced to give up alcohol was obliged to sell his bar counter. There are three hand pumps on the bar, and a selection of bottles, gift packs and glasses for sale on a small shelf unit near the door. Half a dozen seats and some tables complete the set up. Beers are all sold at £3 a pint or per 50cl bottle. The pub keeps shop hours - 10am to 5pm, which is understandable given its location at the top of Whitby's 199 steps and consequent lack of passing trade in the evenings. Signs have been placed outside the abbey entrance and along the road - but beware, either strong winds or mischief makers may lead to the signs pointing towards a footpath which ends at a gate with another sign: "trespassers will be shot". This is not the way to the brewery.