Ludlow has a long tradition and history of brewing, but the last brewery in town, the Ludlow and Craven Arms Brewery, shut up shop in the 1930s, that is until now…

It was the dream of Gary and Alison Walters to rekindle this industry in Ludlow and in May 2006 Ludlow Brewing Company’s first mash was started, the rest as they say is history…

September 2006 saw the brewery gain its first awards. Gold won the CAMRA Severn Valley Railway beer festival along with the annual beer festival held at the Sun Inn Leintwardine.

Gold was soon followed by The Boiling Well, a Best and a Black Knight.

Further awards have been picked up including the distinction of becoming CAMRA’s Shropshire Beer of the year in 2008/2009.

As the brewery approaches its’  fifth birthday it is on the move to a refurbished railway shed 50 meters north of Ludlow railway station. The facility will house a new 20 barrel brewing system and a brewery tap/visitor centre.