15 Jan 2016
Staff Required
Orkney Brewery Visitor Centre staff required
Visitor Centre Cook/Chef
Waiting Staff
Please contact enquiries@orkneybrewery.co.uk for further information
Visitor Centre
15 Jan 2016
Orkney Brewery Visitor Centre Seasonal Break
Orkney Brewery Visitor Centre reopens 23rd March 2016.
Look forward to welcoming you for a tour, beer sampling, coffee, lunch or more!
26 Oct 2015
Visitor Centre - seasonal break
The Orkney Brewery & Visitor Centre is open until Wednesday 28th October when we shall close for a seasonal break re-opening late November for pre-Christmas meals, Christmas shopping and Tasting Hall treats.
29 Sep 2015
VISIT US
Orkney Brewery & Visitor Centre still open for guided tours, lunches and home bakes and, of course, our fine ales. The brewery shop is still open offering our full range of ales, merchandise and local arts and crafts to browse through.
20 Aug 2015
ROYAL VISIT TO ORKNEY BREWERY
His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco and friends toured Orkney Brewery as part of a recent visit to the islands. The party enjoyed beautiful weather for their trip and took great delight in learning about the brewing process. As a whisky connoisseur, it was a pleasant change for him to sample ales where they are made and the prince enjoyed his lunch beer-matched for each course.
4 Oct 2012
Still time to enjoy a visit
Orkney Brewery's new visitor centre has been delighted to welcome thousands of visitors since it opened in July. There is still time to make a visit before we start to wind down for the season.
So as well as enjoying some fine award-winning ales the brewery shop is offering our range of bottled products as well as brewery merchandise (ideal Christmas gifts!)and local crafts . This will be available for mail order as we develop our new online shop or via our head office e-mail christine@sinclairbreweries.co.uk for details.
The Tasting Hall is still open for light meals and snacks or coffee and cakes.
Throughout or closed months the venue is available for private tours by prior arrangement and the venue itself can be hired for functions and events day or evening.
Look forward to seeing you soon.
20 Sep 2012
5 Stars for Visitor Centre
5 STARS - NATIONAL FIRST FOR NEW ORKNEY BREWERY VISITOR CENTRE
The Orkney Brewery’s brand new Visitor Centre has been awarded five-star status by the national tourism organisation VisitScotland, just weeks after opening to the public.
That makes it the only brewery visitor centre in Scotland to hold VisitScotland’s top classification and one of only four five-star attractions in Orkney.
A central element of a major redevelopment programme at the Orkney Brewery’s Quoyloo site, the new Visitor Centre has already proved a massive hit with local people and tourists alike, with thousands streaming through its doors since it opened in July.
The centre, in Orkney’s west mainland, gives visitors the opportunity to see the brewery’s range of Award-Winning beers being crafted during informative and entertaining guided tours. Family activities are also available, with a special kids’ trail - based around the elusive Corncrake bird, found in the fields surrounding the brewery - running throughout the centre.
A wide selection of high quality local fayre is on offer in the centre’s Restaurant, with its shop stocking Orkney crafts and gifts, in addition to the Brewery’s full range of beers. The centre is also proving popular as a venue for functions, meetings and other special events.
Norman Sinclair, managing director said: “Whilst we set out to create the very best visitor facility we possibly could, one that properly reflected the high quality of our products, this almost instant award of five- star status from VisitScotland is quite overwhelming and hugely exciting for us. We’re proud to be the only brewery in Scotland with this classification and it’s a great advert for Orkney too. I’d also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the dedicated team of highly skilled local craftsmen who have worked so hard to create our new centre.”
Mike Cantlay, Chairman of VisitScotland, said: “Achieving five-star status is unique for a Scottish brewery visitor centre and I would like to raise a glass to the Orkney Brewery on this fantastic achievement. VisitScotland has a world-leading Quality Assurance Scheme and seeing a five-star logo guarantees visitors a wonderful experience. But we have to remember that our Quality Assurance Scheme is about so much more than the stars above the door - it is about the entire visitor experience, and factors such as the warmth of the welcome, excellent facilities, amazing service and, increasingly, value for money, are all expected in a holiday.”
The Orkney Brewery site incorporates the former Quoyloo Schoolhouse, which dates from 1876. Reflecting its past use, the new visitor centre contains many old photographs of the school and its classes, along with educational memorabilia. Shortly after opening in July, the visitor centre played host to a reunion of former Quoyloo School pupils.
3 Aug 2012
Orkney Brewery's new Visitor Centre opens.
Enjoy a visit to Orkney Brewery's new visitor centre where you can have a guided tour of the Brewhouse and view the Fermentation Room while learning a little on the craft of brewing which we are so passionate about. Then enjoy your samples of our award winning ales.
Follow that with a coffee or lunch in the Tasting Hall cafe and browse the Brewery shop for the perfect reminder of your trip to The Orkney Brewery and the beautiful Orkney Isles. As well as all our products we have brewery merchandise and local crafts on sale which will make the perfect keep sake or gift for you to take home.
There's something for everyone on the brewery tour as the Visitor Centre Family Trail provides junior guests with a jotter to follow through the history of the Old School and the nature of the local area. Collect the stamps along the way and this interesting trail will delight the younger guests.
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
15 Jul 2012
Visitor Centre set to open - 19th July 2012
Our new Visitor Centre with Brewery Tours will be open to the public later this week. The Visitor Centre will offer guests the chance to learn a little about the art of Brewing which we are so passionate about. The tours will take guests through to our new Brewhouse and then view the Fermentation Room learning about all the stages of the brewing craft.
There is a shop on site selling Orkney Brewery clothing and branded merchandise as well as local arts and crafts.
The Tasting Hall coffee shop will serve hot and cold snacks, coffees and baking as well as offering a fully stocked bar to compliment our famous beers. OPEN 10.00AM - 4.30PM
VISITOR CENTRE OPEN Tues - Sun 10.00am - 5.00pm
TOURS TIMES - hourly on the quarter past
Private tours outwith core times by prior arrangement
27 May 2012
Visitor Centre update
Our new Visitor Centre with a tour of the Brewering facility will be opening soon.
We are only a few weeks from opening now with a new Shop, Dining Room and tour all in the final stages of preparation. The new manager is Joyce Slater and we are delighted to welcome her to the team. If you have any question regarding tour or event bookings then do not hesitate to get in touch.
