Gloucester Experience Days

I was pleasantly surprised. I wasn’t sure what to expect but the lady was very informative about beers and we actually learnt something having been beer drinkers for far too long!

What a lovely experience, gardens were amazing and I was totally unaware that Gardeners World was filmed there in the 80’s & 90’s. Over 30 small gardens to inspire anyone and with useful labels to help identify plants and trees that take your fancy. On to the afternoon tea, wonderful, and very filling, staff were happy to box up our cake to take home. Staff very friendly and helpful, all round a wonderful afternoon out. If planning I would allow at least 2 hours to see all the gardens and around 45-60 minutes for afternoon tea.

Really good experience. Informative and better than expected.

Luca, our host, was very friendly and knowledgeable. We were given 6 different rums of varying flavour and went through the tasting notes. An interesting and different experience for the weekend.

Beautiful building, exquisitely decorated. Sleek and stylish, very comfortable chairs and hood size tables. High staff to customer ratio and attentive but not rushed service. Flavours and colours a sensory treat. Would definitely recommend.

The venue was good friendly staff,food was good ,the atmosphere was of a friendly but competitive. The cast held their own with the buzz of the crowd with the storyline being laid outand the clues giving an insight into a good whodunit. My wife and I enjoyed it thoroughly. RED letter should hold their heads up high

Scott who was the contact was efficient and most helpful

Our host in the Highbury Brewhouse and Kitchen was Moses - very welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable. After a brief overview of the brewing process (many of the beers being brewed on-site), we sat down to 5 pairings of whisky shots and half-pint beers, ranging from pale ales, blondes, stouts, single/blended Scotch, Irish, Bourbon and Japanese. With a very good memory, Moses was able to talk us through the brewing process for each, the history and the reasoning for pairing them together (something you may not normally do). There was just the two of us on this experience, so he was able to give us his full attention for the duration. There was an optional tasting sheet to fill in (we decided to enjoy the experience without documenting!) but much discussion with Moses along the way. Following this, we had a decent quality burger and chips from the menu. Excellent value for money, and a well run event. Big thanks to Moses!

Really good afternoon made better by the knowledgeable staff and made even better by the other people on the experience. We had great conversation, lots of laughter and some amazing beer. Would 100% recommend and will definitely be looking at doing the full day experience.

Absolutely amazing

We had a lovely day at the Spa and the afternoon tea was amazing, the staff were so helpful

The day started at 10am with hot drinks and an intro to the day. It wasn't long before we were enjoying bacon sandwiches and our first taster. The Head Brewer was passionate and informative, inviting us to be as involved or not as we liked in making a batch of IPA throughout the day. As we this took place we were given regular samples of the various beers/IPA's/Cask Ales/Porters to try. A substantial lunch was provided, along with our choice of 5l 5keg to take away at the end. I would definitely leave the car behind as the opportunity to try each beer was substantial.