Barsham Brewery opens new taproom and shop in north Norfolk

The team at Barsham Brewery will celebrate the official opening of their new taproom this Friday as locals descend on the Stackyard for the monthly Street Food Friday event.

The brewery - owned by Jeremy Soames, the grandson of Winston Churchill, and his wife Susanna - has been producing craft beers and ales on the West Barsham Estate, near Fakenham, since 2018. 

Inside the new taproom (Image: Barsham Brewery) Managing director, Tom Trivedi, has been leading the taproom project for the last five months alongside his regular role of brewing and selling beer to local pubs.

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"We've converted an old barn that was more than 100 years old and which used to be the carpenter's workshop on the farm," he said. 

Tom Trivedi is the managing director of the brewery (Image: AW PR / Barsham Brewery) "We thought, let's turn it into a full-on taproom and complete the puzzle - it's the last jigsaw piece for the full brewery experience in north Norfolk. 

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"Previously there wasn't a dedicated retail space but now we can manage it as a shop during the week so that people can pop in and pick up beers and merchandise to take away."

The brewery hosts regular street food events (Image: Barsham Brewery) Gift packs, clothing, glassware and other drinks from local companies such as Burn Valley Vineyard and Norfolk Raider Cider will be available to purchase in the on-site shop which will be open from 9am to 4pm during the week.

The taproom will be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays meaning that for the first time, people can go and enjoy the beer outside of the brewery's monthly events. 

At this Friday's event, which will run from 4pm, attendees can enjoy live music from the Blues Situation as well as some of the region's top street food with pizza, tacos, ice creams, Sri Lankan and South African food on offer.