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We're pleased to share the news that we're hosting a second trail race with Bridlington Road Runners. The success of last year's event has prompted a repeat running of the all-terrain race around the brewery’s farm and the Yorkshire Wolds. The Wold Top 10k run takes place at Hunmanby Grange on 14th September and also features a children’s 1k fun run, a hog roast and an option to camp at the award-winning brewery on the top of the Wolds. Brewery director and keen runner, Alex Balchin is looking forward to the event: “Starting from the brewery, we'll run the 10k trail race...

Scarborough’s Books by the Beach festival programme (Friday 7 - Sunday 9 June) is a heady mix of nautical adventure, powerful politics, and fascinating history. There’s sparkling performance poetry from Scottish National Poet JACKIE KAY, revelatory memoirs from prize-winning journalist POLLY TOYNBEE and comedian HELEN LEDERER, plus high hopes for sea conservation from marine biologist DR HELEN SCALES. Headliners include ‘Prince of Fashion’ PATRICK GRANT, BBC’s Security Correspondent FRANK GARDNER OBE and bestselling novelist DAVID NICHOLLS - author of recent Netflix huge hit One Day. Patrick Grant is best known as a judge on the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee...

Here at Hunmanby Grange Farm, the home of Wold Top, we are currently preparing for one of the most important parts of our farming year – spring drilling. There are two types of crop plantings available to farmers: winter and spring. Winter barley and winter wheat varieties are sown shortly after harvest, late September through October, whilst spring barley and spring wheat are sown as the weather turns warmer and is more ‘springlike’. This can be anywhere from late February to late March/early April. For spring planting, we look for soil temperatures to be around 6C and rising to enable...

Sign up to our newsletter by following the link on this page to get the monthly Directors' Diary delivered directly to your inbox. Beer in cans is a phrase that’s been on our radar for a good few years now, and one that has caused many debates too! First things first. Do not panic. We are not suddenly going to change our entire range into cans! We are fully aware that there are lots of differing opinions about cans vs bottles in terms of quality, functionality, sustainability, recyclability, etc, but it is a market that has become popular again, so we...

We're looking forward to welcoming Scarborough duo Annie & King back to the brewery next month.  Acoustic crossover folk duo Annie & King never fail to delight whenever they play at the brewery, whether they’re performing at our Open Days or Beer Festivals. They play loads of great songs in their own styles and love popping in the odd original song too. It promises to be a great evening of live music and great beer. Tickets for the live music event, which starts at 7pm on Friday, 8th March, cost £12 per person and include a pint or a soft drink....