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Events at Wold Top
Posted by Kate Balchin on

Wow, where have the last six months gone?! Ahead of a busy summer, we thought now was a great time to do a quick recap of the last six months and look forward to the remaining half of the year! We kicked off the year with our first live music night in February, and then followed that with another raucous night of Singo Bingo in March. April saw a charity quiz night, where we raised over £500 for our charity of the year, Saint Catherine’s Hospice. May gave us the return of the sunshine with lots of brewery tours and...
We're partnering with Brid Road Runners to host our inaugural 10k trail race
Posted by Tracey Baty on

After supporting Bridlington Road Runners’ half marathon event for many years, we've decided it's time to host our own event. The Wold Top 10k run takes place at the brewery on 16th September and also features a children’s 1k fun run, a hog roast and an option to camp at the brewery. Brewery director and keen runner, Alex Balchin is looking forward to the event: “Starting from the brewery, you'll run an all-terrain 10k race around the Wold Top farm, finishing back at the brewery bar for a well-deserved pint and some food! "We are blessed with amazing scenery...
Oktoberfest is back!
Posted by Kate Balchin on

Our first Oktoberfest was such a success last year that we're doing it all again this year! Join us here at the brewery on 30th September for a great night that promises the return of our specially brewed Oktoberfest beer, Field Day, German food with a Yorkshire twist and an Oompah Band. Our new events co-ordinator, Michelle Savage can't wait: “We had such good feedback from last year’s event and our brewers were excited to have another opportunity to brew Field Day, so we’re repeating our German beer festival with a Yorkshire twist. We’re all really excited and it should...
From publicans to brewers - a Mellor family tale
Posted by Kate Balchin on

There's nothing like an anniversary to start you reminiscing, so here is some information about the history of Wold Top and Hunmanby Grange Farm: The Mellor family, current owners of Hunmanby Grange Farm, the location of Wold Top Brewery, will have been farming and working the land here for 78 years this year.The family moved here in 1945, after the war ended for a new start and new lifestyle. But we’ve always stayed true to our origins, as we will explain now….. The original Mellors (our lineage anyway) were publicans and blacksmiths, in a village called Triangle (near Halifax) on...
We've reached the final of the Northern Powerhouse Export Awards
Posted by Kate Balchin on

The teams at the brewery and sister company Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery are celebrating after reaching the final of the Northern Powerhouse Export Awards in the Small and Micro Exporter categories respectively. Kate Balchin, director at the brewery and sister of the distillery’s marketing director, Jenni Ashwood, said: “Despite the challenges posed by post-Brexit trading, exports remain an important and growing part of both our businesses. We’re delighted to put our lovely part of Yorkshire on the export map by reaching the final of these prestigious awards.” Organised by UMi, in association with Department for Business and Trade, the Northern Powerhouse...