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An award-winning East Yorkshire micro brewery is celebrating after raising a record ?2000 at a recent open day. The open day coincided with the opening of the TV featured garden at Hunmanby Grange, the farm that?s home to Wold Top Brewery at Wold Newton, near Driffield. Over 500 visitors enjoyed the beautiful and interesting garden that brewery co-owner Gill Mellor has created despite its elevated, exposed position high on the Yorkshire Wolds and a challenging chalky soil.? The adjoining brewery was equally busy as people took a tour of one of Yorkshire?s leading micro-breweries and benefited from the open day...

Check out the link to?Michael Nagasaka's great film?here and BBC Look North's coverage?here The inaugural Moonbeams Wold Top Folk Festival has been voted a runaway success. Last weekend, Wold Top Brewery welcomed over 300 people to its Hunmanby Grange home for a weekend of music, entertainment and Yorkshire food and drink. Guests, including families who took advantage of the clement weather to camp overnight, were entertained by artists including Driffield singer songwriter Edwina Hayes, York guitarist Andy Stones, The Duncan McFarlane Band, Paul Liddell, Nick Hall,?Kat Gilmore and Jamie Roberts to name but a few.? In between sets, entertainment was...

As Yorkshire Day approaches (1st August), an East Yorkshire farm diversification business is celebrating after winning prestigious national awards for two of its ales from the Guild of Fine Food. Wold Newton based Wold Top Brewery has been awarded a one star gold award for both its Wold Gold Light Beer and it Mars Magic Dark Beer, adding to its impressive ?trophy cabinet?. Celebrating its 16th anniversary, The Great Taste Awards are often referred to as the Oscars of the food industry and represent the authoritative, independent standard for Britain?s fine food sector.? They also help to promote business for...

Award-winning Wold Top Brewery will once again be providing refreshment for the hundreds of visitors at this year?s Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival from 7th to 9th August. Billed by a critic for The Independent as ?Possibly the most enjoyable jazz concert I've ever attended?, the annual festival is held in the beautiful, award-winning grounds of Burton Agnes Hall, near Driffield and visitors will be able to relax to the sounds of summer blues and jazz whilst enjoying hand pulled real ales, succulent local meat from Burdass Lamb, home made cakes and Yorkshire ice cream. Tom Mellor, who owns...

Award-winning Wold Top Brewery will be one of a number of Yorkshire businesses to support the first farmers? fair at Sewerby Hall and Gardens this month. The fair, that takes place in the grounds of the Hall between 10am and 4pm on Sunday 16th August, aims to raise awareness of the quality and diversity of farm based produce throughout East Yorkshire and stalls will be selling a variety of local treats including handmade chocolates, oils, meats and pickles. Wold Top Brewery will be offering tasting samples of its award winning beers that include Wold Gold, Mars Magic, Wold Top Bitter...