Fishers Gin Distillery
Fishers Gin Distillery
Fishers Gin Distillery
5
Full view
About
Fishers Gin Distillery is located on the beach in Aldeburgh, the nearest gin distillery to the sea in the UK. We are open for a variety of pre-booked Tours & Tastings all year round. Opened in 2020 & overlooking Aldeburgh's iconic shingle beach, Fishers Gin Distillery has quickly become one of Suffolk’s most magnetic attractions. To find out more & book your tour, please visit www.fishersgin.com.
This is a Business
This supplier operates as a business.
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England
Awards
Travellers' Choice
2023
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Similar Experiences
Fishers Gin Distillery
Booking unavailable on Tripadvisor
Want other options you can book now?
Show optionsTravellers talk about
(28 reviews)
Contribute
Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
5.0
352 reviews
Excellent
342
Very good
10
Average
0
Poor
0
Terrible
0
Linda F
1 contribution
Dec 2023 • Couples
Amazing views of the sea ,was a very cold day but so cosy inside with a log burner.we were made to feel very welcome ,it was a very informative experience.lots of gin to taste with cocktails and learning about botanicals.t
The lunch was three courses and very well presented,heart warming and very tasty.
The lunch was three courses and very well presented,heart warming and very tasty.
Written 2 December 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Feebie
Hawes, UK2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Had an amazing experience at Fishers distillery. Received a very warm welcome from the two ladies (sorry can’t remember the names) who are so passionate about Fishers.
Enjoyed a gorgeous g and t while watching a video about the local area and learning about Fishers.
Really enjoyed making tea from some of the botanicals used for the gins and learning the history of Watson.
Finished off the tour with a tasting of all 3 gins and a couple of cocktails!
Would highly recommend this tour.
Enjoyed a gorgeous g and t while watching a video about the local area and learning about Fishers.
Really enjoyed making tea from some of the botanicals used for the gins and learning the history of Watson.
Finished off the tour with a tasting of all 3 gins and a couple of cocktails!
Would highly recommend this tour.
Written 30 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Claire F
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Couples
We loved the Fireside Tour, Lunch and Tasting at Fishers Gin Distillery in Aldeburgh. The setting is beautiful and we received such a warm welcome from Ian and Honor. The information we were given about the gin-making process was fascinating, including the locally-harvested botanicals that make Fishers unique. We thoroughly enjoyed trying the different gins and the food, provided by Aldeburgh restaurants and Pinneys of Orford, was wonderful. Ian and Honor’s warmth and enthusiasm really made the experience unforgettable.
Written 27 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Natasha
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Couples
We had the Fireside Lunch Tour. Sally and Colleen were excellent hosts '- giving us a very warm welcome. The tour was well delivered and entertaining. The Gin tasting was obviously enjoyable as was the food and the whole ambience of the experience - would highly recommend it - was great value for money
Written 26 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Chris R
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Couples
A great experience!!! Fantastic food and even better gin. The girls hosting certainly know their stuff. We got the experience as a present and will be buying for others
Written 22 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Jules
Woodbridge, UK7 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
Wow what an amazing tour from the wonderful drone videos of the beautiful river to the delicious lunch and tasting experience. I cannot recommend this highly enough. Such a fun thing to do and hosted by lovely knowledgeable and personable guides.
Written 21 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Boufay
6 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
What a fabulous experience this was. From the moment we arrived we were treated like very special guests.
Sally and Ian are both extremely warm, welcoming and fun hosts. Their shared knowledge of both the gin and the local area is interesting and enjoyable. Our lunch was sourced from local produce and restaurants (lobster bisque was divine) and was absolutely gorgeous, so much better than we were expecting. The gin is lovely and plentiful. Our day was rounded off perfectly by Sally delivering our purchases, saving us the trouble of carrying them home.
Thanks again from Debbie and the five Doris’s!
Sally and Ian are both extremely warm, welcoming and fun hosts. Their shared knowledge of both the gin and the local area is interesting and enjoyable. Our lunch was sourced from local produce and restaurants (lobster bisque was divine) and was absolutely gorgeous, so much better than we were expecting. The gin is lovely and plentiful. Our day was rounded off perfectly by Sally delivering our purchases, saving us the trouble of carrying them home.
Thanks again from Debbie and the five Doris’s!
Written 20 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
L9590XRmargaretm
24 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
It was a brilliant tour and delivered by two very nice helpful girls.
We went in as strangers but came out as friends, admittedly Fishers gin was involved. Would definitely recommend everyone to go and enjoy
We went in as strangers but came out as friends, admittedly Fishers gin was involved. Would definitely recommend everyone to go and enjoy
Written 19 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Thank you for your lovely review, we are glad you enjoyed your Birthday treat with us.
Written 21 November 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Howard R
2 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
A really interesting and informative afternoon. Very well presented talk and vid on the local area and the Fishers Gin history.
As a family group (all in our 50’s and 60’s) the ‘hands on’ part of the tour was really fun trying to make our own mix of botanics followed by a look at the still too.
Both our hosts were excellent and I would recommend this ‘tour’ to others.
As a family group (all in our 50’s and 60’s) the ‘hands on’ part of the tour was really fun trying to make our own mix of botanics followed by a look at the still too.
Both our hosts were excellent and I would recommend this ‘tour’ to others.
Written 16 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Thank you for taking the time to leave your kind review, we are glad to hear your enjoyed the Fishers experience.
Written 21 November 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Lhr
Colchester, UK54 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Having fallen in love with the product, I was slightly apprehensive for the tour. I was hoping it would not be a case of "never meet your hero's" I left hours later having fallen completely in love with the company as a whole.
The tour is intimate. Its not the typical stand listen and nod experience. The opening was a real treat. Beautiful
videography that is then seamlessly blended into the history and ethos of the company.
The tea making was fantastic. It gives you a real insight and appreciation of what goes into creating a craft gin. The hands on element is refreshing.
Once you have been treated to all of the above, the food comes as no surprise. Well thought out, locally sourced and delicious.
I'm so very dreadful with names so apologies to the two ladies who ran the tour. You were both fantastic and are a credit to Fishers. Bonus points to the seals who made an appearance during lunch, i would say they could have been paid actor's, but I feel this would be difficult to orchestrate.
The tour is intimate. Its not the typical stand listen and nod experience. The opening was a real treat. Beautiful
videography that is then seamlessly blended into the history and ethos of the company.
The tea making was fantastic. It gives you a real insight and appreciation of what goes into creating a craft gin. The hands on element is refreshing.
Once you have been treated to all of the above, the food comes as no surprise. Well thought out, locally sourced and delicious.
I'm so very dreadful with names so apologies to the two ladies who ran the tour. You were both fantastic and are a credit to Fishers. Bonus points to the seals who made an appearance during lunch, i would say they could have been paid actor's, but I feel this would be difficult to orchestrate.
Written 14 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Thank you for taking the time to leave your lovely review.
We are so glad that your visit to Fishers didn't disappoint. It genuinely warms our hearts to hear that our passion for our Gin and the Tours, was felt when you visited us. I can assure you the seals are not on the payroll but do often make a perfectly timed appearance.
Written 21 November 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
We are looking to book as a family of 9! Would your tour be able to accommodate us all together?
Are you dog friendly? I assume not, just wondering!
Julia W
Ingatestone, UK17 contributions
We went to the Sundowner event and messaged to ask if we could bring our dog. We were told yes, as long as well behaved and kept on a lead. We didn’t actually take her in the end but they did reply to my message very quickly.