For the historic London Guinnness brewery, see Guinness Park Royal.
Brewpub
1 Mercer Walk, London WC2H 9FA (Westminster)
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First sold beer: 11 December 2025
Guinness is brewing in London again, though on a much smaller scale than at its former Park Royal site, closed in 2005 and subsequently demolished.
The new site has an even older brewing history: the Woodyard Brewery, later known as Combe & Co, was once an important porter brewery, operating from at least the early 18th century to 1905 when it closed after merging with two other breweries to form Watney Combe Reid. Numerous historic buildings still stand as explained on the Watney page. Appropriately enough, the Watney group ended up in the hands of Grand Metropolitan, later a co-founder of Guinness owner Diageo.
The company announced on 31 January 2022 that it was investing £75 million to create a microbrewery, bar-restaurant, shop, training centre, events space and “culture hub” called Guinness at Old Brewers Yard. Plans were delayed by planning issues but construction was underway in spring 2024.
The building work was originally due to be complete by October but further delays knocked this back into 2025. The complex since renamed in line with the visitor centre, pilot brewery and taproom at Guinness’s Dublin site, finally opened on 11 December 2025. It includes two restaurants and a bar.
Beers are in keg, sold on site, and include a wide range of styles, from an own-recipe porter to lagers, kettle sours and Belgian styles, with numerous rotating specials.
Updated 16 December 2025.
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