The National Brewery Centre in Burton upon Trent will host three events to keep visitors entertained during October, before it closes its doors for the final time.
The National Brewery Centre. Photograph: Bernt Rostad, licensed under CC BY 2.0.
The final events will be:
- Burton Oktoberfest, Friday, 14th, and Saturday, 15th, October. Tickets range from £5 per person to £350 for a VIP package for ten.
- Comedy Club, Friday, 28th October. £10 per person.
- Halloween Fancy Dress Ball, Saturday, 29th October. £10 per person.
The National Brewery Centre will be reducing museum ticket prices from £12.95 to £8.95 per person, including ale, or £5 excluding ale. For this price, visitors can learn about the history of brewing, the steps of the brewing process, and the roles that the vintage vehicles on show at the museum played in the development of the industry.
More event details and tickets can be found online at nationalbrewerycentre.co.uk/events/
From 1st November, the site of the National Brewery Centre will begin transferring back to the owner, Molson Coors, to begin the redevelopment of the site as the company’s new head office location. Planning Solutions Limited, which currently manages the National Brewery Centre, is currently evaluating opportunities for the future of the National Brewery Centre.
Read more about the campaign against the closure here. A petition, organised by Rebecca Talbot, can be signed here.