Private company
Arkell's Brewery
Logo: https://www.arkells.com/downloads, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
Brewery in Swindon, England
Arkell's Brewery was established in Swindon, England by John Arkell in 1843, and has been owned by members of the Arkell family since its establishment. It is Swindon's oldest company, built initially on the massive expansion of Swindon in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railways and the decision by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to site the Great Western Railway Works in Swindon in 1841.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersSwindon1
- Websitewww.arkells.com
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Arkell's Brewery was established in Swindon, England by John Arkell in 1843, and has been owned by members of the Arkell family since its establishment. It is Swindon's oldest company, built initially on the massive expansion of Swindon in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railways and the decision by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to site the Great Western Railway Works in Swindon in 1841.2
Products and brands
- beer
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1843Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.arkells.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/arkellsbrewery1
- WikipediaArkell's Brewery
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4791958
Sources
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- 1WikidataArkell's Brewery on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaArkell's Brewery on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsArkell's Brewery photo by Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0