alcoholic beverage founded 1843 headquarters swindon england products beer website http www.arkells.com arkell s brewery was established in swindon england in 1843 and has been owned by members of the arkell family since its establishment . it is swindon s oldest established company . in 1846 john arkell took sole control of the brewery from the existing initial partnership between himself william large and robert arkell . contents 1 brewery 2 distribution 3 promotion 4 brands 5 references 6 external links 7 see also brewery edit originally a steam brewery 1 2 with the engines now being powered by electricity arkell s is a tower brewery which works on the principle that raw materials are fed into the top of the building and beer comes out in casks at the bottom . the brewery building is a grade ii listed building 3 and the site has been designated an urban conservation area by swindon borough council . 4 distribution edit the brewery owns 97 pubs in the swindon area and surrounds including locations in oxford newbury reading cheltenham gloucester and ascot ; and sells its products to free houses in the thames valley and london . in 2005 the brewery entered into a contract with rail company first great western to have its beer stocked in their buffet cars . 5 promotion edit arkell s have sponsored events at newbury racecourse since 1979 . 6 the brewery has been visited by her majesty the queen and politicians such as michael howard and william hague . 7 brands edit bee s organic ale 2b 3b kingsdown ale moonlight arkell s won silver and bronze awards at the taste of the west food & drink awards 2006 for its bee s kingsdown and 3b brands . 8 references edit wiltshire breweries . things to see and do . thisiswiltshire.co.uk . archived from the original on 6 december 2006 . retrieved 2007 01 19 . arkells 160th anniversary beer festival . swindon events . swindondiary.com . 2003 . retrieved 2007 01 19 . listed buildings stratton st margaret parish pdf . swindon borough council . retrieved 2007 01 19 . urban conservation areas in swindon pdf . swindon borough council . retrieved 2007 01 19 . wiltshire food and drink now on first great western trains . first great western . 2005 . retrieved 2007 01 19 . racenews newslink archive tuesday march 21 2000 . . www.racenewsonline.co.uk . archived from the original on 29 december 2010 . retrieved 2010 11 21 . dave harvey 2005 04 22 . west swindon s swings . politics show west . bbc news . retrieved 2007 01 19 . taste of the west food & drink awards 2006 . tasteofthewest.co.uk . 2006 . archived from the original on 6 february 2007 . retrieved 2007 01 19 . external links edit official arkell s brewery website gallery of arkell s images from swindon libraries see also edit arkell ontario canada retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title arkell % 27s brewery & oldid 738493230 categories beer in englandbuildings and structures in swindonfood and drink companies established in 1843companies based in swindon1843 establishments in englandtower breweries navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages svenska edit links this page was last modified on 9 september 2016 at 08 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view