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Sky Wave Distillery Tour and gin tasting 2024
See the magic, hear the stories, ENJOY the gin
“Bicester’s best kept secret! Brilliant experience learning about the world’s best contemporary gin.” – a recent visitor’s review on TripAdvisor
Easily accessible from London, Birmingham or Oxford
Distillery Experience & Gin Tasting in Oxfordshire 2024
£25 per person | 1hr 15 mins | Bicester, Oxfordshire
Immerse yourself in Gin Heaven at our boutique distillery, the Home of the World’s Best Contemporary Gin. Hear the stories and drink award winning gin at the only distillery based on a former WW2 RAF base, now the beautiful Bicester Heritage, home of historic motoring.
The Sky Wave Distillery Experience is perfect for gin lovers so indulge yourself, your friends and family or give the gift of gin with our Distillery Gift Vouchers.
Location: Bicester Heritage OX27 8AL
By Train: 5 min taxi ride from Bicester North, 10 min from Bicester Village
Winner of the 2023 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award,
now two years in a row!
Sky Wave Distillery Experience & Gin Tasting 2024
“The experience was great from start to finish, I can highly recommend it.”
Includes: 4 Gin and Tonics, tutored tasting, all things Sky Wave and 10% saving on purchases on the day*
Duration: 75 minutes
Dates and Times:
- Fridays 4pm – 5.15pm
- Saturdays 12.30pm – 1.45pm and 4.00pm – 5.15pm
- Occasional Sundays 3.00pm – 4.30pm (check dates below)
Cost: £25 per person
Rated “5 out of 5” on Trip Advisor and “5 Stars – Excellent” on Trust Pilot
Location: Bicester Heritage, Bicester OX27 8AL
By Train: Bicester North or Bicester Village (5 min or 10 min taxi ride respectively)
Accessibility: We take accessibility very seriously at Sky Wave, for all visitors to our Distillery Experiences, bar and shop. For more information, click here.
Join us for gin and stories!
Sky Wave HQ, the Home of the World’s Best Contemporary Gin, is now open on Fridays and Saturdays, and the occasional Sunday, for an intimate behind the scenes experience. Join us at our boutique distillery where your hosts will guide you through the Sky Wave story, how our award winning gins are created culminating in a tutored gin tasting. It’s gin heaven as we include 4 complimentary G&Ts. Perfect for friends, partners, birthdays, celebrations or gift a Distillery Experience Voucher.
Come and immerse yourself in The Spirit of Oxfordshire.
Why visit?
- 4 complimentary G&Ts from our award winning range are included in your visit
- *Save 10% on all purchases over £30 on the day
- Drivers Packs available (for those who do not partake of any alcohol at all)
- Tutored gin tasting
- Behind the scenes access with your Distillery Host
- Experience Bicester Heritage, the Home of Historic Motoring based on the beautifully preserved WW2 RAF Bicester site.
- Combine a visit to us with a trip to Bicester Village Designer Shopping Centre, a 10 minute taxi ride away.
- We are also a 20 minute drive from historic Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
We are easily accessible by train from London, Birmingham and Oxford. Bicester North and Bicester Village are just a 5 and 10 minute taxi ride away, respectively. Book via Alpha Cars on 01869 252525 or Bicester Cars 01869 247247
Please note: As this is an alcohol-based event, attendance is strictly limited to over-18s only. To be clear, we are unable to admit under-18s, even as spectators; nor babies or toddlers. Proof of age may be required if you look under 25, in the opinion of the event hosts.
BOOK YOUR DISTILLERY EXPERIENCE
£25 per person | 1hr 15 mins | Bicester, Oxfordshire
Click on your preferred date below to start the booking process.
Have a gift voucher? You will be able to apply it on the basket/checkout page.
…or book a gift card for a future experience?
Why not make an overnight trip of it?
Bicester Heritage has four beautifully appointed, comfortable Crew Rooms for overnight use by visitors to the historic former RAF site. Go here for more information and to view how fabulous they are.
There is usually a minimum booking of two nights; one night bookings are accepted but will incur a cleaning surcharge of £40 inc VAT.
Please contact the booking agency, Red Kite Hosts directly for any queries by email at bookings@redkitehosts.com or book through the website at book.redkitehosts.com. And please do tell them we sent you!
Find us
The Sky Wave Distillery, The North Tanker Sheds 105, Bicester Heritage, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX27 8AL.
Cancellation Policy: We are happy to refund or rebook (change the date) of your Distillery Experience if you are unable to attend, if you let us know more than 48 hours ahead of the date and time of your booking. We must strictly enforce this policy as staff and resources will be committed by then. Please note that all refunds will be paid less £1.00 per person which is the non-recoverable fee charged by our payment provider.
