The Pheasantry Brewery

In 2012 they converted the original farm building into a modern microbrewery. The name of the brewery is derived from the hut next to the brewery, which according to the original maps was a pheasantry where wild birds were raised and raised. The beers are brewed using traditional methods from barley malt, hops, water and yeast. This area of Nottinghamshire was an important hop growing region for around 150 years from the early 18th century when nearby Tuxford had its own hop fair. The farm sales data from 1943 indicate that the field that led down from the brewery garden was called hops, and that today wild hops grow in the hedges. High Brecks Farm was owned by the Kirke family who lived in the hall in East Markham in the late 17th century. The original buildings housed a brewhouse that was used for John Kirke's personal use.