Ad Gefrin: Wooler, Northumberland
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Ad Gefrin is an Anglo-Saxon museum and whisky distillery in Wooler, Northumberland. It opened in March 2023.
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The vision
The distillery says Ad Gefrin is the vision of Alan and Eileen Ferguson, a husband and wife team with deep roots in Northumberland. Their son, Dr Chris Ferguson, has joined them, working on heritage and community engagement.
Heritage and whisky
Ad Gefrin celebrates the Golden Age of Northumbria through stories, Anglo-Saxon artefacts and distilling. The name looks back to the Royal Court of the 7th century. The team says it has re-awakened a Northumbrian tradition of whisky distilling that had slept for over 200 years, and local press described it as Northumberland's first whisky distillery.
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Sources and image credit
Sources: Ad Gefrin official website, About page (adgefrin.co.uk/visit/about), and Chronicle Live, February 2023, read on 20 October 2026.
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Cover photograph: Ad Gefrin visitor stillhouse showing copper stills behind its large window in Wooler. Source: Time Out UK. Reuse rights have not been independently confirmed.
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