Who owns Wychwood Brewery?

Wychwood Brewery is owned by Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company. Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company is part of Carlsberg Group. Wychwood Brewery is based in Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

Is Wychwood Brewery still independent?

No. Wychwood Brewery is owned by Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company, ultimately Carlsberg Group, and is no longer independent.

When was Wychwood Brewery acquired?

2020. Carlsberg UK and Marston's merge their brewing operations in a £780 million joint venture — Carlsberg holding 60%, Marston's 40% — approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020 and completed that month. Marston's kept its 1,400 pubs; the six breweries went into the venture. Home of Hobgoblin, and a Marston's brewery before the merger.

When was Wychwood Brewery founded?

Wychwood Brewery was founded in 1983 in Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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Wychwood Brewery

Name: Wychwood Brewery
Address: Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Closed · 2023Conglomerate-ownedRegional

Founded: 1983
Closed: 2023
Archive ID: TB-867ZKS82
Last checked: 2026-08-05

#Oxfordshire#MacroOwned

Who owns this brewery?

Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company

At the top of the chain: Carlsberg Group. Every step is shown below.

Wychwood BreweryThis brewery
Carlsberg Marston's Brewing CompanySubsidiary
Carlsberg GroupConglomerate

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Summary

Home of the famous 'Hobgoblin'. CMBC closed the historic Witney brewery in late 2023, moving production to industrial sites.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

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Home of the famous Hobgoblin; CMBC closed the historic Witney brewery in 2023 to move production to industrial sites.

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Timeline

1983
Founded
Wychwood Brewery begins brewing in Witney, Oxfordshire.
2020
Into Carlsberg Marston's
Carlsberg UK and Marston's merge their brewing operations in a £780 million joint venture — Carlsberg holding 60%, Marston's 40% — approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020 and completed that month. Marston's kept its 1,400 pubs; the six breweries went into the venture. Home of Hobgoblin, and a Marston's brewery before the merger.
2023
Closed
CMBC closed the historic Witney brewery in late 2023, moving production to industrial sites.

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Beers

Hobgoblin

Year-Round

English Brown Ale

ABV5.2%

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How it changed hands

1 recorded move

1983Founded
2020Into Carlsberg Marston's
Carlsberg UK and Marston's merge their brewing operations in a £780 million joint venture — Carlsberg holding 60%, Marston's 40% — approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020 and completed that month. Marston's kept its 1,400 pubs; the six breweries went into the venture. Home of Hobgoblin, and a Marston's brewery before the merger.

Today the chain tops out at Carlsberg Group.

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Sources

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Wychwood Brewery is controlled by Foundation / nonprofit.
Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2025 · Carlsberg Group · 2026-02
PrimaryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05
Claim last checked 2026-08-05

Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.

Straight answers

Common questions about Wychwood Brewery

Who owns Wychwood Brewery?: Wychwood Brewery is owned by Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company. Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company is part of Carlsberg Group. Wychwood Brewery is based in Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
Is Wychwood Brewery still independent?: No. Wychwood Brewery is owned by Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company, ultimately Carlsberg Group, and is no longer independent.
When was Wychwood Brewery acquired?: 2020. Carlsberg UK and Marston's merge their brewing operations in a £780 million joint venture — Carlsberg holding 60%, Marston's 40% — approved by the Competition and Markets Authority on 9 October 2020 and completed that month. Marston's kept its 1,400 pubs; the six breweries went into the venture. Home of Hobgoblin, and a Marston's brewery before the merger.
Is Wychwood Brewery still open?: No. Wychwood Brewery has closed (2023). Home of the famous 'Hobgoblin'. CMBC closed the historic Witney brewery in late 2023, moving production to industrial sites.
When was Wychwood Brewery founded?: Wychwood Brewery was founded in 1983 in Witney, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.

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