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Copperlea Distillery · Peebles, Scottish Borders

Gin from the Borders hills. Come and see how it’s made.

We’re a small distillery on the edge of Peebles. We’ll take you from the still to the glass, and you’ll taste three of our gins with us.

  • Thu–Sun · 11:00, 14:00, 16:00
  • Free parking
  • Bus X62
Copper pot still with a spirit safe and copper bowls in warm side light
Copper, brick and the spirit safe
Ripe juniper berries on a branch in low light
Juniper, ripe in autumn

From around Peebles

What our gin is made from

We forage juniper, heather tips, rowan berries and bog myrtle around Peebles.

  1. IJuniper
  2. IIHeather tips
  3. IIIRowan berries
  4. IVBog myrtle

For every kind of visit

Three ways into the distillery

Oak casks stacked in a dim cellar
Oak casks in the cellar

I For day-trippers

Tour with tasting

75 minutes · £18 per adult

See how gin is made and taste three of our gins.

About the tour
Small copper still with spirit spout and a copper bowl
The small still you’ll work at

II For an experience or a gift

Gin school

3 hours · £95 per person

Distil your own 70 cl bottle at a small still.

Course dates
Gin bottle and a glass on a stone in dappled evening light
A bottle and a glass

III For a bottle to take home

Bottle shop

From £36

Collect a bottle at the distillery, or we’ll post it to you anywhere in the UK.

See the bottles

Our main tour

Tour with tasting

In 75 minutes you’ll see how we make gin, and taste three of our gins.

Price
Adults £18. Under-18s go free, without tasting.
Driving?
If you’re driving, you get samples to take home.
When
Thursday to Sunday at 11:00, 14:00 and 16:00.

Book a tour

Choose a time and book online. You can cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before.

Day
Time
Autumn heather hills with a stream in the valley under low cloud
Heather on the hills, where autumn turns the slopes to copper

Gin school

Make your own gin

In three hours you’ll distil your own 70 cl bottle at a small still, from the botanicals you choose.

£95 per person · max. 8 people

20

November 2026

Friday · 18:00

£95 · max. 8 people

28

November 2026

Saturday · 10:30

£95 · max. 8 people

5

December 2026

Saturday · 10:30

£95 · max. 8 people

12

December 2026

Saturday · 10:30

£95 · max. 8 people

Bottle of gin and a glass with lime on a stone in the dark
Poured over ice, after dark

Shop

A bottle to take home

  • Copperlea London Dry70 cl£36
  • Borders Heather Gin70 cl£38
  • Navy Strength 57%50 cl£42
  • Gift box with two 20 cl bottles2 × 20 cl£48

Collect it at the distillery, or we’ll post it anywhere in the UK for £6. Orders over £75 ship free.

18+ We sell gin only to people aged 18 or over.

Terms and delivery

Edinburgh Road, Peebles EH45

How to get to us

By car

About 40 minutes from Edinburgh, and you park with us for free.

By bus

The X62 from Edinburgh stops at the distillery and runs roughly every hour.

Edinburgh Road, Peebles EH45

Directions in Google Maps
Map of south-east Scotland with Copperlea Distillery in Peebles and Edinburgh to the north
Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

Frequently asked questions

Before you come

From what age can I taste?

From 18; younger visitors join the tour free of charge, without tasting.

Is the distillery accessible?

The ground floor is, but the gallery above the still is not step-free.

Can I bring my dog?

Into the shop, yes; on the tour, sadly not.

How do I cancel a booking?

Free of charge up to 48 hours before the start; just email or call us.

Do you ship gin abroad?

No, we only ship within the UK.

Distillery room with copper stills, columns and shelves of bottles
The still room and the shop shelves

Contact

Give us a call

+44 1632 960488
Address
Edinburgh Road, Peebles EH45
Shop
Thursday–Sunday 10:00–17:00

Book your tour with tasting

Book a tour
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