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Disclaimer: Every effort is made
to ensure that the details below are correct. However, mistakes can happen.
Please note that only listed beer festivals with CAMRA in the festival name
are official CAMRA Festivals approved by CAMRA HQ and organised by CAMRA
branches. Other festivals listed are organised by pubs, breweries and other
bodies and are not necessarily recommended, endorsed, sponsored or otherwise
supported by CAMRA. If you are travelling any distance to an event, you
should use the contact details provided to confirm the veracity of the
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Tues
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Meet the Brewer Evening
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Elephant & Castle, Thurlaston 7.00pm.
Tickets £5.00pp to include beer samples and a buffet afterwards.
As well as members of H&B CAMRA, Barwell & Earl Shilton
Lions members are invited. Tickets
are restricted and on a first come, first served basis from Tim or Lisa at
the Elephant & Castle on 01455 888213.
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Fri 29th - Sat 30 |
Harbury CAMRA Beer Festival
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Village Hall, Harbury, Leamington Spa,
CV33 9HX
map
55+ Beers
Website with Beer List
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Sat 30
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The First FOUR CORNERS Beer Festival
Non CAMRA festival |
Gretton village, Northamptonshire
(as in Welland Valley BF) 11.00am until
midnight.
The village's three pubs The Blue Bell. Hatton Arms and Talbot Inn
will be joined by Gretton Sports and Social Club to offer 40 real ales and
ciders plus traditional food. Subject to confirmation Gretton Silver Band
will be visiting all the venues to entertain.
For all inquiries please call 01536 770404-770268-771609.
All CAMRA members are of course very welcome.
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Sun 31
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Annual Beer Festival
Non CAMRA festival |
Lime Kilns, Watling Street, Burbage LE10
3ED
from 2:00pm
BBQ, Live Music, Homemade Boat Race (4pm)
Contact: Gary 01455 631158 |
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September |
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Thurs 4 |
Beer Festival Committee Meeting |
Masonic Hall, 7:00pm
then Queens Head, Barwell, 8:00pm |
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Thurs 4 - Sun 7
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14th Annual Beer Festival & Music Weekend
Non CAMRA festival |
Rising Sun, Shackerstone
10+ Beers
Live Music: Fri & Sat Nights + Sun Lunch
BBQ: Fri Night, Sat from 2:30 & Sun from 12:00
Free Admission.
Contact No. 01827 880215 |
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Fri 5 - Sun 7 |
Jersey
CAMRA
Beer Festival |
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Thurs 4 - Sat 6 |
Bulkington
Beer Festival
Non CAMRA festival
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St James Church, Bulkington, Bedworth in
partnership with Weston Hall Hotel & Bells Brewery.
35 Beers, Continental Draught and live music. |
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Thurs 4 - Sat 6 |
Tamworth
CAMRA Beer Festival |
The Assembly Rooms, Corporation Street,
Tamworth, B79 7DN. (10 mins from Railway Station/next to Bus Station)
(map)
Featuring around 100+ real ales from micro breweries, including festival
specials and one-offs. Cask cooling system. Ciders & perries. UK & foreign
bottled beers.Open
11am - 11pm every day
Admission Prices for non-CAMRA members:
£3 all sessions except Fri 5-11pm, £4.
CAMRA members: FREE all day
everyday!
Website
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Fri12 to Sat 13 |
Hinckley CAMRA Beer Festival |
Masonic Hall, St. Mary's Road, Hinckley LE10 1EQ
Our own Festival!
40+ Real Ales, plus Ciders, Perries & Fruit Wines
Click here for more details.
To be opened by the Mayor of Hinckley at 11am
on Friday 12th.
The beer list is now over 50!
Beer & Cider List now available!
Click here |
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Tues 16 |
Annual General Meeting |
Ashby Road Sports Club, Hangman's Lane, Hinckley
8:00pm
Full Branch status from now on!
All members most welcome to help celebrate this momentous occasion! |
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Wed 17
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Leicester Branch Pub of the Month presentation |
Windmill Inn, Brascote
Presentation will made at 9:00pmish
Brascote Bugle |
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Fri 19 - Sat 20 |
Melton Mowbray CAMRA Beer Festival |
Melton Cattle Market
Website |
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Thurs 18 - Sat 20
Fri 19 |
Burton CAMRA Beer Festival
Poster download
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Town Hall, Burton on Trent
100+ Real ales avail (around the UK). Continental Bottled beers + Real
Cider/Perry. Quiet Night Thu; Live music Fri/Sat Eve. Martin Atturbury on
Wurlitzer Fri/Sat Lunch.Open: Thu
7pm-11pm; Fri Noon-11pm; Sat 11.30am-11pm. CAMRA membs free all sessions.
Glass £2.
Public free Thu eve. Glass £2.
Free Fri/Sat to 6pm, Glass £2, £5 after 6pm + glass £2.
Contact: Dickie Allan 07974 708132
dickiemint@lineone.net
Trip by train to the Friday lunchtime session
Depart Hinckley 10:28
More details from
Alan
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Fri 26 |
Day Trip to Stamford
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A walk around the best pubs in Stamford
Including the Tobie Norris10:32 Train from
Hinckley
More details from
Alan |
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Fri 26th - Sun 28th |
Red Lion Beer Festival .
Beer List:
Hydes OWD Bill 4.5%
North Yorks Cereal Killer 4.5%
Adnams Old 4.1%
Butcombe Gold 4.4%
Beartown Bruins Ruin 5%
White Horse Village Idiot 4.1%
Hook Norton Flagship 5.3%
Sharps Doom Bar 3.6%
Possibles: Sneck Lifter and Old Empire |
Red Lion, Main Street, Gilmorton
LE17 5LT Non CAMRA festival
Website:
www.theredliongilmorton.co.uk
e-mail:
enquiries@theredliongilmorton.co.uk
Phone: 01455 203564
5 beers on at a time for the 3 days
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October |
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Thurs 2
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Visit to Thornbridge Brewery
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Evening trip with Loughborough CAMRA.
Names to Phill Wholton (07885 207203), numbers limited.Details
nearer the date.
Previous trip report |
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Thurs 2 - Sat 4 |
12th Annual Louth & District CAMRA Beer Festival |
Masons Arms Hotel, Cornmarket, Louth, Lincs.
25+ Real Ales & Ciders
Free entry (£1 deposit for glasses)
Open:
Thurs 4-11, Fri 12-11, Sat 12-11
Food available at all sessions
More details: 01507 472205
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Thurs 2 - Sat 5
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34th CAMRA Steel City Beer & Cider Festival,
Sheffield |
Cemetery Road in Sharrow. A few minutes walk
from Ecclesall Road, up the hill behind the Pomona pub.
Website
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Tues 7
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Monthly Meeting |
Sharnford Arms, Sharnford 8:00pm |
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Thurs 9 - Sat
11 |
Quorn
CAMRA
Beer Festival |
Quorn Village
Hall.
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Thurs 9 - Sat 12
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Nottingham CAMRA 32nd Beer and Cider Festival |
For the first time the Festival will be held in
the grounds of Nottingham Castle & renamed “The Robin
Hood Beer Festival” Open: 11-11
Thur - Sat and 12-3 Sun
Prices: £3.50 before 5pm Thur and Fri and all day Saturday (£5 after 5pm
Thur and Fri)
CAMRA members £1.50 at all times (except Sun which is free to all)
Glasses £2.50
More
info/Staffing Form
Website
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Thurs 16 - Sat 18
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Devonshire
Arms + Coopers Tavern Beer Festival |
Burton on
Trent.
Two greats pubs ONE great festival, up to 50 cask ales. Ciders & Perries
also available.
5
mins. from train station, X38 Derby to Burton stops outside pubs.
All day opening on weekend of festival, food being served all sessions.
Further
details contact Carl (01283 562392)
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