CAMRA Branch Website of the Year 2024
Welcome to the Shrewsbury and West Shropshire branch of CAMRA
As members of the Campaign for Real Ale, we are passionate about real ale and our aim is to preserve and promote real ale and real cider, along with the pubs that provide them. If you’re a fan of traditionally brewed beer, looking to explore something new, or would like to get involved in our campaigning activities, then please get in touch.
Our members are very welcoming and we’re always happy for new people to join us. With our regular events, pub trails, and our famous Shrewsbury beer festival, there’s always something happening. Discover new tastes, make new friends, and support our local breweries and pubs. Hope to see you soon!
Whether you are already a member of CAMRA, or just a fan of Real Ale, Real Cider or our wonderful Shropshire pubs, we hope you will find something of interest on our website.
If you’d like to meet up with other Real Ale enthusiasts, why not come along to one of our regular social events and say hello. We are a friendly bunch and new faces are always very welcome.
If you want get more involved, there is a wide range things you can do, from simple beer scoring to taking on one of the committee roles. Please see our Getting Involved page or get in contact.
About CAMRA
Find out more about one of the most successful consumer organisations in Europe, and our vision to have quality real ale, cider and perry and thriving pubs in every community.
Join CAMRA
Why not become a CAMRA member and become part of our campaign. Find out how to join up and see what benefits your membership package includes.
National CAMRA
For more information about the Campaign for Real Ale on a national level, have a look at the national website which contains a wealth of information about our campaign.
What's New?
Pub Campaigns
Fox at Little Ryton
The community group, the Friends of the Fox at Ryton have reached their target of £200,000 in pledged donations, and consequently have been able to apply for a government grant from the Communities Ownership Fund. If successful, this will give the local community the funds needed to purchase the pub. The decision on the grant should have been finalised in June 2024 but due to the change in Government, it has been postponed.
Keep your eye on the Friends of the Fox Inn, Ryton group on Facebook for the latest information.
Website Changes
Branch Memories
A new page has been created as a branch archive, to display old photos and documents related to people, pubs and beer in the branch area. This will be added to as other photos and documents become available. The new page, Branch Memories, can be found in the About Us menu or directly by clicking here.
Shrewsbury Pub Trails
On the Pubs to Visit page, you can now click through to see some suggested pub trails in and around Shrewsbury town centre. All the trail descriptions have now been completed and you can view them by clicking here.
Next Events
A Winter beer festival at the Clive Hub village hall in Clive, near Wem. This is a charity event in aid of Severn Hospice. Thursday: 7:30 - 11:00pm, Friday: Family's Night - 6:00pm onwards with carol singing, Saturday: 5:00pm until barrels are empty. Food will be available on Friday and Saturday. A beer list will be published shortly.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA committee meeting and branch meeting. The two meetings have been combined for this month due to Christmas getting in the way. Venue will be the Brick on Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. For more information on what happens in Committee and Branch meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Ludlow. Members and non-members welcome! The outward train at 10:47 from Shrewsbury railway station arrives in Ludlow at 11:17. For those who prefer to use their bus pass, the 09:55 435 from Shrewsbury bus station arrives at Ludlow railway station at 11:10. First port of call will be Ludlow Brewery, next to the railway station. Suggested return trains for bus connections in Shrewsbury are the 16:20 train which arrives in Shrewsbury at 16:52, or the 16:52 which arrives at 17:25. Alternatively, the 15:30 bus from outside the Compasses arrives in Shrewsbury at 16:44. For those who want to stay later, the Blood Bay and the Dog Hangs Well both open at 17:00. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.