Branch Events

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.

Social trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Shifnal. The first of this year's out-of-area PTG trips. Members and non-members welcome! Outward train 10:59 from Shrewsbury arrives Shifnal 11:23. The plan is to visit the pubs in the order below, although we may have to stagger our visit to the micropub depending on how many there are of us. What Pub information for opening times and beer selection is as follows:- Park House: 11:00 - Hotel with one beer Kings Yard: 12:00 - Micropub with four beers Crown: 12:00 - Four changing local beers Plough: 12:00 - Four changing beers Wheatsheaf: 12:00 - Marstons range Jaspers Arms: 12:00 - Four beers including Holden’s Golden Glow Anvil: 12:00 - Black Country pub with eight beers Winking Frog: 15:00 - Young persons pub. Had Doom Bar on my last visit to Shifnal Bell: 17:00 - Two beers  Return trains to Shrewsbury are at 20 and 26 minutes past the hour. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.

Social trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Liverpool. The second of this year's out-of-area PTG trips. Members and non-members welcome! Suggested train is the 09:26 from Shrewsbury to Chester. Then onwards on the 10:31 from Chester, arriving Liverpool Central at 11:13. The first pub is an eight minute walk from there. The Anytime Day Return from Shrewsbury to Chester is £16.60 which has no restrictions on outward and return times to/from Chester. Shrewsbury booking office also sells the Merseyrail Day Saver All Areas for £6.20. We will start at Liverpool Central station and walk up the hill to the Philharmonic which opens at 11:00. From there will go to the White Hart a former club which opened as a pub in January last year. To the rear is the Engineer, part of the same building but has a different ambience and on the last visit, different beers. Next stop the Queen of Hope Street a former restaurant which became a pub in September 2023. A short walk takes us to the St Peter’s Tavern, a former night club which became a pub in November last year. On to the Monro, taken over and renovated in August last year. Next the Red Lion converted from a terraced house in 2022. Then an old favourite the Vines (the Big House) renovated in 2023. The connection linking the above pubs, apart from the Philharmonic, is they are all run by the same Pub Co. and all offer a CAMRA discount of 10%. Our progress between the pubs will pass other temptations including the Cracke. Opposite the Vines is the Liverpool Brewing Company Tap (CAMRA discount) with Liverpool Central for the homeward journey a short walk away. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.