Social and beer scoring trip by minibus from Shrewsbury to the Clun Valley. Please note that this is a Saturday trip. Departing from the layby on Smithfield Road near the Salopian Bar at 11am. Members and non-members welcome. Places must be pre-booked with Dave Ricketts – he can be contacted using the email address below, or by phone after 4:30pm (SMS text preferred). For more information about our Beer Bus trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA committee meeting at the Prince of Wales. All members welcome. Note that the start time for the committee meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Committee meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Want to celebrate Beer Day Britain with other Shrewsbury beer enthusiasts? Need to escape Fathers' Day events? Join our Beer Day Britain walkabout on Sunday - starting 3pm at Tap and Can and aiming for the National Cheers to Beer at 7pm in The Prince of Wales, Shrewsbury via a lively wander around some of Shrewsbury's great pubs.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA festival working party, organising the next Shrewsbury Beer Festival. 7:15pm start at the Prince of Wales in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. For more information on these meetings, see the Festival Working Party section on the About Our Events page.
Social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Ludlow. Members and non-members welcome! The Unicorn has just re-opened as a Black Country Ales pub, so we will have a possible 17 pubs serving real ale to choose from in or near the town centre. Travel Information Most people travelling from Shrewsbury and beyond will be getting to Ludlow by train, leaving a few minutes walk from Ludlow railway station to Ludlow Brewery, which will be our first beer stop. The other option is by bus, which takes 1 hr 15 mins and drops you off by the railway station. (Note: please double-check platform numbers and bus stands listed below when you get to the railway or bus station, as these can sometimes change) Shrewsbury to Ludlow by Train: From platform 4, get the 10:47 which arrives in Ludlow at 11:17 Shrewsbury to Ludlow by Bus: From Stand N at Shrewsbury Bus Station, take the Minsterley Motors 435 bus at 9:55 arriving in Ludlow adjacent to the railway station at 11:10 Ludlow to Shrewsbury by Train: Either the 16:47 arriving in Shrewsbury at 17:17, or the 17:17 arriving in Shrewsbury at 17:47, or the 17:44 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:11 Ludlow to Shrewsbury by Bus: Minsterley Motors 435 bus from outside the Compasses pub on Corve Street either at 15:55 arriving in Shrewsbury bus station at 17:11, or at 16:55 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:11 Pubs A suggested general order of pubs is shown below. As we have 17 on the list, no-one is going to get round them all, so generally people team up with some others and pick a subset of them to visit. Ludlow Brewery (opens at 11:00) Unicorn (opens at 12:00) Bull Hotel (opens at 10:00) Feathers (opens at 11:00) Queens (opens at 12:00) Old Street Tavern (opens at 12:00) Olde Bull Ring Tavern (opens at 11:00) Charlton Arms (opens at 11:00) Wheatsheaf (opens at 12:00) Blue Boar (opens at 11:00) George (opens at 10:00) Rose and Crown (opens at 11:00) Church (opens at 11:00) And for those staying a bit later: Blood Bay (opens at 17:00) Compasses (opens at 16:00) Dog Hangs Well (opens at 17:00) Bridge (opens at 16:00) Hope to see you there! For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA branch meeting at the Woodman in Coton Hill, Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. Note that the start time for branch meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Branch meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Social and beer scoring trip by minibus from Shrewsbury to rural pubs around and beyond Oswestry. Departing from Salopian Bar at 7pm. Members and non-members welcome. Places must be pre-booked with Dave Ricketts – he can be contacted using the email address below, or by phone after 4:30pm (SMS text preferred). For more information about our Beer Bus trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA festival working party, organising the next Shrewsbury Beer Festival. 7:15pm start at the Prince of Wales in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. For more information on these meetings, see the Festival Working Party section on the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA committee meeting at the Prince of Wales. All members welcome. Note that the start time for the committee meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Committee meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA festival working party, organising the next Shrewsbury Beer Festival. 7:15pm start at the Prince of Wales in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. For more information on these meetings, see the Festival Working Party section on the About Our Events page.
Social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Whittington, Welsh Frankton and Ellesmere. Members and non-members welcome! For those that haven’t been before, Whittington is a picturesque village near Oswestry with two pleasant pubs, the Narrow Boat Inn near Welsh Frankton is in a superb position next to the canal, and Ellesmere has an interesting range of pubs including the White Hart, a regular Good Beer Guide entry. The Black Lion has recently reopened in Ellesmere, so that will be worth checking out too. We will be going to 2 pubs in Whittington, 1 near Welsh Frankton, and up to 7 pubs in Ellesmere. Due to bus timings, we will get just under an hour in each of the first 3 pubs, but then just over two hours to do as many Ellesmere pubs as we can fit in. We may have to split up to cover them all. Travel Information We will meet at Shrewsbury bus station just before 11:00, to get the Oswestry bus, usually from Stand G. Please note that the bus times have changed since last year, so we are setting off a bit earlier from Shrewsbury, and the bus back from Ellesmere is now slightly later. Shrewsbury to Whittington: 11:00 Arriva X5, arriving at 11:43 Whittington to Narrowboat, Welsh Frankton: 13:42 Lakeside 449, arriving at 13:46 Narrowboat, Welsh Frankton to Ellesmere: 14:46 Lakeside 449, arriving at 14:53 Ellesmere to Shrewsbury: 17:25 Lakeside 501, arriving at 18:10 Pubs Whittington: White Lion (opens at 11:30) Olde Boot (opens at 12:00) Welsh Frankton: Narrow Boat (opens at 12:00) Ellesmere: Red Lion (opens at 8:00) Swan (opens at 11:00) Market Hotel (opens at 12:00) Black Lion (opens at 12:00) Vault (opens at 16:00) Ellesmere Hotel (opens at 16:00) White Hart (opens at 16:00) Hope to see you there. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA branch meeting at the Crown in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome. Note that the start time for branch meetings will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town. For more information on what happens in Branch meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
