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 Bishops Castle & Pontesbury. Members and non-members welcome! This month’s PTG trip will on Thursday 21st August to Bishops Castle and Pontesbury by bus. This is going to be a more relaxed trip than normal, as we only have 2 pubs available to visit in Bishops Castle due to the Three Tuns being temporarily closed. However, the two open pubs include the Castle Hotel which is a current GBG entry and has one of the best beer gardens in our branch area, and the Six Bells which normally has a choice of 5 real ales. We will also be calling in at Pontesbury on the way back to visit the Plough and the Nag’s Head, both decent pubs each with 3 ales on. Travel Information We will meet at Shrewsbury bus station at 10:00, to get the Bishops Castle bus, usually from Stand N. All buses are run by Minsterley Motors. Shrewsbury to Bishops Castle: 10:05 553 bus from Stand N, arriving at 11:05 Bishops Castle to Pontesbury: 13:30 553 bus from opposite the Boar’s Head, arriving at 14:03 Pontesbury to Shrewsbury: 16:13 553 bus from outside the Nag’s Head, arriving at 16:40 Pubs Bishops Castle: Castle Hotel (opens at 11:00) Six Bells (opens at 12:00) Pontesbury: Plough (opens at 2:00pm) Nag’s Head (opens at 12:00) 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 Cromwell's Tap House in Shrewsbury (TBC). 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 Wem and Ellesmere. Note that the date of this trip has been changed from the 15th to 29th August due to clashing with other events. Departing at 7pm from the bus stop layby on Smithfield Road, just the other side of the Frankwell footbridge from the Salopian Bar. 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.
Social and beer scoring trip by minibus from Shrewsbury to the "Inner Loop", visiting rural pubs on the east side of Shrewsbury. Please note that this is a Saturday trip. Departing from the bus stop layby on Smithfield Road, just the other side of the Frankwell footbridge from the Salopian Bar, at 11:30am. Members and non-members welcome. We are hoping to visit the Mytton and Mermaid at Atcham, Horsehoes at Uckington, Hare and Hounds at Withington, the Haughmond at Upton Magna, Corbet Arms at Uffington, Stanton Arms at Stanton-upon-Hine-Heath, and possibly the Tiddly at Ellerdine Heath. 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.
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 the Strettons. Members and non-members welcome! This month’s PTG trip will on Thursday 18th September to the Strettons by bus. We will have at 8 pubs to visit in Little Stretton, Church Stretton and All Stretton. These will include two Good Beer Guide pubs: the Green Dragon in Little Stretton and the Yew Tree in All Stretton. Also, the Old Bike Shop in Church Stretton has very kindly offered to open an hour earlier for us at 3pm. Travel Information We will meet at Shrewsbury bus station around 10:45, to get the 435 Minsterley Motors bus from Stand N. Shrewsbury to Little Stretton: 10:55 435 bus from Stand N, arriving at the Green Dragon at 11:41 Little Stretton to Church Stretton: 12:50 435 bus from the Ragleth, arriving at the Church stop at 12:55 Church Stretton to All Stretton: 15:30 435 bus from the Beaumont Road stop, arriving at 15:35 All Stretton to Shrewsbury: 16:35 435 bus, arriving at 17:11 Pubs Little Stretton: Green Dragon (opens at 11:30) Ragleth (opens at 12:00) Church Stretton: King's Arms (opens at 12:00) Buck’s Head (opens at 12:00) Housmans (opens at 09:00) Old Coppers Malt House (opens at 12:00) Old Bike Shop (opening earlier for us at 15:00) All Stretton: Yew Tree (opens at 2:00pm) Hope to see you all on the trip. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA branch meeting at St Mary's Church in 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.
The next Shrewsbury Beer Festival will take place from Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th September 2025 in the wonderful St. Mary’s church. There will be around 100 real ales to choose from, as well as a good selection of ciders and perries. For more details, please see our Festival pages on this website and also on Facebook.
