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.
Beer festival at the White Horse Inn in Pulverbatch on August Bank Holiday weekend. With real ales and ciders, live music and food.
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.
Tamworth Beer Festival from Thursday 4th to Saturday 6th September. 75+ real ales plus ciders/perries. Hot and cold food available. Live music on Friday. No pre-booking, pay on the door - £1 for CAMRA members, £4 for non-members. Doors open 11am-11pm Thu-Fri and 11am-10pm Sat.
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.
A joint Real Ale Festival at the Newhall Arms and The Arcade in Cannock, supported by Cannock Chase CAMRA, from Thursday 11th - Sunday 14th of September. More details will follow on lineups etc in the coming weeks for both pubs. Note that the times shown are estimated.
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.
Cask Ale Week is an annual celebration of Britain’s national drink – cask beer! It’s an opportunity for pubs and breweries to get involved and encourage their customers to try and promote real ale by organising events and activities throughout the week. Formed in the early noughties by Cask Marque, Cask Ale Week is supported by the major trade organisations, brewers & pub groups as well as CAMRA. This year, Cask Ale Week coincides with our very own Shrewsbury Beer Festival, so why not come down to the festival and celebrate by sampling some of the 100 cask ales that will be available. For other events happening around the country, have a look at the Cask Ale Week website: caskaleweek.co.uk.
