Ashfest 2024
Annual music festival at the White Lion community pub in Ash near Whitchurch, with beer, live music and food available all day.
Annual music festival at the White Lion community pub in Ash near Whitchurch, with beer, live music and food available all day.
The Bailey Head in Oswestry has won the West Midlands Regional Pub of the Year, and the presentation will be taking place at the Bailey Head on Saturday, 31 August at 2pm.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA festival working party, organising the next Shrewsbury Beer Festival. Members and non-members welcome.
Bridgnorth CAMRA's annual beer festival held at Bridgnorth Severn Valley Railway Station. Up to 50 Real Ales, Ciders and Perries. For more information, see Bridgnorth CAMRA's beer festival web page, or check out their Facebook group.
The Swan at Marbury, just outside Whitchurch, is having a beer and cider festival from 5pm on Thursday 5th September until late on Sunday 8th. There will be a BBQ, music and a Meet the Brewer. £3 entry, £15 per night for camping. There will be a taxi shuttle service from Whitchurch, Wrenbury and Malpas for £5 per person per journey. See the Swan's Facebook page for more details.
Two day real ale festival at Crewe Heritage Centre. Prices for advance tickets are held at last year's prices (£15 total = £3 entry, £2 glass deposit, £10 tokens).
Social and beer scoring trip by minibus from Shrewsbury to the "Inner Loop" – Uckington, Uffington, etc. This is a Saturday daytime trip, departing from Salopian Bar at 11:30am. 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.
The Stanton Arms in Stanton upon Hine Heath are having a beer festival on Saturday 7th September with live music. It's a ticket only event, so please contact the pub if interested. Their Facebook page is here, and their phone number is 01939 250221. Please note that the times shown are approximate.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA committee meeting, in the new venue of the Prince of Wales, Shrewsbury. All committee meetings for the foreseeable future will now be held in the Prince of Wales and not the Nag's Head. All members welcome
The next Shropshire Real Ale Trail run by the Ale Trail Company. This one-day moving bus-based festival offers a unique opportunity to explore the charming pubs of Shropshire while indulging in a variety of handcrafted ales with your best friends without the worry of driving. The Ale Trail Company will be putting on buses to transport everyone around some fantastic pubs in rural Shropshire. For more information and to purchase tickets, please see their website here. For the list of pubs being visited during this trail, please see the diagram below.
Social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to Whitchurch. Note that the PTG trips for September, October and November have been changed round to accomodate a visit to the Stretton Ale House in Church Stretton which re-opens in October. Members and non-members welcome! Outward travel on Thursday 19th September is on the 10:19 train ex Shrewsbury, arriving Whitchurch 10:47, return on the 16:29 arriving Shrewsbury 16:50. For those who would prefer to use their bus passes the 511 bus leaves the bus station at 09:45 arriving Whitchurch at 11:10. The return bus is at 16:32 arriving in Shrewsbury at 18:02. First call in Whitchurch will be the Black Bear which opens at 11:30. The route will then be Red Cow, Old Town Hall Vaults, White Bear, Crafty Dragon, Old Eagles, Bull’s Head. We will finish at the Wheatsheaf. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see 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 The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Pubs can find inspiration and list their events at https://caskaleweek.co.uk/pubs-and-breweries/, and of course Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival runs through this event. For more information, see the National Cask Ale Week website: https://caskaleweek.co.uk/