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/
Social and beer scoring trip by minibus from Shrewsbury to Oswestry and outlying pubs. 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 branch meeting, at St. Mary's church in Shrewsbury. Members and non-members welcome.
The next Shrewsbury Beer Festival is scheduled to take place from 25th to 28th September 2024 at St. Mary’s church. More details to be available soon.
Regional Meeting and AGM venue will be open from 10.30am for 11.00 am start. Followed by Regional Social at Shrewsbury Beer Festival.
Shrewsbury & West Shropshire CAMRA committee meeting, at the Prince of Wales, Shrewsbury. All members welcome. Note that the start time for the committee meetings held at the Prince of Wales will now be 7:15pm, to give people who are getting the train to Shrewsbury time to walk across town to the pub. For more information on what happens in Committee meetings, please see the Branch Management section in the Our Branch page.
Oktoberfest beer festival at the Wheatsheaf pub in Frankwell, Shrewsbury on Saturday 12th October. Hot food will be served all day and there will also be live music. German lager in steins, mulled cider and winter warmer cocktails will be served out of the caravan bar. £5 entry.
Social and beer scoring trip by public transport from Shrewsbury to the Strettons. Note that the PTG trips for September, October and November have been changed round to accommodate a visit to the Stretton Ale House in Church Stretton which was meant to re-open in October. This October trip is now on Thursday 17th instead of the Friday. Members and non-members welcome! We start with Minsterley Motors bus No. 435 at 10:55 from Stand N at the bus station. We arrive at Little Stretton at 11:41 for the Green Dragon, (11:30) then walk on to the Ragleth Inn (12:00). Next, we get the 12:50 bus to Church Stretton arriving 12:55. Unfortunately the Ale House, which was meant to have re-opened, is still shut, so we will be visiting Housmans, the Kings Arms and the Bucks Head. Then on to the Yew Tree at All Stretton on the 15:30 bus. The 435 leaves All Stretton at 16:35 and arrives at the Shrewsbury bus station at 17:11. For more information about our Public Transport Group (PTG) trips, please see the About Our Events page.
A celebration of bier and food over three days, plus music events. Around 20 beers, including guest lagers and hazy ales. Friday 11am-6pm free entry / Friday 8-11.30pm (TICKETS ONLY Head Honcho Oktoberfest Brewery Gig) Saturday 10am-5pm free entry / Saturday 7.30-11pm (TICKETS ONLY The Classic Blues Show) Sunday 12pm-8pm free entry - Open Mic Sunday 4.30-8pm
