This is a list of CAMRA Greater London regional and branch events for April and May, as notified at the date of production. For full details of the events listed below and where no events are shown, please consult the branch website as listed. If no events are listed, it does not mean that there are none taking place.
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Meetings, visits and socials are open to all; everyone is welcome to come along. To check on the areas covered by the branches shown below, please go to
www.london.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=20208.
REGIONAL EVENTS
https://www.london.camra.org.uk/
June
Sat 24 (2pm) CAMRA London big birthday bash; Penderel’s Oak WC1V 7HP (NB advance ticket required), see here
July
Sat Wed 26 (7:30) London Liaison Committee; venue tbc
LONDON PUBS GROUP
Jane Jephcote, jane.jephcote@googlemail.com,
07813 739856
www.londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk
June
Sat 17 (12pm) Leyton, Forest Gate and Manor Park tour; meet Coach & Horses E10 5NA
July
Mon 10 (7.30) Meeting; Royal Oak (upstairs) SE1 4JU. All CAMRA members interested in pub research and preservation welcome.
REGIONAL CIDER EVENTS
http://ianwhite.info/London_Cider_Events.html
YOUNG MEMBERS’ GROUP
Facebook: Greater London CAMRA Young Members
BEXLEY
Rob Archer, branch.contact@bexley.camra.org.uk
https://bexley.camra.org.uk/
June
- Wed 14 (8pm) Meeting; Jolly Millers DA7 4JR
- Sat 17 (12pm) Social; Kent & East Sussex Railway Beer Festival, Tenterden station TN30 6HE
- Wed 28 (8pm) Pub of the Year silver presentation; Robin Hood & Little John DA6 8PF
BROMLEY
Contact: social.secretary@bromley.camra.org.uk
http://bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
June
- Wed 7 (7:30) Bromley social; Bricklayers Arms BR2 9HW then (8:30) Bitter End Bar BR2 9HY and (9:30) Richmal Crompton BR1 1DS
- Thu 15 (7pm) West Wickham social; Wheatsheaf BR4 0LU then (8pm) Real Ale Way BR4 0PX
- Wed 21 (7:30) Beckenham social; Three Hounds BR3 4PR then (9pm) Bricklayers Arms BR3 1BN
- Sun 25 Eynsford to Farningham social (and back again!); meet (11.35) Bromley South station for 11.49 train or (12:30) Five Bells DA4 0AB and up to four more pubs
- Wed 28 (7:30) Cttee meeting; Star & Garter BR1 1NZ
July
Thu 4Tue 4 (7pm) Petts Wood social; One Inn The Wood BR5 1LA then (8.15) Sovereign of the Seas BR5 1DG
Sat 8 (12pm) Crystal Palace Triangle Social (with Croydon & Sutton & SEL Branches); Douglas Fir SE20 8DL then (1:10) Alma SE19 2TA and several more pubs
Wed 12 (7pm) Chislehurst social; Queens Head BR7 5AN then (8pm) Crown BR7 5PQ and (8.50) Cockpit BR7 6NR
Sat 22 (9:45) Daytrip to Rye; meet Orpington station for 10:03 train (see website for full details)
Thu 27 to Sat 29 Bromley Beer Festival; Beckenham Rugby Football Club BR3 3RD, see page 31
Please check the branch website diary for full details
CROYDON & SUTTON
Social Sec: Roger Ford, 07977 984219, social@croydon.camra.org.uk
www.croydon.camra.org.uk
June
- Thu 1 (8pm) Carshalton social and London Drinker pick up; Hope SM5 2PR
- Sat 10 (12:15) Carshalton tour (with South West London Branch); meet Railway Tavern SM5 2HG (see SWL website for details)
- Wed 14 (8:30) Cttee meeting; Green Dragon CR0 1NA
- Thu 22 (8pm) Social; Red Lion SM6 7AX then Hope SM5 2PR
- Thu 29 (8pm) Sutton Pub of the Year award; Hope SM5 2PR
July
- Tue 4 (6:30) Croydon tour (with East and Mid Surrey Branch); meet Spread Eagle CR0 1NX (see website for details)
- Sat 8 (12pm) Crystal Palace Triangle tour; start Douglas Fir SE20 8DL (see Bromley branch website for details)
- Wed 12 (8:30) Meeting; Cryer Arts (Watercress suite) SM5 3BB
- Wed 19 (1pm) Croydon social; Oval Tavern CR0 6BG
- Thu 27 (8:30) Carshalton social and London Drinker pickup; Hope SM5 2PR
Please check website for any alterations
EAST LONDON & CITY
Branch Sec: Andy Kinch, 07757 772564, elacbranch@mail.com
http://www.pigsear.org.uk/
June
- Thu 8 (7:30) Branch Pub of the Year award; Stag & Lantern E4 9LQ
- Tue 20 (7:30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Lord Tredegar E3 5AL
July
- Tue 11 (8pm) Meeting; Five Points Taproom E8 4RG
Full details of all events are available on the website or through the contact above.
ENFIELD & BARNET
Peter Graham, 07946 383498, contact@enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk
https://enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk/
June
- Thu 1 (7:30) Palmers Green social; Fox N13 4JD then Alfred Herring
- Tue 6 (8pm) High Barnet social; Kings Head EN5 5SN then Olde Mitre
- Wed 14 (7:30) Kentish Town social; Tapping the Admiral NW1 8SU then Southampton Arms and Pineapple
- Tue 20 (7:30) Branch AGM; Elephant Inn (upstairs room) N12 8NR
- Wed 28 (7pm) Garden social: Orange Tree N21 3HA then Little Green Dragon N21 2AD
July
- Sat 1 (12pm) Hendon/Colindale social; Greyhound NW4 4JT, then Moon under Water NW9 6RR
- Thu 13 (12pm) Social; Ealing Beer Festival
- Fri 21 (12pm) Southgate lunchtime social; New Crown N14 5PH
- Wed 26 (7:30) Enfield social; Jolly Farmers EN2 7QS then Moon under Water
KINGSTON & LEATHERHEAD
Clive Taylor, 020 8949 2099, ctaylor2007@freeuk.com
June
- Sat 10 (12:30) Visit to East London micropubs; meet Upminster Tap RM14 3DT
July
- Wed 5 (8pm) Meeting; Walton Village KT12 1DG
- Sat 8 (12:20) 465 bus tour of Leatherhead Common and Mickleham; meet Star KT22 0DP
NORTH LONDON
Jerry Wigens, 07887 606820, social.sec@northlondon.camra.org.uk
https://northlondon.camra.org.uk/
June
- Tue 4 Tue 6 (7:30) Stroud Green tour; meet Nicholas Nickleby N4 4ED
- Tue 13 (7:30) Hilldrop tour; meet Tufnell Park Tavern N7 0EE
- Tue 20 (8pm) W1 tour; meet Carpenters Arms W1T 4EY*
- Tue 27 (7:30) High Holborn tour; meet Old Nick WC1R 4PZ*
July
- Tue 4 (7:30) Goodge Street tour; meet One Tun W1T 4ND
- Tue 11 (7:30) Covent Garden tour; meet Craft Beer Co. WC1V 7AA*
- Tue 18 (8pm) Branch AGM; Calthorpe Arms (upstairs room) WC1X 8JR
- Tue 25 (7:30) Dartmouth Park tour; meet Dartmouth Arms NW5 1SP
- Wed 26 (2pm) Social; Flask NW3 1HE*
Events marked * are ‘50 Years of Real Ale’ presentations
See the website for full pub tour timings.
RICHMOND & HOUNSLOW
Contact: George Gimber, 020 8977 8104, contact@rh.camra.org.uk www.rh.camra.org.uk
June
- Wed 5 (12pm) Social; Hampton Beer Festival; www.hamptonbeerfestival.co.uk
- Tue 13 (8pm) Meeting; Coach & Horses TW9 3BH
- Tue 27 (8pm) Social; Bell & Crown W4 3PF then City Barge W4 3PH
July
- Tue 9 Wed 12 (8pm) Cttee meeting; Castle TW7 7BN
- Tue 18 (8pm) Social; New Inn TW10 7DB
SOUTH EAST LONDON
Contact: Andrew Large, 07794 350930, contact@sel.camra.org.uk,
https://sel.camra.org.uk
June
- Tue 6 (7pm) Tower Bridge social; meet Anchor Tap SE1 2LN
- Wed 14 (7pm) East Greenwich social; meet Plume of Feathers SE10 9LZ
- Wed 28 (7pm) Catford and Lewisham social; meet London & Rye SE6 4AF
July
- Mon 3 (7:30) Meeting; Long Pond SE9 1UT
- Sat 8 (12pm) Crystal Palace social (with Bromley and Croydon & Sutton branches); meet Douglas Fir SE20 8DL
- Wed 12 (7pm) Ealing Beer Festival social; Walpole Park W5 5HS
- Tue 18 (7pm) Borough and Elephant & Castle social; meet Trinity SE1 1JX
- Fri 28 (7pm) Bromley Beer Festival social; Beckenham Rugby Football Club BR3 3RD
SOUTH WEST ESSEX
Branch contact: Alan Barker, contact@swessex.camra.org.uk
Website: swessex.camra.org.uk
June
- Thu 6 Thu 1 (5pm) Social; South Benfleet Social Club Real Ale & Cider Festival SS7 1PB
- Wed 7 (7pm) Social; Thurrock Beer Festival RM16 2JU, see page 27
- Wed 14 (8pm) Simon’s 60th birthday social; Gidea Park Micropub RM2 5HA
- Mon 19 (8:30) Social; Great Spoon of Ilford IG1 4LZ
- Wed 28 (8:30) Social; Hutton Junction CM13 1AB
July
- Wed 3 Fri 7 (12pm) Social; Maidenhead Beer & Cider Festival SL6 8SP (near Furze Platt station (see website for travel details)
- Wed 12 (3pm) Social; Chelmsford Summer Beer Festival CM1 2PL
- Sat 22 (12pm) Social; Epping-Ongar Railway Summer Real Ale Festival, North Weald station CM16 6BT,
- Thu 27 (8:30) Social; White Lion SS17 9JR
SOUTH WEST LONDON
Mike Flynn, 07751 231191, info@swl.camra.org.uk
June
- Wed 21 (7 for 8pm) Branch Pub of the Year award; Sultan SW19 1BT
July
- Wed 19 (7.30) Meeting; Sambrook’s Brewery Tap SW18 1UD
- Sat 22 (12pm) Great British Beer Festival publicity tour; meet London & South Western SW11 1LJ
WATFORD & DISTRICT
Branch contact: Andrew Vaughan, 07854 988152, branch@watford.camra.org.uk
www.watford.camra.org.uk
June
- Mon 27 (8pm) Meeting; Regent Club WD24 5BH
July
- Thu 20 to Sat 22 Watford Beer Festival; Halsey Hall WD18 0JE
- Mon 31 (8pm) Meeting; West Herts Sports Club WD18 7HP
WEST LONDON
Branch contact: Paul Charlton, 07835 927357, contact@westlondon.camra.org.uk;
Social secretary: Paul Young, 020 7386 8105, pyoung3114@aol.com;
www.westlondon.camra.org.uk
June
- Wed 14 (2pm) Social; Grapes W1J 7QQ
- Mon 19 (7:30) Pub of the Year runner up award; Victoria W2 2NH
- Mon 26 (2pm) Social; Sanctuary House Hotel SW1H 9LA
July
- Wed 5 (2pm) Social; King and Queen W1W 6DL plus others
- Wed 12 (7pm) Social; Ealing Beer Festival
- Mon 24 (7pm) Social; Uxbridge Arms W8 7TQ plus others
WEST MIDDLESEX
Social Sec: Roy Tunstall, 07585 744533, roy@westmiddx.camra.org.uk
https://westmiddx.camra.org.uk/
June • Wed 14 (8pm) Branch AGM; Forester W13 9EP
July • Wed 12 to Sat 15 Ealing Beer Festival; see page 22
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