This is a list of CAMRA Greater London regional and branch events for June and July 2024, 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. 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 EVENT
July
• Wed 31 (7.30)London Liaison Committee; venue tbc
LONDON PUBS GROUP
Jane Jephcote, jane.jephcote@googlemail.com, 07813 739856
https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk
June
• Sat 15 (12pm) Bermondsey and Rotherhithe tour; meet Old Justice, 94 Bermondsey Wall East, SE16 4TY
July
• Mon 8 (7.30) Meeting; Royal Oak (upstairs), 44 Tabard St, SE1 4JU. All CAMRA members interested in pub research and preservation welcome.
CIDER
http://ianwhite.info/London_Cider_Events.html
YOUNG MEMBERS’ GROUP
Facebook: Greater London CAMRA Young Members
Our summer plans include attending the Hampton Beer Festival (Sat 1 June, 1.30) and Ealing Beer Festival (Thu 11 July, 5.30). It’s also possible we will attend on Saturday as well. Feel free to come along if you are an aspiring young member or just young at heart. Please see the Facebook page as above for more details or email robinsummersmoore96@gmail.com.
BEXLEY
Rob Archer, branch.contact@bexley.camra.org.uk
June
• Wed 12 (7.30) Meeting; New Cross Turnpike, Welling DA16 3PB
July
• Wed 10 (7pm) Pub of the Year bronze presentation; Penny Farthing, Crayford DA1 4JJ
BROMLEY
Contact: Social.Secretary@Bromley.camra.org.uk
http://bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
June
• Wed 5 (7.30) Biggin Hill and Bromley Common social; Black Horse, Biggin Hill TN16 3DX then (9pm) Bird in Hand, Bromley Common BR2 8PF and (10pm) Two Doves BR2 8HD
• Wed 12 (7pm) Petts Wood social; One Inn the Wood BR5 1LA then (8.15) Sovereign of the Seas BR5 1DG
• Thu 20 (7.30) Downe Summer Solstice social; George & Dragon BR6 7UT followed by (8.20) Queens Head BR6 7US
• Tue 25 (7.30) Meeting; Star & Garter, Bromley BR1 1NZ
• Sat 29 (12.40) Day trip to Lewes with Croydon & Sutton branch; Meet East Croydon Station (11.20) for 11:40 train. First pub Gardener’s Arms, 46 Cliffe High St, BN7 2AN. Further pubs tbc.
July
• Sat 6 (12pm) Crystal Palace Triangle social with Croydon & Sutton and South East London branches; meet Douglas Fir, Anerley SE20 8DL then (1.10) Alma, Crystal Palace SE19 2TA and (1.50) White Hart, Upper Norwood SE19 2EZ. Further pubs will be decided on the day.
• Tue 9 (7pm) West Wickham social; Wheatsheaf BR4 0LU then (8pm) Real Ale Way BR4 0PX
• Wed 17 (7pm) Chislehurst social; meet Queens Head BR7 5AN then (8pm) Crown BR7 5PQ, (8.50) Cockpit BR7 6NR
• Tue 30 (7.30) Bromley social; meet Red Lion BR1 3LG then (8.30) Railway Tavern BR1 1QQ, (9.15) Partridge BR1 1HE
Full details are available on the branch website.
CROYDON & SUTTON
Social Sec: Roger Ford, 07977 984219, social@croydon.camra.org.uk
June
• Wed 5 (8pm) Croydon social including 50 year presentation; Dog & Bull CR0 1RG then (9.30) Royal Standard CR0 1SS
• Wed 12, (8pm) Sutton social including 50 year presentation; Lord Nelson SM1 4QP then (9.30) Little Windsor SM1 4BY
• Wed 19 (8.30) Meeting; Green Dragon, Croydon CR0 1LA
• Sat 29 Day trip to Lewes; see details in Bromley entry
July
• Wed 3 (8pm) to be arranged; see website for details
• Sat 6 (12pm) Crystal Palace Triangle social; see Bromley entry
• Thu 11 (8pm) to be arranged; see website for details
• Wed 17 (8.30) Meeting; Cryer Arts, (Watercress Suite) Carshalton SM5 3BB
• Wed 24 (1pm) Carshalton social; Woodman SM5 3AG
August
Thu 1 (8pm) Carshalton social and London Drinker pick up; Hope SM5 2PR
Please check website for further details and any alterations.
EAST LONDON & CITY
Branch Sec: Andy Kinch, 07757 772564, elacbranch@mail.com
June
• Tue 18 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Black Lion, Plaistow E13 0AD
July
• Wed 3 (8pm) Meeting; Holly Tree, Forest Gate E7 0DZ
• Sat 6 (2pm) Branch 50th anniversary party; Craft Beer Co, 82 Leather Lane, EC1N 7TR. Please advise the branch if you wish to attend.
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
www.enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk
June
• Wed 5 (6.30) visit to Greater London PotY contenders; Owl & the Pussycat, Northfields W13 9RT then (8pm) Victoria, Paddington W2 2NH
• Tue 11 (8pm) Enfield social; Wonder EN2 0JG then Moon under Water EN2 6NN
• Tue 18 (8pm) Branch AGM; Bohemia N12 9QH (check website to confirm details)
• Wed 26 (7pm) Garden social; Orange Tree, Winchmore Hill N21 3HA
July
• Fri 5 (12pm) Social; New Crown, Southgate N14 6EN
• Thu 11 (12pm) Ealing Beer Festival – see page XX
• Wed 17 (7.30) 125 Bus trip; Greyhound, Hendon NW4 4JT then (9pm) Elephant Inn, North Finchley N12 8NR
• Tue 23 (7.30) 329 Bus trip; Fox, Palmers Green N13 4JD then Little Green Dragon, Winchmore Hill N21 2AD
• Wed 31 (6pm) High Barnet social; Lord Nelson EN5 2SA then Sebright Arms EN5 4ET and Olde Mitre Inn EN5 5SJ
KINGSTON & LEATHERHEAD
John Burns, jburnsklc@gmail.com
June
• Sat 8 (1pm) Long service award presentation; Bricklayers Arms, Hersham KT12 5LS (to celebrate Finbar’s 42 years as licensee – presentation at 2.30)
• Sat 22 (12.30) Day out in Alton (11.30 from Woking or 11.12 from Surbiton); meet Eight Bells then (1.30) Ten Tun Tap House, (2.30) Cassidy’s and (3.30) Railway Arms
• Wed 26 (1pm) Visit to Weybridge; meet Hand & Spear then (2pm) Waverley, (3pm) Queens Head and (4pm) Jolly Farmer
July
• Fri 5 (11.30) Pub walk from Headley to Mickleham; take bus 21 from Epsom (High St) (11.02) or Leatherhead (The Crescent) (11.18) to meet at the Cock in Headley, walk over the hill to William IV at Mickleham and then Surrey Hills Brewery (or bus from the Cock at 13:20)
• Wed 10 (1pm); Ealing Beer Festival – see page XX
• Thu 18 (8pm) Meeting; Running Horse, Leatherhead KT22 8BZ
NORTH LONDON
Jerry Wigens, 07887 606820, social.sec@northlondon.camra.org.uk
June
• Tue 4 (7.30) NW1 tour; meet Lansdowne NW1 8HX
• Tue 11 (7.30) Stroud Green tour; meet Faltering Fullback N4 3HB
• Tue 18 (7.30) Fitzrovia tour; meet Lore of the Land W1T 6BB
• Wed 19 (2pm) Social; Rochester Castle N16 0NY
• Tue 25 (7.30) Camden/St Pancras tour; meet Constitution NW1 0QT
July
• Tue 2 (7.30) Muswell Hill tour; meet Village Green N10 3HN
• Tue 9 (7.30) Stoke Newington tour; meet Shakespeare N16 8RY
• Tue 16 (8pm) Branch AGM; Pineapple (upstairs room) NW5 2NX
• Tue 23 (7.30) Angel tour; meet Three Johns N1 9PF
• Wed 24 (2pm) Social; Swan, Bloomsbury WC1N 3AP
• Tue 30 (7.30) Kilburn tour; meet Old Bell NW6 5UA
See the website for full pub tour timings.
RICHMOND & HOUNSLOW
George Gimber, 020 8977 8104 (h), contact@rh.camra.org.uk,
June
• Wed 19 (8pm) Meeting; Roebuck TW10 6RN
• Wed 26 (8pm) Social; Three Kings TW1 4BZ
July
• Tue 2 (8pm) Meeting; Royal Oak TW7 6EP
• Wed 17 (8pm) Social; Northumberland Arms TW8 8JB
SOUTH EAST LONDON
Andrew Large, 07794 350930, contact@sel.camra.org.uk,
June
• Wed 5 (7pm) Borough High Street social; meet Sheaf SE1 1TY
• Wed 19 (7pm) Peckham Rye social; meet Watson’s General Telegraph SE22 0RS
• Tue 25 (7pm) Eltham social; meet Eltham GPO SE9 4DQ
July
• Mon 1 (7.30) Meeting and social; Shirkers’ Rest SE14 6PP
• Sat 6 (12pm) Crystal Palace Triangle tour; see Bromley entry
• Wed 10 (7pm) Ealing Beer Festival – see page XX; meet membership stand
• Mon 15 (7pm) Branch 50th Anniversary event; see website for details
• Sat 27 (12pm) Visit to Epping & Ongar Beer Festival
• Tue 30 (7pm) St Johns social; meet Brookmill SE8 4EJ
SOUTH WEST ESSEX
Website: swessex.camra.org.uk
June
• Tue 4 to Sat 8 Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival – see page XX
SOUTH WEST LONDON
Mike Flynn, 07751 231191, info@swl.camra.org.uk
June
• Mon 10 (7.30) Meeting; Duke of Cambridge SW11 3AA
• Wed 12 (7.30) Pub of the Year presentation; Trafalgar SW19 2JY
• Mon 24 (6pm) Clapham Old Town social; Stonhouse SW4 6BJ then (7.30) Apollo Arms SW4 0JT, (8pm) Sun SW4 0JL, (8.45) Rose & Crown SW4 0JG, (9.30) Prince of Wales SW4 0LB
July
• Wed 17 (7.30) Meeting; Hand in Hand SW19 4RQ
• Wed 24 (7.30) Brixton social; meet Hand in Hand SW2 4EN
Full details of all events are on the website.
WATFORD & DISTRICT
Andrew Vaughan, 07854 988152, branch@watford.camra.org.uk
www.watford.camra.org.uk
June
• Mon 24 (8pm) Meeting; West Herts Sports Club, Watford WD18 7HP
• Fri 28 (8.30) Chorleywood and Heronsgate social; Rose & Crown WD3 5LW then (9pm) Old Shepherd, Chorleywood Bottom WD3 5JH and (10pm) Land of Liberty, Peace & Plenty, Long Lane, WD3 5BS
July
• Sat 13 (1pm) Summer in Sarratt social; Cricketers, WD3 6AS then (2pm) Boot WD3 6BL, (3pm) Plough, Belsize WD3 4NP
• Mon 29 (8pm) Meeting; Essex Arms, Watford WD17 3EG
WEST LONDON
Paul Charlton, 07835 927357, contact@westlondon.camra.org.uk;
Social Sec: Paul Young, 020 7386 8105, pyoung3114@aol.com
June
• Tue 4 (2pm) Pimlico social; meet Morpeth Arms, Millbank, SW1P 4RW
• Sat 8 (2pm) Social; Cask Pub and Kitchen (15th anniversary), SW1V 2EE
• Mon 24 (7pm) Social; Crown W1F 9TP
July
• Mon 8 (2pm) Social; Queen’s Arms SW7 5QL
• Tue 23 (2pm) Social; Guinea Grill W1J 6NL
WEST MIDDLESEX
Social Sec: Roy Tunstall, 07585 744533, roy@westmiddx.camra.org.uk
https://westmiddx.camra.org.uk
June
• Tue 4 (7.30) Social; Sir Michael Balcon, W5 3TJ
July
• Wed 10 to Sat 13 Ealing Beer Festival – see page XX
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