This is a list of CAMRA Greater London regional and branch events for October and November 2026, 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.
LONDON REGION
October
• Thu 1(from 7pm) John Young Memorial Award presentation evening; Bohemia, North Finchley N12 9QH
• Wed 7 (from 7pm) Greater London CAMRA Pub of the Year presentation evening; Cockpit, Chislehurst BR7 6NR
November
• Wed 11 (7.30) Brewery Liaison Officers’ meeting; venue tba
• Thu 12 (from 7pm) Greater London CAMRA Club of the Year presentation evening; Orpington Liberal Club BR6 0RZ
• Mon 30 (7.30) Regional meeting; Chamberlain Hotel, 132-135 Minories, EC3N 1NU
LONDON PUBS GROUP
Jane Jephcote, jane.jephcote@googlemail.com, 07813 739856
October
• Sat 17 Bromley, Petts Wood and Orpington tour: (12pm) Partridge BR1 1HE, (1.30) Royal Bell BR1 1NN, (2.15) Star & Garter BR1 1NZ, (3.30) Daylight Inn BR5 1LZ, (4.15) One Inn the Wood BR5 1LA, (5.15) Orpington Liberal Club BR6 0RZ
November
• Mon 16 (7.30) Meeting; Trinity (upstairs) SE1 1JX. All CAMRA members interested in pub research and preservation welcome
https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk
CIDER
Ian White, ikwcider@icloud.com
YOUNG MEMBERS’ GROUP
Dario Bertero, dbertero.w@gmail.com
October
• Wed 28 (7pm) Meet the Brewer; WeBrew Kingston, 5 Ram Passage, KT1 1HH. An informal evening with Paddy Johnson, who will be giving us some background/insight to his career, the latest updates from the brewery and a Q&A session.
Facebook: Greater London CAMRA Young Members
BEXLEY
Rob Archer, branch.contact@bexley.camra.org.uk
October
• Sat 10 (9am) Festival staff trip; details coming
• Wed 14 (7pm) Branch AGM; Dartfordians, War Memorial Clubhouse, Bexley DA5 1LW (tbc but 95% certain)
• Fri 16 (12.30) Spa Valley Railway Beer Festival social; details tba
• Wed 28 (7pm) Dartford social; start venue tba
November
• Wed 11 (7pm) Meeting; Bird & Barrel, Barnehust DA7 6HG
• Wed 25 Eltham social: meet (7pm) Park Tavern SE9 5DA
www.bexley.camra.org.uk
BROMLEY
Social Sec: Barry Phillips, social.secretary@bromley.camra.org.uk
October
• Wed 7 Cockpit, Chislehurst; see London Region diary
• Thu 8 (7.30) Beer Festival social; Orpington Liberal Club BR6 0RZ
• Sat 17 Bromley, Petts Wood and Orpington; see London Pubs Group diary
• Sat 24 Marden Village Social Club Beer Festival; meet (11am) Orpington Stn for 11:22 train, changing at Sevenoaks to arrive Marden 11:59
• Thu 29 (12pm) Redhill Beer Festival social; Merstham Village Hall RH1 3ED. Take either 11:14 or 11:23 train from East Croydon to Merstham
November
• Tue 3 West Wickham & Hayes social: (7pm) Hoptics BR4 0PX, (8.30) Real Ale Way BR2 7EB
• Thu 12 Orpington Liberal Club; see London Region diary
• Tue 17 Chislehurst BR7 social: (7pm) Rambler’s Rest 5ND, (7.40) Imperial Arms 5LZ, (8.50) Crown Inn 5PQ
• Tue 24 (7.30) Committee meeting; Sydney Arms, Chislehurst BR7 6PL
• Thu 26 (from 5pm) Dark Beers Festival social; Hope, Carshalton SM5 2PR
http://bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
CROYDON & SUTTON
Social Sec: Roger Ford, 07977 984219, social@croydon.camra.org.uk
October
Branch meeting at Cryer Arts to be arranged; see website for update
• Thu 1 (8pm) Carshalton social and London Drinker pick-up; Hope SM5 2PR
• Wed 14 (8pm) Croydon social; Dark Horse CR0 2DW
• Sat 24 Cheam SM3 pub tour: approximate timings (12pm) Nonsuch Inn 9AA, (1.30) Prince of Wales 8QF, (2.30) Olde Red Lion 8QB, (3.30) Halfway Inn 8BL, (4.30) Railway 8SQ
• Thu 29 (8pm) Coulsdon social; Smugglers Inn CR5 3BE
November
• Wed 4 (1pm) Croydon social; Oval CR0 6BR
• Wed 11 (8.30) Open committee meeting; Green Dragon CR0 1NA
• Thu 19 (8pm) Beddington CR0 social: (8pm) Dog House 4QR, then Harvest Home 4TG and Plough 4QR
• Thu 26 (8pm) Carshalton social and London Drinker pickup; Hope SM5 2PR
https://www.croydon.camra.org.uk
EAST LONDON & CITY
Branch Sec: Andy Kinch, 07757 772564, elacbranch@mail.com
October
• Sat 3 Roberts Ramble: meet (12pm) St Albans City Stn, Town Centre exit; first pub is Great Northern, 172 London Rd, AL1 1PQ. Walk is 5 miles and we will have the branch phone with us.
• Mon 5 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Olde Rose & Crown, Walthamstow E17 4SA
• Tue 20 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Black Lion, Plaistow E13 0AD
• Thu 22 (6pm) Ale Night social; Leyton Orient Supporters Club E10 5NF
• Thu 29 Pig’s Ear Bar Trek: (6.30) European E10 7EQ, (7.30) William IV E10 6AE; three others
November
• Tue 3 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Black Lion E13 0AD
• Wed 4 (7.30) Branch meeting; Ye Olde Mitre EC1N 6SJ
• Wed 11 7pm Pig’s Ear Bar Trek: (7pm) Wild Swan EC4A 1AN, (8pm) Ye Olde Mitre EC1N 6SJ; two others
• Sat 14 Pig’s Ear Bar Trek: (1pm) Tapping the Admiral NW1 8SU, (2pm) Pocket N1 2AS; five others.
• Mon 16 (7.30) Pig’s Ear planning meeting; Olde Rose & Crown E17 4SA
• Thu 19 Pig’s Ear Bar Trek: (6.30) Ye Three Lords EC3N 1YE, (7.30) Pride of Spitalfields E1 5LJ; three others
ENFIELD & BARNET
Peter Graham, 07946 383498, contact@enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk
October
• Sat 3 Roberts Ramble; see East London & City diary
• Sat 10 Hendon & Colindale social: (12pm) Greyhound NW4 4JT, (1pm) Moon Under Water NW9 6RR
• Tue 13 Enfield EN2 social: (7pm) Cricketers 6QA, (8pm) Moon Under Water 6NN
• Fri 23 (12pm) Ye Olde Mitre, High Barnet EN5 5SJ
• Wed 28 Lower Edmonton N9 social: (7pm) Rising Sun 9EF, (8pm) Beehive 9JZ
November
• Sat 7 Hampstead to Highgate social: (12pm) Spaniards Inn NW3 7JJ, (2pm) Crown N6 5HX
• Wed 11 Barnet social: (7pm) Prince of Wales EN4 8TB, (8pm) Queens Arms EN5 1AB
• Thu 19 Enfield EN2 social: (7pm) Jolly Farmers 7QS, (8pm) Old Wheatsheaf 6SE
• Sun 29 (2pm) Club social, jointly with North London; Mildmay Club, Newington Green N16 9PR
https://enfieldandbarnet.camra.org.uk
KINGSTON & LEATHERHEAD
John Burns, contact@kandl.camra.org.uk
October
• Sat 3 Trip to Brolly Brewery, Horsham Brewery Tap and GBG pubs. Meet (2pm) at Horsham Stn (trains from Epsom or via Clapham Junction should arrive at about the same time)
• Wed 7 (2pm) Quiet pint; William Webb Ellis, Twickenham TW1 3RR
• Sun 11 (2pm) Open Mic afternoon, Thames Side Brewery, Staines TW18 4UW. Come and enjoy some of Staines’s finest beers as well as K&L’s Steve Burt with his band Dry Rot
• Thu 15 Fleet Street & Holborn tour: (3pm) Cheshire Cheese, (3.45) Edgar Wallace, (4.30) George, (5.15) Old Bank of England, (6.15) Wild Swan
• Wed 28 (7pm) Meet the Brewer at WeBrew Kingston; see Young Members’ Group diary
November
• Thu 5 (7.30) Meeting; Albion (Old Distillery room), Kingston KT1 2PY
• Thu 12 (7pm) Beer Festival visit; Egham United Services Club, 111 Spring Rise, TW20 9PE
NORTH LONDON
Contact John Cryne, treasurer@northlondon.camra.org.uk
October
• Tue 6(from 4pm) GBG launch; Pocket N1 2AS
• Tue 13 (2pm) Wetherspoon Festival social; J.J. Moon’s, Kingsbury NW9 9EL
• Tue 20 (7.30) Meeting; Pineapple, Kentish Town NW5 2NX. Long listing for 2027 GBG pubs and Pub of the Season
November
• Tue 3 Early Tufnell Park social: (4pm) Tufnell Park Tavern N7 0EE, (5.45) Cap & Taps Bottle Shop NW5 2HR
• Tue 10 (5pm) Antwerp Arms, Tottenham N17 8AS. Laurie Gordon’s 90th birthday
• Sat 14 (1pm) Pig’s Ear Bar Trek; see East London & City diary
• Tue 17 North Kilburn NW6 tour: (7pm) Coopers 4JD, then North London Tavern 7QB
• Sun 29 (2pm) Mildmay Club social; see Enfield & Barnet diary
https://northlondon.camra.org.uk
RICHMOND & HOUNSLOW
Damian Smeaton, 020-8898 1356 (leave message), contact@rh.camra.org.uk
October
• Tue 6 (7.30) Meeting; Cabbage Patch, Twickenham TW1 3SZ
• Wed 14 (8pm) Moon Under Water, Hounslow TW3 3LF; presentation to Peter Johnson for 25 years’ consecutive GBG entries
• Tue 27 St Margarets social: (7.30) Rising Sun TW1 2NP, then Crown, St Margarets Tavern, Turk’s Head
November
• Tue 3 (7.30) Meeting; Lion, Teddington TW11 9DN
• Tue 24 Kew Green social: (7.30) Coach & Horses TW9 3BH, then Greyhound, Rose & Crown
SOUTH EAST LONDON
Andrew Large, 07794 350930, contact@sel.camra.org.uk
October
• Wed 7 Bermondsey Beer Mile social: meet (7pm) Kernel Brewery Taproom SE16 3AE
• Sat 31 (12pm) Visit to Norwich Beer Festival
November
• Tue 3 (7.30) Meeting and social; tba
• Wed 11 Rotherhithe social: meet (7pm) Old Justice SE16 4TY
• Tue 17 Tower Bridge social: meet (7pm) Kings Arms, Tooley St SE1 2JX
• Wed 25 Camberwell social: meet (7pm) Stormbird SE5 8TR
SOUTH WEST LONDON
Social Sec: Mark Bravery, info@swl.camra.org.uk
Cycling: Geoff Strawbridge, geoff.camra@gmail.com
October
• Tue 13 Stockwell social: meet (7pm) Fentiman Arms SW8 1LA
• Tue 27 (7pm) Research social prior to GBG shortlisting; pubs and timings tba
November
• Tue 10 (7.30) Meeting; Horse & Groom SW19 1DE
• Tue 24 Balham & Clapham Junction social: meet (7pm) Nightingale SW12 8NX, finish at Eagle Ale House SW11 6HG
WATFORD & DISTRICT
Andrew Vaughan, 07854 988152, branch@watford.camra.org.uk
October
• Thu 15 Watford Heath WD19 social: (8.30) Load of Hay 4ET, (9.15) Royal Oak 4EU
November
• Mon 30 (8pm) Meeting. West Herts Sports Club, Watford WD18 7HP
http://www.watford.camra.org.uk
WEST LONDON
Social Sec: Paul Young, 07591 125486, pyoung3114@aol.com
Paul Charlton, 07835 927357, contact@westlondon.camra.org.uk
October
• Wed 7 (3pm) Wetherspoon Festival social; Walham Green, Fulham SW6 1BY
• Mon 12 North Soho social: (7pm) Flying Horse W1D 1AN; three others
• Tue 27 (2pm) Social; Queen’s Arms SW7 5QL
November
• Wed 11 Belgravia social: (7pm) Horse & Groom SW1X 7BA; two others
• Tue 17 (7pm for7.30) Meeting; Speaker (upstairs) SW1P 2HA
• Wed 25 Paddington social: (2pm) Monkey Puzzle W2 1JQ; two others
WEST MIDDLESEX
Branch contact: Ben Hart, ben@westmiddx.camra.org.uk
October
• Thu 8 (8pm) Ealing beer festival wash-up meeting; Forester W13 9EP
• Sat 10 Outer limits tour: (12pm) Good Yarn, Uxbridge UB8 1JX; (1.30) Falcon, Denham UB9 5BE; (2.45) Old Orchard, Harefield UB9 6HJ; (4pm) Kings Arms UB9 6BJ; (5.15) Woodman, Ruislip HA4 7SE; (6.20) Hop & Vine, Ruislip HA4 7AN
• Fri 16 Met Line Spoons tour: (7.30) J.J. Moon’s, Ruislip Manor HA4 0AA; (9pm) Village Inn, Rayners Lane HA5 5DY; (10pm) Moon on the Hill, Harrow on the Hill HA1 2AW
• Thu 29 Hanwell W7 social: (7.30) Dodo 3TR, 9pm) Duke of York 3SP
November
• Mon 9 (2pm) Social; Moon & Sixpence, Hatch End HA5 4HS
• Wed 18 (8pm) Social; Greystoke, Hanger Lane W5 3HU
• Thu 26 (8pm) Meeting; Windermere, Wembley HA9 8QT
https://westmiddx.camra.org.uk
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