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Palmers Brewery 230th Anniversary Beer Festival
Palmers, Bridport
Fri 27th and Sat 28th September
Palmers 230th Anniversary Beer Festival

Abbfest 20th Food, Beer & Music Festival
Thurs 19th - Sun 22nd September 2024
Isaac's Field, Fermoy's Garden Centre, Ipplepen
Festival website
Abbfest Tickets

Thursday 12th - Sun 15th Sept
Drewe Arms (Drewsteignton)
Cheese & Cider Festival.
Drewe Arms Cider & Cheese Festival info

The 23rd Wedmore Real Ale Festival
Fri 13th(7pm) – Sun 15th September(4pm)
Branch trip on Saturday 14th.
Glebe Field, Manor Lane, Wedmore, BS28 4EQ
Wedmore Beer Festival Website
Wedmore 2024 Itinerary
Wedmore 23rd Festival Programme inc. Beer & Cider List
Wedmore 2024 by ABV, Brewer, Beer

29th Aug - 1st September
The Exeter Inn, Thorverton
3rd (and last) Beer & Cider Festival
(The pub closes in late October)
12 Ales, 9 Ciders, BBQ

August Bank Holiday weekend festivals:

Cannon Inn, Newton Poppleford
August Beer & Cider Festival inc. Hog Roast.

Cannon Inn August Beer Festival 2024

Fri 23rd - Mon 26th August
Devon Diesel Society's Rails & Ales Beer Festival.
Staverton Station
Rails & Ales August 2024 for Tickets
Rails & Ales Beer List, Aug 2024 - Web
Rails & Ales Beer and Cider List Aug 2024 - PDF
Exeter trains on Friday

Thursday 22nd(6pm) - Mon 26th(6pm) August
Drewe Arms (Drewsteignton) Beer Festival.
Drewe Arms festival page

Fri 23rd-Mon 26th Aug
The Old Fire House, Exeter
Expect over 20 different ciders available, ranging from dry to sweet, still and sparkling, we'll have the lot.
Don't forget, we have all our flavoured ciders as well, perfect to enjoy in the sun. Also a reminder to all you CAMRA members, you guys get 10% off!

Fri 23rd Aug (5pm-late) - Sat 24th Aug (1pm-late)
Thorncombe Sports & Social Club Beer Festival
(in support of the Cricket Tournament)
Thorncombe. nr. Chard, TA20 4PS

Sandford Orchards Tour & Tasting
Friday 23rd August 2024, 19:00:-21:30 with Pizza and Q&A session. £35
Sandford Orchards Tour & Tastings bookings 2024

Sat 17th August
The Cannon Inn, Newton Poppleford, 12:30
then Summer Social including Quiz, BBQ, Music

Sat 17th August
The Sir Walter Raleigh, East Budleigh
Sausages and Cider Festival

Wednesday 14th August
Urban POTY presentation to
The Imperial, Exeter.
Arrive from 18:30 for the presentation at 19:00
in the reserved Lower Orangery area.
Wetherspoon News will be present to report and
take photos of the event.
In the evening we will have a mini festival of 8 stillage ales in the orangery as well as 8 Sandford Orchard boxed ciders. A Sandford rep will also be there to celebrate with us. There will be ale samples and canapés as well so a real treat.
We’d love to make it a proper party night!

Imperial Beer & Cider List 14/08/24

Members attending are requested to consider
wearing Branch tee shirts etc. so that our
Branch support is noticeable.

Mon 5th-Fri 9th August
The Imperial, Exeter
Tap Takeover by Oakham Ales.
Oakham Ales - Beer List

Friday 9th - Sun 11th Aug
The Globe, Beaford
Beer Festival. See also Social events

Friday 2nd August, 2pm until late
Somerset County Cricket Club, Beer & Cider Festival
The club will be holding a beer and cider festival
open to members and ticket holders during
Somerset v. Lancashire from 14:00, Gates open 12:00
Tickets £26, or £23.40 each for a group of 10.
Family ticket also available, see link.
Somerset CCC 2nd Aug Tickets
SCCC Festival Tasting Notes 2024

Sunshine Beer & Cider Festival by S. Devon CAMRA
Thurs 18th (1pm) – Saturday 20th July
Teignmouth Rugby Club
Fri/Sat: Free Shuttle Bus from/to
Teignmouth Railway Station

SD CAMRA's Sunshine Festival info page

Fri 19th - Sun 21st July
Green Man Festival, Pilton, Barnstaple including
The Reform Inn, Pilton, Beer Festival.
The home of Barum Brewery.
Pilton Festival on Sat 20th

Trains to Barnstaple
EXD depart 10.19 11.19 12.19
BNP arrives 11.25 12.25 13.28

Homeward bound
BNP depart 15.35 16.31 17.33 18.38 19.42
EXD arrives 16.40 17.43 18.51 19.46 20.53

Sandford Orchards Tour & Tasting
Friday 19th July 2024, 19:00:-21:30 with Pizza and Q&A session. £35
Sandford Orchards Tour & Tastings bookings 2024

Double Locks Cider & Sausage Festival
Sat, 27th Jul 2024 4th 12:00 - 19:00
Free entry but tickets required:
Double Locks Cider & Sausage Festival
Uffculme Music & Real Ale Festival 2024
Fri 5th - Sat 6th July
Uffculme Magelake Centre, EX15 3DP
in aid of Uffculme Christmas Lights
18 Real Ales & 12 Ciders
Fri 18:00-24:00; Sat 14:00-24:00
Uffculme Music & Real Ale Festival 2024

Lyme Regis Sausage and Cider Festival
Sat 6th July 2024
Davey Fort Ground, Charmouth Road, Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis Sausage & Cider 2024

Midsummer Cider Celebration
Saturday 22nd June
Rull Orchard, 19:30-22:00
Midsummer Cider Celebration - tickets

Thurs 27th - Sun 30th June
Bicton Inn, Exmouth
Song and Ales Festival.

Fri 28th - Sun 30th June
New Inn, Coleford
Beer and Cider Festival with hog roast on
the Saturday. Minimum 10 beers and 10 ciders.
New Inn, Coleford, Beer Festival 2024
On Saturday: 11:19 from EXD to Yeoford
and then walk led by Yvonne to Coleford
See also Cider Strolls

Sandford Orchards Tour & Tasting
Friday 28th June 2024, 19:00:-21:30
with Pizza and Q&A session. £35
Sandford Orchards Tour & Tastings bookings 2024

Find & Foster Cider & Taco fiesta
Saturday 29th June, 4pm-9pm
Join us in the orchard and cider house
for Tacos & Cider

Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
June 14th - June 16th, 9am-5pm
https://www.gwsr.com/events/real-ale-festival

Bridport Beer Festival 2024
Fri 14th June 18:00-23:00
Sat 15th June 11:00-23:00
80 Beers, 40 Ciders, Lager, Cocktails,
Wine, Fizz & Pimms
Bridport Beer Festival 2024

Sat June 8th from 12:00
Crediton Rugby Club 13th Beer & Cider Festival

Crediton RFC 2024 Beer & Cider list

Craft Cider Festival 2024
Fri 24th May - Sun 2nd June
JDW The Imperial, Exeter
Friday lunchtime Launch Event;
Meet the Cider Maker: Hunts

Rails & Ales Beer Festival
by Devon Diesels Society
Fri 24th - Mon 27th May
Staverton Station
Spring Rails & Ales
Staverton - By ABV
Staverton - By Numbers
Staverton - By Brewer

Old Fire House, Exeter, Cider Festival
Fri 24th - Mon 27th May
The Old Fire House, Exeter for times and Music listings

Sandford Orchards Tour & Tasting
Friday 24th May 2024, 19:00:-21:30
with Pizza and Q&A session. £35
Sandford Orchards Tour & Tastings bookings 2024

Old Fire House, Exeter, Cider Festival
Thurs 2nd - Mon 6th May
The Old Fire House, Exeter for times and Music listings

Yeovil Beer Festival 2024
Saturday 11th May
Yeovil Town FC, Huish Park Stadium,
Lufton Way, Yeovil,
Yeovil Beer Festival 2024

Thursday 16th, Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May
Devon County Show 2024
Beer Tent in the Food Village adjacent to Main Arena.
Devon County Show

The 2nd Nomansland Cricket Club Beer Festival
Fri 17th May 18:00-23:00
Sat 18th May 12:00-00:00
This is a charity event to raise funds for
local charities and good causes.
There will be six live music acts.
Nomansland Cricket Club, Gratten Park, Nomansland,
Tiverton, Devon EX16 8NP
Tickets from Nomansland Beer Festival Tickets where full details can be found.

Yeovil Beer & Cider Festival at Westlands
Fri 17th May 18:00-23:00
WESTLANDS ENTERTAINMENT VENUE
WESTBOURNE CLOSE
YEOVIL
SOMERSET
BA20 2DD
Yeovil Beer & Cider Festival at Westlands: Tickets

Maltingsfest
Thursday 18th (from 5pm) - Saturday 20th April
Osborne Park, Newton Abbot
Maltingsfest 2024
Thurs 18th: 17:00-23:00 £7
Friday 19th: 11.00-23:00 £10
Sat. 20th: 11:00-22:00 £7
All-weekend tickets: £20

Friday 12th April 2024, 19:00:-21:30 Sandford Orchards Tour & Tasting
with Pizza and Q&A session. £35
Sandford Orchards Tour & Tastings bookings 2024

Ale-pril Fool Festival of Ales
Thurs 11th April (6pm) - Sun 14th April
Thatched House, Exwick, Exeter.

Easter 2024: Friday 29th March - Mon 1st April

Sandford Orchards Tour & Tasting
Friday 22nd March, 19:00:-21:30
with Pizza and Q&A session. £35
Sandford Orchards Tour & Tastings bookings 2024

YeoFest 14
Sat 16th March from 11:30
Yeoford Community Hall

Yeofest 2024, 16th March, Train times
Yeofest Facebook
Yeofest 14 Beer & Cider List 16th Mar 2024

Spring Beer Festival 2024
Weds 6th March - Sun 17th March
JDW The Imperial, Exeter, and other JDW venues:
Georges Meeting House, The Chevalier, Sawyer's Arms
JDW Spring Festival 2024
JDW Spring Festival 2024 - Tasting notes

Sunday 3rd March
Keltek Brewery Tap Takeover at
The Imperial, Exeter
Celebrating St. Piran's Day (Tues 5th)

Ale in the Orangery Festival
Weds 14th Feb. onwards until sold out.
The Imperial, Exeter

Ale in the Orangery Beer List

GBBF Winter
Thurs 15th - Sat 17th February
Burton Town Hall, Burton upon Trent
GBBF Winter 2025
GBBF Winter 2025 - ticketing

Bath Beer & Cider Festival 2024
by Bath & Borders CAMRA
Fri 16th(16:00-23:00) – Sat 17th Feb(11:00-19:00)
Widcombe Social Club nr. Bath Spa Station
Up to 30 real ales and up to 8 real ciders
Advance Tickets

Salisbury Winterfest XXV by
Salisbury and S. Wilts CAMRA
Fri 16th(from 6:30 pm) – Sat 17th Feb(to 8:00 pm)
Salisbury Winterfest XXV

Dorchester 35th BEEREX
Fri 2nd - Sat 3rd February
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Dorchester Beerex 2024
Beerex 2024 Beer & Cider list
Beerex 2024 Beer & Cider List - PDF

Bridgetown Brewery Winter Beer Festival
Fri 26th – Sun 28th January
Albert Inn, Totnes
Bridgetown Brewery Winter Festival Jan 2024

Exeter Festival of Beers by
Exeter & East Devon CAMRA
Thurs 18th (evening) 16:30 - 22:00 and
Fri 19th - Sat 20th January 11:00-22:00
The Corn Exchange, Market St, Exeter EX1 1BW

EFOB 2024 Beer & Cider list (PDF)
EFOB 2024 Beer & Cider list - by ABV (PDF)

Exeter Festival of Beer 2024 Webpage

Celtic Beer Festival
St. Austell Brewery
Sat 25th November, 11:00-23:00
Tickets are £30 on the door, including
two pint tokens.
Return of the Celtic Beer Festival
Celtic Festival 2023

Fri 1st - Sun 3rd Dec
Queen's Arms, Brixham, Beer Festival 2023
Live music and lots of Real Ale
Raising money for SHOALSTONE SEAWATER POOL
Many beers, ales and ciders, including the last barrel of
Wells Young's 'IMPERIAL RUSSIAN STOUT' - aged for
10 years and 10% ABV
Queens Arms Festival page

Weds 6th - Fri 8th Dec
The Imperial, Exeter
12 Ales of Christmas, and a range of Ciders
12 Ales of Christmas tasting notes

Sandford Orchards Cider Works Tour & Tasting
Sat. 9th December, 6.00pm – 8.30pm.
Why not take a behind the scenes look at the
Cider Works and see how our award winning
Sandford Orchards Cider is made.
All tickets include a tasting flight of ciders and a
pizza dinner with Q&A at the end. Tickets £30.00
from Sandford Orchards - Tour & Tasting tickets

CAMRA Bristol Beer Festival
at City Hall, College Green, Bristol.
Thurs 16th Nov - Sun 19th Nov
CAMRA Bristol 24th Beer Festival 2024
Beer & Cider Order 2023 - Web page

Sandford Orchards Cider Works Tour & Tasting
Sat. 11th November, 6.00pm – 8.30pm.
Why not take a behind the scenes look at the
Cider Works and see how our award winning
Sandford Orchards Cider is made.
All tickets include a tasting flight of ciders and a
pizza dinner with Q&A at the end. Tickets £30.00
from Sandford Orchards - Tour & Tasting tickets

JDW Real Ale Festival
Weds 11th - Sun 22nd Oct
JDW Oct 2023 Festival news

Swindon CAMRA Beer Festival 2023
Thurs 19th - Sat 21st October
STEAM - Museum of the GWR
Swindon CAMRA Beer Festival inc. Beer list

Oktoberfest Exeter
Fri 20th(6pm) - Sat 21st(11pm) October
Exeter Castle. Castle st.
Oktoberfest Exeter info/tickets

Yeo!Cider XI
Saturday 14th October
Yeoford Community Hall

Yeo!Cider 2023 Cider List

Weymouth Octoberfest
Fri 6th - Sat 7th October
Weymouth Pavilion
Weymouth Octoberfest 2023
Octoberfest 2023 - Welsh Beer & Cider theme

Thatched House Inn, Beer Festival 2023
Thurs 28th Sept - Sun 1st October

The 2nd East Budleigh Beer Festival
Sir Walter Raleigh Community Pub and Restaurant
Fri 29th (17:30) - Sun 1st October (22:30)

Shrewsbury CAMRA Beer Festival
Weds 27th - Sat 30th Sept
St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DX
Shrewsbury Beer Festival 2023

Sat 23rd Sept. (main event)
The Beer Engine 40th Anniversary Party
at Newton St. Cyres. Celebrating the 40th year
of the brewery, inc Beer Festival 21st-24th.
Train info to follow.

Abbfest Food, Beer & Music Festival
Thurs 14th - Sun 17th September 2023
Isaac's Field, Fermoy's Garden Centre, Ipplepen
Festival website
Abbfest Tickets

The 22nd Wedmore Real Ale Festival
Fri 15th(7pm) – Sun 17th September(4pm)
Branch trip on Saturday 16th.
Glebe Field, Manor Lane, Wedmore, BS28 4EQ
Wedmore Beer Festival Website
Wedmore Beer Festival Beer & Cider Programme 2023

Swansea Bay Beer and Cider Festival
Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
Thurs 31st Aug - Sat 2nd Sept
Swansea Beer & Cider Festival - Ticketing page

Fri 25th - Mon 28th August
Devon Diesel Society's Rails & Ales Beer Festival
Staverton Station
Trains on Fri (Note: Sat 26th is a rail strike day)
Exeter departs 09.25 09.47 10.12 10.25 10.49 11.16 11.25 11.49
Totnes arrives: 10.01 10.20 10.43 11.02 11.20 11.47 12.03 12.20
Riverside departs___10.30_______11.20____________12.10 13.00
Staverton arrives:___10.42_______11.32____________12.22 13.12
Homeward bound:
Staverton departs 17.00, 17.40, 18.20, 19.45
Riverside arrives 17.15, 17.55, 18.35, 20.00
Totnes departs 17.49, 18.19, 18.43
Exeter arrives 18.21, 19.00, 19.15

Rails & Ales Beer & Cider list Aug 2023
Staverton Aug 2023 Beer list by ABV

Fri 25th - Mon 28th August
Cannon Inn, Newton Poppleford, Beer Festival, BBQ and music

Fri 25th - Mon 28th August
The Old Firehouse, Exeter, Cider Festival
Expect over 20 different ciders available, ranging from
dry to sweet, still and sparkling, we'll have the lot.
Don't forget, we have all our flavoured ciders as well,
perfect to enjoy in the sun.
CAMRA members, you guys get 10% off!

Bank Holiday Cider Festival
Sat 26th August, 11:00-23:00
The City Gate, Exeter
Calling all cider lovers! Join us for our August Bank Holiday
City Gate Cider Festival. Our exceptional cider line up
will include Lilleys, Snailsbank, Celtic Marches, Hunts,
Sandford and Westons and more.
From crisp and dry varieties to sweet and fruity blends,
our exceptional range of ciders are sourced from renowned
local producers who are passionate about their craft.
Our Burger Shack will be open and smokin’ all day long,
serving up our famous chin dribbling burgers – with a
live music line up to get you in the mood for the long weekend ahead.

The Exeter Inn, Thorverton
Sat 26th - Mon 28th Aug
Beer & Cider Festival
...plus (on Sat.) bus tour of area including Tiverton.
11.05 No. 355 bus, Exeter bus station to Thorverton.
The pub will open early for us.
Buses out are every 2 hours.

North Devon Beer Festival
Sun 27th Aug - Tues 29 Aug
Barnstaple Pannier Market
Due to ongoing renovation works in The Pannier Market
the beer festival (usually earlier) will take place over the
August Bank Holiday period.
Train from Exeter departs at 10.20, 11.17, 12.19
Train from Crediton departs 10.33, 11.32, 12.32
Barnstaple arrives 11.27, 12.28, 13.31
Pannier Market opens at 12.00
Homeward:
Barnstaple departs 15.32, 16.30, 17.37, 18.32
Crediton arrives 16.29, 17.28, 18.29, 19.30
Exeter arrives at 16.41, 17.40, 18.40, 19.41

RAMSFEST Beer & Cider Festival
Kingsteighton Athletic FC, Broadpark
with Gin, Wine, Rum, Pimms bar and BBQ
Fri 11th(5pm-11pm) - Sat 12th (12pm-11pm)Aug.
RAMSFEST Beer & Cider list

CAMRA GBBF - Great British Beer Festival
1st - 5th August, Olympia, London
GBBF 2023

Friday 4th August, 2pm until late
Somerset County Cricket Club, Beer & Cider Festival
The club will be holding a beer and cider festival
open to members and ticket holders during
Somerset v. Warwickshire from 14:00
Tickets £26, or £20.80 each for a group of 10.
Family ticket also available, see link.
Somerset CCC 4th Aug Tickets
SCCC 2023 Tasting Notes

Sunshine Beer & Cider Festival by S. Devon CAMRA
Friday 21st – Saturday 22nd July
Teignmouth Rugby Club
Note: RMT Rail Strike days on 20th and 22nd July.
GWR may operate a reduced service as in previous strikes, or none.
Please note: Not open to public on Thursday evening as previously advertised.

Rail Strike updates from GWR

South Devon CAMRA link to Festival & Beer list
See above link for Bus info
Sunshine Beer List by ABV - PDF

Sat 15th July
Ipple Tipple Beer Festival
Ipple Tipple Beer festival - website
Ipple Tipple Beer & Cider list

Fri 14th - Sun 16th July
Skittle Alley Beer Festival
Reform Inn, Pilton, Barnstaple
Note: There is no Green Man Festival this year.
Reform Inn Beer fest list

Fri 7th - Sat 8th July
Uffculme Music & Real Ale Festival
in aid of Uffculme Christmas Lights
Fri 18:00-24:00; Sat 14:00-24:00
Uffculme Real Ale & Music - Beer list

Uffculme Real Ale & Music - Facebook

Sat 1st - Mon 10th July
Cider festival, The Imperial (JDW), Exeter
Imperial Cider festival - Cider list (PDF)

Fri 23rd(15:00) - Sun 25th (22:30) June
Albert Inn, Totnes, annual Summer Beer Festival
with 'a few extra casks around the back'.
Approx. 8 guest beers plus the usual Bridgetown range
(look out for a special or two) as well as 4+ ciders.
Music:
Sat. eve - Bens Band; Sun. afternoon - Steve Louder.
Food available.
Albert Inn Festival - Facebook

Thurs 22nd - Sun 25th June
Bicton Inn, Exmouth, Folk & Ale Festival

Albert Inn Festival - Facebook

Fri 16th June (16:00-late), Sat 12:00-late, Sun 18th (12:00-18:00)
Winslade Beer Festival, Winslade Park
Local and Regional craft beers, food trucks, live music.
Tickets (free) used to manage/indicate numbers. See link:
Winslade Beer Festival - info and (free) tickets
Winslade Beer & Cider Festival 2023 - Drinks list (PDF)

Fri 16th (6pm) - Sat 17th June (11pm)
Bridport Beer Festival by Bridport Round Table
Bridport Beer Festival 2023

Artisan Cider and Cheese Tasting Experience
Weds 31st May 2023, 17:00-19:00
Green Man Cidery and Shop, Barnstaple, EX32 0NN
Event details and Tickets - Weds May 31st

Firehouse Cider Month Festival
Mon 1st - Weds 31st May
The Old Firehouse, Exeter
Cider: Twenty now 35 different ciders for Cider Month.
Beer: For Mild May, a different cask Mild Ale from Monday each week until emptied.
20% Discount on all Ciders and Ales for the month, to card-carrying CAMRA members
Mild May and Cider Month - Facebook

Fri 26th - Mon 29th May
Devon Diesel Society's Rails & Ales Beer Festival
Staverton Station
Over 45 Real Ales plus 8 Craft Beer Taps,
Ciders, Wines, Gin, Prosecco and Pimm's.
Bar open from 11.00 until 22.00 (18.00 Monday)
Rails & Ales May 2023
Rails & Ales May 2023 Beer & Cider list - PDF
Rails & Ales May 2023 Beer & Cider list by ABV - PDF
Trains from Exeter to Staverton May 2023

Sat May 27th from 12:00
Crediton Rugby Club 12th Beer & Cider Festival
Crediton RFC Beer & Cider list - PDF

Lamb Inn, Sandford, Cider Festival
Fri 26th - Sun 28th May
Lamb Inn Sandford What's On

Sat 20th May, Cider bar and Cellar Door event at
Find & Foster in Huxham - see link for tickets.
Once a month, on a chosen Saturday, Find & Foster in Huxham
will be opening-up the barn as a Cider Bar & Cellar Door.
Pre-booking (see link) is essential to enjoy a dash of sunshine
in the orchard.
This month: Ciders and Crepes.

Inaugural Nomansland Cricket Club Beer Festival
Sat 13th May
This is a charity event to raise funds for
North Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team and
Devon Air Ambulance Trust.
Nomansland Cricket Club, Gratten Park, Nomansland,
Tiverton, Devon EX16 8NP
Tickets from Nomansland CC Beer Festival Tickets where full details can be found.

May 2023 - It’s # CiderMonth! – What’s happening near you?
See our special It's #CiderMonth! - May 2023 page.

Ten Tors Beer Festival
Weds 26th - Sun 30th April
The London Inn, Okehampton

Maltingsfest
Thursday 20th (5pm) - Saturday 22nd April
Osbourne Park, Newton Abbot
Maltingsfest 2023 Beer List
Maltingsfest 2024

2023
British Cider Week
Fri 14th - Sat 22nd April

A collaboration of cider makers, retailers and venues
from across the United Kingdom to celebrate the depth
and diversity of the drink. The week is packed with events
and activities involving a wide range of producers, from
new young start-ups to traditional producers with generations of heritage.

Sandford Orchards and Find and Foster are both participating;
also cider tasting at Greendale farm shop.
For more information, visit https://britishciderweek.org.uk

Artisan Cider and Cheese Tasting Experience
Sat 15th April, 17:00-19:00 (also on 31st May)
Green Man Cidery and Shop, Barnstaple, EX32 0NN
Event details and Tickets - Apr 15th

Easter 2023: Friday 7th April - Mon 10th April

Blue Anchor Easter Beer and Cider Festival
Thurs 6th 2pm - 11pm (Festival bar open from 6pm)
Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th 12pm - 11pm
Monday 10th 1.30pm - 8pm (Festival bar closes at 6pm or before if sold out.)
Blue Anchor Inn, Teignmouth
Blue Anchor Festival Easter 2023 - Facebook
Blue Anchor Festival Easter 2023 - Beer List

Ale-pril Fool Festival of Ales
Thurs 30th March (5pm) - Sun 2nd April
The Thatched House, Exwick
Ale-pril Fool Festival 2023

Spring Beer Festival 2023
Weds 22nd March - Sun 2nd April
JDW The Imperial, Exeter, and other JDW venues:
Georges Meeting House, The Chevalier, Sawyers Arms
JDW Spring Beer Festival 2023 inc. Beer Notes

YeoFest 2023
Sat 11th March
(Please note change of date from
previously advertised 18th March)
Yeoford Village Hall

YeoFest 2023 Beer List

Yeofest Facebook

Sunday 5th March
Keltek Brewery Tap Takeover at
The Imperial, Exeter

GBBF Winter, hosted by Burton and South Derbyshire CAMRA
Thurs 16th - Sat 18th February
GBBF Winter 2023
GBBF Winter 2023 - ticketing

Ale in the Orangery
Weds 15th - Thurs 17th February or until sold out.
The Imperial, Exeter
Featuring over 15 cask-conditioned Real Ales.
Note: This year all the ales featured in our festival were chosen by
our 15 team members with the longest length of service.
Ale in the Orangery Tasting Notes 2023

Dorchester 34th BEEREX
Fri 3rd-Sat 4th February
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Lunchtime and Evening timed Sessions
Dorchester Beerex
Dorchester Beerex Beer list and Programme

TWAF - Tewkesbury Winter Ales Festival
Thurs 26th - Sat 28th January
TWAF 2023 Website

Exeter Festival of Beers by
Exeter & East Devon CAMRA
Thurs 19th (17:30-22:30) and Fri 20th - Sat 21st (11:00-23:00) January
The Corn Exchange, Market St, Exeter EX1 1BW

EFOB 2023 Tutored Beer Tasting TICKETING and info.

Note: Festival-only entry can only be purchased on the door.

EFOB Beer List - Provisional 15JAN23 (PDF)
EFOB Beer List - Provisional (Webpage)
EFOB Cider Bar Tasting Notes

Thurs 1st - Sun 4th Dec
South Pole West Christmas Ale Festival
JDW The Imperial, Exeter
Christmas Ale Fest 2022 Tasting Notes

Fri 2nd - Sun 4th Dec
Queen's Arms, Brixham, Beer Festival 2022
Live music and lots of Real Ale
Queens Arms Festival page

Thurs 17th to Sun 20th November
CAMRA Bristol 23rd Beer Festival
at City Hall, College Green, Bristol.
Around 90 different beers on sale over the course
of the festival plus a range of around 30 ciders and perries.
CAMRA Bristol 24th Beer Festival 2024

Swindon CAMRA Beer Festival 2022
Thurs 20th - Sat 22nd October
STEAM - Museum of the GWR
Swindon CAMRA Beer Festival inc. Beer list

JDW Real Ale Festival
Weds 12th - Sun 23 Oct
JDW Oct 2022 Festival info and lists

Yeo!Cider 2022
Yeo!Cider is still taking place,
despite another Rail strike on this day
Sat 8th October
Yeoford Village Hall

Yeo!Cider 2022 Provisional list
Yeo!Cider 2022 Provisional list - PDF

Weymouth Octoberfest
Fri 7th-Sat 8th October
Weymouth Pavilion
Octoberfest tickets - Live from 1st August

Thatched House Inn, Beer Festival 2022
Thurs 29th Sept - Sun 2nd October
Thatched House Inn Festival Beer & Cider list

The 1st East Budleigh Beer Festival
Sir Walter Raleigh Community Pub and Restaurant
Fri 30th - Sun 2nd October, featuring 17 real ales from
local brewers and 'street food' available all day.
Sir Walter Raleigh Beer Festival

Abbfest Food, Beer & Music Festival
16th-18th September 2022
Isaac's Field, Fermoy's Garden Centre, Ipplepen
Festival website

Fri 9th(7pm) – Sun 11th September 2022
The 21st Wedmore Real Ale Festival
Glebe Field, Manor Lane, Wedmore, BS28 4EQ
Wedmore Beer Festival Website
Wedmore 2022 Beer List
(See also Social events Sat 10th)

Summer bank holiday
Monday 29th August

Thurs 25th - Sun 28th August
Thatched House, Exwick, Cider Festival
Real ciders, homemade snacks especially prepared
by our chefs, together with cocktails, wines, 15+gins.

Fri 26th - Mon 29th August
Blue Anchor, Teignmouth, Beer and Cider Festival

Fri 26th - Mon 29th August
Cannon Inn, Newton Poppleford, Beer Festival, BBQ and music
BBQ on the Fri, Sat and Mon; Pig Roast on Sun
Live music on the Saturday & Sunday
Details: Cannon Inn August 2022 Beer Festival

Fri 26th - Mon 29th August
Summer Rails & Ales, Staverton Station


SDR Rails & Ales web page
Footpath diversion at Totnes Station in August

Fri 26th - Mon 29th August
Knock Out Beer Festival - 3rd Round
New Lion Brewery, Meadowbrook, Dartington.
New Lion Knock Out Festival website

Friday 19th August, 2pm until late
Somerset County Cricket Club, Beer & Cider Festival
The club will be holding a special beer and cider festival for
members and ticket holders (£26) as part of Royal London Cup
fixture against Sussex Sharks.
Somerset CCC Beer & Cider Festival
Somerset CCC Beer & Cider Festival Beer & Cider

GBBF is back!
2nd - 6th August
GBBF

Fri 29th - Sun 31st July
Weston Lions Charity Real Ale & Cider Festival 2022
The Beach Lawns, Weston-super-Mare
Weston Lions Festival page

Fri 22nd (5pm) -Sat 23rd July
Lyme Regis Big Beer (& music) Festival
Marine Theatre
20+ beers on cask and keg, plus music
Lyme Regis Big Beer Festival

22nd- 23rd July
Quantock Brewery, Bishops Lydeard Annual Beer Festival

Thurs 21st (5pm) - Sat 23rd July 2022
South Devon CAMRA
SUNSHINE Beer & Cider Festival
Teignmouth RFC
Note: A free shuttle bus will operate between
the Festival and Teignmouth Railway Station.
See South Devon CAMRA link to Festival & Beer list for Beer & Cider lists, plus bands etc.

Sat 16th July
Ipple Tipple Beer and Cider festival at Ipplepen Village Show
Over 50 real ales and local ciders from South Devon, plus Live music and DJs
Ipplepen Village Show and Ipple Tipple

Fri 15th - Sat 16th July
Green Man Festival, Pilton, Barnstaple including
The Reform Inn, Pilton, Beer Festival.
The home of Barum Brewery.
Pilton Festival

Thursday 30th June, Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July
Devon County Show 2022
Thursday 30th June, Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July.
Beer Tent 'The Contented Cow' in the Food Village adjacent to Main Arena.
Devon County Show

Fri 1st - Sat 2nd July
Uffculme Music & Real Ale Festival
in aid of Uffculme Christmas Lights
Fri 18:00-24:00; Sat 14:00-24:00
Full Programme, Performers, and Beer & Cider notes
Uffculme festival web info
Uffculme Festival Facebook

Fri, 24 June – Sun, 26 June
Albert Inn, Totnes, Real Ale and Cider Festival
UNCONFIRMED - No info available online.

Thurs 2nd - Fri 3rd June
Barnstaple Pannier Market: Festival of Ales & Music
North Devon Beer Festival
Beer list

Thurs 2nd - Sun 5th June
Devon Diesel Society's STAVERTON BEER FESTIVAL
Staverton Station

Staverton Jubilee Beer List
South Devon Railway info and Timetables

Late May Bank Holiday:
Beware, there isn't one! ...not at the weekend, anyway, in 2022!
2 June Thursday Spring bank holiday
3 June Friday Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays

Sat May 28th
Crediton Rugby Club 11th Beer & Cider Festival

Crediton RFC Beer & Cider list 2022

Friday 27th to Sunday 29th May. (approx. 11.00-18.00)
North Cotswold Steam and Real Ale Festival 2022
at 2 locations on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR)

Approx. 45 beers, plus ciders will be available at both Winchcombe (30)
& Toddington (15) Stations.
Train tickets allow travelling between stations with beers in hand.
GWSR page
North Cotswold CAMRA

4 - 8 May London Inn, Okehampton

Early May bank holiday
Monday 2nd May

Horse & Groom, Bittaford, Spring Beer Festival (20 years celebration)
Sat 30th April – Sun 1st May
Horse & Groom Festival on Plymouth website

14th-18th April, The Blue Anchor, Teignmouth
Easter Beer & Cider Festival
Blue Anchor Festival details

Maltingsfest
Park adjoining Tuckers Maltings, Newton Abbot
Thurs 21st - Sat 23rd April.
More details will be available shortly.
Maltingsfest website
Cask Ales list

Easter 2022:
Friday 15th April - Mon 18th April

Thurs 31st March - Sun 3rd April, The Thatched House Inn, Exwick
Alepril Beer List

Weds 30th March - Sun 10th April,
JD Wetherspoon pubs
Spring Ale Festival
JDW Spring 2022
(See also Social events Weds 30th)

Yeofest 13, 2020 - now in 2022
Saturday 19th March 2022
Tentative date, event is tbc, watch this space!
Update of 14th Jan: Now postponed until 2023.
There may well be a Yeo!Cider in October this year, 2022.

Ales in the Orangery
23rd-25th February or until sold out, The Imperial, Exeter
Featuring up to 20 Real Ales, all at £1.99/pt.
Ales in the Orangery Feb 2022

CAMRA GBBF Winter
Now Cancelled (or 'Reimagined'; see link for Update)
9th-12th February 2022
Birmingham
CAMRA GBBF Winter 2022

Tewkesbury Winter Ales Festival (TWAF) 2022
3rd, 4th and 5th February.
Update 9/1/22: Festival Cancelled, see link for announcement.
TWAF 2022

Dorchester 33rd BEEREX
Fri 4th-Sat 5th February
Dorchester Corn Exchange
Lunchtime and Evening timed Sessions
Beerex 2022 Beer & Cider List
Beerex 2022 Press Release
Beerex 2022 Website
Update 04/01/22: 2nd batch of tickets now released.

Exeter & East Devon CAMRA
Festival of Winter Ales (FOWA) 2022
Fri-Sat 21st-22nd January 2022, 11am - 11pm
Exeter City Football Club
70 beers plus Cider, Perry and Wine
Entrance:
Public £6 (includes festival glass),
CAMRA £4 (includes festival glass),
NUS Students £4 (includes festival glass)

FOWA 2022 Final Programme
FOWA 2022 Final Beer List - Web
Please see our FOWA 2022 COVID Mitigation Measures

Visitors are politely requested to:
- Only attend the Festival if fully Vaccinated;
- Take a LFT on the morning of visiting, and only attend if result negative;
- Wear a Face covering at all times when not seated.

Imperial-e Festiv-Ale
14th-17th December or until sold out, The Imperial, Exeter
Featuring 20 Real Ales, a festive mix of local and
national Christmas beers and Winter Warmers!
Festiv-Ale Beer List

A Tribute to Local Ales
Featuring 12 local ales and live music to mark
what would normally be the beerfest weekend
Queen's Arms, Brixham
Sat-Sun 4th-5th Dec.
Live bands on Saturday afternoon, 3pm - 5pm: The House Band
6pm - 8pm: Guest Band, 9pm - 11pm: Still Life
plus lots of your favourite local ales .
Queen's Arms - Beer Festival

St Austell Brewery - Celtic Festival
Saturday 27th November 2021
Setback for fans of beer festival as iconic event is axed again
"We’re hugely disappointed but we will still be celebrating what would have been
our 23rd festival – on Saturday 27th November – in other ways. Watch this space.”

MXV (Maltings X Vessel) Craft Beer Festival
Tuckers Maltings
Fri 12th-Sat 13th November 2021
Festival Website and TICKETING

Real Ale Festival, JD Wetherspoons, nationwide
20th-31st October
The Imperial, Exeter, is notable in having all Festival beers
available from Day 1.
JDW Beer Festival Oct 2021 JDW Tasting notes Oct 2021
JDW Festival Article

Falmouth Real Ale & Cider Trails
11th-24th October 2021,
See link for details.

Thatched House Inn, Exwick
Autumn Beer Festival
30th of September to 3rd of October.
16 real ales showcasing Devon Breweries with
a few guests from further afield. Special Festival homemade snacks.
Live music on Friday and Saturday Night
and Special Quiz on Sunday!
Festival web page inc. Beer list

The Bay Horse, Totnes
EQUINOX: The music returns
4 nights, 4 acts, 8 Beers and 8 Ciders
Note: From opening time at 3:30pm
23rd-26th September
Festival webpage and Music, Beer & Cider list

The 20th Wedmore Real Ale Festival
10th–12th September 2021
Glebe Field, Manor Lane, Wedmore, BS28 4EQ
Wedmore Beer Festival Website
Festival Drinks List

August Bank Holiday weekend festivals:

Cannon Inn, Newton Poppleford
August Beer & Cider Festival inc. Hog Roast
Festival Beer & Cider List

Devon Diesel Society's 30th STAVERTON BEER FESTIVAL
Staverton Station, Fri 28th-Mon 30th August
Festival Poster
Festival Beer List
South Devon Railway timetable info

'Knock Out' Beer Festival, Fri 28th-Mon 30th
New Lion Brewery, Meadowbrook, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, TQ9 6JD
Knock Out Beer Festival Website
The above two festivals are a 25-minute walk apart :-)

SUMMER REAL ALE FESTIVAL - A date for your diary! at Thatched House Inn, Exwick
From 29th of July until 1st of August:
Showcasing real ales from our local brewers in Devon
and a few special guests from further afield.