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Beer Festivals
Southern Hampshire CAMRA has been running the Southampton
Beer Festival at Southampton Guildhall for the past 17 years.
In 2010 we added to this by organising an Autumn Festival, in Woolston, appropriately called Woolston Beer Festival. We repeated this the next year and
it has become annual event.
In 2011 we held Winchester Real Ale
and Cider Festival at the end of March, returning a CAMRA beer festival to Winchester Guildhall
after a gap of 28 years. This was another big success and the return in 2012 was equally so, and we look forward to going
back there again on 22nd & 23rd March 2013.
All the staff at our beer festivals are volunteers. Many members of Southern Hampshire CAMRA also volunteer their
time to work at the Great British Beer Festival each year.
Some of our aims in running beer festivals are:
- To serve customers quality cask conditioned real ale.
- To promote real ale to the local community, therefore increasing its popularity.
- To promote membership of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.
CAMRA Beer Festivals
If you'd like us to email you and let you know when we're holding beer festivals then join our "beerfests" mailing list and we'll keep you informed!
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14th
Devizes Beer Festival – 6th July 2013
The Wharf, Devizes, Wiltshire SN10 1EB One
day only 11:30 – 23:00. Tickets £6 in advance. Mainly open air festival, with some under canvas,
beside Kennet & Avon Canal, family orientated, with live music. Run by Devizes CAMRA. Not too far from our
branch area so included here, but transport links aren't great.
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Great British Beer Festival – 13th
August 2013
Olympia, London. 55,000 people expected at the biggest real ale festival in the
world – run by volunteers from all CAMRA branches. Tickets on sale now.
Non-CAMRA Beer Festivals
Many beer festivals take place in our branch area, or nearby, that are not CAMRA beer festivals. Despite being
unable to endorse these events, we believe that any beer festival that sells quality cask-conditioned real ales
should be supported (see you there!). The information given here is purely for the benefit of readers, and is
accurate to the best of our knowledge.
• Thu 20/06/2013
– Sat 22/06/2013 |
Trusty Servant Sausage & Cider Festival
Trusty Servant, Minstead, Nr Lyndhurst SO43 7FY
About ten ciders and twenty types of sausage. Live music Friday and Saturday. The last heat of The Forest's
got Talent is on Sunday. www.thetrustyservant.co.uk/events.htm
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• Thu 20/06/2013
– Sun 23/06/2013 |
Chaplin's Solstice Beer, Sausage and Cider Festival
Chaplin's & The Cellar Bar, 529 Christchurch Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH1 4AG
Their first Real Ale and Cider Festival with a large selection of Waylands Sixpenny Ales and Sunny Republic
and at least 37 real ales from up to 20 different breweries and 8 local ciders. Plenty of food & music as
well. See www.chaplins-bar.co.uk/solstice-beer-sausage-and-cider-festival/
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• Thu 20/06/2013
– Sun 23/06/2013 |
Junction Inn, St Denys
21 Priory Road, St. Denys, Southampton, SO17 2JZ
More than 20 ales plus local ciders & bottled ales. From noon each day until 11pm (midnight Fri &
Sat). Food available as normal. Music Thursday & Saturday nights, Friday night free quiz with beer &
cash prizes. Their website is www.thejunction-inn.co.uk/ but there's no beer festival information there yet.
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| • Sat 22/06/2013 |
OtterFest Beer Festival
The Otter, Boyatt Lane, Otterbourne SO21 2HW
Two sessions, 12:00 –16:00 & 18:00 – 23:00. Adult entrance prices £10 & £12
respectively, cheaper for kids. Tickets on sale from 1st May. Not too many details yet but keep an eye on
their website www.theotterpub.co.uk/
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| • Sat 22/06/2013 |
Lowde Festival, Hartley Whitney
Mulberry House, Hazeley Bottom, Hartley Wintney, RG27 8LU
Music and beer festival with around 40 beers and ciders. Ticket only. Adults £15, Students £10,
Children under 18 free entry. Plenty for children to do. The campsite costs £10. Opens at 12:30 and
finishes at 23:00. Food available. www.lowdefest.com/beer-and-bars/
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• Fri 28/06/2013
– Sun 30/06/2013 |
New Forest Beer & Cider Festival
The Hare & Hounds, Durnstown, Sway, Hampshire SO41 6AL
Three days of Beer Cider & Music. Over 30 real ales and 20 ciders, plus hog roasts, barbecues and plenty
of music too, all in association with Sway Carnival. Local camping available. If you are not a beer or cider
fan there's a Pimms & Prosecco tent! They have a website www.pubsnewforest.co.uk/events-the-hare-and-hounds/ but it is a year out of date.
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• Fri 28/06/2013
– Sun 30/06/2013 |
Rose in June, Portsmouth
102 Milton Road, Copnor, Portsmouth PO3 6AR
Twenty plus beers and ciders. Music (usually folk) both afternoons and Saturday evening. For food, the
barbecue will be busy throughout each day. A percentage of proceeds go to the Motor Neuron Disease
Association. www.theroseinjune.co.uk/beerfests.html
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• Thu 04/07/2013
– Sun 07/07/2013 |
Wilkes Head, Eastergate
Church Lane, Eastergate, Nr Barnham, West Sussex, PO20 3UT
From 17:00 on Thursday. Up to 35 beers in the cellar, 22 on tap at any one time. Western Sussex CAMRA Pub of
the Year 2013, a 2km / 1¼ mile walk from Barnham station. See www.wilkesheadeastergate.co.uk/ for all
details.
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• Fri 05/07/2013
– Sun 07/07/2013 |
Closer To Food at Gunwharf Quays
Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth Harbour PO1 3TZ
Last year it was called a Food and Real Ale Festival but don't worry, the Real Ale tent will still be there
this year. Twenty plus beers and a few ciders, complete with live musical acts and tasty bar snacks. www.visitportsmouth.co.uk/whats-on/closer-to-food-at-gunwharf-quays-p351561
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• Fri 12/07/2013
– Sun 14/07/2013 |
Red Shoot Inn
Tom's Lane, Linwood, New Forest BH24 3QT (OS: SU188094) Phone 01425 475792
Usually 20 plus beers and ciders, with food available all day and music in the evenings. Keep an eye on www.redshoot.co.uk/events-and-offers.php for more details.
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• Fri 12/07/2013
– Sun 14/07/2013 |
New Forest Inn
Emery Down, Lyndhurst SO43 7DY
Summer beer festival. About twenty beers. Food available all day - barbecue & hog roast. Music each
evening and on Saturday afternoon. The Sunday will feature the semi final of the Forest's Got Talent. thenewforestinn.co.uk/events.htm
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• Thu 18/07/2013
– Sat 20/07/2013 |
Reading. Real Ale and Jazz Festival
Christchurch Meadow, Reading (No postcode, NNE of the station just across the river)
Over forty beers from twenty breweries. From 19:00 Thursday & Friday, 17:00 Saturday. Any money raised is
donated to the Reading Hockey club. Ticket only. Tickets are £11 Thursday and Friday, £12 Saturday
if booked before 1st June. More expensive after. raaj.info/
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• Fri 19/07/2013
– Sat 20/07/2013 |
Kings Arms, Lockerley
Romsey Road, Lockerley, Nr Romsey, SO51 0JF
No further information at the moment. www.kingsarmsatlockerley.co.uk/events
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• Fri 19/07/2013
– Sun 21/07/2013 |
Weyhill Fair
Weyhill Road, Weyhill, Andover, SP11 0PP
Not much information yet but previous years there were over 50 real ales, ciders, hog roasts and 3 days of
free live music. www.weyhillfair.com/events/
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• Fri 26/07/2013
– Sun 28/07/2013 |
Hampshire Bowman Beer and Cider Festival
Hampshire Bowman, Dundridge Lane, Dundridge, Hampshire, SO32 1GD
Between 60 and 80 real ales and ciders available from Midday Friday until it runs out on Sunday. We know no
more than this at the moment. www.hampshirebowman.com
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• Thu 08/08/2013
– Sun 11/08/2013 |
Bankes Arms Beer Festival
The Bankes Arms, Manor Road, Studland Dorset BH19 3AU
Annual beer festival. 200 beers and ciders. Food available all day. Music at various times during the
festival. www.bankesarmsbeerfestival.com/
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| • Sat 10/08/2013 |
Fleet Lions Beer Festival
The Harlington, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet, Hants, GU51 4BY
At least 28 Real Ales + Local Ciders + BBQ. Open lunchtime 11:00 – 15:00 & evening 17:30 –
21:30. See www.fleetlions.org.uk/beerfest
for all details. The profits from this festival go to charity.
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• Wed 14/08/2013
– Fri 16/08/2013 |
Brushmakers Arms
Shoe Lane, Upham, Hampshire SO32 1JJ
Annual afternoon beer festival. Friday afternoon and from noon to 18:00 Saturday & Sunday. Up to ten beers
on stillage and a few on hand pump plus a few ciders. Music both afternoons. Ticket only. www.brushmakers-arms.co.uk/social.htm
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• Fri 16/08/2013
– Sat 17/08/2013 |
Turfcutters Arms
Main Road, East Boldre, SO42 7WL
Upwards of 15 real ales avaliable with a couple of ciders to boot. Barbecue from 14:00 to 20:00 both days and
three live bands. Keep an eye on their website for more details www.the-turfcutters-new-forest.co.uk/
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• Fri 16/08/2013
– Sun 18/08/2013 |
Trusty Servant Beer Festival Weekend
Trusty Servant, Minstead, Nr Lyndhurst SO43 7FY
About a dozen beers and ciders. Saturday is in conjunction with the Minstead Village Fete - barbecue, hog
roast, stuff for the kids etc., and Sunday afternoon has the final of The Forest's Got Talent. www.thetrustyservant.co.uk/events.htm
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| • Sun 18/08/2013 |
Lord Nelson, Hythe
5 High Street, Hythe SO45 6AG
Cider and sausage festival. The New Forest Yokels will be entertaining during the afternoon. It may well be
open a day or two earlier. You could try phoning 023 8084 2169.
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| • Sat 24/08/2013 |
Somerley Beer & Music Festival
The Walled garden, Old Somerley, Ellingham, Ringwood
Their 3rd beer festival with around twenty real ales/ciders and, if the same as last year, a Barbecue/Hog
roast and a bouncy castle to mix it all up. Music all day. Entrance £10, but you do get £5 of
tokens, free for under 16s if you book in advance. To get to it go a mile or so north of Ringwood on the A338
then turn left along Ellngham drive. It’s on the right just after you go over the river (A postcode and
Sat Nav won't work!), or use the shuttle bus. Camping available by arrangement. www.somerleybeerfestival.com/
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• Sat 24/08/2013
– Sun 25/08/2013 |
Victorious Festival
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ
The King James Real Ale Festival is part of the Victorious Festival which features music events, the usual
Dockyard attractions such as HMS Victory, HMS Warrior & The Mary Rose, and more. Entrance is £15 for
the whole festival. The Real Ale part is organised in conjunction Irving & Co. Brewers and The Leopold
Tavern, bringing you over 100 real ales from across the country. Ciders and other refreshments will be on
offer as an alternative to the real ales. More information at www.victoriousfestival.co.uk/category/real-ale-festival/
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• Sat 24/08/2013
– Mon 26/08/2013 |
Bell Inn, St Cross
St Cross Road, Winchester, SO23 9RE
Beer festival with a Hog Roast and music. www.bellwinchester.co.uk/events.html
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• Fri 06/09/2013
– Sat 07/09/2013 |
13th Burbage Beer Festival
Burbage & Easton Royal Sports Club, East Sands, Marlborough SN8 3AN
This one is a bit out of our area but it sounds fun. It’s their 17th festival, and starts on Friday
evening at 1800. Music during in the evenings and a six a side tournament on Saturday. Tickets are needed.
More details will follow later. www.burbagefestival.co.uk/
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| • Sat 28/09/2013 |
Sherfield on Loddon Beer Festival
Sherfield Village Hall, Reading Road, Sherfield on Loddon, Hook, Hants RG27 0EZ
6th annual beer festival. Over 30 beers, mostly from local breweries, hog roast and live music all day.
Session is from 11:30 to 23:00. Ticket price includes a program and a glass. There's a free evening taxi
service to Bramley station. This is an excellent beer festival especially if the weather is kind. They are
also after volunteers to help out. www.sherfieldbeerfestival.org.uk/
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If you know of any more non-CAMRA beer festivals in our branch area then please
email the details to us.
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