Branch Diary

Social Co-ordinator: Position Vacant For email please use 'socials'. Emails will get through to the branch contacts.
Press & Media Contact: Position Vacant ---  

For more information on any of these events please contact our socials team by emailing socials@shantscamra.org.uk.

If you'd like us to email you details of what we're up to then join our "beerfests" and "shantscamra" mailing lists and we'll keep you informed! For information about where we've been and what we've done in the past, look at our diary archive page.

New for 2024 is a group of real ale socials.
Two of them are in regular venues, The Hour Glass, New Milton, and the Park Inn, Shirley, the other tours around Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
The Hour Glass is always the first Thursday of the month and Park Inn the second Thursday. The planned itinerary for Southampton this year is on this poster:
Real Ale socials list
Full details for each event in our branch area will be below. (See West Dorset for Wet Wednesday. Don's Spot will only be shown when in our branch area, otherwise may be found on East Dorset website).

September 2026

Mon 14th
12:00 noon
Lion & Lamb Real Ale Social
Lion & Lamb, 26 North Street, Pennington, SO41 8FZ
A new Real Ale Social in the New Forest, starting on the 20th July 2026 at 12 noon and then weekly. The pub will be giving a 10% discount on cask beers to all CAMRA members, don't forget to bring your cards. There is also a loyalty card scheme with a free pint for every 10 stamps.
 Contact Sarah or Eric (at the Lion & Lamb) for more information. Phone: (01590) 481100.
Thu 24th
8:00pm
Good Beer Guide 2027 Launch
Horns Inn, Romsey Road, Southampton, SO16 0XA
2027 Good Beer Guide Launch social
Join us to celebrate the Launch of the 2027 Good Beer Guide at The Horns Inn, Romsey Road, Nursling, at 8pm. The perfect opportunity to meet up with other branch members (and non-members), enjoy a drink, and find out and congratulate the pubs which have been voted into the highly-esteemed Guide by CAMRA members.
Copies of the 2027 Good Beer Guide will be available to purchase on the evening.
 Contact Kevin Wooton for more information. Phone: 07708 698318.

October 2026

Thu 8th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.
Tue 13th
8:00pm
October Branch Meeting
South Western Arms, 38-40 Adelaide Road, Southampton, SO17 2HW
Join us for the October's Southern Hampshire CAMRA branch meeting held at the South Western Arms, Adelaide Road, St Denys, Southampton, @ 8pm.

We’ll be discussing what’s happening in the local area, any recent or upcoming changes from CAMRA HQ that affect the branch, and how you can get involved and contribute to the campaign. There’ll also be time for questions, ideas, and open discussion.

Alongside the formal bits, it’s a great chance to catch up with like-minded drinkers and enjoy a quality pint (or four) in good company.

Members and non-members welcome.
 Contact Kevin Wooton for more information.

November 2026

Thu 12th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

December 2026

Thu 10th
12:00 noon
Park Inn Thursday - Chrismas Social
Park Inn, 37 Carlisle Road, Southampton, SO16 4FN
Join us again for our monthly get together and enjoy a beer with some of our friends and CAMRA members from New Milton, Dorchester, Salisbury and Basingstoke. Everyone welcome whether a CAMRA member or not, you just need to enjoy good beer and good company.

For 2026 this event will be the second Thursday of every month.
 Contact Norman Clinnick for more information. Phone: 07974 837868.

 
If you use a calendar application on your PC, mobile phone or tablet then you may like to subscribe to our calendar feed. For more information see our explanation.