Pub, Club and Other non-CAMRA Beer Festivals
These festivals are run by enthusiastic licensees or charities such as local Round Tables, but are very often supported by the local branches of CAMRA. For details of official CAMRA festivals, click here.
We do not always get to hear about such festivals until they've almost happened. The list below consists of festivals in and around our local area, i.e those that would be feasible for a day out by train bus or pushbike. Special thanks are due to Simon Chappell of Wakefield CAMRA, Paul Dixey of Heavy Woollen CAMRA and David Litten of Hull CAMRA for regular updates. We shall be glad to add additional festivals or amend details click to advise us. This no-frills formula means your festival can be posted within minutes of news being received!
LATEST 2012 FESTIVAL DETAILS
Thursday 9-Saturday 11 February Annual Beer Festival at the White Cross, Bradley, Huddersfield HD2 1XD a short walk uphill from Cooper Bridge
where the 278 bus will drop you http://www.wymetro.com/NR/rdonlyres/1D96F717-5139-4A24-8B18-EFB3EED538A3/0/278bustimetable.pdfThursday 9-Sunday 12 February SIBA Champions Festival at the Canalhouse, 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7EH
Friday 3-Saturday 4 February Denby Dale Lions' Second Charity Beer Festival at Ossett Town Hall approx 32 beers, predominantly sold via hand-pump, mostly from Yorkshire brewers with a number of new/rare beers
Friday 10-Saturday 11 February Fourth Ilkley Beer Festival, tickets on sale from 1 December, Usually a complete sell-out so advance booking strongly advised. www.ilkleybeerfestival.org.uk
Friday10-Sunday 12 February
Rat and Ratchet in
Huddersfield will be hosting a mini beer festival from the 10th to
the 12th of February 2012
showcasing
their
own-brewed Rat beers, with
at least ten be available on the bar at any one time,
and as many as 15
different Rat beers appearing over the course of the weekend. The usual range of Ossett and guest beers also available as well as ciders and perries.
Thursday 16-Saturday 18 February Winter Beer Festival at Shakespeare's, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, West Bar, Sheffield, over 40 beers and ciders
Thursday 16-Saturday 18 February
Harrogate &
District Round Table's 22nd Annual Charity Beer Festival
Friday 17-Saturday 18 February Fourth Boston Spa Beer Festival, Friday 18:30-23:30 advance tickets only, Saturday tickets 12:00-19:00 advance tickets but also on door if available www.bostonspabeerfestival.co.uk buses 173, 174, 175, 770, 923
Friday 24-Sunday 26 February Beer Festival at the Old Hall Inn, near Chinley, Derbyshire, over 60 beers & ciders, music and stews www.oldhallbeerfestival.co.uk
Wednesday 7-Sunday 11 March Mini (Tenth) Anniversary Beer Festival at the Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield
Thursday 8-Sunday 11 March Annual FestivAle at the Ship Inn , Brighouse
Wednesday 14 March-Sunday 1 April World Beer Festival at local Wetherspoons beer list
Friday 16-Saturday 17 March Denby Dale Lions' Annual Beer Festival at the Pie Hall
Friday 16-Saturday 17 March Moorhouses' First Beer Festival on the site of the new brewery featuring winners of 'Champion Beer of Britain’ or ‘Brewing Industry International Award' gold medallists.
Saturday 24 March Bardsey Beer Festival, noon-23:00 at Bardsey Village Hall, Woodacre Lane: Watch the "Mrs Simpson's Thriller in Vanilla" drama unfold ..... A "Golden Angel" is "Sawley Tempted" by the "Sweet Lips" of a "Dizzy Blonde" ("Goldilocks") rather than "Roaring Meg" drinking a glass of "Chardonnayle"; thankfully there is a happy ending - the "Bland" is eventually rescued by a "White Knight". Check them all out - many are picked with ladies in mind; and all this whilst listening and dancing to two bands: "Little Red Tractor" and "This Way Up" Details from Martin Ward Tel: 01937 572127
Friday 30 March-Sunday 1 April 2012
First ever Haworth Beer Festival in partnership with The
Haworth Steam Brewing Company,
Bronte School Rooms - Haworth (Next to the Church)
Thursday 5-Sunday 8 April Easter Beer Festival at Suddabys, Wheelgate, Malton, 28 real ales from God knows where, live music all three nights, food all day www.suddabys.co.uk
Friday 6-Saturday 7 April Blonde Beer Festival
at the
Crown &
Anchor, Front Street, Sowerby, YO7 1JN, Tel 01845 522448
www.crownandanchorsowerby.co.uk
Friday 13-Saturday 14 April Rothwell Beer Festival at Rothwell Parish Hall organised by Rothwell Lions and Rothwell Parish Church and supported by Ossett Brewery, food, live music and real ales expected to include Acorn, Clarks, Fernandes, Five Towns, Gieves, Great Heck, Hawkshead, Kirkstall, Leeds, Little Valley, Magic Rock, Navigation, Nook, Ossett, Riverhead, Rat, Rudgate, Salamander, Saltaire, Two Roses and WharfeBank.
Friday 13-Saturday 14 April Guisborough's First Beer Festival organised by Guisborough Round Table at Guisborough Parish Hall, Bow Street, 35 cask conditioned ales plus real cider, perry and fruit wines. Fri & Sat 11:00-16:00 £2.50, Fri 18:00-23:00 £4.50, Sat 18:00-23:00 £3.50. Evening session price includes entertainment. CAMRA concessions - £1.00 off entrance fee
Thursday 19-Sunday 23 April First Beer & Pork Pie Festival at Milnsbridge Socialist Club 42 Bankwell Road, Huddersfield, HD3 4LU with30 ales available all themed on St. George to celebrate our Patron Saint and all things English plus a selection of 15 different flavoured pork pies to accompany the wonderful ales on offer
Thursday 19-Monday 23 April St. George's English Heritage Beer & Beef Festival at The Captain Cook Inn, 60 Staithes Lane, Staithes, Saltburn by the Sea, North Yorkshire, TS13 5AD, open 11:00-midnight each day, featuring 25 ales/ciders/perrys etc with an English Heritage and St. George theme. Beef will be flavour of the day with such traditional English dishes as Roast Beef and Yorkie Puds, Beef Stew and Dumplings, Hot Beef Rolls and Chips, Steak & Ale Pie with Mash Potato and Mushy Pea's (sic) etc.
Friday 20-Saturday 21 April Malton & Norton Folk & Beer Festival at Suddabys, Wheelgate, Malton, Friday from noon until Saturday late www.suddabys.co.uk
Friday 20-Saturday 21
April,
Gledholt Male Voice Choir's beer festival at Marsh Club on
Abb Street, Marsh Huddersfield
HD1 4PB Tel: 01484 544573
Friday 20-Sunday 22 April St George's Beer Festival at The Mallard Inn, Worksop Station, Carlton Road, Worksop S81 7AG
Due probably in May is the Last Order Beer Festival at the Gardeners Rest, 105 Neepsend Lane, Sheffield S3 8AT, tram stop: Infirmary Road
Friday 18-Saturday 19 May Barrow Hill Roundhouse Beer & Cider Festival, Campbell Drive, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield open noon-23:00 each day, advance tickets £6.50, £8 on gate www.barrowhill.org
Friday 18-Sunday 20 May DYB DYB (Do Your Best) Beerfest at the 1st Pontefract Scout Centre, Bondgate, Pontefract WF8 2LQ (by the big viaduct) open noon-23:30 each day, beers, including some fun specials, from local microbreweries, bands and singers, hog roast on the Saturday, adults only after 20:00, but families, youth bands etc admitted during day, ticket only - on sale from January www.1stpontefractscouts.com
Friday 25-Saturday 26 May 2012, Cider & Perry
Festival at the Crown & Anchor, Front Street, Sowerby YO7 1JN tel 01845 522448
www.crownandanchorsowerby.co.uk
Friday 1-Sunday 3 June Kirkburton
Diamond Jubilee Beer Festival at the
Scout HQ, Hallas Road, Kirkburton HD8
0QQ
Saturday 2 June The Three Valleys Festival at many venues around Dronfield www.threevalleysfestival.org.uk or www.sheffieldcamra.org.uk/3Valleys.htm
Saturday 2-Tuesday 5 June Queen's Jubilee Weekend Beer Festival at Misterton Sports & Social Club in its new premises at West Moor Road, Walkeringham, Doncaster South Yorkshire DN10 4LR (technically in N.Lincs?)
Friday 22-Saturday 23June Euro Beer and Lager
Festival at the Crown & Anchor, Front Street, Sowerby YO7 1JN tel
01845 522448
www.crownandanchorsowerby.co.uk
Friday 6-Sunday 8 July Fourth Annual Independents Day Beer Festival, along the Sunset Strip, Southwell, Nottinghamshire being held at the following pubs: The Bramley Apple Inn, The Hearty Goodfellow and The Old Coach House, all pubs situated along Church Street and Easthorpe featuring over 70 different real ales and ciders. Local trains run from Nottingham to Fiskerton station and bus no.28 runs into Southwell.
Saturday 7-Sunday 8 July Sixth Annual Monkeyfest at Armitage Bridge Monkey Club http://the-monkey-club.webs.com/directions.htm
These 2011 festivals may occur again at the same time of year:
Friday 29 April-Sunday 1 May Annual Upstairs Downstairs
Beer Festival, at the Kings Arms, Bolton Road, Silsden BD20 0JY Tel: 01535
653216
Friday 29 April- Sunday 1 May Royal Wedding Beer Festival at the Red Lion, Shadwell,
Main Street,
Shadwell, Leeds, LS17
8HH
www.theredlionatshadwell.com
Saturday 30 April-Sunday 1 May Spring Festival at the Slip Inn, Clementhorpe,
York YO23 1AN, a full-on festival
Friday 29 April-Sunday 1 May
Royal Wedding Beer & Music Festival at the Reindeer Inn, 204 Old Road, Overton,
WF4 4RL, commemorative glass
Friday 29 April-Sunday 1 May Beer Festival at the
Cricketers Arms, Coney lane, Keighley, 20+ beers,
4+ ciders, free entry, live music Sat & Sun
Friday 29 April- Monday 2 May First Ferry Fest at the
Ferryboat, Ferry Lane Thorganby York North Yorkshire YO19 6DD (evening start on
the Friday) with an
extra bar outside, food from a local caterer and live music in a pretty much
perfect setting
Saturday 7 May, a Country Fair, with 9 real ales available at the South Pennine Boat Club, Wood Lane, Battyeford near Mirfield WF14 0ED, bus 278 alight at the Pear Tree and cross over the bridge
Saturday 7-Sunday 8 May Ackworth Scammell Spectacular, by the Water Tower on the A628 Ackworth Road, wide selection of real ales sold onsite at the Steam Inn, also classic & vintage cars and commercials, motor bikes, tractors, sraft and trade stalls gates open from 10.00, enquiries 01977-617327 or 07816 018291
Friday 13-Saturday 14 May Barrow Hill Roundhouse Rail Ale and Cider Festival, Campbell Drive, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield S43 2PR, over 150 real ales plus ciders, fruit wines, gluten-free and continental bottled beers, hot food and sandwiches throughout the event. Open 12.00-23.00, admission by advanced ticket £6 from Barrow Hill or Fat Cat (£7.50 on gate) including commemorative glass and train rides (afternoon only), CAMRA card gets you a free ½ pint, free bus service hourly from Chesterfield Station also picks up at Comet showroom, live bands www.barrowhill.org
Friday 13-Saturday 14 May Charity Beer Festival at York Brewery, Toft Green, York hosted by York, Ebor & County Round Table in aid of St Leonard's Hospice. 16 championship ales, plus four from York Brewery, ciders and perries. Entry £6, including two drinks, commemorative glass and programme
Friday 20-Saturday 21 May Guiseley & District Lions' Charity Beer Festival at Coopers, Otley Road Guiseley LS20 8AH, Friday 19:00-23:00, Saturday 13:00-16:00, 19:00 until all beer is gone, 30 locally brewed real ales and a selection of ciders all at £2.50 per pint. Entry by ticket only £5 to include souvenir glass, two ½ pints and programme www.guiseley.co.uk/lions
Friday 20-Sunday
22 May Andrew's Tenth Beer Festival Beer Festival at the Wheatsheaf, Burn YO8
8LJ, 8 additional real ales - further details at
Monday 23-Monday 30 May Mini-Festival of Moorhouses Beers at the Broken Bridge (JDW) Pontefract including Meet The Brewer on Tues 24 May 13:00-15:30
Friday 27 May Rutland Arms, Sheffield - Cider Festival - aka "Mini Wall of Cider" - · 17:00 - 23:00
Friday 27-Sunday 29 May Beer Festival at the New Wheel, 145 Wrenthorpe Road, Wrenthorpe near Wakefield WF2 0JN with a selection of around 18 beers
Friday 27-Sunday 29 May Beer Festival at the Black Bull, Commercial Street, Rothwell LS26 0AX, opposite the Blackburn Hall, offering a wide range of ales, ciders plus lagers from around the world
Friday
27–Monday 30 May
Second
Three Valleys Beer Festival:
Friday 27-Monday 30 May Annual Cider Festival at the Haven Arms, Hedon, last year offering 20 ciders on at all times (dry med and sweet, as well as some perries) also offering 10 cask beers at the same time, EYMS bus 78 getting of at Havenside on Sheriff's Highway or the 75/76/77 to Hedon and walk down Sheriff's Highway
Friday 27–Monday 30 May Eighth Beer Festival at the Fox & Goose Inn, Hebden Bridge, noon - midnight "The Old and the New" featuring 35 real ales plus pie & peas and entertainment
Saturday 28-Sunday 29 May Salts Sports Association's Third Annual Beer Festival www.saltssports.co.uk £2.50 entry includes glass and programme, at least 14 real ales on handpump plus real cider kept in ideal cellar conditions
Friday 3-Saturday 4 June Annual Beer Festival at the Jemmy Hirst, Rawcliffe, easily reached by bus from Goole, but only pm train back to West Yorkshire departs Rawcliffe Station 18.56• (88 Goole-Doncaster bus should get you to station) •NB train times after 21 May will be in new timetable.
Friday 3-Sunday
5 June
The
Swan
Beer Festival, 106 Main Street, Addingham,
Ilkley LS29 0NS
01943-831999
Friday 3-Saturday 4 June Second LS6 Beer Festival at Left Bank Leeds, the new arts and events venue based in the unexpected and breathtaking surroundings of the former St Margaret of Antioch church building on Cardigan Road, Leeds LS6 1LJ in aid of Village to Village, bus no.18 www.ls6beerfest.com
Saturday 4 June Wetherby Lions Beer Festival at St James’ Church Hall, Church St, Wetherby LS22 6LP from 12.00 until the barrels run dry, wide range of draught beers and selected ciders, £5 on the door including festival glass and drink token, all proceeds to Martin House Hospice www.wetherbybeerfestival.org.uk
Saturday 4 June Collingham Real Ale Festival at
Collingham and
Linton Sports Association, Harewood Rd, Collingham, LS22; noon-23:00, 20
Yorkshire Micro Brewery real ales
plus a cider cold
and hot food, cricket during day and music at
night and festival engraved tankard draw and raffle
www.
Saturday 4-Sunday 5 June Cider Festival 2011 at The University Arms, Sheffield with over 25 ciders from around the UK as well as last year’s National Gold and Silver winners during the Cider Festival weekend there’ll be live music from local bands and a BBQ available from 14:00-19:00 Saturday and 14:00-16:00 Sunday, serving flame grilled, locally sourced produce
Sunday 5-Saturday 11 June Summertime Blues Mini Beer Festival at the Rook & Gaskill, Lawrence Street, York 18 beers at any one time and lots of live music
Thursday 9-Sunday 12 June Real Ale & Cider Festival as part of the Gate to Southwell Folk Festival www.southwellfolkfestival.org.uk
Friday 10-Saturday 11 June Kirkburton Beer Festival at Scout HQ, Hallas Road,
Kirkburton
HD8 0QQ,
third beer
festival by the Kirkburton Uniformed Scout & Guide group, proceeds towards
the Scout Hut repair and restoration funds.
Friday night – pie and pea
supper, raffle and quiz
Friday 10-Saturday 11 June First Leven Beer Festival in
the Courtyard of the New Inn with
any beer left over sold off on the Sunday.
Thursday 16-Saturday 18 June Top of the Hops Festival at the Harlequin, Sheffield featuring "hophead" brewers
Thursday 16-Sunday 19 June Midsummer Beer Festival at the West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms, Dewsbury Station, open 11.00-24.00 with 30 real ales, live music on Platform 3 www.imissedthetrain.com/midsummer-beer-festival-at-the-west-riding/
Friday 17-Saturday 18 June Beer Festival at Marsh Liberal Club, 31 New Hey Road, Marsh, Huddersfield HD3 4AL website
Friday 17-Sunday 19 June First Beer Festival at the Field Head, Quarmby Rd, Quarmby, Huddersfield HD3 4FB.20 beers, local and national, will be available. Basket meals and light bites until 7pm each day. On Saturday evening vocalist/guitarist Don Quixote will entertain.Bus 357 leaves Huddersfield bus station at 30 minutes past the hour, but there is not a great evening or Sunday service i.e. a few 353s, so a bit of a walk (5-15 mins) from various other bus stops may be needed - check out Journey Planner at www.wymetro.com .
Saturday 18 June South Cave Beer Festival at the Bull Field, 16:00-midnight with beers from Wold Top, Brown Cow, Great Heck, Great Newsome, Thorne , York, Old Mill, Toad, East Coast plus Moorlands Farm Cyder
Saturday 18 June Twenty First Beer Festival at the Village Hall, Thorganby an ever popular charity beer festival - including 18 real ales, as well as real ciders and perrys, live music marquee featuring the last ever Phatt gig, BBQ, and a free commemorative glass for the first 250 through the door. Tickets available from The Ferry Boat, Thorganby (01904 448224) or the Jug and Bottle, Bubwith (01757 289707). website
Saturday 18-Sunday 19 June
First Beer Festival at the Black Lion, Selby Rd, Snaith with 8 real ales and
2 real ciders
Saturday 18-Sunday 19 June Father's Day Bottled Beer Festival at Blacker Hall
Farm,
Branch Road, Calder
Grove, Wakefield, WF4 3DN
http://www.blackerhall.com bus service 435 to
stop known as Great Cliff, Denby Dale Road Branch Road, then 3 mins walk.
Thursday 23-Sunday 26 June Beer Festival at the Navigation, Mirfield, two minutes from the railway station, Thursday 16.00-23.00, Friday-Sunday all day
Thursday 23-Sunday 26 June Third Summer Beer Festival at the Waggon & Horses, Lawrence Street, York, 20+ Yorkshire ales and ciders, across the inside and garden bars.
Friday 24-Sunday 26 June 9th Idle Beer
Festival at Hepworth & Idle Cricket Club, Westfield Lane, Idle, Bradford Fri
19.00-23.00. Sat 14.00-23.00, Sun 14.00-18.00, and you can expect at least one
cricket match plus fantastic views if you are sat outside!
Friday 24-Sunday 26 June Third Dentdale Music and Beer Festival http://www.dentmusicandbeer.com
Friday 24-Sunday 26 June Fourth Bootham Crescent Beer Festival, Pitchside Bar, Bootham Crescent, York a well-established event with a wide selection of real ales and ciders, hot and cold food, entertainment and quiet zone
Friday 1 July-Saturday 2 July till the early hours Ciderfest at the Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge http://www.stubbingwharf.com/events/ciderfest-2011
Friday 1 July-Saturday 2 July Marsh Liberal Club Beer Festival (note: these are the correct dates) http://marshlib.co.uk/
Friday 1(eve)-Sunday 3 July First Beer Festival at the Gate Inn, Millington, East Riding of Yorkshire YO42 1TX featuring 10 real ales and 3 ciders, barbecue Tel: 01759 302045
Saturday 2 July Second Clifford Champion Beer Festival at Clifford Village Hall, Albion Street, Clifford LS23 6HY special festival ales, ciders, wines, soft drinks and tasty snacks, £5 entry includes commemorative glass and first ½ pint, live music www.cliffordbeerfestival.co.uk public transport
Saturday 2 July Summer Beer Festival at the Scarborough Arms, Tickhill details 01302 742977
Saturday 2-Sunday 3 July Armitage Bridge Monkey Club's Monkeyfest 5, Saturday noon-23:00, Sunday noon-21:00, with up to 50 real ales plus cider, live music, barbecue
Thursday 7-Sunday 10 July Sheffield Food & Drink Festival features a LocAle real ale bar run by Dave Williams.
Thursday 7-Sunday 10 July Sunfest at the Rising Sun, Nether Green, Sheffield which usually sees the full Abbeydale range including a charity special on the bar in the pub and up to 100 guest ales in a marquee at the rear along with food,
cider and entertainment, FirstBus 40 and Stagecoach bus 120
Friday 8-Saturday 9 July Newmillerdam Festival Week kicks off with the Twelfth Annual Scouts Beer Festival at the Newmillerdam Scout HQ,
699 Barnsley Road, Newmillerdam WF2 7QQ, open Friday 18.00-23.00 Saturday 11.00-23.00 entry £2 per person or family entry £5, music, food wines, soft drinks and about 15 real ales from around the country in great company beers drawn by handpump from cool cellar, souvenir glass bus service 59: note that daytime journeys are operated by Stagecoach so Arriva Day Tickets are not accepted. If your geography is good you can take the more frequent Arriva 110 service to Painthorpe and then a 20 minute walk.
Friday 8-Sunday 10 July Thir
d Annual Beer Festival and Barbecue at the Boot & Shoe, Barkston Ash with 11 beers all from Local breweries, Fri 17.00-22.00, Sat & Sun 12.00-22.00 bbq Sat 12.00-17.00 also South Milford Bass Band Sat 14.00-16.00, live music Sat 20.00 till lateFriday 8-Sunday 10 July Cider and Perry Weekend at the Prince of W\ales, Foxfield, Cumbria
Friday 8-Sunday
10 July Cider Festival at the Crown Inn, Vicars Lane (no, not Vicar Lane) Manfield (no, not Mansfield) DL2 7RF Opening Hours: 17:00--23:30 Fri; 12:00-23:30 Sat & SunFriday 8-Sunday 10 July First Summer Beer and Cider Festival at the Red Lion, Merchantgate, York
showcasing an array of Summer themed ales and real ciders throughout the duration of the festival plus live music on the Friday night and all day SaturdaySaturday 9 July Birdsedge Beer Festival at the Village Hall near Upper Denby starting at 19:00, other fun events during the day,
bus 435 leaves for Wakefield at 21:57 or 22:52 from outside the Dalesman in Denby Dale (there may be a closer stop)Saturday 9 July First Birthday Celebration for Neil and Maureen at the Junction Carlton Street Castleford with NINE Ridgeside beers including one from the wood. It's a joint celebration of a year's brewing at Ridgeside Brewery and brewer Simon Bolderson will be in attendance. Pub telephone number 01977 278867
Wednesday 13-Sunday 17 July Summer Beer Festival at the Star, Folly Hall, Huddersfield, starting 17.00 Wed & Thu, full day opening Fri-Sun
Thursday 14-Sunday 17 July
Suddaby’s Summer Beer Festival at the Crown Hotel, Malton with at least 32 beers, live music every night, food available all dayThursday 14-Sunday 17 July Summer Beer Festival at The Hop, Granary Wharf, Leeds LS1 4BR, featuring 25 local and regional beers open from 15:00 Thursday, from noon Friday-Sunday
Friday 15-Sunday 17 July Melanie's First Beer Festival at the Little Bull, Middlestown, Wakefield WF4 4NR, starting at 17:00 on the Friday, bus route 232
Saturday 16-Sunday 17 July Tenth Ackworth Steam Rally, by the Water Tower on the A628 Ackworth Road, wide selection of real ales sold onsite at the Steam Inn, also vintage fairground, rides, food, autojumble, model and craft tent, gates open from 10.00, enquiries 01977-617327 or 07816 018291
Saturday 16 July
The 2011 Bobtown Beer Bash, organised by Roberttown Road Runners at the Community Centre on Church Road WF15 7LS, next to the Church, not Echo Street, 12.00-22.30 probably 20+ real ales ciders and perrys, live music (bus 253 from Wakefield is simplest but few evening journeys) http://www.roberttownvillage.org.uk/2011/05/12/roberttown-beer-festival-saturday-16th-july-2011/Monday 11-Saturday 23 July Beer Festival at the Vulcan, 32 St Peters Street, Huddersfield HD1 1RA featuring 70 beers, presumably across the festival
Thursday 21-Saturday 23 July Yorkshire Beer Festival of Ales at the Black Swan,
Fearby near Masham, 25+ ales, live music
Thursday 21-Sunday 24 July Mini Beer festival at the Malt Shovel, 219 Ashby High Street, Ashby, Scunthorpe DN16 2JP. The pub is open from 10:00 daily, tel: 01724 843318 photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/dayoff171/3844268131/
Thursday
21-Sunday24 July First Loyal Trooper Beer Festival 34, Sheffield Road, South
Anston, S25 5DT (off A57 from junction 31, M1 towards Worksop). Buses from
Rotherham, Sheffield & Worksop. Tel: 01909 562203.
Friday 22-Saturday 23 July Third Annual
Beer Festival at the Railway Tavern, Station Road, Hensall BBQ and live
music will also be provided on Saturday and a good selection of fine ales.
Arriva service 150 daytime only from Wakefield,
Pontefract and Selby, also the Ghost Train from Hensall Station at 19:08 to
Whitley Bridge, Knottingley, Pontefract, Castleford (arr 19:37 with connection
available to Normanton and Wakefield at 19:56), Woodlesford and Leeds.
Friday 22-Sunday 24 July Tramlines Festival at Sheffield, described by some as an Urban Glastonbury, with over 200 bands playing in Sheffield across a long list of venues and main stages; entry is free to all Tramlines festival gigs and many of the pubs hosting gigs have real ale, as will the Blues main stage venue.
Friday 22-Sunday 24 July Mini Beer festival and Family Weekend at Ye Olde Shakespeare Innj, 106 Wello Road, Heeley S8 9TZ, guest beers, bouncy castle, music and food
Saturday 23 July Two Magpies Sixth Annual Beer Festival and
Barbecue, 5 Stafford Drive, Moorgate, Rotherham S60 3DQ
Saturday 23-Sunday 24 July Bower Beer Fest 2011l at Hall Bower Athletics & WMC, 53 Hall Bower, Newsome, Huddersfield HD4 6RR, probably 30+hand-pulled local, regional and national beers, food, children and families welcome www.hallbower.co.uk
Thursday 21-Sunday 31 July Cider Festival at Wetherspoon houses www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/promotions/cider-festival-2011-23
Thursday 28-Saturday 30 July Beer Festival at the Old Halfway House, 452 Leeds Road, Robin Hood, on the A61 half way between Leeds and Wakefield, beers from all over the county
Thursday 28-Saturday 30 July Second Whitby Lions' Beer Festival at the Met on West Cliff starting at 12:00 each day, over 30 beers and ciders, local food
Friday 29-Saturday 30 July First Beehive Inn Beer Festival, 16, Union Street, Harthill, S26 7YH. Buses from Rotherham & Sheffield. Tel: 01909 770205
Friday 29-Saturday 30 July Beer Festival at the Junction, Baildon, a short walk from Shipley Station
Friday 29-Sunday31 July Yarnbury Cricket Club Beer Festival, Brownberrie Lane, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5HB (opposite Trinity and All Saints College) www.yarnburybeerfestival.co.uk
Friday 29-Sunday31 July The White Lion Beer Festival, 615 London Road, Sheffield S2 4HT, 12+ real ales and one cider on handpull, beer garden, free food served at 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00
Friday 29 July-Monday 1 August Yorkshire Day Weekend Beer Festival at the Old White Swan, 80 Goodramgate, York YO1 7LF www.nicholsonspubs.co.uk/theoldwhiteswangoodramgateyork
Friday 29 July – 5 August at North Bar, then at Further North from 6 August, festival of American craft beers http://www.leedsguide.co.uk/review/preview/north-bars-american-beer-festival/16039
Saturday 30 July Selby anticipates Yorkshire Day 2011 at Selby Town Hall with 20 Yorkshire beers, all on handpump and cooled, Yorkshire cider and three live bands: open 16:00-23:00
Saturday 30-Sunday 31July First Beehive Inn Beer Festival, 16, Union Street, Harthill, S26 7YH. Buses from Rotherham (25-Daytime & 49-evenings & Sundays) & Sheffield (25, 27, X14-daytime and 49-evenings & Sundays), all drop off right outside the pub. Tel: 01909 770205
Thursday 4-Sunday 11 August Beer Festival at the Brewery Tap, Albion Road, Idle
Thu/Fri from 15:00, Sat/Sun from 14:00, buses 640,641, 670
Friday 12-Saturday 13 August FEVA/Knaresborough Lions’ Beer Festival at
Knaresborough House Fri 19:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-23:00
Friday 12-Sunday 14 August, Foxglove, 6a Penistone Road, Kirkburton, Beer
Festival, 20 beers
Saturday 13 August Inaugural Beer Festival at the Old School Inn, 10 Battle Green Epworth DN9 1JT, local brews plus "the pride of Greene-King", live music
Thursday 18-Sunday 21 August Eleventh Annual Lifeboat Beer and Banger Festival at the Captain Cook Inn, Staithes, North Yorkshire, 11:00-midnight each day, 30 beers with a maritime theme www.thecaptaincookstaithes.co.uk
Saturday 20 August Barlow Brewery
'near' Dronfield as part
of the Barlow Village
Carnival, not just their own beers but guests from breweries near and far along
with a line up of TEN bands! Bus service 89 from Chesterfield plus very limited
service from Dronfield
Tuesday 23–Monday 29 August, Summer Beer Festival at the Barnes Wallis, Howden Station, North Howden with 20+ beers expected to be available, a fair stride out of the town but quite handy for the train station.
Friday 26-Sunday 28 August Summer Beer Festival at The Nook, Holmfirth, 40+ real ales, ciders, fruit wines and live music
Friday 26-Sunday 28 August Galtres Festival of Beer, Cider, Music, Fun and Food near Crayke Village, Easingwold www.galtresfestival.org.uk
Friday 26-Sunday 28 August Festival of Ten Experimental
Beers from the Sportsman Brewery at the Sportsman pub,
Friday 26-Monday 29 August Brewers Pride Twelfth Annual August Bank Holiday Beer and Music Festival starting 17:30 Friday, over 60 hand pulled beers (all cellar conditioned) from around the region and beyond as well as continental beers and ciders, live music Friday and Saturday Night as well as Sunday and Monday afternoon
Saturday 27-Sunday 28 August Cask Ale Festival at the Calverley Arms, Calverley Lane, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5QQ, over 20 ales, entertainment throughout
Saturday 27-Monday 29 August Durker Beerfest at the Durker Roods Hotel, Bishopway, Meltham HD9 4JA, barbecue and hot pork & apple sandwiches, bar snacks, live music. £2 entry fee includes designer glass and programme, ½ pint beer tokens at £1.45
Saturday 27-Monday 29 August Second Annual Real Ale Festival at the Station Hotel, Station Road, Patrington HU12 0NE up to ten real ales, light, golden and dark inc porter, free entry, discount for CAMRA members, hot & cold food, open noon until late 75/77 bus service NB no trains since 1964
Monday 1-Wednesday 31 August Summer Cider Festival at Harry's Bar, Wakefield featuring a changing selection of the country's best ciders and perrys
Saturday 27 August-Sunday 4 September Ten Day Beer and Music Festival at the Ship Inn, Cliff Road, Sewerby, Bridlington, open 11:00-23:00 daily, 20 beers mainly from the Marston stable available over the festival
Friday 2-Sunday 4 September Second Annual Swan and Slip Inn Beer Cider and Wine Festival, Slip Inn, 20 Clementhorpe, York www.theslipinnyork.co.uk Swan 16 Bishopgate St, York YO23 1JH www.twitter.com/theswanyork
Friday 2-Saturday 3 September Beer Festival at the Abbey Inn, 99 Pollard Lane, Newlay, Leeds, open from noon www.theabbey-inn.co.uk
Thursday 8-Sunday 11 September Eleventh Annual Silloth Annual Beer and Music Festival on the Green, Silloth-on-Solway, 75+ ales and ciders
Thursday 8-Sunday 11 September Beer Festival at the Drop
Inn, 12 Elland Lane, Elland HX5 9DU,
live music
Fri & Sat, food served Fri & Sat, jamming session Sun
Friday 9-Saturday 10 September Addingham Beer Festival at the Memorial Hall, Addingham www.addinghambeerfestival.co.uk advance tickets available, open Friday evening and two separate sessions Saturday
Friday 9-Saturday 10 September Derbyshire Brewers Collective Beer Festival in the Darwin Suite at the Assembly Rooms, Market Place, Derby
Friday 9-Sunday 11 September Reindeer Inn Beer Festival
sponsored by Caphouse Brewery, 204
Old Road, Overton WF4 4RL,
Fri 16:00-late, Sat/Sun 11:30-late 20 real ales plus ciders & perrys, live bands
all weekend
Saturday10-Sunday 11 September Late Summer Beer Festival at the Scarborough Arms, Tickhill details 01302 742977
Saturday 10-Monday 12 September British Festival of Ales at the Black Swan, Fearby near Masham
Thursday 15-Saturday 17 September War of the Roses in a Pint Glass Real Ale festival at the Fox & Newt, 9 Burley Street, Leeds LS3 1LD
Thursday 15-Sunday 18 September Beer Festival at the Navigation, Mirfield, just a short stride from the train station Thu from 16:00 then All day Fri-Sun 30+ Beers all cellar-cooled and handpulled including the whole Theakston range with the Theakston cooper giving demonstrations of his trade on the Saturday
Thursday 15-Sunday 18 September Autumn Beer Festival at the New Clarence, 77/79 Charles Street, Hull www.thenewclarence.co.uk
Thursday 15-Sunday 18 September Beer Festival at Whitakers, 49 Kirkgate, Otley LS21 3HN, wide range of beers, lagers and ciders from around the World, open from 11:00
Friday 16-Saturday 17 September ‘September Beer Festival’ at Saltaire Brewery,
Dockfield Road, Shipley BD17 7AR, Friday from 16:00 ticket only in advance from
the brewery with just 150 available on the door, Saturday from noon pay on the
door, so come early: £5 includes programme, glass and first pint, wide range of
beers from across UK, ciders,
barbecue
Saturday 17-Sunday 18 September Arts and Ales Festival in the Courtyard of the Laurence Batley Theatre Huddersfield in collaboration with the Sportsman Brewing Company, with 20 real ales and ciders, studio tours, artist performances, live music and Caribbean food, open noon-22:00 each day http://www.undertheviaduct.com/
Thursday 22-Saturday 24 September Todmorden Beer Festival at Todmorden Cricket Club, Burnley Road, Todmorden, 35 cask ales and 5 farmhouse ciders, food each session, Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri/Sat 12:00-23:00
Friday 23-Saturday 24 September First Beer Festival at the Heatherfield Club, 193 Baslow Road, Totley, Sheffield S17 4DT, running in conjunction with Totley Music Festival, Fri from 18:00 Sat from 12:00 www.heatherfieldclub.org
Friday 23-Saturday 24 September Second Cononley Beer
Festival at Cononley Village Institute, Main Street, Cononley BD20 8NT, trains
on Airedale Line, Fri 20:00-22:00, Sat 17:00-22:00 free admission, local and
national beers, food available
Friday 23-Saturday 24 September Second St Robert's Beer Festivalat St Robert's Church Chapter House, Main Street, Pannal, Harrogate HG3 1JZ, Fri 17:00-23:00 Sat 14:00-21:00. Tickets only, from The Old Bell Tavern, The Swan on the Stray, The Harwood Pannal, The Black Swan, Pannal Post office and www.pannalbeer.co.uk for £10 which includes 5 half pint beer vouchers and your St Robert's glass to keep.
Friday 23-Saturday 24 September Hollingworth Lake Beer & Cider Fest, Friday evening and all day Saturday at Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club, Littleborough OL15 0DQ 20 different beers and 8 types of cider, £5 entry includes souvenir glass and first ½ pint www.hollingworthlakerowingclub.co.uk buses 452/455/456 from Rochdale
Friday 23-Sunday 25 September Great Beers of Great Britain Beer Festival at the Cricketers Arms, Cluntergate, Horbury WF4 5AG, buses 126/7 and 231/2 stop near.
Friday 23-Sunday 25 September Charity Beer Festival at the Golden Lion Hotel, 114 High Street, Northallerton DL7 8PP organised by David Wall of Wall's County Town Brewery in aid of Help the Heroes, the Lance Corporal Ben Hyde Memorial Trust and SSAFA Forces Help, 30+ beers from local breweries, ciders, perry and continental beers, music on Fri & Sat nights, admission £3 inc £1.50 refundable deposit on glass
Friday 23-Sunday 25 September Beer Festival at the Old Hall Inn, Whitehough near Chinley, Peak District, 15 mins walk from Chinley Train Station on the Sheffield-Manchester line, around 90 beers and 20 ciders http://www.oldhallbeerfestival.co.uk
Saturday 24-Sunday 25 September Beer festival at the Mount Pleasant, Norton Woodseats, Sheffield
Thursday 29 September-Sunday 2 October Beer Festival at the Old Halfway House, Robin Hood WF3 3AB on the 110 bus route half way between Wakefield and Leeds
Thursday 29 September-Sunday 2 October Pub Beer Festival at the Chequers, Pleasley Road, Whiston, Rotherham S60 4HB http://www.thechequerswhiston.co.uk/
Thursday 29 September-Sunday 2 October Ripley Rail Ale Festival at the Midland Railway, Butterley Station, Ripley, housed in railway carriages and marquee, over 100beers, ciders, perrys and fruit wines www.midlandrailwaycentre.co.uk From Alfreton Rail Station (on the Nottingham/Chesterfield route) Bus services 91, 92 and 93 link Alfreton Station to Midland Railway - Butterley every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday and every hour on Sundays. Call 0870 608 2608 or go to www.derbysbus.net for details.
Friday 30 September-Saturday 1 October First Rastrick Beer Festival in the Community Hall at St John's Church, Gooder Lane, Rastrick not far from Brighouse Station, 15 real ales and 3 ciders, Friday 15:00-22:30, Saturday afternoon 11:30-16:30, evening 18:00-22:30, food and music www.djict.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/beer/
Friday 30 September-Saturday 1 October IPA Festival at The Swan, Carr Lane, Crimble, Slaithwaite HD7 5BQ, 15+ India Pale Ales, Fri from 16:00, Sat from noon
Friday 30 September-Saturday 1 October Cider Festival at the Junction Baildon, just downhill and across the water from Shipley Station
Friday 30 September-Sunday 2 October Emley Brass Band Real Ale Festival at the Emley Band Room, 9 Beaumont Street, Emley HD8 8EE, (opposite the White Horse Pub) provisional times Friday 16:00-23:00, Saturday 11:00-23:00, Sunday 11:00 until dry www.emleybrassband.co.uk/ bus 232 from Wakefield or HuddersfieldSaturday 1 October Great Ouseburn Beer festival at Great Ouseburn Village Hall
Friday 30 September-Sunday 2
October 2011
Thursday 6-Sunday 9 October Gardeners Rest Beer Festival, 105 Neepsend Lane, Sheffield S3 8AT open Thu-Sun from noon
Friday 7-Saturday 8 October Beer festival at West Marton Village Institute, West Marton BD23 3UD (in a marquee on the Institute car park). Open Friday 4 to 10.30 p.m. and Saturday 12 noon to 10.30 p.m. 15 'Supreme Champion' beers from the last 20 years of CAMRA‘s Great British Beer Festival. Admission £5 (includes first pint). Entertainment: Brass Band/Bavarian Band. Bacon butties and hot dogs available
Friday 7-Sunday 9 October Upstairs Downstairs Beer Festival at the Kings Arms, Bolton Road, Silsden BD20 0JY on 762 bus route from Ilkey and Keighley stations www.facebook.com/kingsarmssilsden
Friday 7-Sunday 9 October, Broughton Festival of Beer at various pubs in and around Broughton-in Furness, Cumbria, N.B. no Sunday trains! website
Friday 7-Sunday 9 October, Fourth Beer Festival at Triangle Cricket Club, Grassy Bottoms, Triangle near Sowerby Bridge HX6 3NA probably open 17:00-23:00 Friday, 11:00-23:00 Saturday & Sunday
Saturday 8 October Cider Fest and Hog Roast at the Cricketers Arms, Cluntergate, Horbury 15:00-19:00
Saturday 8 October Seventh East Keswick Beer Festival at
East Keswick Village Hall LS17 9DA, a celebration of famous Yorkshire real ales
with the celebrated Illingworth pork pies, from 12.00, refreshments and live
music, bus services 99 Leeds-Wetherby and 923 Tadcaster-Otley, £5 entry includes
souvenir glass, programme and drinks token.
Thursday 13-Sunday 16 October Beer Festival at the Shepherds Rest, Sowerby Bridge, 23 real ales, food, live music
Friday 14-Sunday 16 October Great Craven Beer Festival at the Craven Arms and Cruck Barn, Appletreewick, nr Skipton BD23 6DA, 01756 720270
Thursday 20-Saturday 22 October Annual Cider festival at the Hop & Vine, Hull
Thursday 20-Sunday 22 October Keighley & Worth Valley Railway's Annual Beer &
Music Festival
http://www.kwvr.co.uk/beerfestival.html
Thursday 20 October start of beer festival at the Cock O' The North, Hipperholme HX3 8EF "Good ales and the start of something new"
Thursday 20-Sunday 23 October First Birthday Beer Festival at the York, Broomhill, Sheffield, around 40 beers www.theyorksheffield.co.uk
Thursday 27-Monday 31 October LocAle Beer & Cider Festival at the Shepherds Boy,
157 Huddersfield Road, Dewsbury WF13 2RP with over 20 Ales and Ciders,
showcasing Local Beers (from within 30 miles), plus Ciders from around the
country. Cider Month related events on Saturday including Guided Cider Tasting
(tasting event tickets available soon), food available and Hallowe'en Costumes
welcomed!
Freitag 28-Samstag 29 Oktober, Oktoberfest at the Cricketers, Cluntergate, Horbury with a selection of beers and lagers in the German style
Friday 28-Sunday 30 October Autumn Beer Festival at the Swan, 106 Main Street, AddinghamLS29 0NS www.swan-addingham.co.uk
Friday 25-Sunday 27 November
Cropton Brewery Winter Beer Festival 2011
Friday 9-Saturday 10 December Slip Inn Winter Beer Festival, 20 Clementhorpe, York YO23 1AN, featuring Ossett Group beers, live music, heated marquee www.theslipinnyork.co.uk
Friday 9-Sunday 11 December Headingley Real Ale & Cider Festival, St Michael's Parish Hall, St Michael's Road. HEADINGLEY, Leeds. LS6 3AW www.headingleyalefestival.co.uk
Wednesday 21-Saturday 24 December The Winters T'Ale mini beer & cider festival at Shakespeare's, 146-8 Gibraltar Street Sheffield S3 8UB with 25 seasonal beers and ciders, including winter warmers, stouts, porters, fruit beers and spiced ales with food (an escape from turkey) provided by the Artisan Pizza Company, entertainment each day
Sunday 25-Saturday 31 December
Christmas Beer Festival at the Cock O' The North, South Edge Works, Hipperholme,
Christmas Day
Noon-14:00, Boxing Day Noon-23:00,
27-30 December
Thursday 12-Sunday 15 January Beer
Festival at the Corner Pin,
145 St Sepulchregate West, Doncaster DN1 3AH
Thursday 26-Sunday 29 January Beer Festival at the Navigation, Mirfield very near Mirfield Station
Friday 27-Sunday 29 January Winter Beer festival at The Mallard Inn, Worksop Station, Carlton Road, Worksop S81 7AG
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