November 2007

Thursday 1st to Saturday 3rd November - 21st Swindon Beerex, Steam Museum, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire
Opening times: Thursday 6pm-11pm; Friday 12-3.30pm + 6pm-11pm. Saturday 12-8pm
Admission: Thursday £3.00; Friday £2.00 daytime; £4.00 evening; Saturday £2.00.
Details: Over 70 beers and a selection of ciders. Restricted choice from Saturday lunchtime, come early to avoid disappointment. Admission including souvenir glass and free pint for CAMRA members. All sessions have food available, music on Saturday afternoon. Friday evening, tickets only available in advance, other sessions payment on door. Tickets on sale from: Beehive, 55 Prospect Hill, Swindon; Check Inn, 79 Woodland View, North Wroughton; The Glue Pot, Emlyn Square, Swindon. Postal applications (include sae) to Kevin Galton, 124 Okus Road, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4JP.

Thursday 1st to Saturday 3rd November - York Beer Festival, Priory Street Centre, Priory Street, York
Opening times: Thursday 7pm-11pm; Friday 12-4pm + 7pm-11pm; Saturday 12-4pm + 7pm-11pm.
Admission: £2.00
Details: Over 90 beers including ciders. CAMRA members get free half pint token on production of a valid membership card. Admission by ticket only (except Friday lunch), best purchase a ticket in advance. To obtain tickets(s) please state session you require and send cheque (payable to 'CAMRA York') with a SAE to: York Beer Festival Tickets, 9 Falsgrave Crescent, York, YO30 7 AZ. Tickets non-refundable.

Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th November - 13th Watford Beer Festival, West Herts Sports Club, Park Avenue, Watford
Opening times: Thursday 4pm-11pm, Friday & Saturday 11am-11pm
Admission: £2.00. Admission free to CAMRA/EBCU membs/West Herts Sports Club members.
Details: Over 60 real ales, cider & perry. Food available 5-9pm Thursday, 12-3pm/5pm-9pm Friday & Saturday.

Friday 9th & Saturday 10th November - 14th Woking Beer Festival, Woking Leisure Centre, Woking Park, Woking
Opening times: Friday 6pm-11pm, Saturday 11am-3.30pm and 6pm-11pm
Admission: £6.50 advance tickets only
Details: 70+ real ales plus ciders and imported beers. Food and live entertainment, including the famous Wurlitzer Organ. Limited admission by ticket only including souvenir pint glass and programme. Over 18s only. Tickets available from Credit Card Hotline 01483-771122, 8am-9pm, 7 days a week, or by post from Woking Leisure Centre, Woking Park, Kingfield Rd, Woking, Surrey GU22 9BA. Cheques payable to “Woking Borough Council” (include a SAE please). Free pint in festival for card carrying CAMRA members.

Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th November - 28th Rochford CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival, The Freight House, Bradley Way, Rochford, Essex SS4 1BU. Contact: 01702 548505, email: maggiecamra@hotmail.co.uk.
Opening times: Tue 5.30pm - 11pm; Wed/Thu 11.30am - 3pm and 5.30 - 11pm; Fri/Sat 11.30am - 11pm.
Admission: Free.
Details: Over 30 ciders and perrys; over 180 real ales; plus foreign beer and specialised English bottled beer bar. Food available all sessions. Live band The Magnets will be playing on Saturday evening in main bar; separate quiet bar.

Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th November - The Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival, City Hall, Cardiff, CF10 3ND.
In addition to the 150 beers on offer, there will be selection of 30+ traditional ciders and perries ranging from sweet to dry. The buoyant Welsh cider industry will be well represented - about 16 should be on sale.

Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th November - 21st Great Grampian Beer Festival (CAMRA Aberdeen & North East), Richard Donald Stand, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen AB24 5QH
Opening times: Thursday 4pm-midnight, Friday 3pm-midnight & Saturday noon-11pm
Admission: £3.00 CAMRA members and £5.00 non-members
Details: Festival will feature 75+ cask beers plus a smaller selection of cider, perry and bottled beers. Quiet sessions are guaranteed. Aberdeen FC's catering contractor will be doing the food.

Thursday 22nd to Saturday 24th November - Belfast Beer & Cider Festival, Kings Hall Complex (Balmoral Hall), Lisburn Road, Belfast
Opening times: 12-3pm & 3pm-11pm
Admission: All evening sessions £7.00; Thursday daytime £2.00; Friday & Saturday daytime £4.00. Discounted admission for CAMRA members.
Details: 120+ cask real ales from UK, selection of traditional Real ciders and Perries, served by traditional handpumps. Live music on Thursday evening and from 3pm Friday & Saturday. A wide selection of foods, pub games and tombola. Ample car parking and regular bus and trains from Belfast and Lisburn city centres. Admission includes festival glass and programme.

Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th November - Whitchurch Beer & Bangers Festival, Longmeadow Sports & Social Club, Winchester Road, Whitchurch, Hampshire
Opening times: Friday 7pm-11pm; Saturday 11.30am-3pm, 7pm-11.30pm; Sunday 12-3pm.
Admission: Concessions to CAMRA members.
Details: Beers & ciders from local breweries with traditional sausage dishes available all sessions. Quiet session Friday, Live music Saturday evening. Families very welcome. Tickets (SAE please) from John Buckley, 9 McFauld Way, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7LR or call 01256 892650.

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December 2007

Tuesday 4th December - Christmas Shopping Day at Hereford Cider Museum, 21 Ryelands Street, Hereford HR4 0LW (01432 354207)
Opening times: 3pm-7pm
Details: Music, stalls and refreshments. Get all your shopping done under one roof with a large array of cider and cider liqueurs, local food and crafts, and why not enjoy some music and appley hospitality at the same time?

Tuesday 4th to Saturday 8th December - Pig's Ear Beer & Cider Festival at Ocean, Mare Street, Hackney, London E8
Opening times: Tuesday to Thursday: noon-10.30pm; Friday: noon-11pm; Saturday: noon-10pm
Admission: Tuesday-Thursday CAMRA members £2.00/non-members £4.00; Friday CAMRA members £3.00/non-members £5.00; Saturday CAMRA members £2.00/non-members £4.00. Students Free with valid NUS Card.
Details: Renowned range of specialty, foreign and bottle-conditioned beers, top-quality Cider Bar. Award-winning food from The Splendid Meat Company and Wobbly Bottom cheese. Superb venue, renewed event, ample seating.

Thursday 6th to Saturday 8th December - 6th Harwich & Dovercourt Bay Winter Ale Festival at Kingsway Hall, Dovercourt, Essex
Opening times: 11am-11pm
Admission: £1.00, £2.00 after 6pm on Friday. Admission free to card-carrying CAMRA members all times.
Details: Over 40 real ales (emphasis on dark and seasonal brews), also ciders and bottled continental beers. Souvenir half-pint tankards available. Live music Friday and Saturday evening. Food available at all sessions.

Saturday, 22nd December - Let's Wassail at Cotehele National Trust, St Dominick, near Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6TA
Opening times: 11:30am
Admission: Normal Admission Charges Apply.
Details: Get our your bright hats and musical instructions and scare away the evil spirits from our orchards. [Rather early for a Wassail. Ed]

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