Welcome to the web site of the Herefordshire Branch of The Campaign for Real Ale, the UK's only consumer group dedicated to independent breweries, traditional pubs and real ale. The branch area is the County of Herefordshire.
BEER ON THE WYE
Hereford’s annual celebration of real ale, cider and perry, took place again on the banks of the River Wye on Friday 7th to Sunday 9th July. For full report go to Beer on the Wye Page
The festival team are now busy preparing for an even better event on Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July 2018.
Barrels Pub of the Year again
The Barrels in Hereford has been voted Pub of the Year for 2017 by Herefordshire CAMRA for the sixth time spread over a period 0f eighteen years.
Runner-up and Country Pub of the Year was the Black Swan, Much Dewchurch, repeating its position in 2016.
See Pub Awards
Snow Chaos
Remarkably, two consecutive presentations to Pubs of the Season were snowed off. At the end of November it was the Winter 2017 Pub of the Season, the Red Lion at Pembridge (pictured). The certificate was presented in December, as reported i the Spring edition of the branch magazine.
Then, at the very end of February it was the turn of the Olde Tavern in Kington to suffer the same fate when due to be awarded Spring 2018 Pub of the Season This will now take place on Good Friday
The Spring 2018 Pub of the Season is the Olde Tavern at Kington (pictured).
See Pub Awards
Other recent Pubs of the Season have been:
SUN REMEMBERS FLOSSIE!
Plaque recognises oldest landlady in Britain
Herefordshire CAMRA teamed up with Gary Seymour and Nick Davies, owners of the famous Sun Inn at Leintwardine, to honour Flossie Lane who ran this parlour pub for 74 years. A commemorative plaque was unveiled in September 2012 during the pub's Flossie Day celebrations. For more on this story visit BBC Hereford & Worcester website
