Herefordshire CAMRA

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.

SUN REMEMBERS FLOSSIE!

Plaque recognises oldest landlady in Britain

Herefordshire CAMRA has 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 last Saturday during the pub's Flossie Day celebrations. For more on this story visit BBC Hereford & Worcester website

ANOTHER ACCOLADE!

Award for Herefordshire Pub Guide

Herefordshire Branch came away from the recent Members' Weekend at Torquay with yet another award, this time for the Third Edition of Herefordshire Pubs - shared with Oxford Branch as joint winners of Local Pub Guide of the Year.

Last year it was the Hopvine (see ►), whilst both previous editions of our local pub guide (2003 & 2006) also collected the Local Pub Guide of the Year award.

The guide is on sale in bookshops, tourist offices and pubs around the county, as well as by post. For more details and updates on changes to the pubs since publication go to Local Pub Guide.

HEREFORDSHIRE'S FIRST COMMUNITY PUB ANNOUNCED

At an extraordinary public meeting organised by Dilwyn Parish Council on the 22nd February, parishioners voted three to one for the council to proceed and seek a loan, with the aim of purchasing the premises. Fed up with the uncertainty created by a succession of leaseholders, interspersed by short periods of closure, the community are hoping this initiative will secure some much-needed stability of the pub - and will also allow for it to be developed as a community hub.

A new tenant has been found, and the plans are now to refurbish the much-neglected pub. As well as proposing to sell meals made with locally-sourced food, it will also sell beers from Herefordshire, alongside numerous community facilities - including ultimately a shop.

Barrels, Hereford

Barrels Wins Pub of the Year

Wye Valley Brewery’s flagship pub, the Barrels in Hereford has been voted Pub of the Year for 2012 by Herefordshire CAMRA.

Runner-up was the Alma Inn, Linton.

See Pub News

Great Comeback for the Wheelwrights

Wheelwrights, Pencombe

The Spring 2013 Pub of the Season is the Wheelwrights at Pencombe (pictured).

See Pub News

Beer on the Wye on Track

Beer on the Wye IX is scheduled for the weekend of the 5th to 7th July 2013 at Hereford Rowing Club. More info on Beer on the Wye page.

Latest Hopvine

The Spring 2013 edition has been published. You may Download a low-res copy here. NB file size 2.4Mb. More info on Newsletter Page

New Breweries

Brewing has commenced at Simpsons Fine Ales located at the White Swan, Eardisland

News has just been received of two more new breweries - Jones The Brewer near Hay-on-Wye, and the Wobbly Brewing Company in Hereford. No images are currently available for these.

Hopvine Award

Last year it was the branch newsletter which brought success - the Hereford Hopvine was declared Runner-Up in the CAMRA Branch Newsletter of the Year Competition 2010 behind the Nottingham Drinker. The awards were presented at the 2011 Members' Weekend and AGM at Sheffield.

New Brewery Tap

Saxon City Ales now has its own pub, the Bowling Green, just on the edge of the city centre.

Brewery to Start Brewing!

Social Enterprise Company Brew On, located in the former Willoughby Brewery, is due to start brewing in the Autumn following protracted power supply problems.

Dog spins no more

Spinning Dog has changed its name to Hereford Brewery

Last updated: 11/05/13

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