19 – 20 November 2010
Bury Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Malt and The Met join forces for Bury’s Beer Festival featuring a range of real ales from local brewers.
Tickets on the door only: Friday 19 November from 12noon and Saturday 20 November from 12noon,.
£2 Friday Afternoon, £4 Friday Evening, £4 Saturday.
The Met, Market Street, Bury, Lancs, UK, BL9 0BW, 0161 761 2216
6 – 14 November 2010
Local Pubs Week
28 – 30 October 2010
SIBA Great Northern Beer Festival (Manchester) [Greater Manchester CAMRA Event]
SIBA North competition in the Grand Room of the Palace Hotel – Thursday 28th October
Then the beer festival exhibiting 300 cask beers from SIBA North members (121 breweries).
All beers will be dispensed by hand pump (48 at any given time) with sparklers + fresh glass on each fill.
Open to public from 4pm-10.30pm Thursday; Noon-10.30pm Friday and Saturday. Door entry (tbc: probably £5) with discounted entry to card-carrying CAMRA members.
Refundable Souvenir lined glass on deposit/purchase; food available at all sessions; entertainment on Saturday.
Volunteers required- please contact Graham Donning g_donning@yahoo.com or 07961 886 696 or see the website: www.northmanchestercamra.org.uk
Setup from Sunday 24, takedown Sunday 31st.
Palace Hotel, Oxford Road, Manchester (Just across from Oxford Rd railway station).
23 October 2010
Apple Day and Real Cider Bar [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Stubbing Wharf’s Cider Festival continues to get bigger and better each year, and likewise the Apple Day is attracting a growing following. With the pub’s good food reputation and with 30-minute scenic boat trips along the Rochdale Canal, there is plenty to make it a great day out for all the family.
The pub supports cider throughout the year. There are always six craft and other ciders on draft and a selection of bottled and a draft apple juice as well.
The Stubbing Wharf is located off the A646 on the west side of Hebden Bridge, between the River Calder and the Rochdale Canal. There is ample car parking. By bus, numbers 590 592 594 stop close by. By train or by foot, the Stubbing Wharf is a short walk along the canal towpath after lock 11.
Contact details:
The Stubbing Wharf, King Street, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire, HX7 6LU. Tel: 01422 844107 Email: info@stubbingwharf.com
www.stubbingwharf.com
14 -24 October 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Hare and Hounds, 400 Bolton Road West, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom.
The Pub usually sells 10 to 12 different small brewery beers, and this will increase to approximately 40 at any one time during the festival.
The Pub is conveniently situated next to the bus stop on the 273 Bolton – Todmorden service which operates an hourly service during the day (the service does not run during the evenings – check transports sites for details).
The website for the Hare and Hounds can be found at www.hareandhoundsbury.com
13 – 16 October 2010
Bolton Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Wednesday 13th October
7 – 11pm
£4
Thursday 14th October,
7 – 11pm
£4
Friday 15th October
7pm – 12 midnight
£6
Saturday 16th October
12pm – 6pm
£3
Saturday 16th October
7pm – 12 midnight
£5
Bolton Rugby Club, Avenue Street, off Chorley Old Road, Bolton BL1 3AW, Tel 01204 540116
Click here for the Bolton Beer Festival website
9 October 2010
Greater Manchester CAMRA Regional Meeting [Greater Manchester CAMRA Event]
1.00pm at: Barristers Bar, Swan Hotel, Bradshawgate, Bolton BL1 1HJ
All welcome!
October 2010
Town Centre Cider Festival – details to be confirmed
24 – 26 September 2010
Edgworth Real Ale Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 0AD
The Edgworth Real Ale Festival 2010 takes place on Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September 2010.
Following the success of last years War of the Roses, the same theme (the second battle!!) will be used for this year’s Festival.
This year’s beneficiaries will be the North West Air Ambulance and Bolton Mountain Rescue Team.
Friday 24th September – 16:00 – 23:00
Saturday 25th September – 12:00 – 23:00
Sunday 26th September – 12:00 – 17:00
Full details on the website: www.edgworth-real-ale-festival.co.uk
17 – 19 September 2010
Astley Bridge Cricket Club Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Astley Bridge Cricket Club is holding a beer festival in September, from Friday 17th to Sunday 18th.
The beers will be from around the North West – Bank Top, Prospect, Southport, Allgates and Three B’s – along with Krombacher Lager and Weston’s Old Rosie Cider.
The festival will run:-
Fri 17 Sept. 7.30 – 11.30
Sat 18 Sept. 2.30 – 6.30 and 7.30 – 11.30
Sun 19 Sept. – drinking up 2.30 – 6.30
8 September 2010
Westhoughton Pub Survey [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
19:40 Bus 715 (from bus station)
20:00 Wagon & Horses on the A6 (Ales from Marston stable e.g. Old Thumper)
20:20 Windmill (Black Sheep)
20:40 Wander down to the town centre checking on:
Greyhound; Commercial Inn; Red Lion; Wheatsheaf; and Victoria Inn
Or, bus 516 at 20:47 (Get off at junction just before church for town centre)
21:00 Robert Shaw (Wetherspoons)
21:20 White Lion (Holt’s)
21:35 Cross Guns (Jenning’s Cumberland)
22:00 The Howfener (Timothy Taylor’s Landlord)
Check out White Horse before:
Buses 540, or 715 at: 21:53, 22:06, 22:53 & 23:06 (back to Bolton)
All welcome!
If anyone wanting to do the survey with us, but might struggle with the initial timing, please contact Pete (07779 161128) to find where we’re up to on the night.
3 – 4 September 2010
September Beerfest [NON-CAMRA Event]
Over Hulton Conservative Club, St Helens Road, Bolton BL5 1AA. Tel 01204 61384
25+ Ales from breweries both local and further afield. Food available, and collectors items on sale. Proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Entrance £5 to include commemorative glass and your first drink.
www.overhultonconclub.co.uk
August Bank Holiday *
Summer Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Smithfield Hotel in Manchester is hosting a four day Real Ale Festival with tipples from England, Scotland, Wales and the
Isle of Man.
All the breweries are based from at least 100 miles away including locations such as Devon, Suffolk, Aberdeenshire, Glamorgan, Worcester, Somerset and Douglas in the Isle of Man.
* Please contact the organisers for full details of dates and opening times.
37 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ. 0161 839 4424
27 – 30 August 2010
Pub Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Britannia Inn, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7AF Tel. 01204 571 629
Beer festival with various ales over the weekend – free entry! Contact the pub for full details.
27 – 30 August 2010
Dunscar’s Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Dunscar Golf Club, Longworth Lane, Bolton BL7 9QY
Please see the Dunscar Golf Club website for more details: www.dunscargolfclub.co.uk
25 August 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15 pm at the Sweet Green Tavern, Crook Street. All welcome.
4 August 2010
Little Lever Pub Survey [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
7:15 or 7:45pm Bus 524 (from bus station)
7:30 – 8:15pm Stopes Tavern (Bank Top ales)
8:15pm Wander down through the village checking on
Three Crowns; Queen Anne; Canary Tavern; Hennigan’s; Church Inn
9:45pm Jolly Carter (TT Landlord, Old Speckled Hen & Bank Top)
Bus 524 at: 9:54, 10:24, 10:54, 11:24 & 11:54pm (back to Bolton)
All welcome!
28 July 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton. All welcome.
17 July 2010
Real Ale Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Bobtown Beer Bash – Roberttown Community Centre, Roberttown, West Yorkshire
20+ Real Ales, Ciders and Perries. Visit www.roberttownroadrunners.co.uk for more details.
14 July 2010
Mid-Summer Evening’s (Bowling) Dream [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Howcroft, Pool Street, 7:30pm
Bolton CAMRA branch is looking to raise a team to play a game of ‘Crown Green Bowls’ against Howcroft regulars. Jane & Frank will provide some free refreshments (unfortunately, this doesn’t include beer) during the evening. Branch members’ qualifications for the team are: being alive; and promising to not wear your stilettos on the night! (At least when bowling.) Cheerleaders are also very welcome. (Mind not to drop your pom-poms in your beer; or anyone else’s, for that matter.)
Anyone wishing to play bowls on the night should contact Pete by Monday 12th July events@boltoncamra.org.uk.
10 July 2010
Greater Manchester CAMRA Regional Meeting [CAMRA Event]
To be held at The Magnet, 51 Wellington Road North Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1HJ, commencing 1pm.
2 – 4 July 2010
Stubbing Wharf 4th Cider Fest [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Stubbing Wharf will be hosting its 4th Cider Festival, from 2nd to 4th July 2010.
The annual Cider Festival has become a growing success year on year, well-known for showcasing one of the largest selections of ciders and perries in the north of England. This year, the pub has decided to add an extra day to the event and the Festival will be running for a full three days, from Friday to Sunday, with attractions for dedicated enthusiasts, CAMRA members and families too.
As well as a range of over 70 different ciders from producers across the length and breadth of the UK and beyond; there will be canal boat cruises, live music from some popular local turns, a magician and children’s entertainment. There’s free admission too, with 10% discount on Festival Ciders for CAMRA card-carrying members on the Friday. Saturday includes a hog roast and live entertainment too.
Contact details:
The Stubbing Wharf
King Street
Hebden Bridge
W. Yorkshire
HX7 6LU
Tel: 01422 844107
Email: info@stubbingwharf.com
www.stubbingwharf.com
30 June 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton. All welcome.
16 June 2010
Bolton Pubs Listing [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Meeting to complie a list of pubs in Bolton and detailing the beers on sale.
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton. All welcome.
9 June 2010
Blackrod Pubs Survey [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
7:45pm – Train from Bolton, or 7:12pm Bus 576
8:00pm – Barristers (Selection of ales)
8:45pm – Poachers (up to 8 ales)
Red Lion (check-out on way to…)
9:45pm – Ridgeway (3 ales?)
All welcome!
10:10pm & 11:10pm Train back to Bolton, or 10:29pm Bus 576 (last bus!)
28 – 31 May 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
HOUSE WITHOUT A NAME – 75-77 Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton BL2 3ET
Featuring the following ales:
Newman’s Shifty Nibbler
Talbot Blonde
Solaris
Phoenix Hopsack
Lancaster Blonde
plus a mystery beer
26 May 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
19 May 2010
May Is Mild Month – Horwich Pub Crawl [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Sampling Mild Ales in Horwich:
7.50pm 125 Bus from Moor Lane Bus Station
8.15pm The Crown
Holt’s Mild
8.45pm Original Bay Horse
Coach House Gunpowder Mild
9.30pm Bowling Green
Bank Top Mild
Return bus to Bolton 9.50pm or 10.20pm depending on your connection.
Details correct at time of publication, milds on offer are
at the discretion of the landlords.
13 – 16 May 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Continental, South Meadow Lane, Preston.
The festival will have approximately 60 different ales on offer, 25 Ciders and Perrys plus a selection of bottled world beers. In addition there will be live music in the garden and a specialist food stall. For full details visit www.newcontinental.net. Entry is free.
12 May 2010
May Is Mild Month – Bolton Pub Crawl [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Sampling Mild Ales in Bolton town centre:
7.45pm Howcoft Inn (36 Pool Street)
Bank Top Mild
8.30pm Hen & Chickens (Opposite Post Office)
Tetley’s Dark Mild
3 B’s Stoker’s Slake
9.00pm Barristers (Bradshawgate)
Timothy Taylor
Bank Top
9.45pm Sweet Green Tavern (Crook Street)
Dunham Massey
Hopstar
Moorhouses
Details correct at time of publication, milds on offer are
at the discretion of the landlords.
6 – 16 May 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Hare and Hounds, 400 Bolton Road West, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom.
The Pub usually sells 10 to 12 different small brewery beers, and this normally increases to 25 – 30 at any one time when there is a beer festival on.
This festival will feature 150 beers from 100 breweries between the festival dates. The Pub is conveniently situated next to the bus stop on the 273 Bolton – Todmorden service which operates an hourly service during the day (the service does not run during the evenings – check transports sites for details).
The website for the Hare and Hounds can be found at www.hareandhoundsbury.com
16 – 18 April 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Bradshaw Cricket Club, Bolton – ticket details to be confirmed, Click here for the Bradshaw CC website.
14 April 2010
Deane Pubs Survey and Pub of the Year Presentation [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
7:30-8:00pm Tavern on the Hill (Wigan Road) & Three Pigeons?
8:30pm Rumworth Beaumount
9:30pm King’s Head (Pub of the Year 2010 presentation at 10:00pm)
Others: Church Inn (Closed?) Willows Hotel? Queen Anne (Open?) Vulcan Inn? Stag’s Head?
All welcome!
If anyone wanting to do the survey with us, but might struggle with the initial timing, please contact Pete (07779 161128) to find where we’re up to on the night.
31 March 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
29 March – 5 April 2010
National Cask Ale Week
Click here for the National Cask Ale Week Website
22 – 28 March 2010
The Middle Earth Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Aspinall Arms, Mitton, (Near Clitheroe) BB7 9PQ.
Over 60 Real Ales and Ciders many sourced from within or around The Ribble Valley. Others from all corners of the Kingdom.
Full details can be found on the Aspinall Arms website (click here).
20 March 2010
Preston Pub Crawl [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Meet at Bolton railway station 12:15 for train to Preston 12:33 – return ticket £8.50
(Please note that the station can be busy Saturdays; we will not be waiting!)
13:10 Black Horse, Friargate (CAMRA heritage listed)
13:45 Market Tavern, Market Street
14:30 Old Black Bull, Friargate
15:00 New Britannia, Heatley Street
15:30 Olde Dog & Partridge, Friargate
16:00 Bitter Suite, Fylde Road
17:00 Old Vic, Fishergate
Plenty of trains back to Bolton: 17:23, 17:47, 18:08, etc
All welcome!
(Contact Pete on 07779 161128)
22 February 2010
Week-Long Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Robert Shaw in Westhoughton week commencing 22/02/10.
16 February 2010
‘Meet The Brewer’ Evening [NON-CAMRA Event]
HOUSE WITHOUT A NAME – 75-77 Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton BL2 3ET
Lancaster Brewery are running a Meet The Brewer night in the No Name on Tuesday 16th February
10 February 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.00pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
NB – Voting for Good Beer Guide 2011 will take place at this meeting. Please note earlier start than usual at 8pm.
3 February 2010
Bolton CAMRA Pub Crawl: Kearsley – Farnworth – South Town Centre [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Bus 8 at 19:05, or 19:35
Any Bus (System 1 Bus) day ticket £4.30; or Bus & Train (System 1) day ticket £5.30
Clockface (Kearsley) 19:30
Britannia (Farnworth) 20:15
Alma Inn (Bradshawgate) 21:00
Sweet Green Tavern 21:45
(Contact Pete on 07779 161128)
19 – 20 November 2010
Bury Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Malt and The Met join forces for Bury’s Beer Festival featuring a range of real ales from local brewers.
Tickets on the door only: Friday 19 November from 12noon and Saturday 20 November from 12noon,.
£2 Friday Afternoon, £4 Friday Evening, £4 Saturday.
The Met, Market Street, Bury, Lancs, UK, BL9 0BW, 0161 761 2216
6 – 14 November 2010
Local Pubs Week
28 – 30 October 2010
SIBA Great Northern Beer Festival (Manchester) [Greater Manchester CAMRA Event]
SIBA North competition in the Grand Room of the Palace Hotel – Thursday 28th October
Then the beer festival exhibiting 300 cask beers from SIBA North members (121 breweries).
All beers will be dispensed by hand pump (48 at any given time) with sparklers + fresh glass on each fill.
Open to public from 4pm-10.30pm Thursday; Noon-10.30pm Friday and Saturday. Door entry (tbc: probably £5) with discounted entry to card-carrying CAMRA members.
Refundable Souvenir lined glass on deposit/purchase; food available at all sessions; entertainment on Saturday.
Volunteers required- please contact Graham Donning g_donning@yahoo.com or 07961 886 696 or see the website: www.northmanchestercamra.org.uk
Setup from Sunday 24, takedown Sunday 31st.
Palace Hotel, Oxford Road, Manchester (Just across from Oxford Rd railway station).
23 October 2010
Apple Day and Real Cider Bar [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Stubbing Wharf’s Cider Festival continues to get bigger and better each year, and likewise the Apple Day is attracting a growing following. With the pub’s good food reputation and with 30-minute scenic boat trips along the Rochdale Canal, there is plenty to make it a great day out for all the family.
The pub supports cider throughout the year. There are always six craft and other ciders on draft and a selection of bottled and a draft apple juice as well.
The Stubbing Wharf is located off the A646 on the west side of Hebden Bridge, between the River Calder and the Rochdale Canal. There is ample car parking. By bus, numbers 590 592 594 stop close by. By train or by foot, the Stubbing Wharf is a short walk along the canal towpath after lock 11.
Contact details:
The Stubbing Wharf, King Street, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire, HX7 6LU. Tel: 01422 844107 Email: info@stubbingwharf.com
www.stubbingwharf.com
14 -24 October 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Hare and Hounds, 400 Bolton Road West, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom.
The Pub usually sells 10 to 12 different small brewery beers, and this will increase to approximately 40 at any one time during the festival.
The Pub is conveniently situated next to the bus stop on the 273 Bolton – Todmorden service which operates an hourly service during the day (the service does not run during the evenings – check transports sites for details).
The website for the Hare and Hounds can be found at www.hareandhoundsbury.com
13 – 16 October 2010
Bolton Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Wednesday 13th October
7 – 11pm
£4
Thursday 14th October,
7 – 11pm
£4
Friday 15th October
7pm – 12 midnight
£6
Saturday 16th October
12pm – 6pm
£3
Saturday 16th October
7pm – 12 midnight
£5
Bolton Rugby Club, Avenue Street, off Chorley Old Road, Bolton BL1 3AW, Tel 01204 540116
Click here for the Bolton Beer Festival website
9 October 2010
Greater Manchester CAMRA Regional Meeting [Greater Manchester CAMRA Event]
1.00pm at: Barristers Bar, Swan Hotel, Bradshawgate, Bolton BL1 1HJ
All welcome!
October 2010
Town Centre Cider Festival – details to be confirmed
24 – 26 September 2010
Edgworth Real Ale Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 0AD
The Edgworth Real Ale Festival 2010 takes place on Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th September 2010.
Following the success of last years War of the Roses, the same theme (the second battle!!) will be used for this year’s Festival.
This year’s beneficiaries will be the North West Air Ambulance and Bolton Mountain Rescue Team.
Friday 24th September – 16:00 – 23:00
Saturday 25th September – 12:00 – 23:00
Sunday 26th September – 12:00 – 17:00
Full details on the website: www.edgworth-real-ale-festival.co.uk
17 – 19 September 2010
Astley Bridge Cricket Club Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Astley Bridge Cricket Club is holding a beer festival in September, from Friday 17th to Sunday 18th.
The beers will be from around the North West – Bank Top, Prospect, Southport, Allgates and Three B’s – along with Krombacher Lager and Weston’s Old Rosie Cider.
The festival will run:-
Fri 17 Sept. 7.30 – 11.30
Sat 18 Sept. 2.30 – 6.30 and 7.30 – 11.30
Sun 19 Sept. – drinking up 2.30 – 6.30
8 September 2010
Westhoughton Pub Survey [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
19:40 Bus 715 (from bus station)
20:00 Wagon & Horses on the A6 (Ales from Marston stable e.g. Old Thumper)
20:20 Windmill (Black Sheep)
20:40 Wander down to the town centre checking on:
Greyhound; Commercial Inn; Red Lion; Wheatsheaf; and Victoria Inn
Or, bus 516 at 20:47 (Get off at junction just before church for town centre)
21:00 Robert Shaw (Wetherspoons)
21:20 White Lion (Holt’s)
21:35 Cross Guns (Jenning’s Cumberland)
22:00 The Howfener (Timothy Taylor’s Landlord)
Check out White Horse before:
Buses 540, or 715 at: 21:53, 22:06, 22:53 & 23:06 (back to Bolton)
All welcome!
If anyone wanting to do the survey with us, but might struggle with the initial timing, please contact Pete (07779 161128) to find where we’re up to on the night.
3 – 4 September 2010
September Beerfest [NON-CAMRA Event]
Over Hulton Conservative Club, St Helens Road, Bolton BL5 1AA. Tel 01204 61384
25+ Ales from breweries both local and further afield. Food available, and collectors items on sale. Proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Entrance £5 to include commemorative glass and your first drink.
www.overhultonconclub.co.uk
August Bank Holiday *
Summer Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Smithfield Hotel in Manchester is hosting a four day Real Ale Festival with tipples from England, Scotland, Wales and the
Isle of Man.
All the breweries are based from at least 100 miles away including locations such as Devon, Suffolk, Aberdeenshire, Glamorgan, Worcester, Somerset and Douglas in the Isle of Man.
* Please contact the organisers for full details of dates and opening times.
37 Swan Street, Manchester, M4 5JZ. 0161 839 4424
27 – 30 August 2010
Pub Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Britannia Inn, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7AF Tel. 01204 571 629
Beer festival with various ales over the weekend – free entry! Contact the pub for full details.
27 – 30 August 2010
Dunscar’s Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Dunscar Golf Club, Longworth Lane, Bolton BL7 9QY
Please see the Dunscar Golf Club website for more details: www.dunscargolfclub.co.uk
25 August 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15 pm at the Sweet Green Tavern, Crook Street. All welcome.
4 August 2010
Little Lever Pub Survey [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
7:15 or 7:45pm Bus 524 (from bus station)
7:30 – 8:15pm Stopes Tavern (Bank Top ales)
8:15pm Wander down through the village checking on
Three Crowns; Queen Anne; Canary Tavern; Hennigan’s; Church Inn
9:45pm Jolly Carter (TT Landlord, Old Speckled Hen & Bank Top)
Bus 524 at: 9:54, 10:24, 10:54, 11:24 & 11:54pm (back to Bolton)
All welcome!
28 July 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton. All welcome.
17 July 2010
Real Ale Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Bobtown Beer Bash – Roberttown Community Centre, Roberttown, West Yorkshire
20+ Real Ales, Ciders and Perries. Visit www.roberttownroadrunners.co.uk for more details.
14 July 2010
Mid-Summer Evening’s (Bowling) Dream [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Howcroft, Pool Street, 7:30pm
Bolton CAMRA branch is looking to raise a team to play a game of ‘Crown Green Bowls’ against Howcroft regulars. Jane & Frank will provide some free refreshments (unfortunately, this doesn’t include beer) during the evening. Branch members’ qualifications for the team are: being alive; and promising to not wear your stilettos on the night! (At least when bowling.) Cheerleaders are also very welcome. (Mind not to drop your pom-poms in your beer; or anyone else’s, for that matter.)
Anyone wishing to play bowls on the night should contact Pete by Monday 12th July events@boltoncamra.org.uk.
10 July 2010
Greater Manchester CAMRA Regional Meeting [CAMRA Event]
To be held at The Magnet, 51 Wellington Road North Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1HJ, commencing 1pm.
2 – 4 July 2010
Stubbing Wharf 4th Cider Fest [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Stubbing Wharf will be hosting its 4th Cider Festival, from 2nd to 4th July 2010.
The annual Cider Festival has become a growing success year on year, well-known for showcasing one of the largest selections of ciders and perries in the north of England. This year, the pub has decided to add an extra day to the event and the Festival will be running for a full three days, from Friday to Sunday, with attractions for dedicated enthusiasts, CAMRA members and families too.
As well as a range of over 70 different ciders from producers across the length and breadth of the UK and beyond; there will be canal boat cruises, live music from some popular local turns, a magician and children’s entertainment. There’s free admission too, with 10% discount on Festival Ciders for CAMRA card-carrying members on the Friday. Saturday includes a hog roast and live entertainment too.
Contact details:
The Stubbing Wharf
King Street
Hebden Bridge
W. Yorkshire
HX7 6LU
Tel: 01422 844107
Email: info@stubbingwharf.com
www.stubbingwharf.com
30 June 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton. All welcome.
16 June 2010
Bolton Pubs Listing [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Meeting to complie a list of pubs in Bolton and detailing the beers on sale.
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton. All welcome.
9 June 2010
Blackrod Pubs Survey [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
7:45pm – Train from Bolton, or 7:12pm Bus 576
8:00pm – Barristers (Selection of ales)
8:45pm – Poachers (up to 8 ales)
Red Lion (check-out on way to…)
9:45pm – Ridgeway (3 ales?)
All welcome!
10:10pm & 11:10pm Train back to Bolton, or 10:29pm Bus 576 (last bus!)
28 – 31 May 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
HOUSE WITHOUT A NAME – 75-77 Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton BL2 3ET
Featuring the following ales:
Newman’s Shifty Nibbler
Talbot Blonde
Solaris
Phoenix Hopsack
Lancaster Blonde
plus a mystery beer
26 May 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
19 May 2010
May Is Mild Month – Horwich Pub Crawl [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Sampling Mild Ales in Horwich:
7.50pm 125 Bus from Moor Lane Bus Station
8.15pm The Crown
Holt’s Mild
8.45pm Original Bay Horse
Coach House Gunpowder Mild
9.30pm Bowling Green
Bank Top Mild
Return bus to Bolton 9.50pm or 10.20pm depending on your connection.
Details correct at time of publication, milds on offer are
at the discretion of the landlords.
13 – 16 May 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Continental, South Meadow Lane, Preston.
The festival will have approximately 60 different ales on offer, 25 Ciders and Perrys plus a selection of bottled world beers. In addition there will be live music in the garden and a specialist food stall. For full details visit www.newcontinental.net. Entry is free.
12 May 2010
May Is Mild Month – Bolton Pub Crawl [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Sampling Mild Ales in Bolton town centre:
7.45pm Howcoft Inn (36 Pool Street)
Bank Top Mild
8.30pm Hen & Chickens (Opposite Post Office)
Tetley’s Dark Mild
3 B’s Stoker’s Slake
9.00pm Barristers (Bradshawgate)
Timothy Taylor
Bank Top
9.45pm Sweet Green Tavern (Crook Street)
Dunham Massey
Hopstar
Moorhouses
Details correct at time of publication, milds on offer are
at the discretion of the landlords.
6 – 16 May 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Hare and Hounds, 400 Bolton Road West, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom.
The Pub usually sells 10 to 12 different small brewery beers, and this normally increases to 25 – 30 at any one time when there is a beer festival on.
This festival will feature 150 beers from 100 breweries between the festival dates. The Pub is conveniently situated next to the bus stop on the 273 Bolton – Todmorden service which operates an hourly service during the day (the service does not run during the evenings – check transports sites for details).
The website for the Hare and Hounds can be found at www.hareandhoundsbury.com
16 – 18 April 2010
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Bradshaw Cricket Club, Bolton – ticket details to be confirmed, Click here for the Bradshaw CC website.
14 April 2010
Deane Pubs Survey and Pub of the Year Presentation [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
7:30-8:00pm Tavern on the Hill (Wigan Road) & Three Pigeons?
8:30pm Rumworth Beaumount
9:30pm King’s Head (Pub of the Year 2010 presentation at 10:00pm)
Others: Church Inn (Closed?) Willows Hotel? Queen Anne (Open?) Vulcan Inn? Stag’s Head?
All welcome!
If anyone wanting to do the survey with us, but might struggle with the initial timing, please contact Pete (07779 161128) to find where we’re up to on the night.
31 March 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
29 March – 5 April 2010
National Cask Ale Week
Click here for the National Cask Ale Week Website
22 – 28 March 2010
The Middle Earth Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Aspinall Arms, Mitton, (Near Clitheroe) BB7 9PQ.
Over 60 Real Ales and Ciders many sourced from within or around The Ribble Valley. Others from all corners of the Kingdom.
Full details can be found on the Aspinall Arms website (click here).
20 March 2010
Preston Pub Crawl [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Meet at Bolton railway station 12:15 for train to Preston 12:33 – return ticket £8.50
(Please note that the station can be busy Saturdays; we will not be waiting!)
13:10 Black Horse, Friargate (CAMRA heritage listed)
13:45 Market Tavern, Market Street
14:30 Old Black Bull, Friargate
15:00 New Britannia, Heatley Street
15:30 Olde Dog & Partridge, Friargate
16:00 Bitter Suite, Fylde Road
17:00 Old Vic, Fishergate
Plenty of trains back to Bolton: 17:23, 17:47, 18:08, etc
All welcome!
(Contact Pete on 07779 161128)
22 February 2010
Week-Long Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Robert Shaw in Westhoughton week commencing 22/02/10.
16 February 2010
‘Meet The Brewer’ Evening [NON-CAMRA Event]
HOUSE WITHOUT A NAME – 75-77 Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton BL2 3ET
Lancaster Brewery are running a Meet The Brewer night in the No Name on Tuesday 16th February
10 February 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.00pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
NB – Voting for Good Beer Guide 2011 will take place at this meeting. Please note earlier start than usual at 8pm.
3 February 2010
Bolton CAMRA Pub Crawl: Kearsley – Farnworth – South Town Centre [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Bus 8 at 19:05, or 19:35
Any Bus (System 1 Bus) day ticket £4.30; or Bus & Train (System 1) day ticket £5.30
Clockface (Kearsley) 19:30
Britannia (Farnworth) 20:15
Alma Inn (Bradshawgate) 21:00
Sweet Green Tavern 21:45
(Contact Pete on 07779 161128)
27 January 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
20-23 January 2010
National Winter Ales Festival [CAMRA Festival]
Sheridan Suite, Manchester, M40 8EA
Wednesday – Evening; Thursday, Friday & Saturday – All day
Full details are available at National Winter Ales Festival website – CLICK HERE
16 January 2010
Bolton CAMRA Branch Salford Pub Crawl [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Train £3.00 (Manchester return)
Crescent 14:00
New Oxford 15:00
King’s Arms 16:00
Black Lion 17:00
15 January 2010
Mini Beer Festival – ‘Battle of the Blondes’ [NON-CAMRA Event]
HOUSE WITHOUT A NAME – 75-77 Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton BL2 3ET.
EVENT POSTPONED – NEW DATE TBA
6 January 2010
Bolton CAMRA branch New Year 2010 Pub Crawl – Kearsley – Farnworth – South Town Centre [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
ADVERSE WEATHER – PLEASE CHECK WITH PETE TO CONFIRM IF EVENT IS GOING AHEAD – 07779 161128
Bus 8 at 19:05, or 19:35
Any Bus (System 1 Bus) day ticket £4.30; or Bus & Train (System 1) day ticket £5.30
Clockface (Kearsley) 19:30
Britannia (Farnworth) 20:15
Alma Inn (Bradshawgate) 21:00
Sweet Green Tavern 21:45
16 December 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
9 December 2009
Branch Christmas Crawl – Egerton and Dunscar [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Bus 225 at 19:05, or 19:35 – [Any Bus (System 1 Bus) day ticket £4.30; or Bus & Train (System 1) day ticket £5.30]
Cross Guns (Egerton) 19:30;
(Walk 5 mins) Thomas Egerton 19:55;
(Walk 5 mins) Mason’s Arms 20:20;
(Walk 15 mins) Flag Inn 21:00;
(Walk 20 mins) Brewhouse (Ex. Cheetham Arms) 21:45
Buses back to Bolton: 563 at 22:19 & 23:19 (last bus!); 539 at 22:52.
*Severe weather alternative (if no public transport up to Egerton); town centre crawl, start Hen & Chicks 19:30 (Contact Pete on 07779 161128)
25 November 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting & AGM [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
28 October – 15 November 2009
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Robert Shaw, 30-40 Market St, Westhoughton, Bolton – 01942 844110
Real Ale Festival celebrating 30th Anniversary of Wetherspoon’s – Up to 50 ales & ciders.
7 November 2009
Trans-Pennine Railway Pub Crawl – Dewsbury to Stalybridge
[Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
Meet at Bolton railway station 10:15 for train to Manchester 10:35 – ticket £13.60
(Please note that the station can be busy Saturday mornings; we will not be waiting!)
Manchester Piccadilly train to Dewsbury 11:27 (usually platform 3/4) arriving at 12:06
(Possibility for lunch for those who wish to partake)
Train to Huddersfield 13:36
Train to Marsden 15:30 (Riverhead tap [5-10 minute walk], and/or Railway [next to train station])
Train to Stalybridge 16:43
There are a number of options for trains back to Bolton depending on how long you wish to stay in the Stalybridge Buffet Bar:
Trains to Manchester Piccadilly 18:18, 18:44, 19:01 & 19:44 (every hour thereafter)
Piccadilly to Bolton 18:46, 18:54, 19:16, 19:20, 19:46, 20:16, then approx every 30 minutes.
Trains to Manchester Victoria 18:01, 18:22, 19:01 & 20:01 (every hour thereafter)
Victoria to Bolton 18:33, 18:45, 19:00, 19:10, 19:28, 20:00, 20:22, then on the hour and 22 minutes past.
31 October 2009
HALLOWEEN PARTY [NON-CAMRA Event]
HOUSE WITHOUT A NAME – 75-77 Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton BL2 3ET – 7.30pm till late.
30 October 2009
DRUNK IN TIME [NON-CAMRA Event]
A public talk with occasional shouting…
Join University of Manchester historian James Sumner on a light-headed stagger through scientific understandings of alcohol since 1600, as Isaac Newton, Humphry Davy and others ponder the great questions: Is wine alcoholic? Does rotting fish belong in beer? And, what’s more harmful – microbes or thunder?
6 – 7 pm, Lass O’Gowrie, 36 Charles Street, Manchester M1 7DB Tickets: Free, no need to book.
29 October – 1 November 2009
BEER FESTIVAL [NON-CAMRA Event]
Varsity, Churchgate, Bolton – £1.50 a pint for card-carrying CAMRA members
28 October 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton
11 – 18 October 2009
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Robert Shaw, 30-40 Market St, Westhoughton, Bolton – 01942 844110
Moorhouses Beer Festival Sun 11th Oct to Sun 18th Oct Nine beers from the Burnley Brewery.
7 – 11 October 2009
Bolton Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Bolton Rugby Club, Avenue Street, off Chorley Old Road, Bolton BL1 3AW
Website: www.beer-festival.co.uk
10 October 2009
Greater Manchester CAMRA Regional Meeting
1.00 pm at The Swan, Bradshawgate, Bolton. Ales available at the adjoining Barristers Bar.
30 September 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton.
25 – 27 September 2009
Edgworth Real Ale Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Festival will be raising funds for Bolton Mountain Rescue Team and Derian House Children’s Hospice. The 2009 Festival will have a theme, this year being “A War of the Roses” with the ales from Lancashire and Yorkshire going head to head for your enjoyment. We are hoping to have around 56 beers this year, across a full spectrum of tastes.
Opening Times
Friday 25th September 4.00pm to 11.00pm, Saturday 26th September 12noon to 11.00pm, Sunday 27th September 12 noon to 5.00pm
General Enquiries
john@eraf.org.uk
Website
edgworth-real-ale-festival.co.uk
11 – 13 September 2009
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event] – Dunscar Golf Club, Longworth Lane, Dunscar, Bolton
This year, Golf & Silver Medal Winning Beers from the 2009 Great British Beer Festival including Bank Top’s Silver Medal Winning Dark Mild Beer, and a never seen before beer from The East Coast Brewing Company.
ADMISSION: Friday and Saturday evening – £4, Saturday afternoon – £2, Sunday afternoon – £1. Tickets available from Bank Top Brewery – 01204 595800 and Dunscar Golf Club – 01204 303321
3 – 6 September 2009
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Swan & Barristers Bar – Please note, this event has been cancelled.
28 – 30 August 2009
Beer Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
The Nook Pub in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, will be holding its 6th Annual Beer Festival. As usual there will be 40+ Real Ales, Ciders and Fruit Wines accompanied by live music. This year however,our much-awaited micro-brewery will be showcasing its first of many beers.
29-30 August 2009
Bolton Beer & Real Ale Festival [NON-CAMRA Event]
Come along and sample a wide selection of beers, real ales and continental lagers. Entry is free and there will be entertainment from local acts plus a range of food available to buy. Drinks from £2-£3, food from £3-£7. Holiday Inn Bolton Centre, Higher Bridge Street, Bolton BL1 2EW Time: 12 noon to 11pm
26 August 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Bolton CAMRA Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton.
Local Pub Week
HOUSE WITHOUT A NAME – 75-77 Lee Gate, Harwood, Bolton BL2 3ET
26th July – live music @ the no name with Ricky Palooka
27th July – quiz night run by Brashaw 35th Scout Group £1.00 to enter and £10.00 beer vouchers to be won
Sunday 2nd August – Live music @ the no name with Nick Jackson
Monday 3rd August – Quiz Night
Cask Ales available during Local Pub Week: Morrissey Fox Blonde, Deuchars IPA, Tribute, Landlord, Golden Pippin and Holts Best Bitter
Local Pub Week
BARRISTERS BAR – 7 Bradshawgate, Bolton BL1 1HJ
Monday
Pub quiz & sing-a-long with resident pianist martin Taylor
starts 9PM till late
Tuesday
Open MIC night
bring your own instruments and join in
starts 9.30PM till late
Thursday
Live music
starting at 11pm till late
Friday & Saturday
Sing-A-Long with Martin Taylor
10pm till 2am
Sunday
Sing-A-Long with Martin Taylor
5pm – 8pm then 10.30pm – 1am
2 August 2009
PUB CRAWL – Breakfast and Town Centre Crawl [Local Branch Event]
Starting at 10.30 in the Spinning Mule, then a crawl around the town centre
1 August 2009
PUB CRAWL – ‘Horwich Hoot’ [Local Branch Event]
Crown 1pm
Original Bay Horse 2.00pm
Bowling Green 3.30pm
Blundell Arms 5.00pm
30 July 2009
PUB CRAWL [Local Branch Event]
Bob’s Smithy, 7.30pm
Hope & Anchor 8.30pm
Finishers Arms 10.00pm
29 July 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Local Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton.
24 June 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Local Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton.
20 & 21 June 2009
BEER FESTIVAL – Varsity, Churchgate, Bolton
Free half pint with every pint bought for CAMRA members
27 May 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Local Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton.
13 May 2009
MAY MILD CRAWL [Local Branch Event]
Sampling the delights of mild this May. The evening commences at 8pm at the Howcroft, moving on to the Hen and Chickens at 9pm, Barristers at 9.45 and retiring to The Spinning Mule (Wetherspoons) at 10.30pm.
29 April 2009
Bolton CAMRA Branch meeting [Local Branch Event]
8.15pm at The Spinning Mule, Nelson Square, Bolton.
17-19 April 2009
BRADSHAW CRICKET CLUB BEER FESTIVAL [non-CAMRA event]
Approximately 16 beers will be available.
Admission fee: £4 all sessions including programme & glass except Sunday – Free admission (dependent upon beer remaining).
The Cricket Club will make a donation to motor-neurone disease – amount dependant upon profits.
Entertainment will be provided on Friday and Saturday night. Admission by advance ticket, available from the Cricket Club, Bank Top Brewery or by phone: Contact Mark Rigby – 07780 520694 (days) or Mark Gwilt -07742 739922 (evenings).