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Winchester Beer & Cider Festival, Winchester

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University of Winchester Student Union, Sparkford Road, Winchester, SO22 4NR (View on Google Map)
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CAMRA Beer Festival - 12th & 13th June 2026.

The 2026 festival is being held on the 12th & 13th June only at University of Winchester Students Union. Entrance is £10 per session on Friday (11:30-16:00 and 18:00-22:30) or £12 on Saturday (11:30-20:00). Tickets include a commemorative glass and programme. CAMRA members will also be given £7 (Friday) or £9 (Saturday) of free beer tokens (on presentation of a valid membership card on entry)

Up to 60 cask beers are served in a large room at the back of the ground floor that faces the stage - see website for details of bands playing here. At the front is a bar that serves ciders and perries. This bar also hosts a craft beer bar, with a selection of bottled/canned beers.

Food is available upstairs, where there is also plenty of extra seating, a large outside space, and a cafe.

The Students union is 20 minutes walk from the railway station and 10 minutes walk to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital bus stop.

Information for this venue is provided by the Southern Hampshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Winchester Real Ale & Cider Festival
Local Authority
Winchester District (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
16/04/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
CAMRA
Pub ID
HAS/00784
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
11:30am - 4:00pm & 6:00pm - 10:30pm
Saturday
11:30am - 8:00pm
Sunday
Closed
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
No Service
Thursday
No Service
Friday
11:30am - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Saturday
11:30am - 7:00pm
Sunday
No Service
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Current beers

This Other Drinking Establishment serves 70 changing beers (A fine selection of real ales from Hampshire and beyond) and 0 regular beers.

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Evening sessions
Garden Garden
Paved outside area, upstairs
Mobility Access Statement Mobility Access Statement
Lifts to both floor, disabled access and toilets with full disabled facilities.
Events Events
Afternoon quiz Saturday afternoon session.
Lined Glasses Lined Glasses
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
LocAle LocAle
TBC
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
Free beer tokens for card-carrying CAMRA members
Transport
Close to bus routes (650m)
Bluestar: 1 (770m St Thomas Church); Stagecoach: 2 (Cromwell Road 550m), 5, 66; Unilink: U7 (770m St Thomas Church)
Romsey Road unless stated otherwise
Closest station (1150m)
Winchester

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