CAMRA’s Cider and Perry Month is now underway with a packed programme of events throughout July. Plan your support for the cider and perry promotion from the list below.
Hitchin Town FC: Cider and Cheese Festival
4-5 July
Hitchin Town Football Club, Fishponds Road, Hitchin, SG5 1NU
camra.org.uk/event/hitchin-town-fc-cider-and-cheese-festival-82795
This free cider and cheese festival will showcase 30 ciders from around the country. Doors open at 1pm.
East Norfolk: Cider Discovery Tour
5 July
Tombstone Saloon Bar, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1HR
camra.org.uk/event/east-norfolk-branch-cider-discovery-tour-82682
Starting at 12pm at the Tombstone Saloon Bar, get ready to explore multiple ciders on this discovery tour featuring stops at Blackfriars Tavern, Red Herring, Thirsty Crow, William Adams, Dock Tavern and Oddfellows.
St Helens and Districts: Cider Month Day Out to Chester and Tutored Tasting
12 July
That Beer Place, 116 Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HB
A packed day in Chester from 11am visiting top cider pubs, finishing with a tutored tasting at CAMRA’s current Cider Pub of the Year, That Beer Place! Grab your ticket for only £25 and sample some of the best cider in the UK, including some of the rarest and interesting ciders you might not have tasted before.
Edinburgh and South East Scotland: Cider Month Social
19 July
Steel Coulson Southside, 114 Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH9 1PU
camra.org.uk/event/edinburgh-and-south-east-scotland-cider-month-social-82741
Meeting at Steel Couldson Southside at 2pm, this branch social will also visit Dagda Bar, Bennets Bar and Brauhaus. Get involved and try some great cider.
East Norfolk: Cider Discovery Tour
26 July
California Tavern, California Road, California, NR29 3QW
camra.org.uk/event/east-norfolk-branch-cider-discovery-tour-82683
Join East Norfolk CAMRA branch in its second cider discovery tour starting at the California Tavern with a 12pm start.
Thornborough Cider: Tutored Tasting
26 July
Thornborough Cider, White House, Thornborough, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2RE
camra.org.uk/event/thornborough-cider-tour-and-tasting-82796
Starting with a guided walk though Thornborough’s five-acre orchard to learn about cider apple varieties at 2pm, the tour will also explore its cidery for a behind-the-scenes experience and tasting of Thornborough’s award-winning ciders.
