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  • Good Beer Guide 2026 out now ! Thursday 25 September 2025

    The 53rd edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide launches today !

    The guide features 4,500 of the best pubs across the UK, including 35 in the Bath & Borders Branch and also details all known real ale breweries and their regular beers. The foreword for this year’s guide has been penned by Ed Byrne, comedian and beer lover. Famous for his #preshowpints on social media, he has posted about the various bars and breweries he has sampled around the UK prior to his shows.

    The guide is published today (25 September) and will be available from the CAMRA GBG26 online shop or you can pop into the Bristol and District launch at the Seven Stars Thomas Street, Bristol on Friday 26th ( noon – 6pm) and buy a discounted copy there - £12 to card carrying CAMRA members (limited stock so don’t miss out on this great offer).

  • Pints West Autumn 2025 edition now available Friday 12 September 2025
  • Bodmin pub wins South-West Regional award Thursday 21 August 2025

    CAMRA’s South West region spans from South Gloucestershire all the way down to the tip of Cornwall and having already won the Cornwall pub of the year the Hole in the Wall has won 2025 Regional award. .

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    The pub will now battle it out for the chance to be named CAMRA’s overall Pub of the Year, with the longlist of 16 regional winners being whittled down to just four finalists in October.

    The award presentation will be on Saturday 30 August at 13:30.

    Congratulations to the pub

    Hole in The Wall
  • Swindon Beer Festival tickets on sale Monday 18 August 2025

    Tickets for 37th Swindon CAMRA beer festival now on sale, once again in Steam Museum

    Tickets here Swindon Festival tickets 2025.

  • Somer Valley are 3 ! Sunday 10 August 2025

    Somer Valley Farm are 3 year old and celebrating with a party on Sat 16 August at their brewery nr Peasedown St John - tickets (£10) include brewery tour and some beer samples .

    Tickets here Somer Valley.

    Party on Sat 16th
  • Summer edition of Pints West out now Thursday 12 June 2025

    Multi award winning magazine now out and will soon be appearing in branch pubs

    Note that there have been some changes to our social events since Pints West went to press, notably that the crawl of Bristol pubs will now be on Sat 28th Jun (not Sat 14 as shown in Pints West) and that we are joining Bristol branch during their Bath walk on Thur 19th Jun (rather than visiting The Marlborough Tavern and St James Wine Vaults). Apologies for any confusion - latest Branch Diary here https://bathandborders.camra.org.uk/diary

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    More detail here Pints West.