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CAMRA South Cheshire Branch
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Pubs. Pints. People.
South Cheshire CAMRA branch covers the area of central South Cheshire, including Crewe, Sandbach, Alsager, Nantwich, Middlewich and Winsford.
New members are always welcome.
🍏 Cider & Perry Reveal 🍐Cider and perry fans, this one's for you! Here's what's pouring at this year's dedicated Cider & Perry bar — fourteen to work your way through, from crisp and dry to fruity and full.🍎 Ascension — Dance Commander (Sweet, 4.0%)🍎 Ascension — Mess with the Honk (Sweet, 4.0%)🍎 Celtic Marches — Lily the Pink (Medium, 4.5%)🍎 Celtic Marches — Thundering Molly (Medium, 5.2%)🍎 Hogan's — French Revelation (Dry, 4.8%)🍎 Kent Cider Co — Mango (Sweet, 4.0%)🍎 Kent Cider Co — Rhubarb (Sweet, 4.0%)🍎 Kent Cider Co — Sicilian Lemon (Sweet, 4.0%)🍎 Kent Cider Co — Strawberry (Sweet, 4.0%)🍎 Nightingale — Disco (Medium-Dry, 5.5%)🍐 Oliver's — Classic Perry (Medium-Dry, 6.4%)🍎 Ross-on-Wye — Fruit Blast (Sweet, 6.9%)🍎 Ross-on-Wye — Suzy's Catch (Medium, 5.5%)🍐 Ross-on-Wye — Thorn Perry (Medium, 5.2%)Whether you like it bone dry or bursting with fruit, there's something here for you. Subject to availability, so when it's gone, it's gone!The full beer list will follow, along with a live tap list running throughout the festival.📍 Crewe Heritage Centre | 🗓️ Fri 4 – Sun 6 September#CRAF #CAMRA #CreweRailAleFestival #BeerFestival #Cider #Perry
Getting to Crewe Rail Ale Festival 🚂Crewe Heritage Centre is easy to reach whichever way you're travelling — here's everything you need to know:🚆 By train — It doesn't get more fitting! Crewe is one of Britain's great railway junctions, with direct services from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Chester and beyond. The Heritage Centre is around a 20-minute walk from Crewe Station.🚌 By bus — Routes 8, 12, 12A, 13, 37, 38, 39, 84, 84X, 85 and 103 all serve Crewe, stopping at Christadelphian Hall on the way in and The Terrace on the way back.🚗 By car — Sat-nav postcode CW1 2DB. Please note the main car park may be reserved for Blue Badge holders on busier days, so allow extra time and consider nearby town-centre car parks as a backup.♿ Accessibility — The main Exhibition Hall is fully step-free with an accessible toilet and baby changing near the entrance. Assistance dogs are welcome throughout.However you're getting here, we can't wait to see you! 🍺📍 Cr#crafe#camra #crewerailalefestivalF#gettingtheree#beerfestivalal #GettingThere #BeerFestival
🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO! Crewe Rail Ale Festival, 4–6 September! 🚨This time next week, we'll be pouring pints at Crewe Heritage Centre! Cask, keg, cider & perry, brilliant local sponsors, tasty street food from The Sunshine Street Food Company, and a proper railway backdrop with historic locomotives and the Advanced Passenger Train — what's not to love?🎟️ Haven't got your tickets yet? Advance tickets include £10 beer tokens, a festival guide, and glass hire — and they're cheaper than on the door, so don't wait!📍 Crewe Heritage Centre | 🗓️ Fri 4 – Sun 6 September | 🕚 Doors from 11am👉 Tickets: tckty.camra.org.uk/e/558/crewe-rail-ale-festival-2026#ticketsSee you on the platform! 🍻#CRAF #CAMRA #CreweRailAleFestival #OneWeekToGo #BeerFestival
🌞 Say hello to our festival food, The Sunshine Street Food Company! 🌞We're thrilled to The Sunshine Street Food Companympany joining us as our food offering at the Crewe Rail Ale Fesival this year!Based in the North West, Martin serves up vibrant Afro-Caribbean street food, and he does it in style, cooking and serving from a fun, funky vintage milk float. It's the perfect match for good beer: bold flavours, great vibes, and a proper feel-good atmosphere.Come hungry and grab a plate between pints — you won't regret it! Take a look at our menus to get you in the mood 🇯🇲🇹🇹🇧🇧🇬🇾📍 Find Martin Friday and Saturday at CRAF 2026👉 @SunshineStreetfoodC#crafF#camrak#crewerailalefestivalR#StreetFoodv#shoplocalFood #ShopLocal
🍺 A warm welcome to our cask bar sponsors, 4T's Brewery! 🍺We're delighted to have 4T's Brewery on board sponsoring the cask bar at this year's festival!What started in 2010 as a home-brew operation in founder John Wilkinson's garage has grown into one of Warrington's most-loved breweries. Head brewer Jordan Millington ("Bob The Brewer") has been behind the kit since day one, and the brewery's grown steadily over the years, including picking up their first CAMRA award back in 2017.Today, 4T's produce quality cask, craft, bottled and canned beers, "satisfying tastebuds everywhere" and they even open their own brewery tap once a month for pints straight from the source. We'll be pouring Elvis Peachley and Haywire at CRAF 2026.A brilliant local brewery to have behind our cask bar this year. Get ready to raise a glass! 👉 www.4tsbrewery.co.uk/#CRAF #CAMRA #CreweRailAleFestival #CaskAle #PubsPintsPeople
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