East and Mid Surrey

Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Welcome to CAMRA in East and Mid Surrey

The branch currently stretches over to the Kent border, down to the Sussex Border and across to Alfold. The main towns in the area are Warlingham, Caterham, Oxted, Lingfield, Horley, Redhill, Reigate, Banstead, Dorking and Cranleigh.

Formerly known as the Reigate and Redhill branch, the branch was founded on the 10th August 1975 at the height of the keg revolution. Our inaugural meeting was at the Nutley Hall in Reigate. We changed our name to become the East and Mid Surrey branch at the 1998 AGM as we thought that described the area we covered better. The boundaries have changed several times, the last time in early 2009.

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REDHILL BEER FESTIVAL

Thu 31 Oct - Sat 2 Nov 2024

The festival is held at Merstham Village Hall, which is located between Merstham railway station and the bus stop at The Feathers on the A23 (405 bus between Croydon and Redhill), and is less than 150 metres from both.

We aim to have around 65 real ales and 10 ciders on offer along with hot food.

News & Ale Magazine is the regular CAMRA publication for beer drinkers in Surrey, Kingston-upon-Thames and the Surrey/Hants borders.

  • October is Cider and Perry month.

    Unlike real ale production, which can happen at any time of the year, real cider and perry can only be made when the fruit is ripe and is tied to a natural cycle of the apple and pear trees found in orchards around the country.

    CAMRA celebrates Cider and Perry Month twice a year. First, in May to coincide with the blossom that will eventually form fruit, and the time when the previous years cider and perry reaches maturity. The second is in October when apples and pears are harvested, and cider and perry are made.

    Click the image to visit the Cider and Perry month page on the CAMRA National website.

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2024 BRANCH PUB OF THE YEAR

Three Horseshoes

2024 BRANCH CLUB OF THE YEAR

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2024 BRANCH CIDER PUB OF THE YEAR

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Your input helps curate The Good Beer Guide and ensures we promote venues serving top-notch cask ale. It's also a fantastic way to connect and share your passion for great beer.

Branch News

  • Titsey Festival Offer Friday 4 October 2024


    The Titsey Brewing Co Taproom have announced their first ever beer festival, due to be held on the 4th, 5th and 6th October 2024. Organised as a celebration of green hops, they will be producing a couple of their own Green Hop Beers plus another four from other breweries. They should have 18 beers in total at the event.

    There’s a special offer for CAMRA members - the normal entry fee is £6 per person which includes a glass and a token for one beer. If a CAMRA membership card is shown upon arrival, members will get a second beer token for free - that’s £6 for a glass and two beers.

    More details and tickets available at:

    https://titseybrewingco.com/event/beer-festival-2024

    Public Transport Information The Approach Road bus stop on Metrobus service 595 is a 5 minute walk to/from the tap room. This bus runs between Oxted and Westerham approximately every 2 hours during Monday - Saturday daytimes.
  • Pilgrim Secure The Cage Tuesday 24 September 2024


    Pilgrim Brewery have today announced that they have secured their newest pub.

    They have taken over the custodianship of The Cage in Reigate town centre.

    Pilgrim are not looking to make massive changes, although you may notice a couple of new additions behind the bar.

    A special opening event is planned but, in the meantime, the doors are still open.

    Public Transport Information The Cage is located in Reigate town centre and is easily accessible by both bus and train.
  • Pilgrim Plans Approved Tuesday 30 July 2024


    Pilgrim Brewery have had their planning application for the redevelopment of the brewery at its current site approved.

    They will need to raise substantial funds to turn the current brewery site into an efficient, state-of-the-art brewing facility, with a larger indoor space and a dedicated community/event space. They aim to launch a rewards based Crowdfunder campaign shortly to help funding.

    If you have any ideas, please contact them directly at ku.oc.mirglip@foorperutuf.

    Public Transport Information The Pilgrim brewery and tap room is located in Reigate town centre and is easily accessible by both bus and train.
  • Woldingham Festival Offer Saturday 22 June 2024

    This small, local, friendly festival takes place at The Village Club, Woldingham on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June 2024. Note the festival is not open on the 21st as the promotional material suggests.

    As a special offer to local CAMRA branch members, on the Sunday (23rd) ask for Matthew at the bar, show your CAMRA membership card and receive a free commemorative glass and a pint of your choice as part of the entrance fee - if accompanied by a designated driver, then there’s a free soft drink for them too!

    Entrance for a day is £15 (or £10 for members of the Club).

    The beer and cider lists are as follows:

    Public Transport Information The Club is about a mile’s walk from Woldingham station on Southern Railway.

Branch Pub Guide

Check out our interactive map and guide to all of the pubs and clubs in the branch area that serve real ale.

The data is provided by WhatPub, which is CAMRA's online pub guide with details of over 30,000 pubs nationwide.

The map can be filtered by pubs that also are accredited to the LocAle scheme, serve Real Cider & Perry, those who accept CAMRA Vouchers, and those that offer a CAMRA Discount.