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

TBA Oct/Nov 2025

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.

  • The Great British Beer Festival is back and in 2025, for the first time ever, the Festival will be held at the iconic NEC in Birmingham, the UK’s premier events venue. This exciting new location means more space, more brews, and even more opportunities to celebrate the best in British and international beer.

    Join thousands of fellow beer lovers at the NEC, where you can sample hundreds of unique ales, ciders, perries and craft beers from around the world. Immerse yourself in interactive tastings, discover new flavours, enjoy live music, and experience the festival’s vibrant atmosphere in a way like never before.

    Click the image to purchase tickets on the GBBF website.

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Awards

2024 BRANCH PUB OF THE YEAR

Three Horseshoes

2024 BRANCH CLUB OF THE YEAR

Kingswood Village Club

2024 BRANCH CIDER PUB OF THE YEAR

Cobbett's

The Good Beer Guide

CAMRA's Good Beer Guide is the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide.

See our guide on how and why it's important to Score Your Beer.

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

  • Dorking Takes on The Dolphin Wednesday 11 December 2024


    Dorking Brewery have just announced that they have taken over the freehold of The Dolphin in Betchworth from Young’s.

    This becomes the brewery’s fourth pub, following in the footsteps of The Old House At Home in Dorking town centre, The Brewery Inn in Ashtead and The Greyhound in Ash.

    Public Transport Information The Dolphin is a half mile walk from the bus stop at The Street on Compass Bus service 32. This bus runs every hour during Monday - Saturday daytimes.
  • 30 Years for The Surrey Oaks Sunday 8 December 2024

    On Saturday 7th December 2024, we made our annual pilgrimage to The Surrey Oaks in Newdigate for our branch Christmas meal.

    Whilst we were there, we presented the venue with a special award to celebrate their 30 years of inclusion in The Good Beer Guide.

    Pictured below is our branch treasurer, Martin Longhurst presenting the award to Matt, the current landlord who has now been responsible for the pub appearing for the past eight years.

    Public Transport Information Metrobus service 21 stops outside the pub in both directions. This bus runs approximately every 2 hours during Monday - Saturday daytimes.
  • Drop Kick Cask Beer Day Saturday 7 December 2024


    Drop Kick Brewing are increasing their commitment to cask beers and are going to hold a Cask Beer Day at their taproom on the 7th of December, where there will be four cask beers available to choose from plus an exclusive discount for CAMRA members.

    The cask beer range will include:

    Roses - A brand new English Best Bitter at 4.4%. Light, toasty and caramel complex with a hint of earthy and floral hop flavours.

    Wallaby - An Australian IPA coming in at just 3.3%. Light and sessionable with a hint of stone fruit flavours. Easy drinking all day beer.

    Eagles - An American Pale Ale sitting at 4.7%. A modern APA with a slight haze and punchy mango flavours.

    Goldenlands - A British Pale at 4%. Light and crisp with a touch of citrus.

    Public Transport Information The tap room is a half mile walk from the bus stop at Chart Downs Estate on Metrobus service 22. This bus runs approximately every 2 hours during Monday - Saturday daytimes.
  • Ales on The Green Opens Saturday 30 November 2024


    Right on the edge of our branch area, Saturday the 30th November saw a new micropub open on Warlingham Village Green.

    Ales On the Green is based in a former charity shop directly facing the Green itself and is within a few metres of local bus stops.

    As well as serving real ale, the venue also offers cider, wines and soft drinks. There’s a strong community focus with a vinyl record exchange plus a meeting room at the back of the pub which can be hired for free by local community groups.

    There’s four hand pumps in total, on opening day three were occupied with Westerham 1965, Oakham Citra and Titanic Plum Porter.

    Opening hours are likely to be fluid for the next few weeks whilst they find their feet but, at the time of writing, the pub will open at 1100 Monday to Saturday and 1200 on Sundays. Closing times are again likely to vary dependant on custom.

    Public Transport Information The micropub is a few metres walk from the bus stops on Warlingham Green, served by Metrobus services 409 and 411 and TfL service 403.

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.