Welcome to Wyre Forest CAMRA

Wyre Forest branch covers the towns of Bewdley, Stourport and Kidderminster, and the surrounding areas - as far as Newnham Bridge to the west, Blakedown and Hagley to the east, Shatterford to the north, and Holt Fleet to the south.

Here you can find information on local CAMRA activities. All CAMRA members living in the area are warmly invited to actively participate in branch activities; be that our annual beer festival, Members' Meetings, pub visits, brewery visits or beer scoring tours, amongst other activities.

For full details of our forthcoming meetings and events see our Branch Diary

Also visit and follow our Facebook page for local and shared social media news and events.

Pub Garden of the Year 2025

The next month is a good time to find a Pub Garden of the Year for 2025. This is an opportunity to recognise pubs in our area that offer especially good facilities for warmer weather, particularly outdoors.

Any branch member is welcome to nominate a pub that would make a worthy Summer Pub of the Season, and if you can give us a photo of the garden so much the better. Please send your nomination(s), with a few words about them, to ku.gro.armac.tseroferyw@tcatnoc.

Members will choose a shortlist (perhaps electronically), then a small team of volunteers will visit the shortlist to determine the winner (taking photos as they go). There’ll be a presentation at the end of the summer to the winning pub and the research could form the basis for a Pint Taken article next spring to publicise the excellent pub gardens that local people can enjoy next summer. 

Criteria for Judging Shortlisted Entries

1. Quality of outdoor facilities, e.g. choice of shady and open areas, both smoking and smoke-free, accessibility to people with mobility issues including wheelchairs, facilities for families with children. Score out of 20.
2. Visual appeal, e.g. landscaping, planting and colour. Score out of 20.
3. Any other aspect of their offer that is particularly appropriate for summertime, e.g. outdoor events, BBQ, etc. Score out of 10.
4. General quality of offer; decor, service and welcome in the pub for non- regulars. Score out of 10.

Total scores out of 60.

Eligible Pubs (with gardens that meet the beer scoring criterion)

Only pubs with a recent record of decent beer quality (averaging 3 or above on NBSS) will be considered, but (unlike GBG selection) real ale quality is not the main consideration.

Bewdley (10)

Bewdley Inn, Black Boy, George Hotel, Great Western, Hop Pole, Horn & Trumpet, Little Pack Horse, Mug House, Old Waggon & Horses, Real Ale Tavern.

Kidderminster (8)

Boar’s Head, Castle, Old Seven Stars, Park Gate, Station, Three Crowns & Sugarloaf, Watermill, Weavers on Park Lane.

Stourport (6)

Angel, Bird in Hand, Black Star, Bridge, Fedoras, King’s Arms.

Others (12)

Harbour Inn (Arley), Old House at Home (Blakedown), Anchor Inn (Caunsall), Bull’s Head and Eagle (both Cookley), King Arthur (Hagley), Tap House (Hartlebury), Sun & Slipper (Mamble), Bellmans Cross (Shatterford), New Inn (Shrawley), Lock Inn and Queen’s Head (Wolverley).

Great British Beer Festival 2025

This year, we are taking advantage of the fact that the Great British Beer Festival is coming to the Midlands. It’s being held at the NEC during the week of 5th to 9th August and We are having a group trip to the opening session on Tuesday 5th August.

More details including useful links and train times are available here: GBBF Trip 2025 PDF

Pub of the year 2025 Results

With our area being having so many wonderfull venues this year's selection was both challenging and close. Congratulations to all this years finalists. this year's winners.

Pub of the Year

Gold Winner: The Chester Tavern

Silver Winner: The Bear & Wolf

Bronze Winner: The Hollybush

Club of the Year

Cookley Sport & Social Club,

Cider Pub of the Year

The Black Boy

Spring Trip 2025: Oxford 15th - 17th May

Each Spring we organise an informal trip away. This year our trip was well attended and thoroughly enjoyable. If you have a suggestion for next year's trip, please let us know either at one of our meetings or drop an email to ku.gro.armac.tseroferyw@slaicos

Kidderminster Beer & Cider Festival 2025

Our popular Kidderminster Beer and Cider Festival will unfortunately not be running this year.
We hope to run again next year so if you are interested in getting involved please drop us a line at ku.gro.armac.tseroferyw@lavitsef.

More details about the festival can be found here => Kidderminster Beer and Cider Festival 2024

2023 Beer Festival Volunteers

CAMRA Branch Meetings

We usually have branch meetings, where we discuss news and events, on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Check out our Facebook page or Diary on this website for details> Branch Diary.

Pint Taken Magazine

The Pint Taken Magazine Summer 2024 edition is available to download and read online at https://pinttaken.org.uk/download

What's Brewing

CAMRA's monthly newspaper, "What's Brewing", has moved online and is available for all to see.
Visit it here: https://wb.camra.org.uk/

CAMRA's Online Pub Locator & Guide: WhatPub

This is a great website for finding out about pubs, and it can locate those nearest to you. In most areas of the UK, it has been updated with the latest services (take away meals, etc) being provided. If you're a CAMRA member whilst out and about you can record your beer scores in WhatPub, as it's beer scores that determine which pubs are selected for inclusion in the Good Beer Guide. Full details are available here: Beer Scoring and the Good Beer Guide

If you are not yet a member of CAMRA please consider joining the campaign to help to protect our British Pubs, Real Ale, Cider and Perry in particular. Contact us at ku.gro.armac.tseroferyw@tcatnoc or Join Online

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