Hello there!
Welcome to the Leicester branch of the Campaign for Real Ale.
We’re all about pubs, pints and the people who enjoy them. Our branch has around 1,600 members from all ages, backgrounds and walks of life and organises events to promote real ale, including regular social activities, day trips, brewery visits etc, as well as producing our Leicestershire Drinker magazine.
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary organisation campaigning for real ale, community pubs and consumer rights. We have over 160,000 members and are Europe’s most successful consumer campaign.
What’s coming up… |
Branch Committee Meeting at The Salmon
12 December 2024
Thursday 12th December from 7.00pm at The Salmon, Butt Close Lane, Leicester. Non-committee members welcome to attend, especially if you want to join the committee as we do have vacancies! If any member would like to raise a subject for the agenda, please email the branch secretary
Coach trip to Hull
25 January 2025
By popular request we'll have an outing to the maritime city of Kingston Upon Hull. There's a great choice of pubs especially in the historic Old Town area. Check out the Hull Ale Trail Coach fare from Leicester is just £19.99 for CAMRA members and £21.99 for non-members ****update 25/11/24. The coach is almost full…
Leicester Beer Scene |
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Winter 2024 Leicestershire Drinker
Available soon in a pub near you
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Farewell to Kev and Dee
On 14 November 2024 the branch gathered at the Old Horse on London road to say farewell to Kev and Dee who are retiring after running the Old Horse for many years. Among those gathered were the 5 Chairmen of Leicester CAMRA that spanned the period Kev and Dee have been running the pub.
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Free Saturday Bus services!
Bus journeys that start or end in Leicestershire will be available for free every Saturday from the 19th October until the 30th November! This is an initiative from the Leicestershire County Council so does not include services entirely within the city. This includes: So why not use the opportunity to visit some pubs out in…