The 2nd oldest micropub in the realm and a former North East regional pub of the year, The Rat Race Ale House, will be closing on Saturday 21 March. Cleveland branch are planning a last hooray Wednesday 18 March for the lunchtime session at 12noon. Several Durham branch members are going, why not join them.
Branch business meeting at 1930 preceded by beer festival meeting at 1900
The Branch will be visiting the Darlington CAMRA Beer Festival on Saturday 21st March. Our plan is to arrive from around 1pm and spend the rest of the day there.
The beer festival is taking place at the Hopetown railway museum the the junction of the A167 (North Road/High Northgate) and McNay St. The postcode is DL3 6SW.
Our February Wednesday Wander will be a trip to Consett to visit the Grey Horse beer festival followed by 2 or 3 other Consett pubs that have recently started selling real ale. We plan to meet at the Grey Horse from around 1pm.
Beer Festival Meeting at 7.00pm followed by a Branch Meeting at 7.30pm.
Venue will be The Masonic Centre, Chester-le-Street
All CAMRA members are welcome.
Anyone interested in being involved with the 2026 beer festival should try and attend.
In a slight change from the normal event, January's Wednesday Wander will instead be a Saturday Saunter.
We'll be meeting at 1pm in the Dun Cow in Sedgefield before moving around some of Sedgefield's other cask ale pubs.
Starting at 1pm in the Stanley Jefferson (Wetherspoons) to be followed by the Bay Horse, Welcome, Green Tree and Pollard's
Our November 2025 Branch Meeting will be held fro 7:30pm on Wednesday 19th November at the Station House on North Road in Durham. An agenda will be circulated to members nearer the time.
Come and join us for a Branch Social at the opening night of our Regional Pub of the Year's October Beer Festival at the Station House in Durham. We'll be there from 7pm onwards, although the festival itself opens at 2pm so feel free to be there earlier!