Durham CAMRA Events

business meeting to discuss Durham CAMRA activities, including the recent beer festival

get-together for general chat

Our next Wednesday Wander is to Bishop Auckland on Wednesday 26th July 2023. Meet at the Stanley Jefferson 13:00 before heading on to the Bay Horse for 14:00. Future pubs will be agreed after Bay Horse.

The 41st Durham Beer Festival will take place from Wednesday 30th August to Saturday 2nd September 2023 at Durham City Rugby Club.

Keep an eye on our website, Facebook page and Twitter for updates.

June's Wednesday Wander will start at the Gilesgate Moor Hotel and head along Gilesgate towards Durham stopping off at The Shoes and The Woodman before finishing in the city centre

Our July Branch Meeting will be held at our current Pub of the Year, the Grey Horse in Consett. Details on the agenda and transport will be updated nearer the time.

This month's Branch meeting will be a social event visitng some of the pubs in Durham city centre, starting at the Half Moon at 19:30 before moving on to a couple of other places we rarely get to visit.

The Wednesday wander will take place on 17th May initially meeting at the Butchers Arms in Chester Le Street for 1300.

From there we take a bus just after 1400 to the Beamish Mary and also a visit to the Shepherd and Shepherdess, thereafter returning to Chester Le Street taking in the Plough and Lambton Arms if time allows.

The April Wednesday Wander shall be to Consett visiting our entry for the Regional Pub of the Year, The Grey Horse. This shall take place on Wed 26th April and we plan to meet at the Company Row (Wetherspoons) between 1pm and 2 pm. There are buses every half hour from Durham to Consett, the X5 or X15 and the journey can be completed for £2 each way.
There is an excellent choice of real ale in the Grey Horse including their in-house brewed Consett Brewery range. There is also a discount of 10p a pint for CAMRA members (with card) from prices which are quite reasonable.

More details nearer the time