Welcome to the North Beds branch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale

About Us
The North Bedfordshire Branch of The Campaign for Real Ale covers Bedfordshire roughly north of the A507 and west of the A1/ B658.
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North Beds Real ALE Trail
Launched at Bedford Beer & Cider Festival
Open 7 October - 5 January
24 great participating pubs
Prize-winning raffle
Click North Beds Real Ale Trail 2026 for details.

48th Bedford Beer & Cider Festival

Wed 7 to Sat 10 October
Corn Exchange
St Paul's Square
BEDFORD
MK40 1SL
Click here for details.

Diary

Brickies Halloween Beer Festival Thursday 29 October – Sunday 1 November 2026
Branch Meeting 4 Thursday 12 November 2026 19:00
Evening -Meet the Team - Social 7pm Monday 16 November 2026 19:00

Pub and Brewery News

Joyce Stevens RIP Wednesday 2 September 2026
Whitbread to close all its pubs Thursday 13 August 2026
Malt Shovel Tavern wins Regional Pub of the Year Monday 3 August 2026

Guide to Local Pubs and Clubs
A map and list of all the pubs and licensed clubs in our branch area.

A map and list of all pubs and breweries in the North Beds LocAle scheme.

Branch Contacts
(click for more members of the committee)

Branch Contact Neil Ratnettku.gro.armac.sdebhtron@tcatnoc