Welcome to CAMRA North Herts

This is the website for the North Hertfordshire branch of CAMRA – The Campaign for Real Ale. To find out more about what we do, please visit the about us section. To find out more about what CAMRA does nationally please visit the national website camra.org.uk.

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Branch and other local news

Hitchin Beer & Cider Festival Advance Tickets Now Live

Advanced ticket sales for the 2026 Hitchin Beer and Festival, which is at Hitchin Rugby Club from 4th to 6th June are now available. Go to HitchinBeerCiderFestival.org.uk for ticket sales and more information. Tickets will also be available on the door (subject to...
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Pub of the Year 2026

We are delighted to announce that The Orange Tree, Baldock is once again our Branch Pub of the Year, retaining the title from 2024, & 2025 where for both years it was also judged Hertfordshire pub of the year! We don't judge on range of beers, for which the Orange...
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Pints of View Winter 2025

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Good Beer Guide 2026 launched

We’re delighted to announce that 17 North Herts branch pubs feature in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2026, on sale now. The Good Beer Guide, the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide, is celebrating its 53rd edition and features the best pubs across the UK. Nationally the...
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Save our Pubs – The Bell, Bennington

The Friends of the Bell pub in Benington are asking for our support to object to a planning application to convert the pub into a residence. 17th Century Grade II Listed Pub A thriving and much enjoyed pub at the heart of the village, the Bell closed for COVID, has...
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East Central Regional POTY

We are delighted to announce that The Orange Tree, Baldock has been voted CAMRA East Central Regional Pub of the Year 2025. Having already been elected 'POTY' for CAMRA North Hertfordshire branch and then Hertfordshire county, the Orange Tree won against the Beds,...
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Pints of View Summer 2025

Pints of View edition 314 is online now. It will be available as a paper magazine around Herts after 16th July as soon our volunteers have got around the pubs! You can download an electronic copy by clicking on the image below:
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Celebrate Cider and Perry in July!

Whilst better known for it's work supporting and campaigning for Real Ale, CAMRA also supports real cider and perry, and whilst it campaigns on this all year, there is an annual celebration in July. To find out why please visit...
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National News

Campaigning

Save our Pubs – The Bell, Bennington

by | 20/09/2025 | Campaigns, Local News | 0 Comments

The Friends of the Bell pub in Benington are asking for our support to object to a planning application to convert the pub into a residence. 17th Century Grade II Listed Pub A thriving and much enjoyed pub at the heart of the village, the Bell closed for COVID, has...
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Celebrate Cider and Perry in July!

by | 30/06/2025 | Branch News, Campaigns | 0 Comments

Whilst better known for it's work supporting and campaigning for Real Ale, CAMRA also supports real cider and perry, and whilst it campaigns on this all year, there is an annual celebration in July. To find out why please visit...
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May is Mild Month

by | 21/04/2025 | Campaigns | 0 Comments

Every year CAMRA promotes May as Mild month with the aim of reviving this lesser known style of beer, and this year is no exception! CAMRA is encouraging pubs to try and have at least one mild on during the month of May. What is Mild? Originating from the late 1700's,...
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Petition launched! – Cask ale as intangible cultural heritage

by | 04/04/2025 | Campaigns, Local News, National CAMRA News | 0 Comments

A petition has been started by the craft beer channel (YouTube) to ask the government to recognise the production and serving of cask ale as Intangible Cultural Heritage. For more details see: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/716686 This is part of a wider...
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SIBA Indie Beer

by | 10/11/2024 | Campaigns, National CAMRA News | 0 Comments

CAMRA has thrown its weight behind SIBA’s new Indie Beer campaign, designed to help consumers seek out independent beers and breweries. The campaign includes a brewery checker tool so consumers can find out if a brewer is independently owned, and an “assured” mark for...
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Cider and Perry Month’s

by | 19/10/2024 | Campaigns | 0 Comments

CAMRA supports and campaigns for cider and perry throughout the year, and we spotlight it with celebrations in October and May. Why May and October? Unlike real ale production, which can happen at any time of the year, real cider and perry is generally a seasonal...
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LocAle

by | 19/10/2024 | Campaigns | 0 Comments

LocAle is an initiative that promotes pubs stocking locally brewed real ale in order to reduce the number of ‘beer miles’ from brewery to pub cellar. It is based on growing consumer demand for quality local produce and increasing awareness of environmental issues....
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Save our Pubs!

by | 19/10/2024 | Campaigns | 0 Comments

CAMRA campaigns to save the Great British Pub from extinction as 14 pubs close their doors each week. The value of pubs cannot be overstated. The pub and beer industry supports nearly 900,000 jobs in the UK and contributes £23.6bn to the UK economy annually. CAMRA...
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Handpump Hijack

by | 06/10/2024 | Campaigns, National CAMRA News | 0 Comments

In March 2024, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) launched ‘Fresh Ale’. These are brewery-conditioned versions of their cask range, which are then kegged and served through cask handpumps. They positioned this as a way to ‘revive’ cask by giving it a longer...
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