Welcome to CAMRA North Herts

This is the website for the North Hertfordshire branch of CAMRA – The Campaign for Real Ale. CAMRA is considered to be one of the most successful consumer organisations across Europe. Founded by four real ale enthusiasts back in 1971, today we represent beer drinkers and pub-goers across the UK. To find out more about what CAMRA does nationally please visit the national website camra.org.uk.

To find out a bit more about CAMRA in North Herts, please visit the about us section.

Branch and other local news

Club of the Year 2024

Congratulations to Hitchin Rugby Club for winning CAMRA North Herts Club of the Year.

The Rose and Crown, Aston is reopening!

The Rose & Crown in Aston will reopen for business on 29 November, having been closed since December 2014. It will have 3 hand pumps selling a range of top quality ales some from local breweries. Please show your support and visit! Pub Address: 10 Benington Road,...

50th Beer Festival

This year’s Hitchin Beer Festival is the 50th in a sequence of Beer Festivals hosted (or co-hosted) by the North Hertfordshire Branch of CAMRA, in a continuous run of one or more every year since 1991. It is also 50 years since the North Hertfordshire CAMRA branch was...

Pub of the Year 2024

Congratulations to Rob and his team at the Orange Tree, Baldock on becoming this years Pub of the Year for North Hertfordshire!

Cider Pub of the Year 2024

Congratulations to Freddie, & Emily and their team at the Half Moon, Hitchin for winning the CAMRA North Herts cider pub of the year award for 2024.

The Plough at Kings Walden has been saved!

The Plough at Kings Walden was under threat from a change of use planning application by its previous owners, Admiral Taverns. On May 24th after a lengthy battle they agreed to sell it to the Pilkington Farm Partnership who bought it for the community. Adam Nicoll led...

Pints of View 311 – Autumn 2024

Those of you who look out for the quarterly Herts magazine in our pubs may have wondered where it is. Unfortunately, we are not able to distribute a paper copy this time, nor publish some of the content. So here is a link to a digital download. Please particularly see...

We’re celebrating 50 years!

Celebrating 50 years since the formation of CAMRA North Herts, we met in the Red Lion, Stevenage Old Town, where it all started. Committee members form the 70’s to present day joined branch locals and visitors from South Herts to share memories, photos and browse old...

SIBA Indie Beer

by admin | Nov 10, 2024 | Campaigns, National CAMRA News

CAMRA has thrown its weight behind SIBA’s new Indie Beer campaign, designed to help consumers seek...

Handpump Hijack

by admin | Oct 6, 2024 | Campaigns, National CAMRA News

In March 2024, Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) launched ‘Fresh Ale’. These are...

Good Beer Guide 2025

by admin | Oct 6, 2024 | National CAMRA News

The UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide is celebrating its 52nd edition with not one but two...

SIBA Indie Beer

by admin | 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...

Cider and Perry Month’s

by admin | 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...

LocAle

by admin | 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....

Save our Pubs!

by admin | 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...

Handpump Hijack

by admin | 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...