South Oxfordshire CAMRA

Popular bar and restaurant in town to reopen A popular pub and restaurant in Wallingford, The Royal, is set to reopen for food and drink this week after an unexpected closure over the summer.

The Royal in Wallingford

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£2.25 is expensive for a spoons - only £1.99 in Henley and £2.15 in Reading - but as I'm in Southampton, I might be tempted

Beer Festival already up and running at the Plum Pudding in Milton.
Hopefully, there'll still be some beer left for Saturday when we'll be attending.

Indie Beer Awards judged at Trent Bridge - Beer Today Twisted Tree Brewery, in Oxfordshire, and Gloucester Brewery have scooped the top cask and keg prizes at the Indie Beer Awards Midlands and West

Twisted Tree Brewery, in Oxfordshire, and Gloucester Brewery have scooped the top cask and keg prizes at the Indie Beer Awards Midlands and West beertoday.co.uk/2025/10/09/i... #beer #beernews #beerawards

Sun, Whitchurch Hill A traditional village local, rebuilt in 1910, the Sun is becoming a destination cask ale wet-led pub under the new licensees who took over in May 2025.The pub was was bought from Brakspear in 2013 by ...

A reminder that this evening, Wednesday 8th October, we have a branch meeting starting at 8pm at the Sun

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Liam at the Plough with their GBG

The Plough, Long Wittenham.
Another of our CAMRA Good Beer Guide entries for 2026.

Henley Standard article about Alan and Wendy running the Shoulder of Mutton for 25 years

Shoulder of Mutton in Playhatch.

Core blimey! Hot weather sparks bumper apple crop A CIDER maker from Stoke Row said he has seen a “bumper crop” of more flavourful apples because of the recent heatwaves. James Pearce runs Kicking Goat Cider which will benefit from an abundance of fr...

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Heather and Karolina at the Catherine Wheel with their GBG

The Catherine Wheel in Henley.
A new entry in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2026.

Graham and Celia receiving their GBG

The Bird in Hand, Henley.
Another of our CAMRA Good Beer Guide entries for 2026.

It would have been called the Carriers Arms in those days

Festival beers at Loose Cannon brewery

Oktoberfest specials at Loose Cannon Taproom. Some pretty pokey ones for later!

This has been cancelled

Pub 3046, Spire & Spoke, Watlington. Buggy baby breakfast chaos as they all try and get a bacon bap down their throats before 12 noon cut off. We've gone outside to a cute booth ravaged by strong winds. A Helen booted me out of one. Chairman drinking well at 3.5%

Pub 3047, Leathern Bottel, Lewknor. Been in every GBG but one and it shows. One of those rare 'food but incredibly pubby' birds. Carpet a solid 8. Things hanging off ceiling aren't car air fresheners. Gravity drinking Brakspearly.

The bar at the 1940’s weekend at the Wallingford and Cholsey Railway.

At the 1940’s weekend at the Wallingford and Cholsey Railway.

John at the Spire & Spoke with their GBG 2026.

The Spire & Spoke, Watlington.
Another of our CAMRA Good Beer Guide entries for 2026.

GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE HULL & EAST YORKS CAMRA BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL 30th Oct - 1st Nov at the Minerva Hall, Dagger Lane #Hull with over 30 beers and ciders
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Congratulations to all the finalists- I'm delighted to see four people I nominated making the shortlists. I've got my fingers crossed for them all!

The soft skills of running a good pub Why do bars that appear to be very similar just work, while others don't? We explore the importance of soft skills to enhance your experience.

We're pleased to publish and show you a brand new article! ✍️

Our recent visit to Germany got us thinking about the soft skills and unsung human qualities that make great pubs and bars what they are.

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A crowdfunder seeks to raise £210,000 to purchase the building. Similar campaigns in the nearby villages of Stonesfield and Bladon have been successful in recent years. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-our-fox

67 Oxfordshire pubs named in The Good Beer Guide 2026 by CAMRA A total of 67 Oxfordshire pubs are named in The Good Beer Guide 2026 by CAMRA.

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The Fleur de Lys, East Hagbourne, showing off their CAMRA Good Beer Guide award

The Fleur de Lys, East Hagbourne.
Another of our CAMRA Good Beer Guide entries for 2026.

The Crown, South Moreton, showing off their CAMRA Good Beer Guide award

The Crown, South Moreton. Another of our CAMRA Good Beer Guide entries for 2026.

Fat Fox, Watlington Re-opened on 18 September 2025 after a short closure for redecoration by new tenants.Had previously re-opened on 8 June 2023, having been temporarily closed from early September 2022 while Brakspear s...

Fat Fox in Watlington has reopened

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Cherry Tree, Stoke Row Re-opened on 2 September 2025 after being closed on 15 February 2025 with the departure of the previous licensee. Now operated by people who own the local Imma the Bakery in Stoke Row.Originally three...

The Cherry Tree in Stoke Row has reopened

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England could lose 2,000 pubs next year if the government don't deliver on meaningful business rates reform.

We're calling on the government to give pubs the maximum 20p reduction in business rates, protecting these community lifelines and saving thousands of jobs.

Presenting the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2026 to the Greyhound, Whitchurch on Thames.