Our March e-newsletter is online. Featuring the latest Bromley pub and club news, details about our AGM next Saturday, a look at upcoming beer festivals in Bromley, a call for judges for the regional Pub of the Year competition and more! Read it here: bromley.camra.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Tomorrow (2nd March) we have a social in the Locksbottom area. Starts 7:30pm at Ye Olde Whyte Lion, a comfortable @shepherdneame.bsky.social pub. Then on to the Ember Inns Black Horse at 8:45pm to enjoy the "cask club". All welcome to join us! Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
Well done to our runner up Pub of the Year 2026, One Inn The Wood. Special mention to our finalists: The Partridge, Red Lion, Queens Head (Downe) and Royal British Legion Hayes. Cheers!
We are pleased to announce that the Bromley CAMRA Pub of the Year 2026 is The Cockpit, Chislehurst. Our Club of the Year 2026 is @orplibclub.bsky.social A huge congratulations to our winners!
Three Hounds x Beckenham RFC Beer Festival.
Friday 8th & Saturday 9th May
Tickets are live. Spread the word!
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Tomorrow (12th) we have a social in the Bromley Common area. Starts 7:30pm at the Hit or Miss, then on to the Bricklayers Arms (8:30pm) and finishing next door at the @corkncask at 9:30pm. All welcome to join us! Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
Tomorrow (7th) we have a social at the Tonbridge Juddians Beer Festival. We will be meeting at 10.50am at Orpington Station, and will be taking the train for Tonbridge at 11.09am. All welcome to join us! Details including the beer and cider list here: www.tjrfc.co.uk/news/tjs-win...
Our February e-newsletter is online. Read about local pub news, our upcoming branch socials, a look at historic pub interiors in the Bromley area, local and national CAMRA news and more! Read it here: bromley.camra.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Great to see the Greyhound Keston Easter Weekend beer festival is on this year! Always a popular event.
Tomorrow (28th) we have a branch social visiting three pubs in Petts Wood. Starts 7:30pm at the Grade II listed Daylight Inn, then moving on to One Inn The Wood at 8:10pm and finishing at the Sovereign of the Seas. All welcome! Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
We are excited to announce the two clubs that have made it to our Club of the Year 2026 judging round. Congratulations to @orplibclub.bsky.social and Royal British Legion, Hayes. The winner will be announced in early March. Good luck to both clubs!
Tomorrow (21st) we have a branch social at The Cockpit, Chislehurst to celebrate the pub being judged runner up in the Greater London CAMRA Pub of the Year competition. All welcome to join us congratulate the team and enjoy some great beer. Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
We are pleased to announce the five pubs that have made it to our Pub of the Year 2026 judging round! Congratulations to:
The Cockpit
One Inn The Wood
The Partridge
Queen's Head, Downe
Red Lion
The winner will be announced early March. Good luck to all of the entrants. Cheers!
Our Good Beer Guide 2027 selection meeting is tomorrow (8th) at @orplibclub.bsky.social. Please arrive by 7pm for a 7:30pm start. All members of Bromley CAMRA are encouraged to attend and vote, make sure your favourite pub/club is represented! Please bring your active CAMRA membership card to vote.
Nominations for our Pub and Club of the Year close this Thursday (8th) - make sure your favourite is included! We also need judges, please volunteer if you can, it's a great chance to visit some excellent pubs/clubs. Nominate and apply to judge here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Cask Beer!
We love it. We love drinking it. We love serving it.
2025 saw us pour over 9000 pints of Cask Ale at the bar, from Bitters to Stouts, Pales to Sours.
2026 expect more Cask Weekends, more Three Hounds Casks and lots more pints of the good stuff.
Happy new year! Our first e-newsletter of 2026 is now online. Featuring the latest Bromley pub and club news, details about our upcoming AGM, local and national CAMRA news, branch socials and more! Read it here: bromley.camra.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Tomorrow (27th) we have our traditional post Christmas walk around the pubs of Bromley North. Starts 1:30pm at the Crown & Anchor, then moving on to the Freelands Tavern and Red Lion. All welcome to join us! Details and timings here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
Tomorrow (17th) we have an out of branch social to three micropubs in the Sidcup and Greenwich areas. Starts 7pm at the Hackney Carriage, then moving on to the Halfway House and The River Ale House. All welcome to join us! Details and timings here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
You may have seen the tribute to Bobbie Scully in the latest London Drinker. For those who knew Bobbie and wish to attend there will be a memorial for Bobbie at Penderel’s Oak, Holborn on Sat 17th Jan 12pm - 5pm. It is expected tributes can be delivered from about 2pm.
A reminder for all branch members to vote for your Pub of the Year and Club of the Year. We are also looking for judges. Nominate your favourite Bromley area pub and/or club and learn how to join the judging panel here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our December e-newsletter is online! Read about local branch news including upcoming socials, Good Beer Guide selections, committee vacancies and more. Plus local pub and club news, national CAMRA news and more. Read it here: bromley.camra.org.uk/wp-content/u...
We will be having a branch social at the @orplibclub.bsky.social Winter Ales Week tonight (8th Sept) from 7pm. All welcome to join us, looks like a great selection of beers on offer. More details about our socials here: Https://bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
We invite all Bromley CAMRA members to send in nominations for the branch Pub and Club of the Year 2026 by 8th January 2026. We are also looking for volunteers to join the judging panels. Details about nominating and judging are here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We need your beer scores! These are used to shortlist venues to be considered for the Good Beer Guide. Make sure your favourite pub or club is up for consideration in our selection meeting by submitting beer scores by the 24th Dec 2025. Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/other-resour...
Tomorrow (27th) we have an out of branch social at The Hope, Carshalton to visit their excellent dark beer festival. We'll be there from 5pm. All are welcome to join us at this multi award winning pub. Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
Tomorrow (19th) we have a branch social visiting St Paul's Cray and Sidcup. Starts at the Grade II listed The Bull Inn at 6:30pm. Then on to Sidcup at 7:30pm to visit the Hackney Carriage and Broken Drum micropubs. All welcome! Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
Our next branch social is tomorrow (11th) with a visit to Beckenham. Starts 7:20pm at Br3wery, then on to @threehoundsbeer.bsky.social for 8:30pm and finishing at the Bricklayers Arms at around 9:45pm. All welcome to join us and enjoy some great beer! Details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
Our November e-newsletter is online! All the latest pub and club news in the Bromley borough area including how to help out our more rural pubs, news of our branch socials, a look at the beer scene in Uzbekistan(!) and more. Read it here: bromley.camra.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Tomorrow (1st Nov) we will join Croydon CAMRA to visit the pubs of St Alban's. Former member of the National Executive, Ben Wilkinson, is also expected to be in attendance. All welcome to join us! Timings and travel details here: bromley.camra.org.uk/calendar/
