Welcome to West London CAMRA!

Campaigning for real ale and pubs in West London.

The branch of the Campaign for Real Ale for the postcodes SW1, SW3, SW5, SW6, SW7, SW10, W1, W2, W4, W6, W8, W9, W10, W11, W12, W14 and WC2.

West London Pub of the Year 2017

The Star Tavern

It may have been a stormy night, but hardly dark, though that wasn't holding back the modest celebrations in the back streets of Belgravia.

A miscellany of regulars, head brewers George Young (Fuller's) and Paddy Johnson (Windsor and Eton Brewery), others from the Griffin brewery team headed by Fuller's Inns MD Jonathon Swaine, and members from across thronged the Star Tavern in late June. For it was the evening that CAMRA West London was to present Marta with the certificate recording the pub's first place as branch Pub of the Year 2017!

Supported by a strong team branch chair Les Maggs got straight to nitty gritty. While some stragglers were still arriving, shaking off the rain, and making sure that they had a glass of the '1845', we all saluted the success of Marta and her team. With over real ale 600 pubs across three London boroughs, and an array of excellent pubs in the running, it is a magnificent achievement to reach the short-list let alone to beat the the other contenders.

(Thanks to Dominic Pinto for this article, and thanks to Gill Shaw/Fuller's for the photo)

Award for the Union

Les Maggs presents the certificate to Craig

We recently presented the second place certificate for the West London CAMRA Pub of the Year to the Union Tavern, near Westbourne Park tube station. Our chairman Les Maggs (accompanied by some other branch members) can be seen here presenting the certificate to Craig and his team.

The Union Tavern is a great pub set in a lovely location by the Grand Union Canal with its canalside terrace being particularly popular on a nice sunny day. The pub has an excellent record for supporting London microbreweries, with a policy of stocking mostly beers produced within 30 miles and its regular 'Meet the Brewer' evenings.

Branch meeting at Portobello Brewery

Branch meeting at Portobello Brewery

We had a great branch meeting at Portobello Brewery in June.

At our branch meetings we discuss all matters relating to CAMRA, pubs, and campaigning for real ale in the West London area. Many of us also stay for a chat and some more beer after the business of the meeting has ended.

Portobello were very hospitable and were kind enough to put on a cask of their VPA and also some Pilsner which we enjoyed very much.

The July 2017 branch meeting is on Tuesday 11th July, upstairs at the Harp - a classic pub with a great selection of beers. We're meeting from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the meeting. We'd love more branch members to come along - please do!