Welcome to West London CAMRA!

Campaigning for real ale and pubs in West London.

The branch of the Campaign for Real Ale for the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and City of Westminster.

March 2019 news

Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA for March 2019. Further news can be found in the February/March edition of London Drinker.

 

Branch events
  • March
    • We're joining the Union Tavern, Westbourne Park for their regular Meet the Brewer event at 7pm on Tuesday 5th March. Must book with pub.
    • The March branch meeting is on Tuesday 19th March at the Speaker, 46 Great Peter St, SW1P 2HA. We will meet from 7pm for a 7.30pm start to the meeting.
Other CAMRA events
Branch and regional CAMRA news
  • The February/March issue of London Drinker is out in pubs across London and online with all the latest news about pubs, CAMRA and beer related events.

 

National CAMRA news
  • The national CAMRA Members' Weekend, AGM & Conference for 2019 will be held on 5th-7th April in Dundee. All members are welcome to attend. Pre-registration is now open.

 

 Pub and brewery news
  • The Craft Beer Co. has bought a site at Hammersmith due to open in March. The Craft Beer Co. operates seven pubs in London and one in Brighton, well known for their wide range of beers.
  • As you may have heard, Fuller's have entered into an agreement to sell their brewing business (which also includes Dark Star brewery) to Asahi of Japan. The pubs however are being retained by Fuller's.
  • The Old Bank of England, Fleet Street is now managed by McMullen's.

For the latest news check out our Facebook and Twitter pages! Also for news from CAMRA across London see London Drinker, and the London CAMRA Facebook page.

Please note that our contact form is currently unavailable, please use the contact details published in London Drinker if you wish to contact the branch in the meantime.

One of London’s friendliest and smallest pubs gains West London’s top award!

One of the best pubs in London, and top Pub of the Year 2018 as judged by the members of CAMRA's West London branch from hundreds of pubs across the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, and the City of Westminster, is the West End's very own Harp.

The branch presented the certificate to the pub and its staff on 18th April. While there we sampled some of their beers which that evening included some of the award winning London beers from the London Drinker Beer Festival. The Harp is widely known for its great selection of well-kept beers and ciders including local London beers, and is a participant in the CAMRA LocAle scheme.

CAMRA West London chairman Les Maggs welcomed the news “As long as the tradition of quality established by the sadly late former owner Binnie Walsh lives on, this is not the first time and will certainly not be the last time that CAMRA's National Pub of the Year 2010 will be in the running for awards!”.

 

The branch will present the runner-up certificates to the Churchill Arms (3rd place) on 2nd May and the Cask Pub and Kitchen (2nd place) on 15 May.