Late December 2020/January 2021 news
Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA. Further news can be found in the London Drinker.
Branch events
- Branch events continue to be on hold until further notice.
Other CAMRA events
- All CAMRA events continue to be on hold until further notice. Please check the CAMRA website for details and updates.
Branch and regional CAMRA news
- CAMRA has launched a virtual pub online - the Red (On)Lion
- The London Drinker is out online with news about pubs and CAMRA. Due to the current situation it is online only.
Pub and brewery news
- The Tier 4 regulations now mean that pubs, bars and clubs have to close "with the exception of providing food and drink for takeaway (until 11pm), click-and-collect, drive-through or delivery".
- Portobello Brewery is offering a home delivery service with a variety of their beers available. For full details see their Facebook page. They are offering free delivery within the M25.
- CAMRA has launched a website and mobile phone app Brew to You to help you order beer for delivery or collection from pubs and breweries.
- CAMRA's Pulling Together website has details of other breweries offering takeaway and delivery services.
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.
Coronavirus update
Hullo folks:
In light of the latest Government advice to avoid social contact, all scheduled CAMRA West London Branch events are cancelled with immediate effect.
This includes this Thursday's social at the Willow Walk, the pub walk on March 31st and all our announced branch meetings and socials in April and May, including the Annual General Meeting, which is postponed to later in the year. When we are able to do so, we will announce new dates for all these events.
To avoid the looming health catastrophe, all citizens are now being urged to change their normal lives drastically and to follow the official advice about the Coronavirus.
We very much hope that they and we will be able to “resume normal service” at the earliest possible opportunity.
Meanwhile, good luck and good health to all reading this. Stay safe.
Les Maggs, Branch Chairman
Paul Charlton, Branch Contact
Stuart Duncan, Branch Social Secretary
March 2020 news - updated
Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA for March 2020. Further news can be found in the February/March edition of London Drinker.
Branch events
- We regret that all events are cancelled until further notice due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) situation. Please see the "Coronavirus update" post on this site for further details.
Other CAMRA events
- All CAMRA events are cancelled until the end of June, with further cancellations to be considered regularly as the situation evolves. Please check the CAMRA website for details and updates.
Branch and regional CAMRA news
- The February/March issue of London Drinker is out online with news about pubs and CAMRA. Please note that this was published before the government advice that all social gatherings including visits to pubs should be avoided, and that all CAMRA events and meetings are cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Pub and brewery news
- The Audley in Mayfair is set to taken over by the owners of the Fife Arms in Braemar, Scotland. It is thought the Audley will follow a similar template to the Fife Arms – a pub with rooms and a showcase for contemporary art.
- The Evening Standard has an article on the illegally demolished Carlton Tavern.
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.
May 2020 news
Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA for May 2020. Further news can be found in the April/May edition of London Drinker.
Branch events
- We regret that all events are cancelled until further notice due to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) situation. Please see the "Coronavirus update" post on this site for further details.
Other CAMRA events
- All CAMRA events are cancelled until further notice. Please check the CAMRA website for details and updates.
Branch and regional CAMRA news
- CAMRA has launched a virtual pub online - the Red (On)Lion
- The April/May issue of London Drinker is out online with news about pubs and CAMRA. Due to the current situation it is online only.
Pub and brewery news
- WhatPub now has details of pubs offering takeaway and delivery services during the pandemic.
- Portobello Brewery is offering a home delivery service with a variety of their beers available. For full details see their Facebook page. They are offering free delivery within the M25.
- CAMRA's Pulling Together website has details of other breweries offering takeaway and delivery services.
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.
February 2020 news
Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA for February 2020. Further news can be found in the February/March edition of London Drinker.
Branch events (see also separate "Upcoming events" post for details)
- February
- Thu 20 brch meeting (7pm/7.30): Star Tavern (upstairs), 6 Belgrave Mews West SW1X 8HT.
- Wed 26 Covent Garden social: (7pm) Moon under Water, 28 Leicester Sq, WC2H 7LE; (7.50pm) Salisbury, 90 St Martin’s La, WC2N 4AP; (8.35pm) Lamb & Flag, 33 Rose St, WC2E 9EB; (9.20pm) Lemon Tree, 4 Bedfordbury, WC2N 4BP; (10pm) Harp, 47 Chandos Pl, WC2N 4HS.
- March
- Tue 10 branch meeting (7pm/7.30): Speaker (upstairs), 46 Great Peter St. SW1P 2HA.
- Thu 19 At Leisure in Victoria social: (2.30pm) Willow Walk, 25 Wilton Road, SW1V 1LW.
- Tue 31 Temple social: (7pm) Devereux, 20 Devereux Ct, WC2R 3JJ; (8pm) Edgar Wallace, 40 Essex St, WC2R 3JF; (8.50pm) Cheshire Cheese, 5 Little Essex St, WC2R 3LD; (9.30pm) Temple Brew House, 46 Essex St, WC2R 3JF; and possibly one more pub.
Other CAMRA events
- CAMRA's London Pubs Group will be having their next crawl of historic pubs on... (sorry, details of next crawl not yet on their website at the time of writing this). See the London Pubs Group website for details.
Pub events
- There is a 'Painting in the Pub' painting demonstration at the Harp on 23 February.
Branch and regional CAMRA news
- Voting for the West London CAMRA Pub of the Year is underway, closing on 29 February. Full details have been emailed to branch members (only members of West London branch are eligible to vote).
- 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.
Pub and brewery news
- The Audley in Mayfair is set to taken over by the owners of the Fife Arms in Braemar, Scotland. It is thought the Audley will follow a similar template to the Fife Arms – a pub with rooms and a showcase for contemporary art.
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.

