About

Following the disappointment of not being able to hold our usual outdoor beer festival in the Castle Grounds we are delighted to announce that we will be having a ‘Winter Edition’ this November in the Town Hall. The two-day event will be in the magnificent ballroom in the town hall and it’s great to have found another iconic site in Newark to hold a beer festival. Some of you will remember that CAMRA ran a winter beer festival here before between 2009 and 2011 and so we have history.

When

This year’s dates are 21st and 22nd November 2025 and as this is an indoor venue, with a limited capacity, we will be selling tickets in advance and splitting each day into two sessions. The Afternoon Session will run from 10:30 – 16:00 and the Evening Session from 17:00 – 22:30. There will be around 50 beers and 15 ciders on offer. Food will be available and there will be acoustic music in the evenings and the traditional daily quiz in the afternoons. There will be a few walk-in tickets available but we advise buying a ticket beforehand to ensure that you get in. There will be no under 18s allowed and we can only allow assistance dogs.

Where

Tickets

Tickets are priced at £5 per session. CAMRA members will receive a token for a complimentary half pint on presentation of a valid membership card.

Festival glasses are £3 and inline with CAMRA guidlines the event is cashless, card only payment.

Buy your tickets here.

Train:

Newark is on the East Coast Mainline and the Nottingham-Lincoln line making it readily accessible from almost anywhere. Newark Northgate Station is a 14 minute walk and Newark Castle Station is only a 9 minute walk.

For Newark Northgate please visit LNER for further details.

For Newark Castle please visit East Midlands Trains for further details.

Bus:

There are numerous routes serving Newark, the bus station is just 5 minutes walk away.

28/29 Southwell/Farnsfield/Mansfield

90/92 Bingham/Radcliffe/Nottingham

37/38 Tuxford/Retford

24 Fernwood/Long Bennington/Grantham