Branch Diary
What's on, in and around the branch area?
- May Branch Meeting - Stella Taps
Wednesday 20 May 2026 19:30
Stella Taps
Our May branch meeting will be at Stella Taps, Mansfield.
If you’ve got ideas, feedback, or want to see things done a little differently, come along, have a pint, and be part of the solution.
All welcome, including non-members.
1 Stella Street Mansfield, NG18 4AN
https://camra.org.uk/pubs/stella-taps-mansfield-195140
- Not the Newark Beer Festival
Friday 22 – Monday 25 May 2026
It’s once again not possible to hold a festival in the castle grounds in May, due to the ongoing castle renovations. Newark pubs will be organising a “Not the Newark Beer Festival” (NTNBF) event over the late May Bank Holiday weekend. The same pubs as last year will be participating:
Fox and Crown
Flying Circus
Oscars
Navigation
More Than Just Beer
Prince Rupert
Organ Grinder
Final Whistle (Southwell) - May Social - Mallard 25 Years Beer Festival
Saturday 30 May 2026 12:00
We're catching the Robin Hood line to Worksop on May 30th, for the Mallard 25 years Beer Festival.
The pub has just been awarded North Notts Branch Pub of the Year, is located on the station platform, and 25 ales will be available - what's not to love!
We'll be there from noon.
- June Social - Underwood and Bagthorpe
Saturday 13 June 2026 12:15
For our June social, we'll be taking the TrantBarton 33 bus to Underwood, where we'll check out pubs in the village, as well as walking down to Bagthorpe.
The planned route for the day is:
The Junction at Underwood
Ginger Giraffe
Red Lion
Dixies Arms
Shephered RestThe bus, which runs from Mansfield, through Sutton and Kirkby, is scheduled to arrive in Underwood at 12.15. Return buses are at 4.43pm or 5.43pm, depending on how we get on.
The full timetable can be found here
- East Midlands Regional Meeting
Saturday 20 June 2026
East Midlands Regional Meeting
Venue TBC
- Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Sunday 28 June 2026 14:00
Brown Cow
The Mansfield & Ashfield Branch of CAMRA will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, 28th June 2026, at 14:00, upstairs at The Brown Cow, 31A Ratcliffe Gate, Mansfield, NG18 2JA.
An account of events in the Branch over the past 12 months will be given, and all posts on the Committee for the following 12 months are up for election.
A form to facilitate the proposal of roles will be made available in due course.
- July Social - Nottingham Town Centre
Saturday 4 July 2026
For our July social, we are catching the Robin Hood line to Nottingham, where we'll spend the afternoon at a selection of pubs in Nottingham Town centre.
We'll meet in the Canal House around noon.
The rest of the afternoon hasn't been decided yet, but we'll aim to keep walking to a minimum, as we've not had a town-centre crawl before, so we have plenty of pubs to try.
We'll update the itinerary as soon as we've decided where to go.
- July Branch Meeting - Railway Inn
Monday 27 July 2026 19:30
Railway Inn
Our July branch meeting will be at the Railway Inn, Mansfield.
If you’ve got ideas, feedback, or want to see things done a little differently, come along, have a pint, and be part of the solution.
All welcome, including non-members.
9 Station Street Mansfield, NG18 1EF
https://camra.org.uk/pubs/railway-inn-mansfield-165100
- Nottinghamshire County Meeting
Saturday 12 September 2026
Nottinghamshire County Meeting
Venue TBC
- Newark Beer Festival 2026 (Winter Edition)
Friday 20 – Saturday 21 November 2026
The Beer Festival Committee are moving forward with detailed planning for the Newark Beer and Cider Festival (2nd Winter Edition) which is taking place
Friday 20th & Saturday 21st November 2026 in the magnificent Newark Town Hall Ballroom.
- East Midlands Regional Meeting
Saturday 12 December 2026
East Midlands Regional Meeting
Venue TBC