Maidstone & Mid Kent

Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Welcome to CAMRA in Maidstone and Mid Kent

Supporting pubs, clubs, breweries and drinkers of real ale, cider and perry in our local area which spans between West Peckham in the west, Lenham in the east, Hucking in the north and Hawkhurst in the south. It includes areas such as West Malling, Cranbrook, Sutton Valence, Staplehurst and Maidstone itself.

EAST MALLING BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL

TBA September 2025

Our annual showcase event, usually held on the first Saturday of September each year at East Malling Research Centre.

We aim to have around 70 real ales and 30 ciders and perries on offer along with live music and food vendors.

Draught Copy is the free newsletter of the Maidstone and Mid Kent, Gravesend and Darent Valley, Bexley, Medway and West Kent branches of CAMRA.

  • October is Cider and Perry month.

    Unlike real ale production, which can happen at any time of the year, real cider and perry can only be made when the fruit is ripe and is tied to a natural cycle of the apple and pear trees found in orchards around the country.

    CAMRA celebrates Cider and Perry Month twice a year. First, in May to coincide with the blossom that will eventually form fruit, and the time when the previous years cider and perry reaches maturity. The second is in October when apples and pears are harvested, and cider and perry are made.

    Click the image to visit the Cider and Perry month page on the CAMRA National website.

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Local Beer Festivals

Awards

2024 BRANCH PUB and CIDER PUB OF THE YEAR

Larkins' Alehouse

2024 BRANCH CLUB OF THE YEAR

Marden Village Club

The Good Beer Guide

CAMRA's Good Beer Guide is the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide.

See our guide on how and why it's important to Score Your Beer.

Your input helps curate The Good Beer Guide and ensures we promote venues serving top-notch cask ale. It's also a fantastic way to connect and share your passion for great beer.

News Feeds

We have an ‘X’ (Twitter) account that is updated regularly with all the pub and real ale news from around our branch area.

We also have a Groups.io group for branch members to share news on real ales, breweries and pubs in the area and receive reminders about meetings and events.

Branch Pub Guide

Check out our interactive map and guide to all of the pubs and clubs in the branch area that serve real ale.

The data is provided by WhatPub, which is CAMRA's online pub guide with details of over 30,000 pubs nationwide.

The map can be filtered by pubs that also serve Real Cider & Perry, those who accept CAMRA Vouchers, and those that offer a CAMRA Discount.

Breweries

We maintain records of and relationships with breweries in the branch area.