21st Clacton-on-Sea Real Ale and Cider Festival 2016
At St. James' Hall, Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea. CO15 1LE
From Wednesday 24th to Saturday 27th August 18.00 to 23.00 Wednesday 11.00 to 23.00 Thursday, Friday, Saturday
70+ real ales ciders, perries, Essex wines, and Belgian and other International beers + free soft drinks for designated drivers
* this year our special section is ales from the Welsh Marches
Food from 'Tasteful Catering' will be available.
The festival glasses are, this year, being sponsored by the White Hart, Weeley Heath.
Free entry to card carrying CAMRA members at ALL times - Non-members £2.50 entry at non-music sessions and £3.50 for music sessions
Live on Thursday evening sees Wully Bully!
Live Jazz from the Blackwater Jazz band on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday evening live music from the Ringtones
BEER LIST NOW AVAILABLE! - Click here (PDF)
CIDER LIST NOW AVAILABLE! - Click here (PDF)
The lists are likely to be revised a few times between when they were first uploaded and the festival opening!
Please note that the International beers and Ciders will have their own regularly updated programmes available at the festival.
Information for Travellers
The festival is located in the St. James' Church Hall, in Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea CO15 1LE. It is between St. James' Church and the Westcliff Theatre which is well signposted. It is about 15 minutes walk from Clacton-on-Sea railway station.
Click here to download helpful directions to the festival from Clacton station.
Click here to find the venue on OpenStreetMap.
Click here to see the route to the venue when walking from the station.
Click here to find the venue on Streetmap.
Click here for train timetables from Abellio Greater Anglia (valid from 15 May 2016).
NB: Planned maintenance work is detailed here.
Resources
Facebook event page - why not invite your friends?
The STAFFING FORM is available in the members area of our website - PLEASE HELP ORGANISE AND RUN THE FESTIVAL!
Last Year's Festival
Last year's festival page is available here.
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