About us
Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable is one of 200 local CAMRA branches, covering the three main towns in the area plus outlying villages.
As well as supporting CAMRA's national and local campaigns, the branch has an active social calendar. We also hold regular meetings to discuss CAMRA business, online or at a pub. We also have a lot of social events.
The branch area has been home to the Kent Beer Festival and we organise the CAMRA Cricket Tents at Kent County Cricket Club’s annual Cricket Week, held in Canterbury. We also run a street bar at the colourful Faversham Hop Festival.
For our latest news, or If you have photos or information to share, then head over to our branch website at https://canterbury.camra.org.uk
If you are visiting the branch check out local public transport options: https://www.traveline.info
If you are not from the Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable area, find out about your local CAMRA branch by visiting CAMRA near you: https://www.camra.org.uk
All Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable Branch (CAMRA) members are encouraged to Join Us on Meetup so that you can RSVP for events, participate in discussions, and receive our branch news. If you wish to limit Meetup to only our branch emails follow the guidance here: http://bit.ly/CAMRACHWPrivacy
Join to learn about real ale but, most of all, to have some good social fun.
Upcoming events
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CAMRA Cricket Tent for Kent v Middlesex
Kent County Cricket Club Limited, Kent, GBWe will be running our popular CAMRA real ale tent at Kent’s St Lawrence Cricket Ground, Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3NZ during cricket festival week, Friday June 19 until Monday June 22. The match is Kent v Middlesex in the Men’s County Championship. We are usually at the Nackington Road end, under floodlight 3.
- The CAMRA tent is for CAMRA members and their guests only – it’s not open to the general public.
- Admission to the CAMRA tent is free. CAMRA members (show your membership card, please) need to sign themselves and their guests into the visitor’s book - as many guests as you like, within reasonable limits!
- However, you can join CAMRA at the tent. We also offer cricket-tent-only membership at a reduced price.
- Admission to the CAMRA tent is free, but of course you will need to pay to get into the cricket ground (unless you are already a Kent CCC member). See the KCCC website, www.kentcricket.co.uk for admission details. Look under Tickets and Membership. It could be cheaper to get advance tickets or ticket bundles.
- From the 19th to the 22nd, the CAMRA tent will be open from 10am each day until after close of play (about 7pm). The cricket starts at 11am. Keep an eye on cricket news to check that the match hasn’t ended early. Remember that County Championship matches may not last for 4 days. The CAMRA tent will not open on the fourth day if the match has already ended.
- We have our own private seating at the front of our tent, overlooking the pitch. If all the seats are taken, you are welcome to carry your drinks to other seating areas, but please ask us for plastic glasses if you are moving away from the tent.
- We serve cask beer and cider, wine, soft drinks, tea and coffee. At our very successful 2025 tent we had 30 different beers and cider from 15 producers, mostly from Kent, but we only have 4 beers on at any one time to maintain quality. Usually a bitter, a best bitter, a golden ale and a dark ale. As one beer runs out, a new one is put on. This can happen very fast!
- We are not allowed to sell food (except for crisps etc), but there are plenty of food outlets on the cricket ground.
- We take cash or card payments. Beer is about £4 to £4.50 a pint. But note that the other outlets on the cricket ground are cashless.
- All the surplus money from the tent is donated to two charities. This year the charities are Cancer Research UK and Alzheimer’s Research UK. We welcome donations of beer and cider from brewers and cider producers, and any offers of sponsorship are welcome.
- Accessibility: if you have mobility needs, ask a steward the best way to our tent. Our tent is step free but on a bank, if you need assistance just wave to our entrance table. There is a special wheelchair hardstanding area next to the tent, and the Leslie Ames Stand next to us has disabled toilets.
- For any questions, contact Gill Keay. Email gillandgerrykeay@btinternet.com, or ring 01227 463478 or 07976 431886 (text messages are usually best as I never seem to hear the phone). These details are also on https://kent.camra.org.uk/
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