With over a month of celebrating over 120 local pubs and breweries!
This July and August, over 80 pubs in and outside of Norwich will be part of a 38-day Norwich Pub Festival.
Run by Norwich & District CAMRA, with coach trips and discounts for CAMRA members, also open to non-CAMRA members.
Pub Festival Co-Organiser, Lucy Cousins said: ‘We wanted to plan something exciting for people, as well as supporting our fabulous local pubs and showcasing our breweries.’
How will it work?
People can visit pubs from within colour-coded zones, mapped out in a festival guide available from participating venues. and online. Each zone will include between 9 and 12 pubs, with over a month to visit as many as you choose!
Anyone who gets a stamp from every pub in a zone can claim a souvenir coloured wristband, and if you collect all colours (one wristband for each zone, with the Cider Zone being optional), you’ll qualify for a special prize to be awarded at Norwich Beer Festival in October!
Each pub is partnered with a brewery and receives a free cask of beer from them. They’ll also have the opportunity to work together to organise promotional events for customers during the festival.
There are over 50 breweries taking part and we want to say a huge thank you to them all for their support.
‘Wildcraft are right behind this festival, let's support our pubs!!! Mike Deal, Wildcraft Brewery
Don’t worry if you’re not a big drinker, or you’re the designated driver, or simply want to try some different beverages – you can receive a stamp no matter what your purchased beverage of choice is.
The only exception is the cider trail where you will receive a stamp if you purchase a half or pint of cider (and is not included in the 81 stamps to win a prize at Norwich Beer Festival).
Getting around
Almost all the pubs taking part are on train or bus routes, and public transport details are included in the festival guide. In Norwich, the central zones are walkable, and the pubs are close to each other.
Finding out more?
Details of all the pubs and breweries taking part will be included in the festival guide, which you can pick up in any participating pub – look out for pub banners and find out more on social media, facebook.com/NorwichPubFestival @NorwichPubFest #NorwichPubFest22 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
‘After the great success of last year, it's wonderful to have Norwich and Beyond pub festival back again. Obviously, we love beer, but that's not the only thing it's about. It's also a chance to celebrate our excellent pubs!’ Emma Byrne, The Leopard
Participating Pubs
Our 2022 Pub of the Year winners and runners up are all involved, as well as many Good Beer Guide pubs.
Participating breweries are supplying pubs with free beer and cider as part of the festival! Look out for these featured breweries, listed in the guide, when visiting the pubs.
Festival pubs (for maps, see the guide):
Cider Zone – (optional half or pint of cider to collect your stamp, these pubs are also on the main route where any beverage can be purchased to collect a stamp) Marlborough, Eaton Cottage, Reindeer, Coach & Horses Bethel St, White Lion, Rosebery, Artichoke, Malt & Mardle, Murderers, The Cottage, The Vine, Kings Head, Lollard Pit, Kings Arms
Green Zone – Kings Head Lingwood, Shoulder of Mutton, King’s Head Blofield, The Ram Inn, Rivergarden, Fat Cat & Canary, Coach & Horses Thorpe Road, Jubilee, Red Lion, Lollards Pit
Orange Zone – Cellar House, Beehive, Eaton Cottage, Unthank Arms, York, Eagle, Trafford, Kings Arms, Rose Pub & Deli
Yellow Zone – Gibraltar Gardens, Fat Cat, Garden House, William & Florence, Pear Tree, Black Horse, Earlham, Reindeer, Coach & Horses Bethel St
Gold Zone - Angel Gardens, Rosebery, Whalebone, The Brewery Tap, Stanley, Marlborough, The Cottage, Artichoke, Malt & Mardle, Leopard
Purple Zone – Plasters, Kings Head, White Lion, Louis Marchesi, Merchants, Ribs of Beef, Wig & Pen, Adam & Eve, Maids Head, Golden Star
Black Zone – Last Pub Standing, St Andrews Brewhouse, Franks Bar, Rumsey Wells, Arboretum, The Vine, Sir Toby’s, Lamb, Murderers, Walnut Tree Shades
Red Zone – Red Lion Cromer, Vernon Arms, Hop In, The Crown at Trunch, The Smallburgh Crown, Cross Keys, Spread Eagle, Unicorn, Red Lion Coltishall, Chequers, Plough Inn, Rose & Crown
Blue Zone – Ploughshare, Brisley Bell, White Swan, Darby’s, Royal Standard, Cock, George, Victoria Inn, Buck, Marlingford Bell, Crown
