Welcome to the Matlock and Dales (MAD) CAMRA Branch Website

Link to Read InnSpire Now; link to Read Derby Drinker; or go to What's Brewing online

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Local Beer Festivals for Spring

If you are looking for somewhere to enjoy this warm spring weather, then why not try these local events ...

Thursday 15th May - Saturday 17th May at Rail Ale 2025 Festival at Barrow Hill, Chesterfield

Friday 23rd May - Saturday 24th May at Matlock Beer Festival at Red Lion, Matlock Green

Friday 6th June - Saturday 7th June at Ecclesbourne Valley Railway running between Duffield and Wirksworth

Friday 27th June - Sunday 29th June at Cromford Mills Beer Festival

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Branch Pub of the Year 2025

Members voted for Pub of the Year 2025 at a recent branch meeting .The branch Pub of the Year for 2025 is bod on Dale Road, Matlock. Congratulations to the manager Tom and the team at Titanic. bod will now go into the competition for Derbyshire Pub of the Year.

Below, Chairperson Chris Birds presents the certificate to Tom.

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Sheffield's Real Heritage Pubs

The fourth edition of this book was published in September 2021 with a print run of only 1000 copies. They are mainly sold now but if interested you may still be able to purchase a copy from one of the many pubs in Sheffield which stocked copies.

However you can also get a free download here

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