Branch Meeting
2025-05-29 20:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) | Derbyshire
A meeting of the Amber Valley CAMRA branch to be held at Cross Keys, Belper on Thursday 29 May at 8pm.

Beer Tent at The Eyes Have It Festival
2025-07-03 - 2025-07-06 | Eyes Meadow, Eyes Meadow,, Donald Hawley Way, Duffield,, DE56 4BA
Amber Valley CAMRA will be running a real ale and cider beer tent at the Eyes Have It music Festival in Duffield from 3 to 6 July 2025.
This will be a drinks marquee with set up running from noon Mon 30 June.
Volunteers will be required for set up plus for Thursday evening and during opening hours on Fri-Sat-Sun** noon-10pm or later at volunteer’s choice as music runs until 1am while on Sunday** bar finishes at 9pm.
Full details at The Eyes Have It website

Belper Beer Census
2025-07-26 15:00 - 21:00 | Derbyshire
Our annual survey of all pubs in the Belper area will take place on Saturday 26th July.
Routes and further details will be available shortly.

Branch Meeting
2025-07-31 20:00 - 21:30 | Hunters Arms, Church Street, Kilburn, Derbyshire, DE560LU, United Kingdom
An Amber Valley branch meeting will be held on Thursday 31st July at 8pm at the Hunters Arms, Kilburn.

Branch Social – Nottingham City Centre South
2025-08-02 13:00 - 19:00 | Vat and Fiddle, 12 Queensbridge Rd,, Nottingham, NG2 1NB
We are running a pub crawl around Nottingham on the afternoon of SATURDAY 2 AUGUST and hope you can join us.
If you’re interested, meet us in the VAT & Fiddle between 1 pm and 1:45 pm.
We will then visit some of the following:
Brew Tavern (formerly BeerHeadz)
Canalhouse
Newshouse
Kean’s Head
Partizan Tavern
King William IV
Fox & Grapes
Neon Raptor Taproom
Liquid Light Taproom
Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function (with all the pubs listed above) within what used to be WhatPub:
Social Route

Branch Social - Burton
2025-08-30 13:00 - 19:00 | Weighbridge Inn, 5 Derby St,, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2JJ
We are running a pub crawl around Burton-upon-Trent on the afternoon of SATURDAY 30 AUGUST and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in the Weighbridge Inn between 1 pm and 1:45 pm.
We will then visit the following:
The Last Heretic
Coopers Tavern
Dog Inn
Old Royal Oak
Beeropolis (formerly Fuggle & Nugget)
We may also include:
Devonshire Arms
Crossing
Burton Bridge Inn
New venues that we haven’t been to before that we may include:
Arches (Outwoods Brewing Taproom)
Inn-Uendo’s

Branch Meeting
2025-09-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Black Boy, Heage, Old Rd,, Heage, DE56 2BN
Tuesday 23rd September 8pm at The Black Boy, Heage

Branch Social Trip – Sheffield (specific area to be confirmed)
2025-09-27 13:00 - 19:00 | Derbyshire
A social outing via public transport will be held on Saturday 27th September taking in pubs in Sheffield. Further details will be published before the event.

CAMramble Milford, Holbrook, Makeney
2025-10-25 11:00 - 17:00 | The King William, 2 The Bridge, Milford, Belper, DE56 0RR
CAMramble
On Saturday 25 October there will be a beer Ramble – anyone interested should meet at the King William, Milford either at 11am for breakfast or 12pm for the start of the walk.
The route will take in the White Hart, Bargate; Dead Poets and Spotted Cow in Holbrook then to the Hollybush, Makeney. Both the White Hart and Hollybush have beer festivals on during the visit.

Branch Meeting
2025-11-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Steampacket, Derby Road, Swanwick, Derbyshire, DE551AB, United Kingdom
Amber Valley CAMRA will hold their branch meeting on Tuesday 25 November at the SteamPacket, Swanwick starting at 8pm.

Social trip - Matlock
2025-11-29 13:00 - 18:00 | Remarkable Hare, Matlock, 77 Dale Rd,, Matlock, DE4 3LT
We are running a pub crawl around Matlock on the afternoon of SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, please meet us in the Remarkable Hare between 1:00 pm and 1:30 pm.
We will then visit some or all of the following:
Newsroom
Farmacy
Thorn Tree Inn
Red Lion
Twenty Ten
Bod Matlock
Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function (with all the pubs listed above) within what used to be WhatPub:
https://camra.org.uk/trips/97a1bb82-5e25-45a3-9078-11ff069a7f35/map

Christmas Branch Social - Nottingham
2025-12-27 13:00 - 18:00 | Derbyshire
Our annual branch social walk around Nottingham will happen on 27th December 2025. Meeting at Canning Circus at 13.00 – venue and route to be confirmed.

Amber Valley CAMRA Christmas Party
2026-01-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Arkwrights, 6 Campbell St,, Belper, DE56 1UP
Members are cordially invited to our Christmas Party at Strutts Social Club on Saturday 10th January 26 from 4pm. Anyone who has worked at our festivals will receive two pints of Arkwrights excellent beverages. Food will be available.
If you wish to attend please let our Chairman know for numbers attending.

Branch Meeting
2026-01-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Dead Poets, 38 Chapel Street, Holbrook, Derbyshire, DE56 0TQ, United Kingdom
A branch meeting will be held on Tuesday 13th January 2026 – Venue Dead Poets, Holbrook – 8pm start

GBG Selection meeting
2026-02-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Hunters Arms, Church Street, Kilburn, Derbyshire, DE560LU, United Kingdom
Our meeting to select entries for the Good Beer Guide will be held at Hunters Arms on Tuesday 17th February 2026.

Branch Social trip - Chesterfield
2026-02-28 13:00 - 19:00 | Pig and Pump, Chesterfield, St. Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield, s40, United Kingdom
We are running a pub crawl around Chesterfield on the afternoon of SATURDAY 28TH FEBRUARY and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in Pig and Pump between 1:15 pm and 2:00 pm. We will leave shortly after 2:00 pm.
We’ll then walk to:
Rutland Arms
Neptune Beer Emporium
Chesterfield Arms
The Royal Oak (which has reopened)
Chesterfield Alehouse
We may then include some of the following:
Tramway Tavern
Anchor
Rose and Crown
Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function (with all the pubs listed above)
Chesterfield Social walk

POTY Presentation and CPOTY Presentation
2026-03-12 20:00 - 21:00 | Dead Poets, 38 Chapel Street, Holbrook, Derbyshire, DE56 0TQ, United Kingdom
The Amber Valley Chairman will be presenting certificates to the winners of the branch Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year 2026 to the Dead Poets Inn, Holbrook at 8pm on Thursday 12th March at 8pm. Please come to support your local pub.

POTY Runner-Up Presentation
2026-03-24 20:00 - 21:00 | Steampacket, Swanwick, Derby Rd,, Swanwick,, DE55 1AB
The Amber Valley Chairman will be presenting a certificate to the runner-up of the branch Pub of the Year 2026 – the Steampacket, Swanwick at 8pm on Tuesday 24th March at 8pm. Please come to support your local pub.

Amber Valley CAMRA AGM
2026-03-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Old Oak Horsley Woodhouse, 176 Main Street, Horsley Woodhouse, DE7 6AW, United Kingdom
Our AGM for 2026 will be held at 8pm on Thursday 26th March 2026 at The Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse

Branch Social trip - Sheffield
2026-03-28 12:45 - 18:00 | Sheffield Tap, Sheffield Station, 1b Sheaf Street, S1 2BP
We are running a pub crawl around Sheffield city centre on the afternoon of Saturday 28th March and hope you can join us.
The meeting point is in the Sheffield Tap between 12:45 and 13:30.
We will then visit some or all of the following:

Rutland Arms
Head of Steam
The Fargate (new to us)
Foresters (new to us)
Vocation & Co
Perch
Red Deer
Bath Hotel

Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function – Sheffield Route

Branch Social Trip Derby
2026-04-11 13:00 - 18:00 | Furnace Inn, Duke Street, Derby, Derbyshire, DE13BX, United Kingdom
We are running a pub crawl around Derby on the afternoon of Saturday 11th April and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in the Furnace at 1 pm. We will aim to leave there at around 1:45 pm.
We will then visit:

Five Lamps
Flowerpot
Smithfield
Brunswick
Alexandra Hotel

Other suggestions we could include:

Royal Standard
Victoria Inn
Old Bell Hotel
Peacock Inn
Golden Eagle
Greyhound

We’ll decide on the exact route and order on the day once we’ve decided if we are adding any of the suggestions to our itinerary.
Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function Derby Pub Walk

Branch Meeting
2026-05-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Groovers, 153 Peasehill, Ripley, DE5 3JN
We are holding a bi-monthly branch meeting on Tuesday 26th May at Groovers Ripley commencing at 8pm.

Social trip Nottingham
2026-05-30 13:00 - 18:00 | Vat and Fiddle, 12 Queensbridge Rd,, Nottingham, NG2 1NB
We are running a pub crawl around Nottingham on the afternoon of SATURDAY 30 MAY and hope you can join us.
If you are interested, meet us in the VAT & Fiddle between 1 pm and 1:45 pm.
We will then head south and visit some or all of the following:

The Embankment
The Trent Bridge Inn
Poppy & Pint
Stratford Haven
Brewhouse & Kitchen
Trent Navigation Inn

The walk covering these pubs and back to the VAT and Fiddle is 4 miles in total. However, the longest walk between pubs is 0.8 miles so although there is a fair amount of walking in total, there’s no big distance to cover in one go.
The pubs are ordered in a very specific way, walking past some on the way to others to visit them on our way back into town.
See the route in the Google Map below for more info on the walk and distances:
Google maps
Here’s a link to the new CAMRA trip function with the pubs listed above:
CAMRA Pubs

Belper Goes Green Festival
2026-06-05 18:00 - 2026-06-07 22:00 | Derbyshire
Belper Goes Green festival will be held in Belper from Friday 5th June to Sunday 7th June 2026. Amber Valley CAMRA will be hosting a beer tent at the event. Further details will be provided when available.

The Eyes Have It Festival Duffield
2026-07-02 18:00 - 2026-07-05 21:00 | Eyes Meadow, Eyes Meadow,, Donald Hawley Way, Duffield,, DE56 4BA
TEHI festival will be held at Duffield Eyes Meadow from Thursday 4th July to Sunday 8th July 2026. Amber Valley CAMRA will be hosting a beer tent at the event. Further details will be provided when available.

Belper Beer Census
2026-08-01 13:00 - 19:00 | Derbyshire
Our branch will carry out a survey of all pubs in the Belper area on Saturday 1 August 2026. Further details to follow.
