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Cambridge & District CAMRA

Local Breweries

Breweries in the CAMRA East Anglia region, which is the Government's six-county East of England region.

Some of the CAMRA Branches Web sites have more up-to-date info plus lists of beers (e.g. Suffolk Branches and Norwich & Norfolk).

See also: Other Local Breweries - just beyond the region.

Reference: Quaffale (breweries) * Beermad (beers)



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Cambridgeshire - Branch area
Cambridge Moonshine, Cambridge; 2004
Dyke's End, Dyke's End, Reach; 2007
Milton, Milton; 1999
Cider: Cassels Cider, Gt. Shelford; 1996

Unfortunately City of Cambridge (first at Cheddars Lane, Cambridge from 1997-2001, then Chittering until 2008) are no longer brewing. The beers are now contract brewed for them. We hope they decide to start brewing in Cambridgeshire once more in the future.
Kilderkin Brewery briefly existed in 2007-2008, mostly brewing bottled beers with a continental influence.

Cambridgeshire - other Branch areas
Chequers, The Chequers, Little Gransden; 2006
(Craftsman, Yaxley, Peterborough; 2005-2006; formerly Wissey Valley)
Digfield Ales, Barnwell, Peterborough; 2006
Elgood, Wisbech; 1795
Hereward, Ely; 2003
Oakham, Peterborough; 1993
(Payn, Ramsey; 1999-2001; formerly Leyland Brewery of Northants)
(Rockingham, Elton - business address - brewery near Blatherwyck, Northants; 1997)
Ufford, Ye Olde White Hart, Ufford; 2005
Cider: Little Foxes; 2000/1

In August 2008 Fenland (Little Downham; 1997) went in to liquidation and is no longer brewing. Hopefully Fenland will return at some point when funding can be found.

Bedfordshire
B&T, Shefford; 1981
Old Stables Brewery; The Sir William Peel, Sandy; 2002
Potton, Potton; 1998
Wells & Youngs, Bedford; 1876

Essex
Blanchfield's, Rochford; 1997 (formerly at The Bull, Fakenham)
Brentwood; 2006
Crouch Vale, Chelmsford; 1981
Farmers Ales, Maldon; 2002
Felstar, Felstead Vineyards, Felstead; 2001
The George & Dragon, Foulness Island; 2004
Maldon Brewing Co., The Stable Brewery, Maldon; 2002
Mersea Island, East Mersea; 2005
Mighty Oak, Mauldon; 1996
Nethergate, The Street Brewery, Pentlow; 1986 (moved from Clare, Suffolk, in 2005)
Pitfield, Great Horkesley; 1996 (moved from London 2006)
Railway Tavern, Brightlingsea; 1999
(Ridleys, Chelmsford; 1842-2005; sold to Greene King & closed)
Saffron, Bishops Stortford; 2006
Star Beermaking Co., Steeple; 2006
Cider: Matching Cider Co., Matching; 1992

Hertfordshire
Alehouse, The Farmers Boy, St Albans; 2006
(Banfield, Royston; 2000-2004; associated with Buntingford)
Buntingford, Therfield, Royston; 2001 (moved from Buntingford 2004)
(Dark Horse, Hertford; 1994-2002; plant went to Buntingford; pubs to Fuller's?)
Garden Barber, Bengeo, Hertford; 2001
Green Tye, Much Hadham; 1999
McMullen, Hertford; 1827
Red Squirrel, Hertford; 2004
Sawbridgeworth, The Gate, Sawbridgeworth; 2000
Tring, Tring; 1992
(Verulam, St Albans; 1996-2005; became Alehouse)
(Woodlands, Bishops Stortford; 2001-2002; became Buntingford)

Norfolk
(Alewife, Starston; 2000-2004; name & plant sold on)
Beeston, Beeston; 2006
Blackfriars, Gt. Yarmouth; 2005
Blue Moon, Cock Inn, Barford; 1997
Brancaster, The Jolly Sailors, Brancaster Staithe; 2003
Buffy's, Tivetshall St Mary; 1993
Bull Box, Fordham, Downham Market; 2006
Chalk Hill, The Coach & Horses, Norwich; 1993
Fat Cat, The Wherry, Norwich; 2005
(Finnesko & Firkin, Norwich; 1996; closed by Punch Taverns 1999)
Fox, Fox & Hounds, Heacham, near Hunstanton; 2002
Front Street Brewery, Binham, Fakenham; 2005
Grain Brewery, Alburgh; 2006
Humpty Dumpty, Reedham; 1998
Iceni, Ickburgh; 1995
Norfolk Cottage Brewing, North Burlingham; 2004
Reepham, Reepham; 1983
Spectrum, Wymondham; 2002
Tindall Ale Brewery, Tindall Arms, Ditchingham; 1998
Tipples, Acle; 2004
Uncle Stuart's, Lingwood, Norwich; 2002
Wagtail, Old Buckenham, Attleborough; 2006
Waveney, The Queen's Head, Earsham, Bungay; April 2004
Why Not, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich; 2006
Winter's, Norwich; 2001
Wissey Valley, The Bluebell, Stoke Ferry, Downham Market; 2003 (formerly Cap'n Grumpy's at The Ship, Brandon Creek)
Wolf, Attleborough; 1996
Woodfordes, Woodbastwick; 1981
Yetman's Brewery, Yetman's Restaurant, Holt; 2005
(York Tavern, Norwich; 1996-1997)
Cider: Whin Hill, Wells-Next-The-Sea; 1993

Suffolk
Adnams, Southwold; 1857
Bartrams, Thurston; 1999
Brandon, Brandon; 2005
(Bury St Brewery, The Stag, Stowmarket; 2001-2003; closed by sale of pub to Punch Taverns)
(Collingwood, Withersfield; 2004-2005)
Cox & Holbrook, Buxhall; 1997 (at Gt. Finborough 1997-2002)
Earl Soham, Earl Soham; 1984
Elveden Ales, The Elveden Estate; 2003
Green Dragon, Green Dragon, Bungay; 1991
Green Jack, Triangle Tavern, Lowestoft; 1992 (split off from Oulton Ales in 2002)
Greene King, Bury St Edmunds; 1799
King's Head, The King's Head, Bildeston; 1997 (formerly Brettvale)
(Lidstone, Wickhambrook; 1998-2003; moved to Wensleydale Brewery [Multimap])
Mauldon, Sudbury; 1982
Old Cannon, Bury St Edmunds; 1999
Old Chimneys, Market Weston; 1995
Oulton Ales, Oulton Broad; 2002 (originally called Green Jack 1992-2002 until split)
St Judes, Ipswich; 2006
St Peter's, Bungay; 1996
(Scott's, Lowestoft; closed July 1999)
(Tolly Cobbold, Ipswich; 1723; closed and sold to Ridley's in Summer 2002)


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