Welcome to the South East London branch of CAMRA

Welcome to our branch of the Campaign for Real Ale - campaigning locally since 1974. Learn more about our branch, how to become involved, and peruse our archive.

We hold bi-monthly formal meetings, a social event most weeks, and organise a Spring Cider Festival each April and Dulwich Beer & Cider Festival in May. Check out the Calendar for up coming event details.

CAMRA Members: please remember to score the beers you drink to help determine our Good Beer Guide pub entries each year. Login to the national CAMRA website, locate the relevant pub and select Beer Score. There's more guidance here.

Not already a CAMRA member? There's a host of reasons why you should be! Read about CAMRA's campaigning strategy and membership benefits, including free festival entry, discounts on beers & merchandise, BEER magazine, and much more.

When Is A Pub Not A Pub?

In the case of Belushi's, Greenwich, when a planning inspector determines it is not a 'public house' but rather a 'drinking establishment with expanded food provision'.

Read more about this case and the concerning implications of such a judgement in circumventing pub protection policies here.

We continue to see planning applications submitted on a regular basis that threaten the continued existence of pubs in our branch area.

Read our latest status summary of these applications here.

If you would like assistance or advice on saving your local please contact our pub protection officer.

4th Dulwich Beer and Cider Festival 2027

After a very successful first three years, we are delighted to announce that we will be back again in 2027 for a 4th time at Dulwich Hamlet FC from Thu 27th to Sat 29th May.

We are planning to be bigger and even better than previously, with up to 70 cask beers and around 25 ciders/perries . We can't wait to welcome everyone to our festival once again, so please save the date.

As our festival grows, we'd welcome additional help with organising and running things - if you fancy rolling up your sleaves and getting involved please contact our staffing officer.

More details will be available in due course - see our Festivals page for an overview of our 2026 festival.