Beer drinking and beer festivals in Sussex

Sussex Beer & Cider Festival

A fine annual Beer Festival held in March and scheduled for Hove Town Hall in 2009.

The Sussex Beer and Cider Festival adopts a charity each year and has a strong emphasis on Sussex beers - and quite rightly too.

Sussex Beer & Cider Festival website

The Jolly Tanners Beer Festival

Held at the Jolly Tanners Pub in Staplefield, south of Crawley, in May. Music and food available.

The Jolly Tanners Beer Festival website

Chichester Real Ale & Jazz Festival

Promoted by Chichester Hockey Club and with around 30 real ales and great music.

Chichester Real Ale & Jazz Festival website

Petersfield Real Ale & Music Festival

Beer festival jointly promoted by the Rugby Club, the Round Table and the Ladies Circle and taking place in early July.

Petersfield Real Ale & Music Festival website

Arun & Adur CAMRA

Arun & Adur CAMRA describe their site as "a 'one-stop-shop' for information and news about pubs, real ale and branch events" and that seems fair enough

Arun & Adur CAMRA website

Brighton CAMRA

Fine site full of beer information. Includes details of many event including the Summer Beer Trail.

Also allows you to download pdfs of the well known Sussex Drinker magazine.

Brighton CAMRA website

Western Sussex Camra

Covers an area of West Sussex taking in Chichester, Bognor Regis and Midhurst.

Runs the brilliant Yapton Beerex each year.

Western Sussex Camra website

Horsham Pub Guide

Useful and clear guide to country pubs near Horsham

Horsham Pub Guide website