Visits to Norwich’s City of Ale festivals have provided the inspiration for forthcoming Real Ale and Cider Trails in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Although on a much smaller scale than the Norwich festival, Cornwall CAMRA has planned some short trails which cover the pubs and bars in the town. It’s all part of the campaign’s 50th anniversary celebrations.
The branch has produced a double-sided leaflet which will be freely available in participating pubs, and which will also be available to download from the Cornwall CAMRA website in advance of the two-week event, which takes place from 11th-24th October.
The aim of this pubs-based festival is to promote and support venues which sell real ale and real cider in the post-lockdown period. All have had reduced footfall, and therefore reduced income, over the past 18 months or so.
The routes mostly radiate out from The Moor in Falmouth and encompass central, well-known pubs, those in the main thoroughfare, and those in the quieter back streets which may be less familiar to visitors to the town.
Altogether, 24 venues are taking part, divided into four trails. There are no rules or rewards. A trail can be followed, or venues from different trails can be mixed and matched.
Each venue has been invited to organise and promote pub-based events of their own during the festival fortnight. And participants are encouraged to vote for their beer or cider of the festival.
The trails
