August 2026

Brewery tours and taprooms

29th July-1st August: Egham Beer Festival at the United Services Club, 111 Spring Rise, Egham TW20 9PE.

29th July-9th August: Festival of Yorkshire beers at Sheffield’s JD Wetherspoon venues (Bankers Draft, Benjamin Huntsman, Woodseats Palace, Sheffield Water Works Company, Rawson Spring, Steel Foundry, Francis Newton, Sheaf Island, Wagon and Horses, and Scarsdale Hundred). Featuring beers from Fuggle Bunny, Small World Beers, Kirkstall, Yorkshire Heart, Acorn, Wilde Child, and Stancil.

31st July and 1st August: Birkenhead Craft Beer Festival at Futureyard, 75 Argyle Street, Birkenhead CH41 6AB.

31st July and 1st August: Mid Cheshire Charity Scooter Rally & Beer Festival at Northwich Rugby Club, Moss Lane, Northwich CW8 4BG.

31st July-2nd August: Reigate Beer Festival at Priory Park, Bell Street, Reigate RH2 7RL.

1st August: Summer Festival at Loddon Brewery, Dunsden Green Farm, Dunsden RG4 9QD, noon-8pm. Beer, food, and live music.

1st August: Fleet Beer Festival at the Harlington Bar, 236 Fleet Road, Fleet GU51 4BY. 40 real ales and 10 ciders.

1st August: Tenth anniversary party at Brewing Brothers, 6-8 Burgess Road, Hastings TN35 4NR, 2-11pm.

1st August: Beer Festival at Littleborough Cricket Club, Denhurst Road, Littleborough OL15 9LD.

1st August: Sausage and Cider Festival at Singleton Park, Mumbles Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PY.

1st August: Real Ale Festival at The Swan Inn, Whiston, Penkridge, ST19 5QH.

1st August: Styal Craft Beer Fest at Wilmslow Phoenix Sports Club, Styal Road, Wilmslow SK9 4HP.

5th-8th August: The Wandsworth Great British Summer Beer and Cider Festival at Le Gothique, The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer Way, London SW18 3SX. 150 beers and ciders.

5th-9th August: Lakefest at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Eastnor, Ledbury HR8 1EN. Music and food, with beer from Wye Valley Brewery, and cider from Stowford Press.

6th-8th August: Glasgow Real Ale Festival at The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZ.

6th-9th August: Ale, Sausage, and Cider Festival at the Market Tavern Tap, 21 Market Street, Atherstone CV9 1ET.

6th-9th August: Summer Beer Festival at The Globe Inn, Exeter Road, Beaford, Winkleigh EX19 8LR.

6th-9th August: Beer Festival at The Swan, Wrenbury Road, Marbury, Nantwich SY13 4LS. More than 15 cask and keg beers, plus cider, live music, and a barbecue.

7th August: Trales of the Unexpected, a real ale walking tour of Canterbury to market International Beer Day.

7th and 8th August: Shrewsbury House Summer Festival at Shrewsbury House Community Centre, Bushmoor Crescent, Shooters Hill, London SE18 3EG. With a Bexley Brewery pop-up bar.

7th and 8th August: Northallerton Craft Beer Festival at the Golden Lion Hotel, 114 High Street, Northallerton DL7 8PP.

7th-9th August: Beer Festival at The Tiddly, Hazles Road, Ellerdine Heath, Telford TF6 6RL.

7th-9th August: Beer Festival at the Three Daws, Town Pier, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0BJ.

7th-9th August: Beer and Cider Festival at The Witchball, Lighthouse Road, Lizard, Helston TR12 7NJ.

8th August: Sausage and Cider Festival at Hazlehead Park, Hazlehead Avenue, Aberdeen AB15 8BE.

8th August: Bands on the Bank at Batemans Brewery Paddock, Mill Lane, Wainfleet PE24 4JE.

8th August: Beer and Music Festival at The Barley Mow, The Hurst, Winchfield RG27 8DE.

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8th and 9th August: These Hills Beer Festival at Glynde Place, Glynde, Lewes BN8 6SX.

8th and 9th August: Beer Festival at the Duke of Wellington, Birling Road, Ryarsh, West Malling ME19 5LS.

9th August: Beer festival at The Three Hounds, 57 Beckenham Road, Beckenham BR3 4PR.

13th-15th August: Worcester Beer, Cider, and Perry Festival, at Worcester Racecourse, Grandstand Road, Worcester WR1 3EJ.

14th and 15th August: Ramsfest, Beer and Cider Festival, at Kingsteignton Athletic FC, Broadway Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot TQ12 3EJ.

14th and 15th August: 10th Birthday Bash at Wild Craft Brewing, Church Farm, Smallburgh NR12 9NB. Beer line-up includes a special anniversary beer. There will also be street food, live music, and family amusements, with camping available.

15th August: Open day at Triple fff Brewery, 3 Magpie Works, Station Approach, Four Marks, Alton GU34 5HN.

15th August: 15th Anniversary celebration at Vibrant Forest Brewery, Units 3-6 The Purlieu Centre, Hardley Industrial Estate, Hardley SO45 3AE.

15th August: Sausage and Cider Festival at Bogbain Farm, Bogbain, Inverness IV2 5BD.

15th August: Sausage and Cider Festival at Grafton Street, Milton Keynes MK9 1AT.

15th August: Sausage and Cider Festival at Penyllan Farm, Marchwiel, Wrexham LL13 0PF.

21st and 22nd August: Bungay Beer and Music Festival at the Crisp Maltings Pavilion, Maltings Meadow, Pirnhow Street, Bungay NR35 2RU.

21st and 22nd August: Open Weekend at 4Ts Brewery, 20 Lower Wash Lane, Warrington WA4 1PL.

21st-23rd August: Beer festival at The Cock, 47 High Street, Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon PE28 9BJ.

22nd August: Sausage and Cider Festival at Stoke Park, Nightingale Road, Guildford GU1 1ER.

22nd August: Beer Festival at The Old Shoe, Unit 20 Orchard Square, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2FB.

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22nd August: Sausage and Cider Festival at River Park, 13 Gordon Road, Winchester SO23 7DD.

25th-29th August: Peterborough Beer Festival on The Embankment, Bishops Road, Peterborough, PE1 1EF.

26th-29th August: Clacton Real Ale and Cider Festival at St James’ Hall, Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1LF.

25th-31st August: Beer Festival at Charters, Town Bridge, Peterborough PE1 1FP.

26th-31st August: East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival at St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1LS. To be confirmed

27th-30th August: Cider and Park Festival at The Thatched House, Exwick Road, Exeter EX4 2BQ.

28th August: Marble Brewery tap takeover at 1B Tap House, 1B Glebe Street, Great Harwood BB6 7AA.

28th-30th August: Acton Real Ale Festival at West London Trades Union Club, 33-35 High Street, Acton, London W3 6ND. Real ale, plus international bottled beer and cider.

28th-30th August: Seven Hills Beer Fest at Sheffield Tigers RFC, Dore Moor, Heathersage Road, Sheffield S17 3AB. 30 cask ales from local and regional brewers.

29th-30th August: Beer festival at The Prince Albert, 62 Silver Street, Ely CB7 4JF.

28th-31st August: Summer Rails and Ales at South Devon Railway, Staverton, Totnes TQ9 6AG.

28th-30th August: Nettleham Beer Festival at Nettleham Cricket Club, Field Close, Nettleham LN2 2RX.

28th-31st: Beer Festival at The Old Hall Hotel, Market Place, Hope S33 6RH.

29th and 30th August: Beer festival at Beltonville Farm, Miller’s Dale, Buxton SK17 8SS.