York CAMRA is a branch of the national Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). CAMRA is a well-established national organisation with more than 160,000 members which aims to promote traditional real ale and pubs.
Upcoming Events
Our next events are:
Jan 3 – Town and Country Pub of the Year survey trip
Jan 9 – Friday Five starting at The Shambles Tavern
Jan 16 – Winter Pub of the Season presentation at The Old Grey Mare
Jan 24 (provisional) – Town and Country Pub of the Year survey trip
Feb 13 – Friday Five route TBC
Feb 21 – Trip to Harrogate
Further details of events can be found on our diary page.
2026 Branch Awards
After surveying and votes by members, the following pubs have been awarded our branch awards for 2026:
Pub of the Year – VOTING STILL OPEN
Cider Pub of the Year – The Three Legged Mare, High Petergate
Club of the Year – York Sports Club, Shipton Road
Ouse Boozer – our branch magazine
Our magazine, Ouse Boozer, is distributed free to real ale pubs in the branch area and available to download from the branch website.
Advertising is available at competitive rates for pubs and breweries. If you would like to enquire about quarter page, half page or full page adverts, please email Jordan Hennessy via comms@york.camra.org.uk
Our latest issue is Summer 2025.
Check out the archive for issues going back to 2012.
York Branch Area
The York branch covers an extensive geographical area, which includes Selby, Tadcaster and rural parts of North and East Yorkshire, as well as the city of York itself.