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:
May 16 – Cycle Social meeting @ The Swan
May 27 – AGM and Branch meeting @ The Royal Oak
June 13 – Friday Five
June 19 – Pub of the Year presentation @ The Blue Bell
June 20 – Cycle Social
Further details of events can be found on our diary page.
2025 Branch Awards
After surveying and votes by members, the following pubs have been awarded our branch awards for 2025:
Pub of the Year – The Blue Bell, Fossgate
Cider Pub of the Year – The Slip Inn, Clementhorpe
Club of the Year – Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club, Bishopthorpe
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 Spring 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.