York CAMRA’s Ale Trail returns for another year featuring twenty pubs across our branch area.

Collect stamps at pubs by purchasing  at least one half pint of real ale or real cider. You can collect your ale trail pamphlet from pubs on the trail or downloading a copy to print at home here.

For 12 stamps, you would gain free entry to our 51st Beer and Cider Festival on Wednesday or Thursday; for 16 stamps you would gain free entry to any one day; and for all 20 stamps you would gain free entry to any two days.

The Ale Trail runs from Friday 4th July to Sunday 31st August.

Post your completed Ale Trail booklet along with your name, contact number and email address to 48 Postern Close, York YO23 1JF or scan and email your entry to comms@york.camra.org.uk

Entries must be received by Sunday 7th September.

Winning entries will be contacted the following week to arrange their tickets for the festival.

The following pubs are on the Ale Trail:

Bishopthorpe Sports and Social Club, Bishopthorpe (accessible from York via the 11 and 21 bus services)
The Black Horse, Monkgate
The Blue Bell, Fossgate
The Bootham Tavern, Bootham
Brew York Tap Room, Walmgate
Eagle & Child, High Petergate
The George Hotel, Easingwold (accessible from York via 30, 31 and 40 bus services)
The Golden Ball, Cromwell Road
The Greyhound, Riccall (accessible from York and Selby via the 415 bus service)
The Jolly Sailor Inn, Cawood (accessible from York and Selby via the 42 bus service)
The Last Drop Inn, Colliergate
The Market Tap, Pocklington (accessible from York via the X45, X46 and X47 bus services)
The Old Grey Mare, Clifton Green
The Rose and Crown, Lawrence Street
The Slip Inn, Clementhorpe
St Vincent Arms, Sutton upon Derwent (accessible from York via the 36 bus service)
The Swan, Bishopgate Street
The Volunteer Arms, Watson Street
The Wheatsheaf Inn, Burn (accessible from Selby via the 476 bus service)
The White Bear Inn, Stillington (accessible from York via the 40 service)

While not on the Ale Trail, we can also recommend the following pubs which are worth visiting when visiting an Ale Trail stop nearby:

The Ackhorne, St Martin’s Lane
Angel on the Green, Bishopthorpe Road
The Fat Badger, High Petergate
The Feathers Hotel, Pocklington
The Ferry Inn, Cawood
The Fox, Holgate Road
The Giant Bellflower, Selby
The Hop, Fossgate
The Marcia, Bishopthorpe
The New Inn, Cliffe
Minster Inn, Marygate
The Royal Oak, Goodramgate
The Snickleway Inn, Goodramgate
The Waggon and Horses, Lawrence Street
Walmgate Ale House, Walmgate
The York, Easingwold