Maidstone & Mid Kent

Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Welcome to CAMRA in Maidstone and Mid Kent

We are the Maidstone and Mid Kent branch of CAMRA.

Our area spans between West Peckham in the west, Lenham in the east, Hucking in the north and Hawkhurst in the south. It includes areas such as West Malling, Cranbrook, Sutton Valence, Staplehurst and, of course, Maidstone itself.


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EAST MALLING BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL

TBA September 2024

The Maidstone and Mid Kent branch's annual showcase event, usually held on the first Saturday of September each year at The Research Centre, East Malling.


We aim to have around 70 real ales and 30 ciders and perries on offer along with live music and food vendors.


Draught Copy

Draught Copy is the free newsletter of the Maidstone and Mid Kent, Gravesend and Darent Valley, Bexley, Medway and West Kent branches of CAMRA.


Pubs and Beer Scoring

A map and guide to the pubs and clubs in our branch area that serve real ale, and how to score your beer when you get there!


WhatPub is CAMRA's online pub guide with details of over 30,000 pubs nationwide and is constantly updated by volunteers from this and every other CAMRA branch.


We also maintain a list of local pubs that serve Real Cider and Perry.


CAMRA's Good Beer Guide

Upcoming Branch Diary Entries



Local Beer Festivals and Events

Branch News Updates

We have an ‘X’ (Twitter) account that is updated regularly with all the pub and real ale news from around our branch area.

We also have a Groups.io group for branch members to share news on real ales, breweries and pubs in the area and receive reminders about meetings and events.


2023 Awards


BRANCH PUB OF THE YEAR - Armoury


BRANCH AND NATIONAL CLUB OF THE YEAR - Marden Village Club