ABOUT CAMRA
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale is an independent, voluntary organisation once (Dec 2019) with 192,289 members campaigning for real ale, community pubs and consumer rights. Down (Dec 2024) to a seven-year low of 146,5708 possibly due to the pandemic without beer festivals for renewals/new members.. But it could be that now members have been deprived of a monthly What’s Brewing paper and can only view information online that they find it no longer value for money? CAMRA acts as the champion for beer drinkers and pub-goers on issues ranging from protecting pubs from closing down, keeping the lid on the price of a pint and ensuring there is fair competition in the beer and pubs market. CAMRA supports well-run pubs as the centres of community life and believe their continued existence play a critical social role in UK culture.
NEWS
We are pleased to announce the following ELAC branch awards for 2026 - East London & City Pub of the Year - The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare St, London E8 1EJ. Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year awards were presented by James Watson to Joel Wood of The Cock East London & City Cider Pub of the Year - The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare St, London E8 1EJ East London & City Club of the Year - Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Oliver Road, London E10 5LG These winners will go forward as our entries in the respective CAMRA Greater London competitions. Congratulations to The Cock Tavern for achieving the double of both Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year. This is the first time that this has happened in the time that the current committee members have been active in the branch. Many thanks to everyone that took part in the process, whether by nominating pubs or ranking the finalists. Our branch was 50 years old in 2024. Back in the day (1980-1989) the branch produced a local newsletter named unsurprisingly enough, Pigs Ear. Here is the Nov/Dec 1981 edition. One from Feb 85. But before that Bas Clarke produced the East London Newsletter. Here is the first volume from December 1976, Volume 3 and Volume 6. Volume 7 , Volume 10, Volume 13 , Volume 14 , Volume 15 , Volume 17, Volume 18 , Volume 19 and Volume 20.Photograph a pub.
What do the following pub/bars have in common?, Ciderhouse E7 0JN, Riverside East E20 2AD, Tommy Flowers Pub E14 0NU. None have a picture on CAMRA Pubs. If you can help please send us your photograph. A map with all the pubs plotted on them is here. Brewery History Society Website. The latest London Drinker is available here. CAMRA London Pubs Guide. London Beer & Pub Guide.Beer Barrels and Brewhouses Publication on
forgotten East End breweries. See here. PDF
here.
Do you know of any clubs not on this list?
Campaigning for real ale,
pubs & drinkers' rights
since 1971.
© Disclaimer and Copyright Notice: “All pages, their contents and related items are provided as is. Thus no liability, consequential or otherwise, rising from them is accepted. Where not already
belonging or assigned to others, all material remains our copyright. CAMRA East London & City 2026. Parts of this website were updated 17 May 2026..
Branch events
The Epping Ongar Railway (EOR) 2026 beer festival is scheduled to take place 24 to 26 July. This is a joint EOR / CAMRA event. Help is still needed to organise and set up the festival. If you can help us out email us. Anyone wishing to make social pub visits or any suggestions or give feedback is welcome to email James Skinner our Social Secretary. BEER SCORING If you tend to score the beers you drink then you need to read this article and this PDF as the system is changing.
Empire Tavern E9 by David Gilchrist.
WELCOME
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A cheque for the mayor’s charity being presented from monies raised at
last years beer festival. Over £1250 was raised.
Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year awards were presented last night by James Watson to Joel Wood of The Cock.
Campaigning for real ale,
pubs & drinkers' rights
since 1971.
© Disclaimer and Copyright Notice: “All pages, their contents and related items are provided as is. Thus no liability, consequential or otherwise, rising from them is accepted. Where not already
belonging or assigned to others, all material remains our copyright. CAMRA East London & City 2026. Parts of this website were updated 12 May 2026..
WELCOME
Empire Tavern E9 by David Gilchrist.
NEWS
We are pleased to announce the following ELAC branch awards for 2026 - East London & City Pub of the Year - The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare St, London E8 1EJ. Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year awards were presented by James Watson to Joel Wood of The Cock East London & City Cider Pub of the Year - The Cock Tavern, 315 Mare St, London E8 1EJ East London & City Club of the Year - Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Oliver Road, London E10 5LG These winners will go forward as our entries in the respective CAMRA Greater London competitions. Congratulations to The Cock Tavern for achieving the double of both Pub of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year. This is the first time that this has happened in the time that the current committee members have been active in the branch. Many thanks to everyone that took part in the process, whether by nominating pubs or ranking the finalists. Our branch was 50 years old in 2024. Back in the day (1980-1989) the branch produced a local newsletter named unsurprisingly enough, Pigs Ear. Here is the Nov/Dec 1981 edition. One from Feb 85. But before that Bas Clarke produced the East London Newsletter. Here is the first volume from December 1976, Volume 3 and Volume 6. Volume 7 , Volume 10, Volume 13 , Volume 14 , Volume 15 , Volume 17, Volume 18 , Volume 19 and Volume 20.Photograph a pub.
What do the following pub/bars have in common?, Ciderhouse E7 0JN, Riverside East E20 2AD, Tommy Flowers Pub E14 0NU. None have a picture on CAMRA Pubs. If you can help please send us your photograph. A map with all the pubs plotted on them is here. Brewery History Society Website. The latest London Drinker is available here. CAMRA London Pubs Guide. London Beer & Pub Guide.Beer Barrels and Brewhouses Publication on forgotten East End
breweries. See here. PDF here.
Do you know of any clubs not on this list?
Branch events
The Epping Ongar Railway (EOR) 2026 beer festival is scheduled to take place 24 to 26 July. This is a joint EOR / CAMRA event. Help is still needed to organise and set up the festival. If you can help us out email us. Anyone wishing to make social pub visits or any suggestions or give feedback is welcome to email James Skinner our Social Secretary. BEER SCORING If you tend to score the beers you drink then you need to read this article and this PDF as the system is changing.
ABOUT CAMRA
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale is an independent, voluntary organisation once (Dec 2019) with 192,289 members campaigning for real ale, community pubs and consumer rights. Down (Dec 2024) to a seven-year low of 146,5708 possibly due to the pandemic without beer festivals for renewals/new members.. But it could be that now members have been deprived of a monthly What’s Brewing paper and can only view information online that they find it no longer value for money? CAMRA acts as the champion for beer drinkers and pub-goers on issues ranging from protecting pubs from closing down, keeping the lid on the price of a pint and ensuring there is fair competition in the beer and pubs market. CAMRA supports well-run pubs as the centres of community life and believe their continued existence play a critical social role in UK culture.
A cheque for the mayor’s charity being presented from monies raised at
last years beer festival. Over £1250 was raised.
