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• And now for the Seventh Real Ale Festival...
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The weekend of 16 and 17 September 2006 will see the annual Somerset CAMRA Real Ale Festival, held in partnership with the West Somerset Railway. Incredibly, this satisfying and successful event is now in its 7th year!
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• Extended Beer and Cider Menu...
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Somerset Camra say "Last year’s increased beer choice was such a success we are increasing the order again. We plan to offer as many as 85 real ales and several ciders, many of them from our award winning local breweries such as Butcombe, Cotleigh, Cottage, Exmoor, Glastonbury and RCH. In addition to these, there will be a wide selection of ales from all around the British Isles, showcasing the incredible wide range of tastes and beer styles produced by our ever expanding army of micro breweries. We plan to have a locally brewed festival special beer and at least one cask conditioned lager. We expect to have a supply of the 2006 Cider of the Year, several other local ciders, some perry and wine. Buffet cars on most trains will also stock some beer."
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• Food and Soft Drinks...
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A static buffet car will offer a range of pasties, sandwiches and snacks throughout the festival, along with soft drinks. Other hot food outlets are sited very close to the station.
Saturday evening will feature RUSTY RAZOR, the finest Celtic Mettle band around. They play powerful Irish folk fusion, belting ballards, Scots kilt-flingers, dulcet sweet airs for your mammy and pumped-up jig-time for your granny. High octane music, firing on all cylinders. Dark and dangerous, often hilarious. Folk with Poke!
On Sunday afternoon THE BARNYARD STOMPERS will perform their unique rousing style of jazz. Just the ticket for a Sunday session!
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• Entry, Glasses and Tokens...
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Entry will yet again be FREE. You will however need to purchase a glass which you can keep. A souvenir pint glass will be available, along with a cheaper alternative.
A token ticket system will operate at the bar. Please purchase your tokens when you buy your glass. No cash will be taken at the bar and unused tokens are refundable.
The bar and entertainment will be situated in the centre of the station platform, all under cover. There will be a seated area and also static railway carriages for eating and drinking. All of the usual station facilities will be open.
For local accommodation enquiries please contact Minehead Tourist Information Centre on 01643 702624..
The festival bar will be staffed by local branch members of the Campaign for Real Ale, all of them volunteers. They will be happy to tell you all about the featured breweries, their diverse range of ales and, of course, about CAMRA.
Well worth the effort...
The very best way to visit our festival is of course to arrive by train on the scenic West Somerset Railway.
A special full line round trip train fare of only £9 is available to all CAMRA members. This discount fare is valid for full line return journeys from either Bishops Lydeard to Minehead or vice versa. To obtain this bargain fare you must show your CAMRA membership card at the ticket office or, better still, enter your membership number on the advance booking form and avoid queuing!
For pre-booked train ticket holders only there will be a free bus from Taunton to Bishops Lydeard and return. It will connect with the 7pm Saturday evening train and also the return 10.50pm train from Minehead.
The 8th WSR/CAMRA Real Ale Festival is planned for 15-16 September 2007, subject to licence application.
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• Advance Bookings...
| Ask the Railway by phone on 01643 704996 or by email for the leaflet which carries a booking form.
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7th Real Ale Festival 16-17 September 2006
