Ale Trail 2018

Welcome to Colchester CAMRA’s Ale Trail 2018. The largest and longest-running trail since it began 5 years ago apotheke-zag.de. 

Whether you discover pubs you’ve not visited before, re-visit some you’ve not been to in a while or pop in your regular local we hope you enjoy seeing the wide range of pubs that North Essex has to offer. 

Pick up a collectors card in any of the pubs below. Simply present this card when purchasing a pint of real ale or real cider and collect a stamp (if you’re driving with others then you can claim a stamp for a soft drink instead). Collect stamps from any 33 pubs and bring your completed card to the 33rd Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival (see reverse) to swap it for a free beer card and an exclusive “I Conquered the Ale Trail 2018 enamel pin badge”.

Visit any particpating pub buy a pint of real ale or real cider between 18th February - 2nd June 2018 and collect a stamp. Designated drivers may purchase a soft drink. Collect stamps from any 33 of the 36 pubs.

Ale Trail 2018 Pubs Map

• Abbey Arms, Colchester
• Ale House, Colchester
• Alma, Copford
• Bell, Tolleshunt Major
• Black Buoy, Wivenhoe
• British Grenadier, Colchester
• Chapel Inn, Coggeshall
• Chequers, Goldhanger
• Chequers, Great Tey
• Compasses, Great Totham
• Cross Inn, Great Bromley
• Dog & Pheasant, East Mersea
• Donkey & Buskins, Layer-de-la-Haye
• Drum Inn, Earls Colne
• Eight Bells, Bures
• Foresters Arms, Colchester
• Fox, West Mersea
• Hare & Hounds, Layer Breton
• Kings Head, Pebmarsh
• Kings Head, Tollesbury
• Live and Let Live, Stanway
• New Inn, Colchester
• New Town Tavern, Colchester
• Odd One Out, Colchester
• Old Crown, Messing
• Purple Dog, Colchester
• Queen Street Brewhaus, Colchester
• Queens Head, Tolleshunt D'Arcy
• Rosebud, Brightlingsea
• Swan, Chappel
• Swan, Little Totham
• Thatchers Arms, Mount Bures
• Three Horseshoes, Fordham
• Victoria Inn, Colchester
• White Hart, Halstead
• Ye Olde Albion, Rowhedge

Bring your completed card to the 33rd Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival (29th May-2nd June 2018) at Colchester Arts Centre to claim your prize. 

Terms and conditions apply. CAMRA promotes responsible drinking.