Welcome to our website!
In 2006 members of the Campaign for Real Ale in the Tendring Peninsula voted to form their own branch. This meant that the area of North East Essex bounded roughly by the area East of the line from Brightlingsea to Manningtree – extending out to Clacton and Harwich would be a new branch of CAMRA separate from the Colchester & North East Essex Branch.
This seemingly unimportant event was, in fact, important to Tendring CAMRA members since they could now campaign more effectively at a local level – one of the guiding principles of our organisation.
So – if you think that Real Ale and Pubs are an important part of British life and in need of promotion, protection and celebration you might find this site right up your alley. Even if you find yourself annoyed, bored or even (heaven forbid) in disagreement with us we hope you’ll find snippets or things here to amuse, provoke or otherwise pass the time. And if you’re not already a CAMRA member it sounds like you’d fit in well – Join Us!
This site is very much a work in progress so please keep checking back!
- 15/06/2026 – Beer Day Britain 2026
Don’t forget to say #CheersToBeer at your local this evening. More details available here. - 13/06/2026 – Pub Passport RambAle
Our pubs officer (Ed) writes: On Saturday 13th June I’ll be doing a variation of RambAle 18 to visit some of the pubs on our pub passport where I still need to get their stamps. The plan is to meet outside the Black Boy just before they open at noon and set off walking at… Read more: 13/06/2026 – Pub Passport RambAle - 06/06/2026 – Trip to Maldon
Our pubs officer writes: Since Wharf brewery took on The Yard micro-pub in Maldon as their brewery tap I’ve been meaning to visit. The other day Facebook showed me a post suggesting it will probably be closing at the end of June which has made visiting it before then a bit more urgent. Maldon has… Read more: 06/06/2026 – Trip to Maldon - 30/05/2026 – Waggon at Wix meeting
Due to start at 12:30, but likely to be delayed a few minutes due to bus timetables, we’ll be having our next meeting – this month at the Waggon at Wix. As well as enjoying their beers we’ll be deciding where to have our next few meetings, and discussing proposed changes to our Good Beer… Read more: 30/05/2026 – Waggon at Wix meeting - 23/05/2026 – Trip to Brightlingsea
Next Saturday 23rd May some of us are going to Brightlingsea by bus from Clacton and you’re welcome to join us. There are a number of pubs that are on our passport. The No 78 goes from Clacton Pier Avenue, stand A at 10:20 and 12:20 arriving in Brightlingsea at 11:12 and 13:12. The Kings… Read more: 23/05/2026 – Trip to Brightlingsea - Rambale Wrabness to Manningtree, 18/04/2026
Meet at the Wrabness Community Bar (opening for us at noon) to start walking at about 12:45 roughly following the RambAle 9 route, though possibly diverting to the Blacksmiths Arms at Mistley Heath rather than calling at the Strangers Home (adds about 500m to the route). - RambAle 14 – 28th March
We will be doing one of the variations on RambAle 14 on Saturday 28th March, aiming to start walking from the White Hart at 13:00. The 76 bus from Clacton arrives at the pub around 12:15 (leaves Pier Avenue, probably stand D, at 11:52), and from Colchester direction at about 12:22 (leaves Stanwell Street at… Read more: RambAle 14 – 28th March
Tendring CAMRA’s collaboration with the Harwich Society lets you find out even more about the ancient hostelries of Old Harwich.
