Battlesteads 9th Annual Beer Festival To Be Held in July

Raise your glasses – Battlesteads Beer Festival is back.

The award-winning hotel and restaurant, in Wark, Northumberland, is getting ready to welcome beer lovers for its 9th annual Battlesteads Beer Festival.

The four-day celebration will take place from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July, combining live entertainment and great food with the very best of both British and international beers, lagers and ales.

As well as over 20 varieties of beers on offer, the popular gin bar and Prosecco tent will also be returning, offering refreshing summer tipples as an alternative to the ales.

Entertainment this year will include live music performances from some of the region’s best-loved bands, including Big Red and the Grinners, Mudskipper, Jason Arnup and Alive and Kicking.

Katie Meyrick-Scott, general manager of Battlesteads, said: “The beer festival is without a doubt one of the highlights of the year for us and we love welcoming guests from across Northumberland and further afield for a fantastic weekend of entertainment. The atmosphere is always brilliant with hundreds of visitors over the four days, and of course we will once again be raising money for the Great North Air Ambulance which is an extremely worthy cause.”

Admission to the beer festival is free on Thursday (6pm-11pm) and Sunday (12pm until the beer runs out). On Friday (6pm – 11pm) and Saturday (12pm – 11pm) tickets are £4, with all proceeds going to the Great North Air Ambulance.

A free transport service from Hexham is also available on Friday and Saturday.

For more information about the Battlesteads Beer Festival, visit www.battlesteads.com

TO BOOK A TICKET: book on the door on the day.

TO BOOK A ROOM: Rooms are £100 on a bed and breakfast basis (based on two sharing). Call 01434 230 039.

 

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