BAD Ladies

Ladies Who Love Beer aka BAD Ladies 2023 Activities Update

If you are a lady who loves beer then you might be interested in joining in with our activities. We are a group of CAMRA women who enjoy getting together for a few hours once every couple of months through the year to enjoy real ale and real cider. We are interested in organising beer and cider tasting, beer brewing and pub trips. We agreed that our pub trips would include places that served real cider as well as real ale, and that we wouldn't visit more than 3 pubs over an afternoon.

So if you are one of the 22% of female members in Bristol and District (BAD) CAMRA, enjoy beer and great company, and like the look of our programme then please join us.

Our events take place on Saturday afternoons, normally from 14:00-18:00 unless otherwise stated. No need to book unless it's a special event. Just turn up.

We are mindful that the COVID situation may still continue to develop, so if national guidance changes, we may need to cancel, postpone or change our programme. Please follow any of the COVID precautions the pubs, breweries and businesses we visit are asking for.

If you have any queries about BAD Ladies, or if you need to know more:

Contact Bianca on 07723 020223

Email us at moc.liamg@ofniseidaldab

February 11th. Bedminster "newbies" explorer

Meet 14:00 at On Point Brewing (Herbert Street BS3 1FJ), then we’ll try Grain Alchemist Brewing Company (Bartley St, BS3 4DB), and Bristol Bruhaha (Philip Street, BS3 4EA).

March 8th. International Women's (Brew) Day

Watch out for more information about events we might be invited to nearer to the time. In the past we have been invited to Good Chemistry’s She Drinks Beer Brew Day, and Brewhouse and Kitchen’s IWBD all day brewing event.

April 15th. Weston-super-Mare

Meet at Temple Meads for the 13:26 service (GWR timetable still to be confirmed). We’ll walk along the seafront to get up to The Criterion community pub (45 Upper Church Road BS23 2DY), then we’ll double back down to Weston’s first micro-pub, the Black Cat (135 High St, BS23 1HN), and finally the Fork 'n' Ale Taproom & Kitchen (18 Walliscote Road, BS23 1UG).

April 29th. East Bristol Brewery trail

Meet up at Arbor Ales in Easton (181 Easton Rd, Easton, Bristol BS5 0HQ) at 14:00. We'll move round the trail together using the map: https://www.eastbristolbrewerytrail.com/

June 10th. A trip around the Harbour

Meet 14:00 at Meet at Kings Head, (60 Victoria Street, BS1 6DE), then walk to Castle Park ferry stop taking the ferry to the Cottage. Walk to the historic Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Pl, BS1 6XJ). Return using the ferry to the Centre and end at The Shakespeare (68 Princes Street, BS1 4QD)

September 16th. Cardiff explorer

Meet at Temple Meads for the 13:23 service (GWR timetable yet to be confirmed) to Cardiff Cathays (changing at Cardiff Central). We’ll try The Andrew Buchan, (29 Albany Road, CF24 3LH) then the Cathays Beer House, (109 Crwys Road CF24 4NF), before heading back into the centre to the Flute and Tankard (4 Windsor Pl, Cardiff CF10 3BX).

November 18th. Kingsdown and St Michael’s Hill

Meet at 14:00 at The Green Man (21 Alfred Pl, BS2 8HD) and we’ll move on to visit The Kingsdown Vaults (29-31 Kingsdown Parade, BS6 5UE) and The Highbury Vaults, or the Cotham Porter Stores, or the Robin Hood depending on the vote!