02/09/2026
This sounds like a cracking day out
Morning
This Saturday I’ll be heading over to Crewe, a Cheshire railway town best known for the huge part it played in the development of Britain’s railways. The arrival of the railway in the 1830s transformed Crewe, with the town later becoming famous for its locomotive works and one of the country’s major railway junctions.
I’ll be starting the day at the Crewe Rail Ale Festival, which returns to Crewe Heritage Centre for 2026 and is organised by South Cheshire CAMRA. It’s a brilliant setting for a beer festival, surrounded by historic locomotives, working signal boxes, railway exhibits and the famous Advanced Passenger Train. There will be more than 60 real ales, ciders and perries across cask and keg, and this year the festival is also hosting the regional judging of the Premium Bitters category for CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain.
After spending some time at the festival and sampling a few of the beers, I’ll be heading out into Crewe to explore a selection of pubs around the town during the afternoon and evening.
It should be a cracking day combining two things Crewe is particularly well known for — railways and good beer! 🍻
If I’m planning to pop in and visit you, I’d really appreciate a share of this post — and if you see me out and about, feel free to come and say hello!
CAMRA South Cheshire Branch / Crewe Heritage Centre
The Crewe Dog /
Borough Arms
Tom's Tap and Brewhouse Ltd /
Hops - Belgian Bar
Earl of Chester Crewe
Ebenezer's Crewe
The Raven Crewe