Beer festival in south Shropshire town to return next week
The event is expected to bring more than a hundred people into the town
Residents in a small south Shropshire market town are gearing up for a huge event in the local calendar.
The two-day St Mary’s Church Beer Festival 2026 in Cleobury Mortimer will get under way next Friday (September 25).
The event will be held at St Mary’s Church, High Street, from 5pm to 9.30pm on Friday, and from midday until 9.30pm on Saturday.
There will be 12 cask ales and two ciders on offer at the festival, organisers said.
These will be provided by award-winning local breweries including the Bewdley Brewery, the Teme Valley Brewery, Ludlow Brewing Company, Hobsons, Oldfields Cider and more.
The event is sponsored by Belle Vue Garage, Kudos Blends, Midland Quarry Products, and many other local businesses.
Dorothy McBride, Cleobury Mortimer Town Council clerk, told the Shropshire Star she expects roughly 150 people to flock to the church over the two days to taste some of the locally brewed tipples.
Ms Mcbride said she “would really encourage people to go along” to the event, citing the fact that the building the festival is set in adds to the day out.
Asked about how much everyone is looking forward to the event, she said: “They have been doing the festival for years. It is a very popular thing for people to go along to.”
St Mary’s Beer Festival is free to enter, but the beer on offer is to be paid for.
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