Dates

The Ale Trail will run from Saturday 1st to Monday 31st August 2026 and is open to all members of the public, not just CAMRA members.

 

Real Ales

Participating venues agree to ensure that during August they have their full complement of real ales available at all times.

 

Transparent Pricing

Prices of real ales must be prominently displayed on a board, screen or at the pump, and if a premium is charged on the price of a half-pint, this must also be clearly indicated.

 

CAMRA pubs website

Participating venues should check that details of their venue are correctly recorded on our public website at

https://camra.org.uk/pubs, in particular opening hours, regular beers and count of changing beers. If these details need any correction, please advise by submitting an update or emailing us at harcamra@hotmail.co.uk

 

Passports

Ale Trail passports are free of charge to ‘ale trailers’ and can either be collected from participating venues (from the end of July) or downloaded from our Ale Trail website at

http://www.harrogateandriponcamra.org.uk/ale-trail.html

 

All venues will be provided with a supply of passports and at least one leaflet dispenser, these to be placed in a prominent position(s) within each venue. Should any venue run low on passports during the Ale Trail, they should email harcamra@hotmail.co.uk and more will be supplied.

 

Stickers

Venues will be supplied with a unique set of stickers to give out (please keep these inside the plastic cover(s) provided to avoid any drink spills). Should any venue run low on stickers during the Ale Trail they should email

harcamra@hotmail.co.uk and more will be supplied. If a venue runs out of stickers completely prior to re-supply, a signature and date from the venue upon the passport will suffice. NB. At the end of the Ale Trail remaining stickers should be retained for collection by one of our members.

 

Qualification

When participants buy at least half a pint of cask beer (or real cider) they should be given a sticker to place on the relevant part of the passport. Only one sticker per venue is required so only one need be given per participant. Those buying rounds may be given one sticker per qualifying drink if requested. Should a venue be unable to provide an ale trailer requesting gluten free or vegan ale with said product, but the ale trailer purchases a suitable alternative that is not real ale or real cider, then a sticker should be awarded for visiting the venue as if they had purchased any real ale.

 

Completed passports

At the end of the Ale Trail, completed passports can be securely left at a ‘core’ venue (Harrogate Tap, Blind Jack’s or The Portly Pig) anytime up until 6th September. Entrants will need to provide contact details on or with the completed passport. Only one passport per entrant will be accepted. Completed passports will be collected from core venues during the week commencing 7th September. Photocopies and email entries will not be accepted.

 

Prize Draw

The prize draw will take place in September. All entrants who complete the trail by collecting a sticker from every venue will receive a digital certificate celebrating this achievement and will automatically be entered into the prize draw. A minimum number of stickers from different venues will also give entry to the prize draw. Winners will receive a PDF certificate detailing their prize and the venue where they should redeem it. Full details of the prize draw, including donated prizes and the donating venues, will be posted on our website nearer the time.

 

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Harrogate and Ripon CAMRA will comply fully with GDPR rules regarding personal information. Personal details will not be retained or passed to a third party. Entrants will only be contacted if they win a prize or qualify for a certificate. We may publish names of winners on our website. If an entrant prefers their name not to be included, they should advise us by emailing harcamra@hotmail.co.uk