Tickets are selling quickly for the new Salisbury Summerfest 2024 beer and cider festival at the Guildhall.

Because the venue has limited capacity, anybody wishing to go is advised to book soon.

The new festival, which replaces the former Salisbury Beerex, will be held over two days on Friday June 21 from 6pm to 11pm and Saturday, June 22 from 11am to 8pm.

It is being organised by the Salisbury and South Wiltshire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

To buy tickets go to salisburycamra.org.uk/events. 

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Summerfest is aiming to repeat the near-sellout success for its companion event Winterfest, held in the magnificent surroundings of the Guildhall for the first time in February.

The summer event will be similar in style and has opted for an extended Saturday session ending at 8pm, as this has proved to be successful at winter festivals.

A range of some 30 cask ales and four ciders will be available, including an unrivalled selection of locally brewed beers from Dark Revolution at Old Sarum, Stonehenge Ales in Netheravon, Hop Back and Downton Brewery, both from Downton, and Stone Daisy from Berwick St Leonard.

A new participant will be the Dead Duck Brewery, based in Hale on the edge of the New Forest. All the ales will be cask cooled.

The organisers will not be serving food or soft drinks but festival-goers will be able to bring these in from nearby takeaways or Saturday market stalls  to consume on the premises.

Drinks will be sold in half pint and one-third of a pint measures and card-carrying CAMRA members get half a pint free.

Tickets cost £10 per session and will include a free glass.