Our next annual festival will take place from 15th-17th July 2011
Advance tickets will cost £7.00, and include your commemorative glass, programme, tasting notes and your first beer. Your ticket entitles you to entry for all sessions over the three days.
Advance tickets will be available from four weeks beforehand and until till 6.00pm (or shops close) on the Friday of the Festival.
Tickets on the Day will cost £9.00, and include your commemorative glass, programme, tasting notes and your first beer.
Beer tickets thereafter are sold in strips of Five and will cost £5.00 (so that's just £1 per half pint !)
Parking, Entry to grounds, and our roster of live music is entirely free.
Opening Times Friday 6.00 till 11.00pm; Saturday Noon till 11.00pm; Sunday Noon till 6.00pm
Where to get tickets From Local Stores Advance tickets are now available and will remain on-sale prior the the opening of the festival at 6.00pm Friday, from the following outlets; From our stall in Crown Glass Place 9.00 -12 noon Saturday 10 July 2010. By Post If you are unable to get hold of a ticket from one of these outlets, then you can apply by post for advance tickets. We will return your tickets by first-class post within 3 days By e-mail Sorry, we can't accept your money over the web, but please use the 'contact us' tab to e-mail us if you have any other questions. How to Get to the Festival By Car
The club is located at West End Park, Nailsea, North Somerset BS48 2BP . Telephone 01275 810818 That's just beyond the built-up area at the western edge of the town, along Silver Street and past The Moorend Spout and past Bakers-the-Butchers. Find us at multimap.com or look out for signposts to the Club when you reach Nailsea. Parking in our grounds is free, so please use it rather than clog up the local roads. By Bus Nailsea is well served by First Buses from Bristol and Clevedon, approximately half-hourly Monday to Saturday. From Bristol Bus Station, services 354 /654 pass through Nailsea and go on to the western side of town. Alight at the second stop on Hannah More Road near Blackfriars Road, and walk through the park to the rugby club (look for the rugby posts) or walk along Blackfriars Road, and hop over the stiles. Full bus timetables at http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/somerset/home/index.php By Rail Nailsea and Backwell Station is a 11 minute ride south of Bristol, with both local services and direct First Great Western Services to/from Paddington. Plan your journey at http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/JourneyPlanner.asp From the station, it's a one-and-a-half mile walk to the Rugby Club either up into the town and along Queens Road, or via a footpath up from Backwell Lake. Or catch bus-service 600 or 362 from the railway station to Hannah More Road then follow the 'by bus' directions above. By Taxi From Nailsea and Backwell Station the fare to the Rugby Club is about £3.00. To or from Bristol, expect to pay £15-20 depending on time of day. Call our local taxi companies; Nailsea and Backwell Taxis 01275 799999 (see http://www.nailseabackwelltaxis.co.uk/ ) or Nailsea Cars 01275 797779 By Air Easyjet, Ryanair, KLM, Air France and others offer regular services from Scotland, Newcastle and Europe to Bristol International Airport. Continental fly daily from Newark International Airport, connecting to most US cities. A taxi fare fare to/from the airport is £13 with the local companies (but costs more if you use the Airport's sole franchise Checkercars.)
Camping? Bed and Breakfast? We often get asked if people can camp at the Club. Sadly our current planning consents prohibit this. So, please contact the festival organisers for local information on how/where to pitch-up or for local accomodation.
Who are the Organisers? This beer and cider Festival is organised by enthusiastic volunteers at Nailsea and Backwell RFC, including, in no particular order, Paul and Lou Turner, Elaine Lewis, Androulla Karanicola, Kat Sweet, Ross Parsons, Matt Parsons, Nick Williams, Simon Davis, Aidey and Julie Knighton and others. The rugby club itself is a non-profit making organisation. Every year the club helps us put on this event to support a chosen local charity, and to promote real ale and ciders.
Call us at the Club on 01275 810818, or see more about the Rugby Club at our main site at www.nbrfc.co.uk