The Worcester Beer, Cider and Perry CAMRA Festival returns

The CAMRA festival based on Worcester Racecourse runs for three days from Thursday, August 8 until Saturday, August 10 and puts a major spotlight on brewers and producers from Worcestershire and its surrounds.

Bill Ottaway, who is on the festival's organising committee, said: "The range of beers found at the festival always varies from one year to the next.

"We want to make sure the people aren't seeing the same ones each time, and we want to accommodate everyone too.

"So alongside having more than 100 beers, ciders, and perries, we will offer a selection of fruit and grape wines too."

Beyond the drinks, there will be a selection of food concession stands serving up everything from juicy burgers to vegan pasties. A schedule of live music will also feature on all three days.

Festival-goers will have access to all three levels of the main grandstand at Worcester Racecourse, alongside the outside area around the enclosure.

Mr Ottaway said: "Last year was the first time we had moved the festival indoors at the Grandstand and it was a success so we're building on that this year to offer an even better experience."

The Worcester Beer, Cider and Perry Festival team expect several thousand people to visit over the three days.

Mr Ottaway said: "Over the years we've created an experience that people want to go back to.

"The drink offerings provided are those that they wouldn't get a chance to try at other times, and the festival has very much become an event in the social calendar."

"It's an opportunity for people who live all over the country to meet back up together."

Entrants receive a unique festival glass, though a desire to limit paper means there will be no printed programmes and, instead, the official website will have all the information.

Mr Ottaway added: "There will be QR codes at the festival that people can scan, taking them right to the website, and we're adding a mechanism where people can score each drink online out of five."