Frequently Asked Questions

BISHOP SUTTON BEER FESTIVAL 2025 is a two-day festival that celebrates community, food, and craft beer (although lots of other beverages will be available). For many years there have been rumblings about the need for something like a beer festival in Bishop Sutton.  And now there is one!  The festival features food from Bristol legends 'For mice & men', at least 16 different craft beers, as well as two 6 Nations Rugby matches on the big screen. This year's festival is being held on 21-22 February 2025 at Bishop Sutton Village Hall.

We want this to be a community event. However, it is a charity fundraising event where nearly all the profits will come from beer sales, and children can't buy beer. Plus the venue has a max capacity of only a couple of hundred.  We need to strike a balance. So....

* Children under 12 months can attend any session for free and don't need a ticket.

* Children over 12 months old need a ticket to attend the Saturday early session.

* Children over 12 months old will not be permitted to either the Friday session or the Saturday later session. So there's your incentive to find a babysitter!

Sadly not. We would have loved to allow it but its just not an option this year.  Service Animals are very welcome of course. 

We sure hope so! The village hall itself has about 25 parking space (including 2 disabled spaces). We're also talking to the football club just down the road- the mighty Bishop Sutton FC - to see if we can use their 50+ space parking lot. We will update this page if that gets agreed. We're also planning to offer a really large selection of non-alcoholic beverages, so that even if you don't drink or your not drinking on the day you can still find something new.

We are a little bit remote if you don't have a designated driver, so you need to plan ahead:

[1] Taxi is probably the best option if you're solo or a small group.

[2] We've heard some larger groups are booking minibuses.

[3] If you're luckily enough to live in one of the villages served by the WESTlocal Route 99: Chew Valley Cat then that might be a great option, provided you're willing to be flexible on times.