Rail Ale Festival

Rail Ale Festival The most atmospheric drink & music festival of the year! Taking place at the unique Barrow Hill Roundhouse near Chesterfield on 14-17th May 2026.

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🍻 🚍 VOLUNTEERS TRIP 🚍 🍻 As a thank you to our hard working volunteers we organise a trip to the BSBA competition winner’...
26/07/2026

🍻 🚍 VOLUNTEERS TRIP 🚍 🍻
As a thank you to our hard working volunteers we organise a trip to the BSBA competition winner’s tap room…. This year it was Thornbridge!!

Followed by a visit to The Cheshire Cheese, before returning to Chesterfield for a pint in Ye Royal Oak 🍺

📸 Stu Bradbury

15/06/2026

⏪️RAIL ALE 26 REWIND⏪️
Can you believe it's been 1 whole month? 😲 Take a look back at this year's best bits ⬇️.... Can you spot yourself? 🍻🚂

Next year better hurry up!!... 20th - 23rd May 2027... more info soon! 📅

🎥 Eigengrau Productions

🍺 BSBA COMP WINNERS 🍺 Thursday’s trade day hosts our BSBA competition! Brewers enter their beer to be judged by our indu...
27/05/2026

🍺 BSBA COMP WINNERS 🍺
Thursday’s trade day hosts our BSBA competition! Brewers enter their beer to be judged by our industry professional panel… did you manage to try any of our winners? 🏆

Swipe to see each categories winners & the SUPREME CHAMPION 🥇 🥈 🥉

👋 SEE YOU IN 2027 👋 That’s a wrap on RA26… 🍻 All made possible by the hard work of the Rail Ale / Barrow Hill Roundhouse...
24/05/2026

👋 SEE YOU IN 2027 👋
That’s a wrap on RA26… 🍻 All made possible by the hard work of the Rail Ale / Barrow Hill Roundhouse team & volunteers 💪

See you next year? 🚂

📸 Stu Bradbury

What a difference a week makes…. 🚂 This time last week the doors were open to Rail Ale 26 🍻…. It’s now like it never hap...
21/05/2026

What a difference a week makes…. 🚂
This time last week the doors were open to Rail Ale 26 🍻…. It’s now like it never happened… 😆 Same again next year?

📸 Stu Bradbury

15/05/2026

🍻 THURSDAY RECAP 🍻
The first day of RA26 was a blast!! Great drinks, awesome food & a splash of Ska to round it off 🕺

🎥 Eigengrau Productions

🍻 BEER OF THE FESTIVAL 🍻 After an intense afternoon of tasting from our industry judges we’ve crowned the SUPREME CHAMPI...
15/05/2026

🍻 BEER OF THE FESTIVAL 🍻
After an intense afternoon of tasting from our industry judges we’ve crowned the SUPREME CHAMPION beer of Rail Ale 26…

🥇 SALTED CARAMEL LUCARIA 🥇 by Thornbridge Brewery

All other winners are labelled throughout the festival with an online list to follow!

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Campbell Drive, Barrow Hill
Chesterfield
S432PR

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