Over a thousand people attended the Abingdon Beer Festival on Saturday night and many more on Friday. Sunday visitors (like me) had the advantage of no queues but the disadvantage of fewer guest beers. Brews such as Yabba Dabba Doo and Rude Not Too had run dry. Plenty of Abingdon Bridge and Trub and Gunners Gold from Loose Cannon was on hand to stop the beer festival from ever running dry.
Bryan Brown welcomed people at the door, and food tents were well stocked on Sunday.
The Friday and Saturday night bands were not playing, but there was a D.J. with some good music on Sunday
On the way out, a notice told visitors about next Saturday’s Abingdon Walking Festival. Anybody wanting to walk on Sunday will have to do their own thing.
The walking festival sounds great, but for those who can’t make it there are lots of downloadable walk routes at https://abingdoncivicsociety.org.uk/activities/abingdon-walks/ – also look out for the Civic Society’s annual Bank Holiday guided walks on Monday 29 May.
Festival walk details are here:
https://www.abingdoneventspartnership.co.uk/wf23-walk-menu
They ask for registration in advance – click on the link for your chosen walk. Walk 1 (Radley Lakes) will include some historical/wildlife information stops.