Ludlow Spring Festival 2025

Ludlow Festivals

Available until 11 May 2025

Grab your tickets now for an epic family day out at Ludlow Spring Festival 2025!

Ludlow Spring Festival is a beer festival and so much more, all within the spectacular walls of Ludlow Castle. Discover award-winning local ales, refreshing ciders, liqueurs, and local wines. It blends the best in regional beer, food, music, plus a spectacular display of classic cars in the Marches Transport Festival.

You beer enthusiasts are treated to a vast selection of ales and lagers, with opportunities to purchase tokens, meet the brewers, and revel in a weekend dedicated to exceptional craft beer!

Ludlow Spring festival details:

Dates: 9th - 11th May 2025
Location: Ludlow Castle, Castle Square, Ludlow SY8 1AY
Friday: 5pm to 10pm (Evening Only Ticket)
Saturday: 10am to 10pm (General Admission) / 5pm to 10pm (Evening Only Ticket)
Sunday: 11am to 4pm

Ludlow Spring Festival highlights:

This year, the festival proudly supports the Indie Beer Campaign. The Festival Pub will showcase over 150 cask and keg ales, featuring outstanding independent brewers from Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire, along with special additions from further afield!
Enjoy two awesome categories of the Beer of Britain Competition. Top nominations compete to determine the Champion Beers of the region, with winning brews advancing to the National Finals later this year, highlighting the very best in British brewing!
Judging will take place behind closed doors, but once the Festival Pub opens at 5pm, enjoy the opportunity to sample these exceptional beers. The festival promises an unforgettable weekend of great beer, passionate brewers, and a true celebration of independent brewing
Explore some of the best artisan and street foods on offer. Engage with producers, hear their stories, and enjoy a delicious selection of food from various vendors, including pizza, pancakes, grass-fed beef, vegetarian options, and globally inspired street food!
The Marches Transport Festival has become synonymous with the Spring Festival weekend. The exhibition of classic cars from pre-war gems right through to modern day classics of the 70s and 80s is a sight to behold, especially in the unique setting of the medieval castle ruins!
Bring the entire family and keep the kids entertained with exciting activities. Watch their faces light up with circus performances, let them get creative in craft workshops, and immerse them in festival fun!

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Location

Ludlow Spring Festival

Ludlow Castle,
Castle Square,
Ludlow,
SY8 1AY

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How to find us

By car:

The A49 trunk road from Warrington (M6) in the north, through Shrewsbury and Hereford in the south gives good access to Ludlow.

From Birmingham, head west on the A456 through Kidderminster, or from the M5 leave at Junction 3 and join the A456 through Kidderminster. At Clows Top, the best route is to leave the A456, forking right on to the A4117, sign-posted Cleobury Mortimer.

By train:

Please note there are disruptions over the Festival weekend.

There is a fast and frequent train service to Ludlow, which is on the Manchester-Crewe-Cardiff line. The Festival site is a short walk from Ludlow train station. From London Paddington and SW England there are good connections at Newport (South Wales) or Hereford; at Crewe, Manchester or Shrewsbury there are connections to the north of England, North Wales, the Midlands and Scotland.

There are also direct through trains to Ludlow from Chester, Holyhead, and north Wales, and from south and west Wales.

Facilities

Food & Drink
Entertainment
Parking
Access
Toilets

More Info

Is Ludlow Spring Festival wheelchair friendly?

There is some access. However Ludlow Castle is a medieval outdoor ruin and there will be some areas of the Castle that are inaccessible to wheelchairs, pushchairs, or for people with mobility issues.

Disabled toilets can be found at the Ludlow Spring Festival venue (Ludlow Castle) and also in town, just off the Castle Square.

Is Ludlow Spring Festival dog friendly?

Well-behaved dogs, on a lead, are allowed on the Ludlow Castle grounds, but not in any marquee, under marquee cover, or anywhere where food preparation is taking place (except guide dogs). Festival venues other than the Ludlow Spring Festival each have their own policy regarding dogs, but of course, food shops do not normally permit dogs to enter.

Does Ludlow Spring Festival have baby-changing?

There are baby changing and feeding facilities available within the festival; these are based within small marquees and contain a table and chairs for your use. There are also a couple of changing mats and a small amount of disposable wipes and nappy bags available for your use, if needed, along with sanitizing gel.