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Bird House Brewery in Herne Hill lines up wreath nights, carols and a New Year’s Eve party
The Norwood Road taproom adds a Halloween film night, rugby screenings and a Christmas market to its weekly quizzes and DJ nights.
Key facts
- Bird House Brewery is on the Bath Factory Estate at 41 Norwood Road, SE24 9AJ
- Pints cost £4 every Wednesday from 4pm until closing
- Christmas wreath making on 23 and 30 November and 7 and 14 December, 6.30pm to 9pm
- New Year's Eve quiz from 6pm, then a party from 9.30pm to 3am
Bird House Brewery in Herne Hill has a run of special events planned for autumn and Christmas. They start with a Halloween film night on 22 October and finish with a New Year’s Eve party that goes on until 3am.
The taproom is in a railway arch, number 1127, on the Bath Factory Estate at 41 Norwood Road, SE24 9AJ. It opens at 4pm from Monday to Thursday and closes at 11.30pm on those days. On Friday it opens from 4pm until 1am, and on Saturday from 12pm until 1am.
Weekly events at Bird House Brewery
Tuesday is quiz night in Arch 2 from 7pm to 9pm, and the winners get a £150 bar tab. DJs play in Arch 2 from 8pm to 11pm on Wednesdays, from 9pm to 1am on Fridays and from 5pm to 1am on Saturdays. On Sundays there is live music in the taproom from 6pm to 8pm. Pints cost £4 every Wednesday from 4pm until closing.
Thursdays change through the month. The first Thursday is a comedy night, which needs a ticket. On the second Thursday it is salsa, with a free lesson from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. A folk night in the taproom takes the third Thursday, but there is none in December. Bingo is on the last Thursday, and in December it moves to the third.
Autumn and Christmas specials in Herne Hill
On 22 October Clapham Books runs a pop-up bookshop from 6pm to 10pm, and the film club puts on a Halloween special from 7pm to 10pm. November brings a quiz for women only on the 2nd, a quiz for the Motor Neurone Disease Association on the 8th, Pints of Knowledge on the 16th and storytelling from The Twist on the 22nd. All four need tickets. The brewery will screen the rugby Autumn Internationals from 6 to 21 November.
Christmas wreath making sessions run from 6.30pm to 9pm on 23 and 30 November and on 7 and 14 December. A Christmas market opens on 13 December from 2pm to 7pm, with carols afterwards until 9pm. On 23 December there are Christmas drinks with jazz from 7pm to 9pm.
New Year’s Eve starts with a quiz from 6pm to 8.30pm, with a £200 bar tab for the winning team. The party then runs from 9.30pm to 3am.
Key questions
Where is Bird House Brewery?
It is in railway arch 1127 on the Bath Factory Estate, 41 Norwood Road, SE24 9AJ, in Herne Hill.
When is the £4 pint night at Bird House Brewery?
Every Wednesday, from 4pm until closing.
When is the Bird House Brewery Christmas market?
On 13 December, from 2pm to 7pm, with carols afterwards from 7pm to 9pm.
What is on at Bird House Brewery on New Year's Eve?
A quiz from 6pm to 8.30pm with a £200 bar tab prize, then a party from 9.30pm to 3am.
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