Thirsty enthusiasts barrelled up to the Cuddington Beer Festival on the weekend to sample a wide range of beers and ales.

More than 40 beers and a barbecue lunch were enjoyed on Friday and Saturday at Rowe Hall, Worcester Park, which serves as an annual fund-raiser for the 2nd Cuddington Scouts Group.

Clifford Abbott, the festival organiser said: "This was our best attended beer festival so far, the weather was great, with only a light shower late on Saturday evening, unlike past years where we have had rain a lot of the time. All three sessions were busy, with a lot of families coming to our Saturday lunchtime session with their children."

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Clifford Abbott pours another

Nearly 900 people turned up over the three sessions on the Friday and Saturday.

When asked what the most popular beer was, Mr Abbott said: ""Hopping Hog" from the Hogs Back brewery was our first beer to run out and "Mango Cider" from Lilley's Cider was the first cider to go."

The festival, when first conceived, included drinks from around the country but this year the event focused on brewers from a particular region, this time being Surrey.

The Big Smoke Brewery, a microbrewery based in Surbiton and Park Brewery in north Kingston was featured, as well as ciders from Kent, Worcester, Devon and Herefordshire.