Even Bigger Summer Braai, Rugby and Jol!

South Africa vs New Zealand! Join us for The Even Bigger Summer Braai, Rugby and Jol!

Venue: Almondsbury Creative. 10 Gloucester Rd, Almondsbury, Bristol 

BS32 4AA 

Date: Sat 22 Aug 2026

Time: 1pm

Join us for a lekker Summer braai and then in enjoying the rugby and a jive.

There’s a lovely big grass field next to the pub where we’ll all have a braai from 1pm and then we’ll head into the pub to support SA vs New Zealand.

Bring your own braai meat, tongs, deck chairs etc. (Don’t worry if you aren’t able to bring your own braai as we’ll bring a few with space for others too). For those who don’t want to braai, pub grub will also be available from Almondsbury Creative. 

If there’s a bit of rain, please bring your gazebos as rain won’t cancel this event. 

Please bring a bag of charcoal with you to keep the braais going 🙏. Thank you

For allowing us to use their grounds, please support the pub and buy your drinks from them. We kindly request that you don’t bring your own drinks onto the premises. Thanks 

Peace of Afrika will be selling all your favourite Saffa treats and delights. More info to follow. 

Come meet some fellow Saffas and make some friends. 

Kids and dogs are welcome. No entrance fee and no need to book, just come along and kuier. 🍖🍻. Please click ‘going’ on the Facebook event👍

Plenty free parking on site right next to the field. 

This event is 100% on!👍

If you’re coming alone and you’d like to meet up with a friendly face ask for Andre, Anton or Brendon and we’ll make you feel welcome. Come and say howzit as we’d love to meet you. 

If you have any flags banners or bunting please bring them along to add to the gees 🇿🇦 🇿🇼

Please stick around afterwards for a bit of dancing 💃🕺

See the pics and videos in our previous posts of the last braais we’ve had. 

(Please give us a hand in tidying up the braai area afterwards and when the grounds are all clear, let’s move over to the pub area, grab some drinks and continue the party👍💃)

Just a note to say that it’s been requested that we don’t set up any disposable barbecues or similar due to grass fire risk. We’ll have our usual ones available..but please bring some charcoal. Thanks 👍

So that we can have more braais in the future, to be able to buy better sound equipment, lights, trailer, gazebo, supply wood, build more braais etc, we would really appreciate a donation on our GoFundme page. Thank you: https://www.gofundme.com/f/south-africans-in-bristol-south-west-england?v=amp14_t2&lang=en_US&attribution_id=sl%3A12b39939-827b-47a4-bade-84e2c1e3d5e9&ts=1752410024

With kind permission from Almondsbury Creative https://almondsburycreative.com/

Accommodation:

Accommodation suggestions if you’re keen to stay nearby:

The Swan is right next to Almondsbury Creative: https://www.swanhotelalmondsbury.co.uk/

And Doubletree which is run by a fellow South African. For a discounted rate, please contact Emilia directly on 07944 770017

https://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/hilton-bristol.en-gb.html

There’s also this one: https://www.almondsburyinterchangehotel.com/

There’s also a campsite close by and is well run: https://bristolcamping.co.uk/