The 53rd edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide launches today !

The guide features 4,500 of the best pubs across the UK, including 35 in the Bath & Borders Branch and also details all known real ale breweries and their regular beers. The foreword for this year’s guide has been penned by Ed Byrne, comedian and beer lover. Famous for his #preshowpints on social media, he has posted about the various bars and breweries he has sampled around the UK prior to his shows.

The guide is published today (25 September) and will be available from the CAMRA GBG26 online shop or you can pop into the Bristol and District launch at the Seven Stars Thomas Street, Bristol on Friday 26th ( noon – 6pm) and buy a discounted copy there - £12 to card carrying CAMRA members (limited stock so don’t miss out on this great offer).

CAMRA’s South West region spans from South Gloucestershire all the way down to the tip of Cornwall and having already won the Cornwall pub of the year the Hole in the Wall has won 2025 Regional award. .

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The pub will now battle it out for the chance to be named CAMRA’s overall Pub of the Year, with the longlist of 16 regional winners being whittled down to just four finalists in October.

The award presentation will be on Saturday 30 August at 13:30.

Congratulations to the pub

Somer Valley Farm are 3 year old and celebrating with a party on Sat 16 August at their brewery nr Peasedown St John - tickets (£10) include brewery tour and some beer samples .

Tickets here Somer Valley.