British Beer Breaks EXCLUSIVE

By Phil Mellows

By Kate Simon

The latest in our series revisiting destinations from our book ‘Beer Breaks In Britain’, offers a handy update for a day-trip (or more) to this Midlands city.

The latest in our series revisiting destinations from our book ‘Beer Breaks In Britain’, offers a handy update for a day-trip (or more) to this Midlands city.

Savouring a pint of Purple Moose’s golden Snowdonia Ale on a spring evening, I watch the sun setting over Porthmadog Harbour, Cardigan Bay shimmering beyond. Behind the town, a soft purple haze settle...

By Phil Mellows

Bustler has announced that Buxton Brewery Company will be the independent brewery behind the dedicated taproom, Dukes, at its new St James Yard development in Derby city centre, with plans to serve ex...

The Verdant taproom in Penryn near Falmouth, Cornwall, really works as a drinking space. As we drank our way through the tap list last week we tried to work out why. We were staying in Falmouth, a pla...

Thoughts on travel and beer and change

The first new addition to the Burton Ale Trail for 2026 makes a bold statement. Perched on Ashby Road, The Waterloo Inn stands as part of this year’s expansion across the River Trent and it’s a pub…

Guidebook to more than 220 pubs, bars, tap rooms and bottleshops in Manchester and its boroughs such as Bolton, Trafford and Rochdale. Available April 2, 2026

Thinking of a visit to Nottingham for my Art Deco Walk? Here's some Art Deco pubs you can visit while you're here.

Pioneering tours operator Beer Tours UK is offering a new Golf-with-Beer experience for the North-West of England and North Wales, following a successful trial in 2025. The highly experienced Chester ...

Brewery taprooms often feel in conflict with their industrial surroundings, but few so much as The Brewery of St Mars of the Desert (SMOD).

Pete Brown started pairing his favourite beers and songs as a joke, then discovered that scientists at Oxford University were doing something very similar, and taking it really seriously! He talks...

Explore Guinness’s £73m Covent Garden visitors’ centre and microbrewery, featuring craft beers, dining by Pip Lacey, immersive tours, and exclusive retail experiences.

Night has fallen over The Fat Cat in Norwich, and I’ve been here long enough to watch the clientele change. I saw the post-work crowd rush in; now, as it thins, I head to the bar to order a pint of Ti...

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