The best 伝統的な pubs in Britain: As the Good Beer Guide turns 50, our 選ぶ of the best boozers with lip-smacking pints ? and rooms to match…?

By 略奪する Crossan For The Mail On Sunday

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Brilliant beers and superior slumbers seldom go 手渡す in 手渡す. Usually, from Devon to Dumfries, you have to make a choice between a pub with pleasant rooms upstairs but a tedious 選択 of lagers on tap, or a hostelry which has 最高の，を越す-notch 地域の tipples but 欠如（する）s decent accommodation.

The （選挙などの）運動をする For Real Ale's Good Beer Guide, which is celebrating its 50th 周年記念日, is the Michelin 同等（の） for real ale lovers. It's also an 必須の 調書をとる／予約する for finding wonderful places to both drink and stay. Here's our 選択 of the best…

The Anchor Inn in Seatown, Dorset, houses ales from the nearby Palmers Brewery

The 錨，総合司会者 Inn in Seatown, Dorset, houses ales from the nearby Palmers Brewery

Pints and 著作権侵害者s

If the 錨，総合司会者 Inn, a former smugglers' haunt in Seatown, Dorset, were any closer to the sea, the 地元のs in the main 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 would have damp feet. The inn houses a 選択 of ales from the nearby Palmers Brewery, which makes Dorset Gold ale. The three rooms 申し込む／申し出 sea 見解（をとる）s with some subtle 航海の touches to the decor that never veer into Pugwash kitsch.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £150 per night (with a two-night 最小限 stay), theanchorinnseatown.co.uk

The inglenook fireplaces and ancient beams of the Cat Inn in West Hoathly make for a great spot to sip local ales

The inglenook fireplaces and 古代の beams of the Cat Inn in West Hoathly make for a 広大な／多数の／重要な 位置／汚点／見つけ出す to sip 地元の ales

最高の，を越す of the weald

Perched in the 高さs of the Sussex Weald in West Hoathly, the Cat Inn is perfectly 位置を示すd for a 引き上げ（る） in Ashdown Forest.

The inglenook fireplaces and wonky, 古代の beams make for wonderfully atavistic surroundings to sip 地元の ales, with a choice of five on draught. There are four rooms upstairs ? the Grand 控訴 is our 選ぶ, with fabulously retro wingback armchairs.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £170, catinn.co.uk

The rooms at Applecross Inn in Wester Ross are decorated in soothing blue, and offer views that stretch to the islands of Skye and Raasay

The rooms at Applecross Inn in Wester Ross are decorated in soothing blue, and 申し込む／申し出 見解（をとる）s that stretch to the islands of Skye and Raasay

A 広大な／多数の／重要な Scot

次第に減少するing mountain roads lead to the Applecross Inn in Wester Ross, the UK's most remote 半島. It's 価値（がある） the 旅行 to experience one of the UK's truly 広大な／多数の／重要な 田舎の pubs. The seven rooms are bedecked in soothing blue トンs to match the 見解（をとる）s that stretch across the Inner Sound over to the islands of Skye and Raasay. The ales on draught are from the Applecross （手先の）技術 Brewery.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £170, applecros sinn.co.uk

The King's Head in Llangennith is a dog-friendly inn formed from a trio of stone cottages

The King's 長，率いる in Llangennith is a dog-friendly inn formed from a trio of 石／投石する cottages

Gower 力／強力にする

Just a few minutes' walk from the dunes of the Gower 半島's Rhossilli Bay lies the King's 長，率いる in Llangennith ? a trio of 石／投石する cottages long since knocked together to make a pub. There are four real ales on tap, 含むing tipples from the Evan Evans brewery in Llandeilo. The rooms are in a house next door and a barn behind the pub. The latter has 石／投石する 床に打ち倒すs and indulgently oversized baths.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £135, kingsheadgower.co.uk

The Black Swan in Cumbria offers a range of accommodation, including yurts

The 黒人／ボイコット Swan in Cumbria 申し込む／申し出s a 範囲 of accommodation, 含むing yurts

Waterside charmer

The beer garden at the 黒人／ボイコット Swan, Cumbria, is an unabashed charmer. It 支援するs on to a stream in the village of Ravenstonedale in the Eden Valley, only 20 minutes' 運動 from the Lake 地区 proper, but is bereft of the heaving tourist （人が）群がるs. There are 17 rooms and 控訴s (含むing yurts). You'll find beers from the Allendale Brewery 範囲, 含むing a gluten-解放する／自由な IPA called Hop On.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £145, blackswanhotel.com

The George Inn in Norton St Philip, Somerset, might be Britain's oldest pub, as it dates back to at least 1327

The George Inn in Norton St Philip, Somerset, might be Britain's oldest pub, as it dates 支援する to at least 1327

Drink in the history

The 戦う／戦い for the 肩書を与える of Britain's oldest pub is always contentious, but no いっそう少なく a 団体／死体 than English 遺産 believes that the Grade I-名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d George Inn in Norton St Philip, Somerset, could be the champ, with 記録，記録的な／記録するs dating it 支援する to at least 1327.

The hostelry is managed by the Butcombe brewery, which makes a superb pale ale called Rare 産む／飼育する. There are 13 rooms here, with the Samuel Pepys 存在 our 最高の，を越す 選ぶ.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £119, butcombe.com

The Boat Inn in Penallt, Monmouthshire, is the ideal place for walkers hiking through the Wye Valley to rest their legs. The terraced garden even has a natural waterfall

The Boat Inn in Penallt, Monmouthshire, is the ideal place for walkers 引き上げ（る）ing through the Wye Valley to 残り／休憩（する） their 脚s. The terraced garden even has a natural waterfall

Wye not stay a while?

The Boat Inn in Penallt, Monmouthshire, 申し込む／申し出s the cosiest of 一時的休止，執行延期s for walkers 引き上げ（る）ing through the Wye Valley, while in summer it's a delight to sit in its terraced garden, which even has a natural waterfall. The upper 床に打ち倒す is a charming little two-bedroom, self-catering holiday let with 見解（をとる）s over the river. Descend the stairs to the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 for a pint of Tewdric's ３倍になる Ale ? a honey-coloured ale 指名するd after an 古代の King of Gwent.

Stay: Self-catering from £320 (with a three-night 最小限 stay), 01600 712615

The King's Head, otherwise known as The Low House, in the Suffolk village of Laxfield, is known for the local Earl Soham Albert ale, but has plenty of other offerings on tap, too

The King's 長，率いる, さもなければ known as The Low House, in the Suffolk village of Laxfield, is known for the 地元の Earl Soham Albert ale, but has plenty of other offerings on tap, too

Tale of two 指名するs

Walk through the churchyard in the timeless Suffolk village of Laxfield and you'll 位置／汚点／見つけ出す a 400-year-old thatched building with two 指名するs. Whether you call it The Low House or The King's 長，率いる, the high-支援する seats are perfect for sipping a pint of the 地元の Earl Soham Albert ale. The three bijou but charming rooms are all in the old stables.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £105, lowhouselaxfield.com

The Spyglass Inn in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight has a unique maritime charm, with views over the English Channel and seafaring memorabilia

The Spyglass Inn in Ventnor on the 小島 of Wight has a unique 海上の charm, with 見解（をとる）s over the English Channel and seafaring memorabilia

Tides and tankards

Perched on the end of Ventnor's 19th Century esplanade on the 小島 of Wight, there's a real 'end of the line' feel to the Spyglass Inn, with 見解（をとる）s over the English Channel, seafaring memorabilia galore, superb seafood dishes and ales from the Andwell and Goddards breweries. The four rooms ooze 海上の character and have 私的な terraces, two of which overlook the sea.

Stay: B&B （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £120, thespyglass.com

The menu of this traditional Kentish inn, the Horseshoe & Castle, is packed with seafood, including muscles and calamari

The menu of this 伝統的な Kentish inn, the Horseshoe & 城, is packed with seafood, 含むing muscles and calamari

Stay the knight

据えるd 近づく a 廃虚d 城 at 冷静な／正味のing once owned by Sir John Oldcastle, upon whom Shakespeare based Falstaff, the Horseshoe & 城's superb menu would 控訴 the portly knight of yore with the likes of Kentish Ale-乱打するd calamari と一緒に ales from the Shepherd Neame 範囲.

There are rooms upstairs from the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 but the best 選択 is a separate cottage.

Stay: Room-only （テニスなどの）ダブルス from £135, horseshoeandcastle.com

  • The 2024 版 of the Good Beer Guide is out now, 定価つきの £16.99 (camra.org.uk).