PUBS across the county have been highlighted as the best by real ale enthusiasts. 

CAMRA’s - The Campaign for Real Ale - Good Beer Guide has reviewed over 4,500 pubs across the UK and several Gloucestershire pubs have made the list.

As well as covering 520 pubs across Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire and Bristol, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, it keeps track of brewery numbers, and notes a net loss of seven breweries across the counties. 

Here are some of the CAMRA Gloucestershire pubs that feature in this year’s list.

Stroud and surrounding areas:

  • The Ship Inn, Brimscombe
  • Crown Inn, Frampton Mansell 
  • Three Horseshoes, Frampton-on-Severn 
  • Ale House, Stroud 
  • Bowbridge Arms, Stroud 
  • Crown & Sceptre, Stroud 
  • Prince Albert, Rodborough
  • Stroud Brewery, Thrupp
  • Butchers Arms, Sheepscombe

Cirencester area and surrounding areas:

  • The Bell Inn, Avening 
  • The Seven Tuns, Chedworth
  • Royal Oak, Tetbury
  • Drillman’s Arms, Cirencester
  • Hop Kettle, Cirencester
  • Marlborough Arms, Cirencester
  • Twelve Bells, Cirencester

Dursley and surrounding areas:

  • The Plough Micro Pub, Charfield
  • Old Fox, Coaley
  • New Inn, Dursley 
  • Old Spot Inn, Dursley
  • Fleece Inn, Hillesley
  • Salutation Inn, Ham

Nik Antona CAMRA national chairman said: “For nearly five decades, the Good Beer Guide has been a comprehensive guide to the UK’s breweries, their ales, and the best outlets to find them in across the country.   

“The guide has always had an important role in acting as a barometer of the beer and pub industry.

"We believe information gleaned from the guide is absolutely vital in the drive to save our pubs from closure and campaign for policies that better support pubs, local brewers and their customers. 

“Whilst we experienced a boom in the brewing industry over recent years, it’s clear that the effects of COVID-19 and subsequent cost of living and cost of goods crisis has been keenly felt.

"I’d encourage everyone to use this Guide to seek out the very best examples of pub excellence and support these locals by visiting them.”  

The full list of Gloucestershire's best pubs and breweries can be found in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2023 book which is on sale via the website here.