PUBS across the Stroud area 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 pubs in Stroud have made the list.
Stroud CAMRA members celebrated the guide at the Lord John on Sunday, October 1, which is officially back in the book for the first time in 18 years.
Eight pubs in Stroud feature in the 2024 Good Beer Guide including:
- The Black Horse in Amberley
- The Crown in Frampton Mansell
- The Woolpack in Slad
- The Ale House in Stroud
- The Crown & Sceptre in Stroud
- The Lord John in Stroud
- Prince Albert in Stroud
- Stroud Brewery in Thrupp
Stroud CAMRA Pubs Officer Tim Mars said: “The Lord John opened on July 14, 1998 and I was there on the first day.”
“At a stroke it transformed the pub scene in Stroud, joining the Pelican (later renamed the Market Tavern), the Queen Vic and the Duke of York as standard-bearers for real ale in the town centre.
“Of those three, only the Queen Vic is still open.
“The Lord John soon earned a place in the Good Beer Guide and was featured in 2003, 2005 and 2006 before an 18-year hiatus until this year’s triumphant return.”
All pictures by Bill Hicks.
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