The General Havelock in Loudwater was voted our Summer Pub of the Year for 2025. The family-run pub has been recognised for its excellent real ale quality and decades of service to the community.
Famously, it’s a pub whose location has long been a matter of dispute. Some maintain it is located in Loudwater (including CAMRA’s own Good Beer Guide). However, others locate it more precisely in Wycombe Marsh, an address found on the pub’s own website.
Whatever its precise whereabouts, the pub is widely acknowledged for its consistently excellent cask ales, from the Fuller’s portfolio. The General Havelock has been a regular fixture in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide for decades. The award of Summer Pub of the Year additionally recognises the pub’s peaceful, enclosed garden, furnished with enough tables to enable an exodus into the sun to enjoy the pub’s fine ales.
Marc Porter is the current licensee, the pub having been in the capable hands of the same family for nearly forty years.
Branch Chair Mike Clarke commented: "The General Havelock delivers exactly what CAMRA champions – consistently great real ale in a pub that's the heart of its community. And, weather permitting, drinkers can sit and sip a pint in the pleasant garden, confirming we have a deserved winner for our Summer Pub of the Year."
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