The Good Beer Guide 2026, the UK's most trusted and authoritative guide to exceptional cask beer pubs, launches on 25th September as a testament to the remarkable resilience of Britain's pub industry.
With more than 50 pubs included in the guide, Buckinghamshire is strongly represented, demonstrating the area's exceptional cask beer heritage, which includes many fine local breweries.
Chair, Mike Clarke, visited one of the guide’s long-standing entries, the Bird in Hand in Princes Risborough to present licensee Katie Baldock with a copy of the book. He said, “The Bird in Hand exemplifies the community spirit celebrated in this year's guide and continues to win awards.” The Oak Taverns pub, the branch’s 2023 Pub of the Year, was recently named in the Telegraph’s Top 500 pubs in the country.
As the definitive guidebook to pubs serving great cask beer across the UK, The Good Beer Guide maintains its position as the complete resource for beer lovers and anyone wanting to experience Britain's finest pubs. The guide's pubs are selected by CAMRA members based on consistent beer quality.
The launch comes at a critical moment for the industry, with the upcoming Budget representing a make-or-break moment for the local pubs and breweries championed by CAMRA branches nationwide.
CAMRA continues to lobby for government support and tangible legislation to protect pubs across the UK, with many establishments struggling under the weight of business rates, VAT, beer duty and energy costs.
“Use them or lose them,” is a phrase often used about our treasured locals. The new edition of the guide shows that, for now, there are still plenty of excellent pubs in Buckinghamshire in which to enjoy a pint of cask ale.
The new edition of the guide can be ordered online from CAMRA or found in all good bookshops.
