Sponsored Pub Walk to The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey

This Week ... A Sponsored Pub Walk to The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey

The Keystone is organising a sponsored walk in support of Age Concern, leading people out of Guildford and into the beautiful Surrey countryside. It is set for Saturday 1st August 2009 and you can find out more details and download the sponsor form at Keystone Sponsored Pub Walk.

The walk follows two parallel ridges, the views from both are fantastic. There are a couple of short, steep sections. Mainly sandy tracks and woodland paths. One section of country lane.

They will head out past the castle, onto Pewley Down, through the woods and up to the Albury Downs at Newlands Corner.

After refreshments here, it’s down through the valley & up again to St. Martha’s Hill for some stunning views over Chilworth.

The North Downs Way will makes for a leisurely return stroll back through Chantries Woods to Shalford Park and along the River Wey to the finishing line at The Keystone.

This sounds an enjoyable and well thought out route and definitely one for the diary on 1st August.

If you want to try a walk from The Keystone before then, there is no need to wait as you could always download the existing Keystone Pub Walk today.

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Coastal Pub Walk to the Horseshoe Inn at Marcross, South Glamorgan, Wales

This Week's Pub Walk... along the South Glamorgan coast to the Horseshoe Inn at Marcross

This circular pub walk returns to one of my firm favourites in South Glamorgan and this time to a yet another great pub. The Horseshoe Inn is a traditional village pub with log burners and a stone floor. It also plenty of courses for under a tenner plus a range of real ales that helped it earn its place in The Good Beer Guide.

If you like sea views, dramatic coves, old ruins and real variety then this pub walk is a must.

When you reach the beach, take some extra time here to enjoy the impressive rock formations of the cliffs here which are being constantly eroded. The jagged cliffs contrast sharply with the flat rock terraces of the beach which have been worn smooth over the millennia and together these make a dramatic sight.

Full details can be downloaded at Horseshoe Inn Walk.

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Pub Walk to The Angel Inn, Corbridge, Northumberland

This Week's Pub Walk ... to The Angel Inn, Corbridge, Northumberland

A short pub walk around Corbridge village including many interesting and historical facts. The choice of pubs includes The Angel Inn.

The Angel Inn has a reputation for good food that is demonstrated by its inclusion in the discerning Michelin Guide to Eating out in Pubs which includes only 6 pubs in Northumberland. The Michelin Guide is impressed by its "good-sized menus, classical in style but with modern twists, on which Northumbrian produce is proudly served at good value prices". The Angel Inn also gets a mention in The Good Beer Guide and The Good Pub Guide Lucky Dip section.

Corbridge is an interesting village with many elements unchanged from mediaeval times. It is centred on its church and market place and has attractive views from its 17th century bridge. The walk includes many fascinating facts about the village.

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Pub Walk to The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey - The Face of British Pie Week

British Pie Week's Pub Walk... to The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey

This circular pub walk leads you straight to Keystone, The Face of British Pie Week, giving you the perfect opportunity to order one of their award-winning Legendary Game Pies.

With The Keystone recommended in both The Good Beer Guide and the AA Pub Guide, this has to be a pub walk for the shortlist over the coming weeks.

The walk itself offers lovely views of the Cathedral to the north and across The Downs to the south, followed by woodland paths, past the Watts Gallery and back into Guildford along the River Wey. It partly follows The North Down’s Way and can be extended via Loseley Park.

To download full details of the route click on Keystone Pub Walk.

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The Keystone, Guildford, is ... The Face of British Pie Week

British Pie Week Title Awarded to The Keystone, Guildford, Surrey

Pubs are of course the natural home of the great British pie and it is therefore no surprise that the title of The Face of British Pie Week has been awarded to a pub.

Ashley Robins, Head Chef at The Keystone in Guildford, Surrey, walked away with the prize for his Legendary Game Pie. We must surely all have our favourite pies and game pie is certainly one of mine!

There is more to The Keystone than pies as they are featured in both The Good Beer Guide and the AA Pub Guide. Click on Legendary Game Pie to see a photo of their mouth-watering pie and read more about them.

British Pie Week ran from 2 - 8 March and was sponsored by Jus-Rol, the pastry-makers.

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Pub Walk to the Plough and Harrow on the South Wales Coast Path, Glamorgan

This Week's Pub Walk... returning to the Plough and Harrow on the South Wales Coast Path, Glamorgan

This circular pub walk includes the Coastal Footpath to Marcross with some spectacular scenery and a choice of two great pubs. The Plough and Harrow is full of character and a true favourite of mine, appearing in not only The Good Pub Guide and the AA Pub Guide but also The Good Beer Guide who voted it the Best Pub in Wales 2003.

This walk has plenty of interest with varied terrain, seaward views, two dramatic coves, some old ruins and a nature reserve.

Full details can be downloaded at Plough and Harrow Pub Walk.

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A Riverside Pub Walk to The Falcon Inn, St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall

This Week's Pub Walk... along a Riverside to The Falcon Inn, St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall

The Falcon Inn is at the centre of the picturesque village of St Mawgan which is a pretty and traditional Cornish village and very convenient if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the Newquay beaches just a few miles away.

The Falcon Inn is a delightful 16th Century wisteria-clad inn. It is built from stone in common with other buildings in the village like the old Post Office and Stores as well as the Antique Shop which it adjoins.

This is a great choice for a pub walk and a real pub-lovers delight, unspoilt with heaps of character and a cobbled courtyard. Typically for the area, it serves the beers of the St Austell brewery including the award-winning Tribute.

It is one of those places that has the winning combination of excellent food and enviable location so it is not surprising to see it in a range of the pub guides including The Good Pub Guide 2008, Eating Out in Pubs 2008 (Michelin Guides) and Pubs and Inns of England and Wales (Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay).

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Around the Broads to The Bear and Bells, Beccles Marsh, Suffolk

This Week's Pub Walk... around the Broads to The Bear and Bells, Beccles Marsh, Suffolk

This Bear and Bells Pub Walk around Beccles Marsh takes in a haven for wildlife and is one of three way-marked trails, following the River Waveney for much of its route. We like the 4 mile Green Trail but there are various routes and starting points so you can do a shorter distance if you prefer.

The Bear & Bells is 5 minutes from The Quay, adjacent to the bus station, and its welcoming interior and good food have earnined it recognition in the Lucky Dip section of The Good Pub Guide. Plus it has regular guest ales for the real ale lovers too, featuring in The Good Beer Guide..

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CAMRA Regional Pub of the Year - Blue Bell Inn, Flintshire, Wales

This Week's Pub Walk... from CAMRA Regional Pub of the Year - the Blue Bell Inn, Flintshire, Wales

Its great to see the Blue Bell Inn win yet another accolode, this time as CAMRA Regional Pub of the Year 2008 for Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. This follows it being the Good Beer Guide Pub of the Year runner up in 2006 and 2007, not to mention Regional Cider Pub of the Year!

With its spectacular setting high on Halkyn Mountain, it has amazing 70 mile views over the Dee and Mersey rivers, really making the Blue Bell Inn pub walk something to remember ... And once you've built up that thirst, you know the refreshments will be top notch too!

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Syndale Valley Pub Walk to The Chequers Inn at Doddington, Faversham, Kent

This Week's Pub Walk... in the Syndale Valley to The Chequers Inn at Doddington, Faversham, Kent

The walk offers a choice of start points from pubs in different villages and is available as a high quality pdf leaflet which can be downloaded for free at Chequers Inn Pub Walk.

The Chequers Inn is an ideal place for a refreshment break; it’s over 400 years old, is reputed to be haunted, and has won awards for its real ale. It's therefore not surpring that it features in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2008.

The Syndale Valley has networks of public footpaths and offers wonderful walks (and pubs!). The Syndale Valley walks leaflet created by Faversham Council is excellent and worth the few minutes it takes to download .

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A Wales Coastal Pub Walk - The Horseshoe Inn at Marcross, South Glamorgan

A Wales Coastal Pub Walk - The Horseshoe Inn at Marcross, South Glamorgan

This circular walk has plenty of interest with sea views, a dramatic cove, and a woodland path that zig-zags across a stream with stepping stones.

The finish at the Horseshoe Inn is worth waiting for too as the this is a traditional village pub in the The Good Beer Guide 2008. The landlord here won CAMRA's Pub of the Year when he previously ran the Plough and Harrow. just a mile away.

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Coastal Pub Walk from the Plough and Harrow, Monknash, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales

Coastal Pub Walk from the Plough and Harrow, Monknash, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales

Our long weekend on the South Wales coast gave the perfect opportunity to find some more pub walks in Wales to add to the MyFavouritePubWalks.com database. Although pubs seem to me to be thinner on the ground there than in rural areas of England, we still found a few gems that gave access to some great walks.

We started with a two and a half mile pub walk from the Plough and Harrow at Monknash which had plenty of interest with varied terrain, sea views, a dramatic cove, some old ruins and a nature reserve.

The Plough and Harrow itself is a very friendly traditional village pub that welcomes visitors as warmly as its regulars. Dating back to 1383, it is not much to look at from the outside but venture inside and you will find a very cosy interior - inglenook fireplaces, beams and heaps of history with tales of the “Wreckers of Wick” storing bodies in the bar ... so of course a number of ghosts are said to haunt the place! There are information leaflets on the tables with more details.

The food is of a high standard with good sized portions and main courses under £10. There is an emphasis on traditional dishes and the Welsh faggots went down a treat! It features in The Good Pub Guide 2008 and The Good Beer Guide 2008 and was voted Pub of the Year by CAMRA. It offers real ales and promotes Welsh breweries with a choice of 3 regular beers Hereford Pale Ale, Bass and Otley 01, plus 3 guest beers and a choice of 8 ciders.

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This Week - A Pub Walk with Beautiful Views from The Cross Keys at Llanfynydd, Wales

This Week - A Pub Walk with Beautiful Views from The Cross Keys at Llanfynydd, Wales

Wales is renowned for many things of course, not least of which is its exhilarating walking country. However, recorded pub walks are somewhat thinner on the ground so you might want to try a walk from The Cross Keys which is now available to download from MyFavouritePubWalks.com.

This circular walk starts and finishes in the car park of the Waun-y-Lyn Country Park with some beautiful views. Stop on the way at The Cross Keys which is a real old country pub featured in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2008. Try some of their excellent soup, sandwiches with real crusty baguettes, or go for home cooked main meals.

To download, simply click on Cross Keys Pub Walk. If you have any other favourite pub walks in Wales (or indeed anywhere else!) that you would like to share, simply click on Submit a Pub Walk to add them to our database and share in our profits.

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This Week's Pub Walk - The Woodman Inn at Wild Hill in Hertfordshire

This Week's Pub Walk - The Woodman Inn at Wild Hill in Hertfordshire

How about a walk around the edge of Camfield Place, the country estate in Hertfordshire that was the home of the late Barbara Cartland? This route offers tree-lined footpaths and quiet country lanes, rivers and a panoramic view.

The refreshment on offer at The Woodman Inn is popular with the Campaign for Real Ale, winning a regional title for its ale and regularly featuring in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide. And if you get there at lunchtime, word has it that it is worth trying a bacon and egg door step, a cheese and onion roll or a ‘Tony Special’.

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This Week's Free Pub Walk - The Six Bells in Fulbourn, Cambs

Free Pub Walk:

The Six Bells in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire.

A fascinating and varied longer walk including not one but three nature reserves, a duck pond and a windmill that still has its full quota of sails.

Stop en route at The Six Bells which is a traditional pub featuring in the Good Beer Guide. It offers a good range of home-cooked food and wide selection of real ales.

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This Week's Free Pub Walk - The White Hart in Campton, Beds. (Walk 1)

Free Pub Walk: Coupon No. 128-051107 (expires 05/11/07)

The White Hart (Walk 1) in Campton, Bedfordshire.

An easy circular walk via Campton Plantation, through open pasture and ancient woodland with some magnificent trees.

The White Hart has been in the same family for over 30 years and remains a traditional village local. It regularly features in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide.

Download for free using the Coupon above - click on the pub name above, then order the pub walk and enter the Coupon Number during the checkout process. No payment is required so if you arrive at the Paypal page, hit the back arrow and look for the box at the very bottom of the previous page.

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Good Beer Guide 2008 is Published

Good Beer Guide 2008 is Published

CAMRA's annual bible, lovingly compiled by its 87,000 members, has arrived again. With its 4,500 entries, it is easy to find a pub to use as a base for a new pub walk and hopefully many of these will appear on MyFavouritePubWalks.com in time.

This year's edition highlights the only 10 pubs that have secured a place in the guide for every one of the 35 editions since CAMRA published the first one. Quite an achievement and worth seeking out as a priority.

For details of the 10 top pubs click on the Good Beer Guide 2008.

Today's Pub Walk: The Peacock Inn in Chelsworth, Suffolk.

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Great British Beer Festival - Hobsons Mild Voted Best Beer in Britain

Great British Beer Festival - Hobsons Mild Voted Best in Britain

Today marks the end of the 30th Great British Beer Festival at Earl's Court where Hobsons Mild from Hobsons Brewery in Shropshire was voted the Best Beer in Britain.

The 2007 Good Beer Guide, published by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) describes it as: "A classic mild. Complex layers of taste come from roasted malts that predominate and give lots of flavour."

For more news items from the event and a complete list of the winners, click on Great British Beer Festival winners.

Today's pub walk: The Victory Inn in Hamble, Hampshire.

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Smoking ban good for pubs

The smoking ban is on its way with less than 50 days to go now until 1st July start date in England. And this is going to be great news for business, for many pubs. Cheers indeed!

The Publican tells us that a Deparment of Health survey found that 36% of people cite a smoke-filled atmosphere as the main turn-off for going to a bar or pub. And what's more, 71% of regular pub-goers support the legislation and 76% of the general population see it as having a positive effect on health.

For me, this is a good reason to revisit some of those pubs that I walked out of as soon as I entered due to the smog filling the bars. Roll on 1st July!

Today's participating pub: The Hatton Arms in Gretton, Northants.
Prize offered: Sunday lunch for two.

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