Where to drink

Six cities, properly covered.

We cover six English towns and cities in depth - not surface-level lists, but real opinions from people who drink there regularly. Each guide focuses on the places genuinely worth your time: the pub with the best-kept real ale, the cocktail bar the locals actually use, the gastropub that earns its prices.

We visit every venue we write about. We pay our own way. We update the guides when things change. Pick a city below and start from there.