Pub book reveals cheapest places for pint
New edition of the Good Pub Guide shows how much the price of a pint varies between regions.
Herefordshire has the cheapest pubs in Britain when it comes to the price of a pint of beer, while London has the most expensive, according to the new edition of the Good Pub Guide.
The guide also says the average price of a pint in the UK has climbed 11p from last year.
How regions vary
In Herefordshire you can expect to pay an average of £3.03 per pint. In contrast, London's average price sits at £3.79.
Here's how all the regions compare.
|
Region(s) |
Price |
Good Pub Guide Category |
|---|---|---|
|
Herefordshire |
£3.03 |
Bargain |
|
Worcestershire |
£3.09 |
Bargain |
|
Derbyshire, Cumbria, Staffordshire |
£3.14 |
Bargain |
|
Northamptonshire, Northumbria |
£3.15 |
Bargain |
|
Yorkshire |
£3.16 |
Bargain |
|
Wales |
£3.18 |
Fair priced |
|
Shropshire, Cornwall, Somerset, Lancashire |
£3.19 |
Fair priced |
|
Nottinghamshire |
£3.20 |
Fair priced |
|
Cheshire |
£3.23 |
Average |
|
Leicestershire, Rutland |
£3.26 |
Average |
|
Devon |
£3.27 |
Average |
|
Gloucestershire, Lincolnshire |
£3.29 |
Average |
|
Bedfordshire, Wiltshire |
£3.30 |
Average |
|
Cambridgeshire, Essex |
£3.32 |
Average |
|
Dorset, Suffolk |
£3.33 |
Average |
|
Isle of Wight |
£3.34 |
Average |
|
Warwickshire |
£3.36 |
Average |
|
West Midlands |
£3.35 |
Average |
|
Scotland |
£3.35 |
Average |
|
Hampshire |
£3.38 |
Average |
|
Norfolk |
£3.40 |
Average |
|
Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire |
£3.43 |
Expensive |
|
Scottish Islands |
£3.50 |
Expensive |
|
Kent |
£3.51 |
Expensive |
|
Hertfordshire, Sussex |
£3.52 |
Expensive |
|
Berkshire |
£3.54 |
Expensive |
|
Surrey |
£3.62 |
Rip off |
|
London |
£3.79 |
Rip off |
Source: The Good Pub Guide 2015 National Survey of Beer Prices. Regions which share a common pint price have been categorised together.
The Value Pub of the Year award went to the Ring o' Bells in Lathom, Lancashire.
Tell-tale signs of a cheaper pint
It's not always easy to guess the price of a pint from the outside of a pub, though you could obviously go inside and ask (and a price list should also be available to view). But if you're scouting for a cheap beer that's a little more individual, a top tip would be to keep an eye out for a pub that brews its own beer.
Though not all that common, the guide claims that you typically save 45p a pint compared to the average local price.
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