In honour of Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) celebrating its 50th anniversary, we are delighted to share with you the Northampton pubs that featured in their 2021 Good Beer Guide.
The Good Beer Guide, now in its 48th edition, is a guidebook to the finest UK pubs that serve real ales. It shines a spotlight on local pubs selling the best real ale from micro, regional and national breweries.
CAMRA evaluates each pub based on the availability and consumption of quality real ale and cider and how each pub and club adopts the role as social centres as part of the UK's cultural heritage.
5. The Lamplighter
The Lamplighter, on Overstone Road, is a traditional street-corner pub that has an open fire in the bar and a heated courtyard. It offers five rotating beers that come from established micros and stocks locally brewed real ales. Home-cooked food is served and this pub supports local industry by using nearby suppliers. Photo: The Lamplighter
6. Pomfret Arms
The Pomfret Arms, situated in Cotton End, has a small central bar that has six handpumps serving both the front opened-out room and rear bar. The brewery and a function room are in a separate building that can be found in their beer garden. One Cotton End beer is usually available along with ales from Great Oakley. Photo: Pomfret Arms
7. Olde England
The Olde England Pub, located on Kettering Road, is a converted end-of-terrace Victorian building on three floors with bars on two floors. The ground and first floors have a medieval theme with solid fuel burners, whilst the cellar is more contemporary and intimate. Ten beers from local and regional breweries are served by handpump alongside 15 ciders. The Olde England is a former local CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year. Photo: The Olde England
8. Kingsley Park Working Men's Club
A former local CAMRA Club of the Year, Kingsley Park Working Men's Club in Kingsley Park Terrace is a long-established working men's club that was founded in 1892. There are eight handpumps serving five regular and three changing beers. Live music is hosted two nights a week and trips out are organised for members. Photo: Kingsley Park Working Men's Club