The original independent guide to good beer and good pubs

Volunteer Involvement

CAMRA has over 140,000 members across more than 200 branches around the UK. It’s our branches that select the pubs and clubs that make it into the Guide, using democratic methods and with beer quality as the main criteria. All members are invited to rate beers served to them through our National Beer Scoring System. These scores are used by branches to find pubs consistently serving the best cask beer. Not only is beer quality monitored, but our branches also factor in things that could affect standards, like the range on offer, the overall standard of the pub, and ownership or management.

While the core purpose of the Guide is mainly a way to seek out quality cask beer, it’s also great for finding pubs to suit any occasion, considering history, architecture, food, family, disabled facilities, gardens and special events such as beer festivals.

200+

Branches

1,600+

Breweries

4,500+

Pubs & Clubs