CAMRA Names Britain’s Best Pub
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 02.19.08 | 4:24 PM ET
Britain’s Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced the results of its annual hunt for the best pub in Britain, and the winner, the Times of London notes dryly, came out on top “despite having no juke box, pool table, fruit machine or ‘theme.’”
The Old Spot Inn is a 100-year-old traditional pub, located in Gloucestershire along the Cotswold Way, a popular long-distance walking trail. It features quality ales from local microbreweries, and though it serves food at certain hours, the licensee notes in the article that “our drinkers come first.” In the video that accompanies the story, the Old Spot’s owner suggests that the traditional local pub is dying out, giving way to louder, flashier alternatives aimed primarily at a younger crowd.
As a member of said crowd, who misses a quiet afternoon pint more than almost anything else about living in Britain, I certainly hope he’s wrong.
Next time I find myself in Gloucestershire I’ll be sure to stop by and do my bit to help keep the tradition alive.
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