CAMRA’s Cognoscente hail the ale at 251 pubs

A total of 251 Wetherspoon pubs has been acclaimed for the quality of their real ale – by members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

The pubs are listed in CAMRA’s publication The Good Beer Guide 2025, the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide.

Local branch members chose the Wetherspoon pubs for inclusion in the guide following regular visits to check on the quality of the real ales on offer.

They also took account of customer service, décor and overall atmosphere.

A CAMRA spokesman said: “The pubs deserve their place in The Good Beer Guide 2025.

“It is our belief that if a licensee serves an excellent pint of real ale then everything else in the pub, including customer service, quality of food and atmosphere, is likely to be of an equally high standard.”

Wetherspoon’s chief executive, John Hutson, added: “We are delighted that so many of our pubs have been recognised for the quality of their real ales by CAMRA members.

“Our pubs offer customers an excellent range of real ales at all times, including those from regional brewers and microbrewers, as well as hosting two annual beer festivals.

“Staff work hard to ensure that the real ale served in the company’s pubs is in first-class condition at all times.”

CAMRA’s publication The Good Beer Guide 2025 costs £16.99 and is available from bookshops and directly from CAMRA: shop1.camra.org.uk (website discount available to CAMRA’s members).

A full list of Wetherspoon pubs that made it into the guide can be downloaded here.