Offering an impartial appraisal of Britain’s pubs, the Good Beer Guide 2022 contains 10 pubs from the Winchester district.
The Good Beer Guide is the biggest book of pubs and breweries in Britain, with thousands of recommendations from CAMRA volunteers across the country.
The only directory created by members of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, every pub or bar listed has been carefully selected by volunteers who have visited them and tasted the beers.
You’ll find more than 4,500 listings across the UK’s best pubs, bars and breweries, chosen by local CAMRA volunteers as having the best cask beers available – or you can check out the special brewery section to discover new breweries setting the scene alight with interesting, exciting new brews.
Pubs are rated on atmosphere, quality of beer and how well they cater for real ale drinkers.
CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide App
Now fully updated with CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2022 punters can tap into Britain’s best pubs from their mobile phone.
Putting thousands of pubs, beers and breweries at your fingertips, the app uses information compiled, and continuously updated, by pub-goers all over the UK.
Letting you get social, the app allows you to follow, post and even score beers to influence the inclusion of pubs in the Good Beer Guide.
The Good Beer Guide app compiles data from more than 37,000 real ale licensed premises, over 13,000 beers and 2,000 breweries. The data is collected and maintained by CAMRA members and is powered by WhatPub, CAMRA’s online pub database.
The Good Beer Guide 2022 is available now through CAMRA’s website priced at £15.99
The Winchester pubs in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2022
Albion
Where: 2 Stockbridge Road, SO23 7BZ
What the guide says: “A stone’s throw from Winchester railway station, this cosy L-shaped street-corner pub is a traditional straightforward drinking venue, serving three or four quality Flower Pots beers on draught – three regular and one seasonal/guest.”
Black Boy
Where: 1 Wharf Hill, SO23 9NQ
What the guide says: “A rambling centuries-old building, stuff full of unusual, interesting, even disturbing bric-a-brac, and comprising many interconnected rooms serviced from a central bar.
“Popular with residents and tourists alike, whether for a local real ale or delicious food, you would need several visits to take it in.”
Flower Pots Inn
Where: Brandy Mount, Cheriton, SO24 0QQ
What the guide says: “Early 19th-century inn that has recently been hugely extended. All its gravity-dispensed beers are provided by the adjoining brewery.
“The central bar serves three out of the five rooms at the front, one of which has glass-covered well.”
Fulflood Arms
Where: 28 Cheriton Road, SO22 5EF
What the guide says: “Classic 19th-century back-street pub with the original dark-green tiled façade, frosted-glass windows and signage of its former Winchester Brewery Ownership.
“Inside is a smart and comfy, capacious single bar with a wood-burning stove and a library with newspapers. Note the city map on the ceiling."
Hampshire Bowman
Where: Dundridge Lane, Dundridge, SO32 1GD
What the guide says: “An 18th-century coaching inn, well off the beaten track and ideally placed for walkers and cyclists.
“Up to five beers served direct from the cask, together with 10 ciders, plus a wide variety of home-cooked locally sourced food.”
Hyde Tavern
Where: 57 Hyde Street, SO23 7DY
What the guide says: “A Grade II-listed building, with low beams and prominent double-gable frontage, which has barely changed over generations.
“The small room, with its tiny bar, is a delightful place to quaff locally sourced ales.”
The Old Vine
Where: 8 Great Minster Street, SO23 9HA
What the guide says: “A vine-clad, 18th-century, Grade II-listed inn, with views across the city museum and cathedral green.
“The cosy oak-beamed bar, with four handpumps, serves mainly beers from local breweries.”
Wheatsheaf Inn
Where: Botley Road, Shedfield, SO32 2JG
What the guide says: “Popular and friendly roadside village pub serving ales direct from their casks, in addition to Westons ciders.
“The interior is split into two distinct rooms, both with bars, separated by a double-sided wood-burning stove.”
Wonston Arms
Where: Stoke Charity Road, Wonston, SO21 3LS
What the guide says: “It is a true community local catering for everyone. Although it doesn’t serve food there are pop-up street-food vendors most nights.
“Local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2017-2020 and CAMRA National Pub of the Year 2018.”
Wykeham Arms
Where: 75 Kingsgate Street, SO23 9PE
What the guide says: “An historic and iconic pub near Winchester College, where school memorabilia fills the walls and ceilings and old school desk are used as tables.
“A friendly conversational atmosphere fills the rooms (supported by the active discouragement of mobile phones).”
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