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A good pub is the backbone, heart and stomach of any walk worth doing - in winter with a plate of steak-and-kidney and a pint of Old Cruncher by the fire, in summer out in the garden with a sandwich and a nice hoppy Summer Special. I've used The Good Pub Guide since Noah was a lad to pinpoint a great pub with a decent pint as base camp for a walk, and it's never let me down. --Christopher Somerville, The Times
Don't leave home without the nation's favourite read... The Good Pub Guide 2012...is celebrating its 30th birthday and is packed full of handy information for pub-goers
--Thirsty Work, Press Association
"Don't leave home without the nation's favourite read" --The Press Association
Don't leave home without the nation's favourite read... The Good Pub Guide 2012...is celebrating its 30th birthday and is packed full of handy information for pub-goers
--Thirsty Work, Press Association
"Don't leave home without the nation's favourite read" --The Press Association
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The 30th anniversary edition of the bestselling guide book
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130 of 130 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For any previous buyers or regular users of the GPG - Beware - the 2012 edition is a sad disappointment. The 2012 edition is marked by the significant change of charging pubs for them to be featured in the guide - however this change is neither stated or honestly acknowledged in the guide. BBC radio 4 exposed the change. Understandably pubs have it seems refused to pay to be included.One consequene of this change is that the guide can no longer be relied upon to provide useful information on the best, interesting or intriguing pubs in an area. A comparison of the 2010 and 2012 guide highlights the change - the 2010 edition includes 60+ detailed reviews of pubs in London - the 2012 edition a mere 13. Although the guide now includes a section on : "Also Worth a Visit" - the 3-4 lines on each entry are far from adequate. Overall the impact is that the 2012 edition will be the last that I buy.
44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am an avid reader of the Good Pub Guides and buy the new edition every year. The 2012 release is so disappointing, mainly because of the relegation of incredible pubs due to their (understandable) reluctance to pay the new fee for inclusion. I will not buy again, but recommend the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2012 as an alternative.
42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Regular purchaser of this Guide which for us has been the best and most reliable source of information for good pubs when travelling in UK. Disappointed with the change of format this year, grouping into geographical areas, rather than the traditional counties makes locating new pubs for us in the Guide less easy. The change to charging a fee for entries results in the perception of some loss of integrity and the change to whiter more expensive paper for the text appears to be a needless expense when the Guide has a realistic life of 12 months. The introduction of black and white maps to replace the traditional four colour maps is also disappointing.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Disaster
A lesson in how to destroy a winning formula. The Good Pub Guide was an essential annual purchase but no more. Find a copy of the 2011 guide and treasure it. Why? Read more
Published 11 days ago by steve1745
Good Pub Guide 2012.
I bought my copy not long after its issue in 2012 without thought as I have been buying GPG from as far back as 2000. Very disappointed due to change of format and presentation. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Mr. KM EASTELOW
Gone off
We always buy this guide and have found it to be great. But the new formatting is almost impossible to negotiate - and having read that it's no longer independent, I don't think... Read more
Published 1 month ago by The very hungry bookworm
changes make it harder to use
I buy this every year and use it regularly, finding the descriptions to be accurate and helpful and the additional sections, e. Read more
Published 3 months ago by stokegemini
A 'Must-Have'
As always, the Good Pub Guide is a must-have if you're holidaying in the UK. My husband and I use it a lot and it's never let us down yet. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Venetia
Needs getting used to
The new format to this year's issue takes some getting used to. It is now region based rather than county based and you have to dig deeper to find the locations. Read more
Published 4 months ago by billies
Biased and poor representation
The gpg has always been a bit hit and miss, depending on which area you live in.
In my current area there are a small but well motivated group of reviewers who admire
and... Read more
In my current area there are a small but well motivated group of reviewers who admire
and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Newman
Fundamentally Flawed
The good pub guide has been my bible for many years. I am appalled that they are now charging for inclusion. This policy will have to be reversed in order to regain my custom.
Published 4 months ago by Mr. Paul Haley
Changed but not for better
Sometime last century I purchased my first copy of the GPG. I was immediately addicted, it became my bible. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Thursday's child
Shambolic and virtually unusable
After years of using the Good Pub Guide I received this edition for Christmas. Words fail me just how appalling this botched abomination is. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Nowthen
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