Nine of the best pubs in and around Hartlepool according to the Good Beer Guide 2023
An annual guide by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has just been published and features a range of bars and pubs across Hartlepool and its surrounding areas.
By Madeleine Raine
Published 1st Nov 2022, 16:00 BST
Updated 1st Nov 2022, 16:43 BST
The Good Beer Guide features 4,500 pubs across the UK as selected by Camra members for “places to savour good beers from small breweries as well as cask-conditioned lagers and world beers and some pubs are highlighted for serving real ciders too”.
As our gallery here illustrates, there are nine bars in and around Hartlepool that feature in the guide’s 50th edition.
Hops and Cheese "combines beer and cider with top-class cheeses and charcuterie". The pub also features a book club, open-mic sessions and comedy nights. Photo: Frank Reid
"The second micropub in the country", the Rat Race Ale House follows the original micro pub norms: No fizzy lager or beer, no spirits, no TV or jukebox and even no bar. Photo: Stu Norton
Situated in the Old Village Green at Old Shotton, The Royal George reopened in 2014 after a refurbishment of a virtually derelict building. Photo: Other, third party
This 18th Century inn is renowned for its locally-sourced produce and was once visited by then Prime Minister Tony Blair and American President George W Bush in 2003. Photo: Other, third party