Several Aylesbury pubs appear in a popular annual guide celebrating the bars that serve good beer up and down the UK.

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) confirmed that at least five Aylesbury pubs are in the Good Beer Guide 2027.

It has also been revealed that 30 pubs in Buckinghamshire will be showcased in the annual that can be ordered now.

Members of the CAMRA Aylesbury Vale and High Wycombe Branch celebrated the latest publication at the Hop Pole in Aylesbury.

(left to right) Carl Griffin (CAMRA Buckinghamshire Clubs Coordinator), Ian Matthews (Licensee, the Hop Pole), Elvis Evans (branch deputy chair), Mike Clarke (branch chair).

placeholder image — (left to right) Carl Griffin (CAMRA Buckinghamshire Clubs Coordinator), Ian Matthews (Licensee, the Hop Pole), Elvis Evans (branch deputy chair), Mike Clarke (branch chair).

This year the pub marks an incredible twenty-one consecutive years in the guide, making it one of the longest-standing entries in the local area, CAMRA revealed.

It adds that the bar on Bicester Road, is described in the guide as a “temple of beer” regularly featuring nine cask ales in excellent condition. It also serves a well-chosen range of lagers and bottled beers, CAMRA says.

Mike Clarke, Chair of the Aylesbury Vale and Wycombe CAMRA branch, said: “The Hop Pole is a superb example of an asset that serves its community, offering a regular programme of events such as live music, quizzes and ukulele nights. The pub demonstrates the benefits that excellently run pubs can bring to a local area.”

CAMRA members have previously championed the pub’s regular beer festivals, including its upcoming Oktoberfest event.

The group adds that this year’s good beer edition finds Aylesbury town centre to be an excellent real ale destination. Four pubs are featured, including the historic King’s Head run by local Chiltern Brewery and the White Hart on Exchange Street.

CAMRA is also full of praise for a new entry, The Old Millwrights Arms on Walton Road. “Its listing reflects the pub’s transformation under

Pam and Alan Ford,” CAMRA says.

The Old Millwrights Arms was also the winner of the branch’s Most Improved Pub for 2026. Another new addition in Aylesbury Vale is the community-owned Seven Stars in Dinton.

CAMRA says the 30 pubs in the good beer guide located in Buckinghamshire include perennial favourites alongside several new entries.

CAMRA advises that the new guide can be ordered on its website or purchased in bookstores.