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This weekend sees the annual Bishops Castle Beer Festival taking place on Friday 10th and Saurday 11th July. It is a great event even if you are not there to drink the beer. There are bands outside and most of the pubs have some form of food going on. If the weather is good it makes for a good day out with the kids.

If you want to stay for the duration and are a camping person we would naturally recommend our client The Three Tuns Brewery who run a camp site that is only staggering distance from the brewery itself which will of course be selling its beer. The Three Tuns Brewery is the oldest licenced brewery in the UK and I can personally recommend all their beers with Three Tuns XXX being my personal favourite!

The brewery is situated right next door to another client of ours The Three Tuns Inn. This particular pub will always hold a sentimental place in my own heart as it was here that we decided finally to quit the London rat race some moons ago! It is a great pub, full of character and unless things are different this year there will be a great band on in the space between the brewery and the pub.

Just up the road is The Castle Hotel which in my humble opinion has the finest garden of any pub in England (Yes they are a client too!), certainly of any pub in Bishop’s Castle. They tend to add a good range of Cornish Beers for the festival, and they are worth a visit just for the BBQ alone.

If these three fine establishments are not enough, and why should they be, there are yet more venues in this great town (Iam obviously not biased living just outside!) which are all worth a visit – The Vaults, The Kings Head, The Boars Head and The Six Bells. These aren’t clients so don’t get links!! But do give them a try – The Six Bells is another brewery and its beers can also be recommended – my personal favouite here is Cloud Nine which is where you will be if you have too mucch!

It is really a great day out and can certainly be recommended.