CAMRA uses the guide to celebrate great pubs but also to highlight that many pubs and breweries are struggling to stay open in the current climate.
Here is a list of the nine best pubs in the Harborough and Lutterworth area as selected by CAMRA experts, in no particular order.
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5. Real Ale Classroom, Lutterworth
What the CAMRA judges say: A spacious micropub owned by former teachers, with a schoolroom theme. It offers a constantly changing lineup of four cask and four craft keg ales, plus a wide range of bottled and canned beers and five ciders. Photo: Real Ale Classroom
6. Langton Arms, Church Langton
What the CAMRA judges say: Reopened in 2018 after a two year closure, this pub has been extended and refurbished and now has two traditional-style rooms at the front – a bar with servery on the left, a small separate lounge on the right – and a large restaurant at the back. Photo: Langton Arms
7. Cherry Tree, Catthorpe
What the CAMRA judges say: Welcoming, two-roomed village local with a modern twist, which has been sympathetically renovated by the new owners. The south-facing terrace and garden overlook the Avon Valley. A former local CAMRA Country Pub of the Year. Closed Monday to Thursday. Photo: Cherry Tree
8. Chequers, Swinford
What the CAMRA judges say: A warm welcome is assured at this family-run community local, whose landlord has been in place for over 38 years. The large garden and play area are popular with families in good weather. Photo: Chequers