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From beloved locals at which you’ve been a committed regular for decades, to innovative new establishments famed for their new-fangled draught ales and quirky features, there really is a pub for everyone in our wonderful county.
When it comes to a pub’s beverage offerings, however, there really is no better or more thorough barometer of quality than the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) and its annual Good Beer Guide.
Countless boozers dream of the day they are included in the prestigious tome, which adds not only a certain gravitas to their status as a proper watering hole, but it also means that dedicated drinkers will inevitably seek your establishment out to try it for themselves.
With that in mind, we’ve collated all the lists of regional pubs included in the 2025 CAMRA Good Beer Guide to produce a list of the Preston, Chorley, Blackburn, Pendle, and Blackpool pubs included in this year’s guide.
Check out the full list below - how many have you visited?
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45. Shepherds’ Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms (63-67 Chapel Street, PR7 1BS)
This friendly and welcoming bar next door to the bus station opened in 2014 and was the first micropub in Chorley. It was refurbished in 2020 and extended into adjoining premises in 2021. Up to six cask ales are now served from microbreweries all over the country, including regular beers from Vocation. You should find a wide range of beer styles, always including a dark beer. Third of a pint beer paddles are available, three real ciders, six craft keg lines often featuring Rivington beers, and a variety of other drinks to suit all tastes. | Google Maps
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46. Sir Henry Tate (New Market Street, PR7 1DB)
A purpose-built pub trading under the Lloyds banner situated next to Booths supermarket in the centre of town. This Wetherspoon pub is on three levels and has an outside drinking area to the front. The main bar features five regular cask ales served on handpump plus five guests, with beers from Moorhouse’s and Phoenix often featuring. Reflecting local tastes, the beers tend to be of lower gravity than is often found in Wetherspoon pubs. The two changing real ciders are served from boxes behind the bar and food is served seven days a week. | Google Maps
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47. Old Post Office (161 Chorley Road, PR6 9LP)
The Old Post Office opened in 2021 and is brought to you by Bolton’s Escape brewery, in partnership with MV Pub Group. It is the brewery’s tap bar, located in the old post office building near the Ridgway Arms (now Tesco). There are four cask ales on handpumps serving Escape brewery ales and the occasional guest, with additional keg lines for craft ales from smaller North-West breweries such as Rivington, Chain House and Pomona Island, and quality lagers and ciders. | Google Maps
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48. Spinners Arms (23 Church Street, PR7 4EX)
Known as the Bottom Spinners to differentiate it from the other Spinners Arms in the village this pub celebrated 20 consecutive years in the Guide in 2022. Built in 1838, it is welcoming and friendly, with a single bar serving three seating areas with no pool table or gaming machines, just an open log fire. A pleasant outdoor drinking area is to the front. The bar menu offers a range of light bites and hot and cold sandwiches. One regular beer and up to five alternating guest beers are served on handpump. | Google Maps