The image above is of yachts, boats (and coots!) enjoying the sunshine one November day on Theale Lakes, just to the south of Reading in Berkshire.
 
 
 
  Welcome to the e-pubguide.info page for Berkshire.

Berkshire - The Royal County - its eastern fringes blur into the relentless sprawl of West London and Heathrow, and the county also shares borders with Surrey, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire. A county of contrasts, with a mixture of town and country - from the built up areas of Reading, Newbury and Slough, and the bustling Royal town of Windsor to the green expanses of West Berkshire, and the scenic Ridgeway and North Wessex Downs, the scenery is constantly changing. The guide to pubs, inns and purveyors of fine ales to be found in Berkshire therefore will feature a good mix of town centre and rural pubs.

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The Horns
Crazies Hill,
Berkshire,
RG10 8LY
Tel: 0118 9401416

An attractive pub, some parts of which date from the 15th Century, situated in the charming Berkshire village of Crazies Hill, The Horns offers a good selection of food in both the bar (with its interesting sporting memorabilia), and the barn (an extension added to the pub some 200 years ago.

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The Four Points Inn
Haw Lane,
Berkshire,
RG8 9RL
Tel: 01635 578637

If the name of the tiny Berkshire village of Aldworth seems familiar, then it is probably because of the achievements of The Bell - CAMRA Regional Pub of the Year. The Four Points Inn (the other pub in Aldworth) came highly recommended to us, and we found it to be a fine country pub. Situated just to the south of the Ridgeway, at the crossroads of the Streatley-Newbury and the Pangbourne-Compton roads, The Four Points Inn is an atmospheric country pub with well-kept cask ales and a tasty and very reasonably-priced menu.

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The Horse and Groom
The Street,
Mortimer,
Berkshire,
RG7 3RD
Tel: 0118 9332813

The Horse and Groom is a handsome Victorian pub in the West Berkshire village of Mortimer. It has recently undergone an extensive refurbishments, and the results are very pleasing. A light and airy interior with contemporary fittings, this must be one of the funkiest village boozers around! What it may lack in character (interior-wise) it more than makes up for with its warm and friendly atmosphere, excellent food and beautifully kept cask ales.

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Hobgoblin
Broad Street,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG1 2BH
Tel: 0118 950 8119

We were familiar with the two Hobgoblin pubs in Oxford (the one on Cowley Road is still going strong, but the arguably better one on St. Aldate's is now the St. Aldate's Arms) before we even set foot in the one in Reading, but we knew what to expect...and we weren't disappointed - a superb choice of cask ales, some of which were from local breweries and others from weird and wonderful small breweries from around the country. A choice of ciders was also available. Another characteristic of Hobgoblin pubs is the stripped-down interior with bare wood tables and an earthy 'only here for the beer' atmosphere which we like (certainly a step up from some of the faux-Irish pubs we've been in).

   
 

The Turners Arms
West End Road,
Mortimer Common,
Berkshire,
RG7 3TW
Tel: 0118 9332961

Depending on which way you're travelling, The Turners Arms in Mortimer Common is the first or the last pub in Berkshire, due to its location pretty much on the county border with Hampshire. An old red-brick Brakspear's pub, The Turners Arms is a friendly village pub with a great deal of character. Cask ales are limited to Brakspear's Bitter and Best, but both are usually in pretty good shape. The pub also has a restaurant, in which a very good menu is offered. Food can also be eaten in the bar, although it can get a bit too smoky at times.

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