20 Flintshire and Wrexham pubs feature in CAMRA Good Beer Guide

The 50th edition of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide for 2023 has been published.

The prestigious guide features the very best pubs to find a great pint in the UK – and there’s plenty to choose from right on our doorstep.

The Good Beer Guide, which is published annually by CAMRA, helps beer lovers take a barometer of the local beer scene.

CAMRA national chairman, Nik Antona, said: “For nearly five decades, the Good Beer Guide has been a comprehensive guide to the UK’s breweries, their ales, and the best outlets to find them in across the country.  

“The Good Beer Guide has always had an important role in acting as a barometer of the beer and pub industry. We believe information gleaned from the Guide is absolutely vital in the drive to save our pubs from closure and campaign for policies that better support pubs, local brewers and their customers."

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Nik added: “Whilst we experienced a boom in the brewing industry over recent years, it’s clear that the effects of COVID-19 and subsequent cost of living and cost of goods crisis has been keenly felt. I’d encourage everyone to use this Guide to seek out the very best examples of pub excellence and support these locals by visiting them.”

Here's a list of all the Flintshire and Wrexham pubs that have been included in this year's guide: 

• Colomendy Arms Village Road, Cadole, Mold CH7 5LL
• King's Head Inn 24 Ruthin Road, Bwlchgwyn LL11 5UT
• The Aqueduct Inn Holyhead Road, Froncysyllte, LL20 7PY
• The Central Hotel Chester Road West, Shotton, CH5 1BX

The stunning mural on the outside of the Aqueduct Inn (Image: Newsquest)

• The Glan Yr Afon Inn Dolphin, Holywell CH8 8HE
• Pant-yr-Ochain Old Wrexham Road, Gresford, LL12 8TY
• The Boat at Erbistock LL13 0DL

Then and now: The Boat Inn when it first opened and photographed in 2019 (Image: Newsquest)

• Blue Bell Inn Rhosesmor Road, Halkyn CH8 8DL
• Griffin Inn Church Green, Gresford LL12 8RG
• Swann Inn Maes Madog, Pontfadog, LL20 7BN
• The Hand at Llanarmon Llanarmon DC, Ceiriog Valley, LL20 7LD

The Hand at Llanarmon. (Image: Newsquest)

• The West Arms Llanarmon DC, Ceiriog Valley, LL20 7LD
• The Gold Cape Wrexham Sreet, Mold, CH7 1ES
• Mold Alehouse Earl Chambers, Earl Road, Mold, CH7 1AL
• Cross Foxes Village Road, Nannerch, CH7 5RD
• Bridge Inn Wrexham Road, Pontblyddyn, CH7 4HN

The Bridge Inn, Pontblyddyn (Image: Newsquest)

• The Elihu Yale Regent Street, Wrexham, LL11 1RR
• Magic Dragon Brewery Tap Charles Street, Wrexham LL13 8BT
• The Royal Oak High Street, Wrexham LL13 8HY
• Fox Inn Village Road, Ysceifiog, Holywell CH8 8NJ

The full list of UK pubs and breweries can be found in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2023 book, which is on sale via its website https://shop1.camra.org.uk/.