All the new Cheshire pubs named in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2026
The latest edition is out today
Sandstone bar, Chester(Image: CAMRA )
CAMRA has today (September 25) published its 2026 Good Beer Guide - and there are scores of new Cheshire pubs added to the list. A total of 12 new boozers dotted across the county - from Chester and Widnes to Wettenhall and Holmes Chapel - make the latest edition.
The Guide is the definitive guidebook to pubs that serve great cask beer across the UK, and uses an independent, volunteer-led selection process that makes it the authoritative and trusted voice of cask beer drinkers. However, CAMRA warns the latest figures show another drop in brewery numbers across the UK.
Almost all of them are smaller and independent operators, which the Campaign says are vital to consumer choice. According to CAMRA, 149 breweries have closed with only 71 opening while 36 pubs that featured in the 2025 Guide have since shut.
On a positive note, there are 900 new entries in the 2026 Guide, which CAMRA says shows pubs are beating the odds to provide quality and choice despite tough economic conditions. Ash Corbett-Collins, CAMRA Chairman, said: "Each edition of the Good Beer Guide is a collectible snapshot of beer and pub culture that year.
"This year’s Guide is a testament to the remarkable resilience of publicans, continuing to achieve excellence and choice for consumers despite a backdrop of sky-high tax bills and a lack of action from Government. The Chancellor needs to use the upcoming Budget to slash the tax burden on pubs, including VAT, duty and National Insurance contributions."
The 2026 Guide is sponsored by Midland Snacks Traditional Pork Scratchings and endorsed by Cask Marque. Buy the 2026 Guide from the CAMRA website: shop.camra.org.uk/product/good-beer-guide-2026
Pubs newly listed in Cheshire
Alderley Edge Union Club, Alderley Edge SK9 7NL
bod Alsager, Alsager ST7 2ET
Antrobus Arms, Antrobus CW9 6JD
Sandstone, Chester CH4 7QD
Little Street Cellar, Congleton CW12 1AR
Albert Hotel, Disley SK12 2HA
Parr Arms, Grappenhall WA4 3EP
Victoria Club, Holmes Chapel CW4 7BE
Bull's Head, Lymm WA13 0HU
Little Man, Wettenhall CW7 4DL
Church View, Widnes WA8 5RY
Premier, Widnes WA8 6JS
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