Great Pubs of England: Thirty-three of Britain's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North: Thirty-three of England's Best Hostelries from the Home Counties to the North

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Revealed: How to move from the UK to Australia - and how you could DOUBLE your salary when you get there. Conscious of its long-established reputation for food and hospitality, they aim to maintain the status quo while sprucing the place up, and so far they’re doing a great job.

I’m sure that this book will inspire [readers] to go forth and explore England’s liquid history anew. They only serve beer by the half-pint here – a recherché decision that might baffle some but, like the Spanish caña, it means your lager won’t ever hit that nasty lukewarm stage. There’s a hefty beamed bar and walls covered with sporting prints, fox’s heads and vintage beer adverts, but the neat blackboard menus and neutral colour schemes feel more London gastro pub than Lakeland inn. Everything about it – from the Formica-topped tables to the horseshoe-shaped bar – has remained unchanged since the 1960s.Six rooms in the converted barns next door are all good sizes, with contemporary bathrooms and a bit of individual character. Once a stopping off point for abbots travelling to Cornwall, the inn's old flagstones hide secret tunnels dating from the Reformation. Having studied Journalism and Public Relations at the University of the West of England Hannah developed a love for photography through a module on photojournalism.

There’s a good range, from hearty and traditional pub dishes (burgers, beer battered fish and chips) to salads. On The Blue Bell, an intimate Edwardian hosteltry in York that can house sixty guests at its maximum, the book reveals staff bonuses are dependent on them acing a regulars-themed questionnaire; What does Corridor John drink? There is nothing that has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern,” wrote Samuel Johnson. Food-wise you’ll find seasonally-shifting plates and there are even plenty of alcohol-free beers available, too. THE FALKLAND ARMS, GREAT TEW, CHIPPING NORTON: This pub, which lies in the 'bucolic' Cotswold hamlet of Great Tew, attracts an A-list clientele, the book reveals.

The nine bedrooms with their comfortable mix of plaids and faded florals, rustic furniture and bold feature wallpapers, exposed beams and faux-fur throws. They provide somewhere to socialize, to eat, drink and be merry, they birthed the popular pastime of pub quizzes and have remained a happy place for eager boozers for centuries. At its best a great pub feels like home, or makes you feel like you’re at home - it’s not always the closest to where you are, but it’s a perfect fit with who you are. Stop by for a swift one post-work and you’ll invariably end up staying a couple of hours chatting to the bartender and encountering an assortment of friendly folks in the premises.