LocAle
CAMRA LocAle is an accreditation scheme to promote pubs that sell locally-brewed real ale.
The aim is to recude the miles the beer travels from brewery to bar.
The scheme builds on a growing demand for high quality local produce and an increased awareness of 'green' issues.
Everyone benefits from local pubs stocking locally-brewed real ale: -
- Pubs - as stocking local real ales can increase pub visits
- Consumers - who enjoy greater beer choice and diversity
- Local brewers - who gain from increased sales
- The environment - due to fewer beer-miles resulting in less pollution and road congestion
- Tourism - due to an incresed snse of local identity and pride - let's celebrate what makes our locality different.
In the South Bedfordshire branch, we've identified several breweries which we deem local enough to qualify for LocAle accreditation: -
- B&T, Shefford
- Buntingford, Royston
- Chiltern, Terrick (nr Wendover)
- Concrete Cow, Milton Keynes
- Hopping Mad, Olney
- Potton, Potton
- Red Squirrel, Potten End
- Tring, Tring
- Vale, Brill
- Wells & Young's, Bedford
- White Park, Cranfield
Look out for the window-stickers and pump-clip headers identifying locally-brewed ale in local pubs serving beers from these breweries.
| Pub | Location | Beer |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | Ampthill | B&T Shefford Bitter, Dragon Slayer, Golden Fox |
| Prince of Wales | Ampthill | Wells Eagle and Bombadier |
| Queens Head | Ampthill | Wells Eagle plus others from Wells and Young's |
| Anchor | Aspley Guise | Wells Eagle |
| Fir Tree | Aspley Heath | Wells Eagle and Bombadier |
| Waggon and Horses | Barton-le-Clay | Wells Eagle and Bombadier |
| White Hart | Campton | Potton Ales |
| Conservative Club | Dunstable | Red Squirrel, Tring and others |
| Globe | Dunstable | B&T 2 Brewers, Shefford Bitter, Shefford Dark Mild, Dragonslayer, Dunstable Giant, Edwin Taylor Stout |
| Old Sugar Loaf | Dunstable | Tring |
| Pheasant | Dunstable | Courage Directors and Tring |
| Victoria | Dunstable | Tring Victoria Bitter |
| Jolly Coopers | Flitton | Wells Eagle |
| Swan | Flitwick | Wells Eagle and Young's Bitter |
| Compasses | Greenfield | Wells Eagle |
| Axe and Compass | Heath and Reach | Various (e.g. Tring, Potton, Hopping Mad and Vale) |
| Ashwell Arms | Leighton Buzzard | Wells Eagle |
| Litten Tree | Leighton Buzzard | Tring |
| Swan Hotel | Leighton Buzzard | Various from Tring, Concrete Cow and Vale |
| Wheatsheaf | Leighton Buzzard | Tring Jack O'Legs plus others |
| Wigmore Arms | Luton | Wells Bombadier |
| Dog and Badger | Maulden | Wells Eagle plus Wells and Young's Guests |
| White Hart | Maulden | Wells Eagle and Bombadier |
| Cross Keys | Pulloxhill | Wells Eagle and Bombadier |
| Rose and Crown | Ridgmont | Wells Eagle and Courage Directors |
| Drovers Arms | Steppingley | Young's Bitter |
| Bell | Studham | Hopping Mad |
| Red Lion | Studham | Tring |
| Queens Head | Tebworth | Wells Eagle and Bombadier |
| White Hart | Upper Sundon | Wells Eagle |
| Old Hunters Lodge | Whipsnade | Tring Brock Bitter |
| Inn at Woburn | Woburn | Wells Eagle and Bombadier |
Please be aware that things change quite rapidly in the pub trade and whilst we try to keep as up to date as possible we rely heavily on feedback from pubgoers out there. If any information in this list is incorrect or lacking please let us know.
