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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Digital Camera World is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Horst Friedrichs' photographs have appeared in the National Geographic, The New York Times, and Stern. Great Pubs of England includes traditional, pubs oozing with history as well as quirky modern re-imaginings and even Michelin-starred gastro temples for the food-loving pub goer. The football theme is in place because the pub is a short distance from what was once the Boleyn Ground, the home of the West Ham United football team.

You’ll mainly find this place full of locals but it’s well worth seeking out if you’re in Edinburgh on a day trip and gagging for a pint. The city break that'll bring even the surliest of teens to life: Inside Washington DC - the capital of cool for youngsters. This Glaswegian bar is somewhere I hope everyone will get to have a pint at least once in their life.

England is brimming with wonderful pubs - which makes the establishments that made the cut for this new tome very special indeed. This book presents gorgeous, expertly lit photographs of centuries-old snugs, elegant marble bars, richly wood-panelled anterooms and pressed tin ceilings which convey the warmth and deep tradition that has kept some of these establishments going for nearly five hundred years. 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. Inside, the interconnected bar areas have beams dripping with dried hops, boarded and flagstone floors and antique tables laid out with brass candelabra and fresh flower.

Some keep it simple, focusing on the little extras that go a long way: packed lunches for a day of walking, a bed and biscuits for your pet dog. This picturesque 16th-century black and white former coaching inn, set in the heart of Herefordshire, offers superb food and six luxurious rooms.The resulting contemporary interiors, London-style gin bar and excellent cuisine have won over locals and drawn national acclaim. The original fabric of the building – the Abbot’s lodging of a 12th-century priory – has been blended with a 21st-century country manor look. to an interior that puts a melange of imposing styles – Gothic, classical, Jacobean, Romanesque, Scots baronial – into a giant blender’. The nine bedrooms with their comfortable mix of plaids and faded florals, rustic furniture and bold feature wallpapers, exposed beams and faux-fur throws. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.