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What is LocAle?

LocAle is a CAMRA initiative to promote locally-brewed beers. There is an increasing interest in 'food miles' and reducing carbon footprints, so there is good reason for pubs to be supplied with beer brewed nearby.

How local is local?

A good question. Each branch in CAMRA can determine how far (by road) a brewery can be from a pub in order to be considered local. As our branch covers both urban and rural areas, we have decided that any brewery within about 30 miles of a pub is local. We have excluded breweries on the Isle of Wight because of the transport costs involved.

How does a pub qualify?

Simple. Sell a locally brewed Real Ale. The pub may also sell Real Ales from breweries in other parts of the country and even national brands, but as long as a local beer is always (within reason) available, it qualifies. It doesn't matter if it's always the same beer or a regularly changing range, as long as it's always local, it counts.

What can we do?

Promote these pubs. They are all listed here and each pub is supplied with publicity material including posters, window stickers, pump clip headers and leaflets.

What can you do?

Visit these pubs and enjoy a pint or 2 of locally-brewed Real Ale. You can also recommend pubs to us that you think should be included in the scheme (and any that you think should be removed) by clicking here.

Our LocAle pubs

The Bakers Arms, High Street, Droxford, (Tel: 01489 877533)
The Middlecroft, Middlecroft Lane, Camden Town, Gosport, (Tel: 023 9258 2477)
The Clarence Tavern, 1 Clarence Road, Gosport, (Tel: 023 9252 9736)
The Bun Penny, 36 Manor Way, Lee On The Solent, (Tel: 023 92550214)
The Bird In Hand, 269 Lovedean Lane, Lovedean, (Tel: 023 92591055)
The Winchester Arms, 99 Winchester Road, Buckland, Portsmouth, (Tel: 023 9266 2443)
The Barley Mow, 39 Castle Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, (Tel: 023 9282 3492)
The Hole In The Wall, Great Southsea Street, Southsea, Portsmouth, (Tel: 023 9275 2488)
The Leopold Tavern, 154 Albert Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, (Tel: 023 9282 9748)
The Phoenix, 13 Duncan Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, (Tel: 023 9282 1189)
The Taswell Arms, Taswell Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, (Tel: 023 9286 1824)
The White Lion, School Hill, Soberton, (Tel: 01489 877346)
The Crofton, 48 Crofton Lane, Hill Head, Fareham, Stubbington, (Tel: 01329 314222)
The Queens Head, High Street, Titchfield, (Tel: 01329 842154)
The Wheatsheaf, 1, East Street, Titchfield, (Tel: 01329 842965)
The Thomas Lord, High Street, West Meon, (Tel: 01730 829244)
Greens, The Square, Wickham, (Tel: 01329 833197)
The Wickham Wine Bar, The Square, Wickham, (Tel: 01329 832732)

This page last updated: 28 Feb 2009
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