The Peterborough Beer Festival is back for its 46th year, bringing more than 350 beers, ciders, wines and spirits to the city’s Embankment. Organisers said this year’s set-up was especially tough, with scorching weather making it “exhausting” to prepare the greenfield site. Chief organiser Mike Lane explained: “It is a greenfield site – there’s nothing there – we have to put the fences up, get the marquees erected and in that heat it was extraordinarily hard work.” Crews relied on water and ice to keep both themselves and the beer in good condition ahead of opening. Despite the challenges, the festival has returned in style. Stretching more than 91 metres, the event’s famous bar is thought to...

Bodmin Moor is one of those places that takes your breath away before you’ve even thought about your first pint. The wide skies, granite tors and rolling mist make it feel wild and untamed. But tucked away across this rugged landscape are pubs and breweries that have been keeping walkers, travellers, and the occasional smuggler refreshed for centuries. On my latest wander across the moor, I ducked into a few of them – and what I found was a mix of history, hearty hospitality, and some brilliant Cornish ales. Jamaica Inn – Smugglers and Stories No trip to Bodmin Moor feels complete without a stop at Jamaica Inn, the coaching house turned world-famous pub that’s as famous...