Birmingham has long been celebrated as one of the UK’s great drinking cities. But according to pub expert and YouTuber Dale Harvey, the city’s pub scene is now “in distress”. Harvey, who runs The Great British Pub Crawl channel, visits pubs across the country, highlighting both the challenges and the successes within the trade. Speaking during the Great British Beer Festival, he warned that a spate of closures has left Birmingham’s pub culture under threat. Closures Sending Shockwaves The city has recently lost several well-known venues, including The Post Office Vaults, Wildcat, Tilt and The Anchor. “The Post Office Vaults was the headline closure,” Harvey said. “Birmingham can’t lose that. There were three or four closures in a week....

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...