Pints West
Pints West 145 Spring 2026
Pints West is the multi-award-winning magazine of the Bristol & District and Bath & Borders branches of CAMRA. Most recently it was declared CAMRA Branch Magazine of the Year 2025. It is produced quarterly and 9,000 copies are distributed to hundreds of pubs throughout the region.
The cover picture of the the latest issue is by Jon Tonks and is of the first anniversary celebrations at the Hop Pole in Lympley Stoke, saved by the efforts of the community. Click on the image to access a copy and read all about it (on page 36) along with plenty of other informative and entertaining articles. Copies of previous issues are also available below.
Letters to the editor are always welcome, as are enquiries from potential advertisers - please contact the editor, Steve Plumridge: Pints West Editor
If you normally distribute Pints West for us, printed copies should be available for collection from the following pubs: the Cornubia and Lime Kiln in central Bristol, the Parish Pump in Worle near Weston-super-Mare, and the Royal Oak in Twerton, Bath. If you can assist with this please email Ali Bridle ku.gro.armac.tsewhtuos@tsidWP who coordinates Pints West distribution.
Pints West editor Steve Plumridge with the 2025 Branch Magazine of the Year award (see bottom of the page for details)
Pints West 134 Spring/Summer 2023
Branch Magazine of the Year 2025
Pints West is officially the best CAMRA branch magazine, having been awarded Gold in the national competition at the annual CAMRA Members’ Weekend in Torquay in April 2025. Editor Steve Plumridge and the Pints West team of contributors from across Bristol, Bath and districts have received ten awards in the competition since 2002, and this is the seventh overall win. The judges particularly praised the colourful and attractive layout, the mix of local and national campaigning features, cider, pub and brewery news and reference to less well known beer styles.
There are over 200 CAMRA branches, most of which publish magazines, and competition is strong.
Congratulations to all the volunteer researchers, writers and photographers who make Pints West such an engaging read, and to Steve for his editing and design skills. Pints West can be found in hundreds of pubs and other outlets in the branch area thanks to the many volunteers who give up their time to collect and distribute it; copies also find their way to pubs and beer festivals further afield, and to postal subscribers all over the country.
Pints West has to be self-financing, so particular thanks go to all our advertisers over the years, without whom Pints West could not be published. Getting the word out is key, so we are particularly grateful to the pubs that act as distribution hubs: the Cornubia and Lime Kiln in central Bristol, the Parish Pump in Worle near Weston-super-Mare, and the Royal Oak in Twerton, Bath.