London no longer home to the priciest pint

SURREY is now the UK’S most expensive place to order a pint of beer, according to the latest Good Pub Guide.

Prices in the county are being driven higher by a surge of affluent people moving out of London in search of “the good life”, according to the guide.

It is the first time ever that London has been overtaken as the place with the priciest pints, with the average price of a pint in Surrey soaring to £4.40, some 20p higher than in the capital where it costs £4.20.

Surrey’s average pint price has shot up 65p from £3.75 in last year’s survey, while London’s beer prices have risen by 32p from £4.08.

But the guide warned that some pubs catering to middle-class customers with upmarket tastes – which are likely to have the priciest pints – may be at risk of losing their true identity as “traditional boozers”.

“There is too much emphasis now on food and modish décor that involves candles in glass jars, rugs on bare boards and Farrow & Ball paintwork.”

The survey is compiled from data sourced from more than 850 pubs featured in the 2018 edition of the Good Pub Guide.