Thirty years ago I organised my first social and visited all nine Batham’s pubs on the heritage bus and today, with ownership upto 13, we will visit the new five plus the brewery tap and others, including Sarah Hughes too! Limited places, so please book.

Our sixth “Out of County Experience” takes us to Rutland featuring five GBG pubs including two breweries. Not only that, we will also be making presentations to two of our own breweries who won awards at the Northampton County Beer Festival. So, on the way we will stop for an hour at Nene Valley Brewery to present them with two awards, Session Stout with Egyptian Cream winning the category and also the Overall Champion Beer of the Festival. Afterwards, we make our way to Kings Cliffe Brewery where we present Jez with two awards; Session Pales with 5C, and Session Bitters with 66 Degrees. Afterwards we will continue to Rutland to the Railway (GBG), Ketton, home to the Bakers Dozen Brewery. Oakham is next with three GBG pubs including the Grainstore tap. Finally, we will make a call at the Exeter Arms (GBG), Uppingham as we make our way back to the county. Pick-ups Northampton (09:15), Wellingborough and Kettering (10:15). Return times are expected to be Northampton by 19:30. There will be no food arranged. A donation will be requested. Joining instructions will be sent on Wednesday 26th August.

A date for your diary as we make our way to Manchester by train for a day visiting historical pubs. Very similar to our November London Day Out, but with better and cheaper beer and pubs not visited for a long time! Train fare around £30 with railcard.