The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has published the 2026 Good Beer Guide – the definitive guidebook to pubs that serve great cask beer across the UK.
The guide uses an independent, volunteer-led selection process that makes it the authoritative and trusted voice of cask beer drinkers.
You can find all of the Chesterfield pubs featured in the CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2026 below – will you be making plans to visit any of these venues this weekend?
The 2026 guide is sponsored by Midland Snacks Traditional Pork Scratchings and endorsed by Cask Marque – and you can find the link to purchase it here.
5. The Rutland Arms, Stephenson Place, Chesterfield
The Rutland Arms was praised in the guide for offering six changing cask ales - with this dog-friendly pub sitting in the shadow of the Crooked Spire. Photo: Brian Eyre
6. Pig & Pump, St Mary’s Gate
This venue was described by CAMRA as a “welcoming pub”, with a selection of up to 10 cask ales. Photo: Brian Eyre
7. The Glassworks, Sheffield Road
Brampton Brewery acquired this venue in 2019, and the 2026 CAMRA guide says that the pub has up to eight hand pulls on offer. Photo: Google
8. The Beer Parlour, Whittington Moor
This “cosy” drinking establishment features in the guide - offering up to four changing real ales. Photo: Google