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- is open to the public without membership or residency
- serves draught beer or cider without requiring food be consumed
- has at least one indoor area not laid out for meals
- allows drinks to be bought at a bar
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- 1 2 3 The Good Pub Guide 2009 launch press release
- ↑ The last addition was in 2021. New Media Age - Random House takes 2009 Good Pub Guide online, 15 January 2009
- ↑ The Good Pub Guide 2009
