• Date and time: Sunday 1 June 2025, 3.30pm to 4.30pm
  • Location: Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens (Map)
  • Admission: Free admission, booking required

Book tickets

Event details

Ever since he was old enough to enjoy them, award-winning journalist and beer-expert Adrian Tierney-Jones has been visiting and drinking in pubs all over the country.

As the world opened up post-Covid and we were all finally able to return to our locals, Adrian’s love for this British institution burned even brighter and he promised himself he would travel around the UK in search of the best pub he could find.

Based on his book A Pub For All Seasons, Adrian will recount his visits to far-flung corners of the country and what he learned. Find out how what started as a simple quest to find a nice place to sit and drink ended up revealing so much more: the secret to what truly makes the perfect British local across the four seasons.


Book sales

You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from Fox Lane Books, a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too. 

About the speaker

Adrian Tierney-Jones is an award-winning journalist and writer on beer, travel and pubs and was Beer Writer of Year in 2017. He loves nothing better than to wander cities, towns and the countryside lovingly and visit their pubs and bars. He has contributed to many magazines and newspapers, and his books include The Seven Moods of Craft Beer and United Kingdom of Beer. He has also edited three editions of 1001 Beers to Try Before You Die. His latest book is A Pub For All Seasons (Headline 2024).

Partners

University of York

Venue details

  • Wheelchair accessible