A number of the borough's boozers are among the best boozers in the region for real ale according to the The Campaign for Real Ale's Good Beer Guide.

Altrincham, Sale, Stretford, Urmston and their surroundings are all on a list of around 150 pubs in Greater Manchester and around 4,500 pubs in the UK.

The Old Roebuck, in Altrincham, and The Railway, in Sale, are new entries to this year's Good Beer Guide while the others are old entries from last year's Good Beer Guide. The Beacon, formerly Pi, in Altrincham, is under a new name and a new ownership.

Here is the list: 

Barking Dog, Higher Road, Urmston, M41 9AB
Beacon, Shaws Road, Altrincham, WA14 1QU
Costello's, Goose Green, Altrincham, WA14 1DW
Flixton Conservative Club, Flixton Road, Urmston, M41 5DF
J P Joule, Northenden Road, Sale, M33 3BR
Longford Tap, King Street, Stretford, M32 9BA
Lord Nelson, Stretford Road, Urmston, M41 9LG
Old Roebuck, Victoria Street, Altrincham, WA14 1ET
Prairie Schooner Taphouse, Flixton Road, Urmston, M41 5AW
Railway, Chapel Road, Sale, M33 7FD
Rustic, Stamford New Road, Altrincham WA14 1EB

Kev Muldoon, the manager of The J P Joule, said: "I am delighted The J P Joule is receiving recognition for the quality of its real ales.

"We have a range of real ales at all times including from regional brewers and microbrewers as well as hosting our own beer festivals."

The Good Beer Guide comes in two covers with The Rovers Return, from Corrie, and The Woolpack, from Emmerdale. Its introduction is by ITV Executive Producer for Continuing Drama Iain Macleod. 

Ash Corbett-Collins, CAMRA's chairman, said: "The Rovers Return and The Woolpack represent the UK's love of their local and to have them on the covers for this year's Good Beer Guide is exciting."

For information about The Good Beer Guide go to shop1.camra.org.uk/product/the-good-beer-guide-2025/.

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.