For over 12 years, Ale Trails has been about friendship, unhurried days in the countryside, and rediscovering the charm of old pubs with their distinctive ales from the local breweries, all without the worry of driving.
In 2026, Real Ale Trails is taking a breather. The trails you love will return when the time is right and we can deliver them with the care, certainty, and quality they deserve.
Until then, raise a glass to the memories, the miles wandered, and the pubs still waiting.
We started in North Wales, over 12 years ago and have hundreds of ale lovers around various locations across the UK. Trails would change each year and visit different destinations.
Trails you may have missed located in rural locations have been: Oxfordshire, Conwy, Wrexham, Wirral, Shropshire, Snowdonia, Teesside, Vale of Glamorgan, Wyre Forest, Aberdeen and Yorkshire Dales.
We know what makes for a winning formula for a Real Ale Trail and it is one which we have perfected over the many years we have been running them…
Had a brilliant time. There was a great atmosphere on all of the buses, with no waiting around. The bus would turn up outside the pub, I’d finish my pint, jumped on to the bus ready for the next pub, chatting and singing along the way. Will definitely be going to the next one!
-Ryan D
