Norwich is a capital of real ale, with some superb pubs. Norfolk has nearly 30 different breweries, and if you spend a few days here you'll be able to taste many of them.

Magdalen Street, north of the town centre, is your road to beer heaven with the King's Head, twice Norwich CAMRA pub of the year. A Victorian pub authentically restored, it has 7-10 real ales on draught, a fine selection of bottled beers, excellent pork pies and a bar billiards table. Further north is the Shed (Lawson Road) with its own microbrewery and frequent folk/blues gigs, and the Duke of Wellington, a neighbourhood local with 6 beers on handpump and more on gravity in the glass taproom.

Make a trip out of the centre to West End Street and you'll find the Fat Cat, twice CAMRA national pub of the year. An amazing selection of beers here from around the world,including beer from Laos. Gets very crowded at weekends (no wonder).

These are my locals. I am a lucky so and so. And then there are many more: the King's Arms, Hall Road; Rose Tavern and Ketts Tavern; Gatehouse - a fine 1930s pub with a historic and unspoiled interior. Most of the truly great pubs, though, are a little way out of the centre of town, so be prepared to do a bit of walking or take a few taxis.

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