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Pocket Pub Guides
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Pocket Pub Guides creates hand-illustrated, pocket-sized pub guides celebrating some of the best independent pubs across the UK. Each guide is designed, illustrated and produced entirely by me, combining curated pub recommendations with hand-drawn maps and individual illustrations of every featured venue.
Pocket Pub Guides are designed for people who genuinely enjoy discovering places through their pubs — whether that means traditional ale houses, hidden gems, historic taverns or newer craft beer venues. The aim is to help people explore beyond the obvious while creating something that also feels worth keeping afterwards as a souvenir or reminder of a trip.
A huge part of Pocket Pub Guides is celebrating independent hospitality and encouraging people to support independent businesses.
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Meet Pocket Pub Guides
The original idea for Pocket Pub Guides began more than 25 years ago with a rough concept for my hometown of Scarborough — a simple pocket-sized guide to help people discover some of the town’s best pubs. During lockdown in 2022, I revisited the idea properly and started developing the first guide by hand. What began as a personal creative project quickly grew into something much bigger.
Since then, the collection has expanded to include Whitby, York and Leeds, with Manchester currently in development. Every guide is still individually researched, illustrated and produced by me, with the aim of creating something thoughtful, useful and enjoyable for people who love exploring towns and cities through their independent pubs and discovering places with real character and personality.
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