The Regency, Weston Central, Weston Super Mare

Side-street pub just far enough from the north end of the main seafront to be more of a local than a tourist haunt. From the road, this place looks little different from the numerous small hotels and B&B establishments that abound nearby, but the interior offers a traditional (if refurbished) ambience. It's also in the Good Beer Guide, and five of the six handpumps were in use when I visited. The beers were mostly mainstream, but there was certainly nothing wrong with my pint of St Austell's new Anthem (£4.20).

This looks as though it was once a hotel but is no longer used as one. That may explain the rather plush decor in the bar area. There is another area to the left which had a TV going with the tedious European Cup and a crowd watching. Although there are six hand pumps on my visit the beer choice was depressingly mainstream with one unused, Courage Best, Bass, Well's Bombardier, Butcombe Bitter and Quantock White Hind which saved the day (£3.50) and was a good pint in excellent condition. This one is GBG 2016 listed.

Called in this pub as it is in the 2012 Good Beer Guide and found the decor doesn't appear to have changed since the last reviewer was there, but it was a comfy friendly pub serving good beer. Butcombe bitter, Beer Rocks 2012, Wells Bombardier, Everards Tiger and Bass were the beers available and we enjoyed the one from Beer Rocks brewery.