Regulars of the pub and members of Cornwall CAMRA recently gathered at this idyllic pub – reputedly the only one in Cornwall situated on a village green – for this much deserved award presentation on Wednesday 22 November.

The pub has been in the safe hands of Gary and Margaret now for an amazing 29 years and thanks to them is thriving in spite of being in a “hard to get to” remote location. Under their stewardship it has been a regular entry in The Good Beer Guide and is even a former winner of the most prestigious award of all – National Pub of the Year!

The Blisland is a permanent mini beer festival and this day was no exception with traditional classics Theakston Old Peculier and Fuller's London Pride available alongside house beers from Sharp's and Tintagel, the welcome return of Betty Stogs from the revived Skinner's Brewery, the spectacular Zennor Oatmeal Stout from St Ives and a pale ale all the way from Bowland in Lancashire.

With lots of great beer and excellent food being consumed Chair of Cornwall CAMRA Vince Curtis still managed to find time to present Gary and Margaret with their award.

Gary keeps a score of the number of different cask ales served at the pub and as you can see we are up to 4178 which is roughly an impressive 144 a year!

We enjoyed a good social as always at the Blisland and look forward to more beers!

Our next Cornwall CAMRA Pub of the Season will be “Winter” and will be chosen going into 2024.

I wonder who it will be? There are so many great ones to choose from.

Words by Russ Durbridge. Photos by Steve Barber