And just to add to the anticipation, this year’s Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) has just published its 2021 Good Beer Guide, recommending the best places to get a proper pint – from big alehouses to mircopubs.
Here are nine pubs to visit when the doors open again.
1. The Gamekeepers, Eastwood
This micropub has a small garden and patio area and serves up to five ales, mainly local ones Photo: Google Earth
2. The Abdication, Arnold
This independent micropub opened in 2014 and has four changing cask ales, four craft beers and three ciders Photo: Google Earth
3. Byron's Rest, Hucknall
An old sewing shop that was turned into a micropub in 2018. Has a garden and up to eight real ales available Photo: Google Earth
4. Lion Inn, Basford
A dog-friendly traditional free house with changing cask ales and traditional cider as well as live music at the weekends Photo: Google Earth