Overview
- Peter Hill, who reached his 25,000th pub on Friday, October 16, is reported to hold the Guinness World Record for the Longest Pub Crawl.
- He began the project in 1984 and over 42 years has visited thousands of venues, drank about 60,000 pints and travelled more than 410,000 miles.
- Hill estimates he has spent roughly £336,000 on the endeavour, averaging about £8,000 a year over decades with recent costs nearer £11,000 annually.
- He keeps detailed archives of his trips in roughly 300 lever‑files and moved from paper maps and Yellow Pages to digital tools like Google Maps and pub‑finder apps to plan routes.
- The outings are social and charitable as well as personal: Hill often travels with the Black Country Ale Tairsters, has raised about £36,000 for charities by collecting £1 per pub, and says he will continue while he remains fit.