Overview
- Hill launched his quest in November 1984 by tackling 300 Wolverhampton pubs and has since covered roughly 400,000 miles across the UK.
- He reached his 24,000th venue on June 20 at Dudley’s Elephant & Castle while toasting his 69th birthday.
- Averaging 11 pubs per week, he has meticulously recorded each stop in 280 arch-lever files filled with photographs, menus and memorabilia.
- His challenges have generated over £35,000 for children’s hospitals and the Air Ambulance through voluntary pub-visit donations.
- He highlights the strain on traditional boozers from rising beer prices and closures as he champions Britain’s pub heritage.