The award-winning The Fox country pub, in North Luffenham, is hosting its fifth annual beer festival this weekend.

The pub - awarded Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Pub of the Year 2016 and 2017 - will be laying on 16 great-tasting ales from local and national breweries, offering an experience to set your taste buds alight.

There will be ales starting at 3.6% abv through to a distinguished 5.7%.

The Fox Annual Beer Festival starts on Friday (6 Sept) at 12 noon, finishing on Sunday (8 Sept) at 10.30pm.

Jason Allen, owner of the Pinfold Lane pub, said: "Our beer festival is the perfect way to spend a long, lazy afternoon or evening supping in good company.

"We are confident everyone will find an ale they really enjoy.

"But it doesn't stop there.

"On Friday we have a barbecue followed by live music from popular local rock and pop band The Extones starting at 8.30pm.

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"And on Saturday afternoon/early evening there will also be a barbecue with local musicians welcome to come along for a jam session on the patio.

"Visitors can then party the night away under the stars with various popular songs from singer songwriter Dan Hughes who returns to the festival by popular request from 8.30pm.

"On Sunday we are serving Sunday lunch and there will be a barbecue, with live music from Keith Tomlinson as 'The Major' singing popular covers through the decades from 3pm, followed by our house band The Other Band at 5pm.

"The entertainment ends with our monthly open mic night from 6.30pm."

For more information visit The Fox website by clicking the red button below.