A 12-day beer festival featuring 30 real ales is set to take over six Wetherspoon pubs in and around Southampton.

The festival, which runs from March 5 to March 16, will include five international brews from Italy, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the USA.

The beers, which have all been concocted by female brewers from overseas, will be priced at £2.15 a pint.

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The Giddy Bridge manager, Jen Cresswell, said: "The festival is a great celebration of real ale."

The beers have not previously been available at the pubs, with some brewed exclusively for the festival.

The participating pubs are; The Standing Order in High Street and The Giddy Bridge in London Road, both in Southampton, as well as The Bright Water Inn in Shirley Road, Shirley, The Wagon Works in Southampton Road, Eastleigh, The Red Lion in Bitterne Road, Bitterne Village and The Crown Inn in West Street, Fareham.