Shropshire Star

Community-run pub recognised in CAMRA guide for the first time

A community-run pub is celebrating after being included in CAMRA's 2025 Good Beer Guide for the first time.

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The Mill at Leighton, situated between Ironbridge and Shrewsbury on the B4380, dates back almost 1,000 years.

But in 2020, the pub closed. Not wanting to see it gone forever, the community of Leighton stepped up.

In March 2021 the keys were handed over, making the pub a literal community asset after regulars took on the lease as a local community venture. After a two-month refurbishment it was reopened in May.

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