A RANGE of up to 30 real ales, including five from overseas brewers, will be available at four Wetherspoon pubs in the Bradford area during an upcoming 12-day beer festival.

The Myrtle Grove in Main Street, Bingley, The Turls Green in Centenary Square, Bradford, The Obediah Brooke in Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, and the Sir Norman Rae in Market Square, Shipley, will host the festival from Wednesday, October 11, to Sunday, October 22.

The pubs will serve a number of beers not previously available, including vegan and gluten-free varieties.

The beers will be priced from £2.25 to £2.45 a pint.

The festival line-up includes Bunny Hop (Purity Brewery), Broken Dial (Harveistoun Brewery), Easy Stout (Steel and Oak Brewing, Canada), Harlequin (Lancaster Brewery), Dos Perros (Yazoo Brewing, USA), Bohemian Pale Ale (Joe's Garage Brewery, Czech Republic), Average Joe! (St Austell Brewery), Hoptropolis IPA (New Realm Brewing, USA), Fear of the Dark (Robinsons Brewery), Zulu Blonde (Zululand Brewery, South Africa).

The Turls Green manager Nicki Hanson said: "The festival is a great celebration of real ale.

"It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers over a 12-day period, at great value for money prices.

"It will also give our customers the opportunity to enjoy a number of beers which have not previously been served in the pub."