FORGET your fluorescent alcopops and your "Tex Mex" pub grub.

The pubs judged best in the south-west in the Great British Pub Awards are local, traditional and proud of it.

The 17th century Langton Arms in Tarrant Monkton near Blandford won the Gastropub category thanks to its very locally sourced food.

Owner Barbara Cossins is also a farmer - and you drive past the cows that will one day end on your plate.

"It's all about sourcing now - the public like to know where the food they are eating has come from," said AA starred head chef Siôn Harrison, 32, from Brecon in South Wales.

Getting local, good quality food means prices are above average - only a couple of mains are under £10, and starters start at £4.95, rising to £9.95 for Crab from Brockhill Farm in Wareham.

But Mr Harrison said they are very busy - for example, next month they are catering for a wedding party of 280 (that's around 10-12 cows).

The south-west winner of the Best Cask Ale category was the Goat and Tricycle Pub, a cosy real ale pub tucked away round a corner off Poole Hill in Bournemouth town centre.

Landlady Lisa Dunbar, 30, said: "We've asked around so much but we don't know where the name comes from.

"It used to be the Pembroke Arms but it was closed because it was a bit notorious and it had to be renamed when it was reopened about 10 years ago - we're the only one with the name in the country."

The pub has five permanent ales and five rotating ales - Hop Back Summer Lightning, a five per cent golden ale, has been a hit this August.

It's one of the few traditional pubs in Bournemouth town centre, attracting real ale enthusiasts, students and tourists armed with recommendations.

Lisa said: "It's off the stag and hen route, and people only come here if they want to come here.

"We don't get lairy people.

"That's what makes it a great pub."

Both pubs now go forward to the national finals.