READERS of The Press have the chance to win a fantastic five-night stay in London for this year's Great British Beer Festival.

Sponsors have generously donated a range of prizes, to create an unforgettable trip to the capital.

The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has donated a pair of tickets for the week-long festival at Earls Court; Ibis London Earls Court has donated a double room for five nights; and York-based rail operator East Coast has provided a pair of open-return tickets so you can travel to and from London in style.

Combined, they make for a fantastic prize worth hundreds of pounds – and it could be yours.

All you have to do is answer this question:

• What is the standard measure of beer in British pubs?

a) Pint
b) Litre
c) Shot


How to enter

By phone: Simply phone 09011510442 and leave your answer and details when prompted. By text: Send your text to 80360 starting with BEER leave a space, followed by your answer, name and contact details.

Calls cost no more than 51p Per Call from a BT Landline. Calls from mobiles and some other networks may cost more. Texts cost 50p plus your normal operator text charge. Telephone and text voting lines open today and close on June 17, 2011, at 11.59pm.

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The prize package

• A double room at the Ibis London Earls Court for five nights (August 2 to 6 inclusive). Located in the surroundings of Chelsea and Kensington, Ibis London Earls Court emerges as the only Ibis in Europe to be awarded a three-star rating and offers 504 en-suite bedrooms spread over 12 floors with stunning views of the London skyline.

To dine and relax, the hotel boasts La Table Restaurant, offering an A la carte menu and the traditional English George and Dragon Pub with a wide variety of dishes and where plasma screens, gaming machines and pub games are available. Also, the hotel offers WiFi throughout the building, Business Centre and an onsite car park. Moreover, for any special occasion or business meeting, its conferences facilities, namely the ILEC Conference Centre, opens its doors to any event for up to 1,200 people within the spectacular pillar-free and versatile Enterprise Suite along with five smaller meeting rooms. The hotel is easy to get to. The Underground providing links to Heathrow Airport and rail links to Gatwick are within a ten-minute radius.

• First-Class return travel with East Coast trains between York and London. East Coast added 11 extra weekday departures between York and London from May 22, including more non-stop services. The winners will also be able to enjoy East Coast’s new First-Class complimentary meals and drinks service, available on weekday services. More details online at eastcoast.co.uk

• Two week-long tickets to the Great British Beer Festival. The event, Britain’s biggest beer festival, runs from August 2 to 6 and will feature more than 700 real ales, ciders, perries and foreign beers dotted around the many festival bars, including brewery bars from some of Britain’s best-loved brewers.

The event also promises live music, a wide range of food options, classic pub games and the chance to join a beer expert on a tutored tasting. The nation’s most prestigious awards, the Champion Beer of Britain finals, will take place at the Festival on August 2. Last year, more than 66,000 attended the festival.