Free Bank Holiday beer garden pints are being given away across the UK

It's time to don your sunglasses and head out for a pint this Bank Holiday, as one popular UK pub chain is offering a free pint to all punters.

Now, the prospect of a pub allowing you to drink free of charge sounds like something too good to be true, but I promise we're not pulling your leg with this one, as Greene King boozers up and down the country are offering out a free pint this coming Monday (4 May).

Here's what you need to know to claim your free drink.

Why are Greene King pubs offering a free pint this Bank Holiday?

The pub chain decided to give out 100,000 free pints this Monday as part of its 'Home at Your Local' campaign, which is encouraging punters to view their nearby pub as a second home.

Punters heading to a Greene King pub on Monday,4 May need to say the phrase 'I'm home' to claim their pint (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

All you need to do to claim your free pint is head into your nearest Greene King pub on Monday and utter the words 'I’m Home' to the bar staff.

Drinks included in the promotion are: Greene King’s Level Head, lager, ale, Greene King IPA and soft drinks.

Which honestly sounds like the perfect way to round out a Bank Holiday weekend.

A free pint isn't all that's on offer at Greene King pubs this weekend, with the chain also throwing 'pub warming parties' at selected venues up and down the country and even a day rave at Manchester's The Deansgate Pub on 9 May, courtesy of Happy Mondays' Shaun Ryder and Bez.

There's also the opportunity for 50 very lucky punters to win free beer for an entire year at their chosen Greene King pub.

The promotion comes off the back of a recent study conducted by Greene King, which revealed that two in five Brits are willing to pay as much as 20 percent more to live near a good pub.

How to find your nearest Greene King pub?

Greene King runs around 2600 pubs across the towns, cities and villages of the UK, which means you're unlikely to be too far from one.

The website also has a useful venue finder on its website, which you can click here to find your closest establishment.

The promotion is part of a 'Home at Your Local' campaign (Getty Stock Images)

Bank holiday weather forecast across the UK

Unfortunately, temperatures this Bank Holiday weekend won't be reaching the same highs we've been experiencing over the past couple of days, but that doesn't mean it's going to be a complete washout.

"By Friday, conditions are expected to become more unsettled, with rain and showers spreading in from the southwest, some of which could be heavy and possibly thundery," Tom Crabtree, Met Office’s Deputy Chief Forecaster, said of the weekend.

"Into the Bank Holiday weekend, the weather looks more changeable, with showers at times – particularly in the north – but also some sunnier intervals."

Temperature-wise, you can expect highs of anywhere between 15 to 25°C, depending on your location.

Check out the Met Office website for more information.

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