Will a pub crawl be possible?

My brother and his girlfriend have come down to visit us in Devon for a few days. We are planning on visiting a few of the local watering holes of the coming days but will this be possible?

According to a piece on the BBC website UK pubs are closing at the rate of 52 a week. Local pubs are the most vulnerable as the delayed impact of rising unemployment takes hold. Research has shown that those pubs that provide food were far more resilient to the recession. Offset against the decline in village pubs is the fact that branded pubs and cafe style pubs are opening at the rate of two a week: diversification seems the key to success in these difficult times.

The full article can be found here.