The UK’s 50 best pubs – is your local on the list? | Travel News | Travel
Thinking of going down the pub tonight? Hold your horses because the UK’s best 50 gastropubs have just been announced and there’s some incredible locals on the list.
The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs are chosen for their incredible food, atmosphere and staff by a team of food experts, industry figures and journalists.
The Unruly Pig in Suffolk soared to the top of the hotlist this year, fighting off stiff competition from two southwest pubs, The Cornish Arms and The Mariners.
Ed Bedington, editor of the Morning Advertiser, the pub industry’s main publication and the founders of the awards, said: “Pubs are a beloved institution and part of the UK’s culture, and this list of the most astounding and impressive food pubs in the country is wonderful to see. Pubs serve so many roles to so many people, and for operators like the Unruly Pig and all of our list, to be able to offer amazing food and wonderful experiences, up there with some of the best in fine dining, is brilliant to see.”
Did your local gastropub make the list? Hover over a marker on the map to find the pub’s name.
The Bulls Head in Derbyshire was named as ‘One to Watch’ while Daniel Smith at the Forwdich Arms and Bridge Arms in Kent was named ‘Chef of the Year’.
The Loch & Tyne in Berkshire was this year’s ‘Sustainable Pub of the Year’ while Yorkshire chef, Andrew Pern, won a special award for his incredible work to rebuild the Star after it burned down in 2021.
The Bridge Arms at Canterbury was this year’s highest performing newcomer to the list, making it a great spot to try out on a staycation in 2024.
Full list of best pubs in the UK
- The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge
- The Cornish Arms, Devon
- The Mariners, Rock
- The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury
- The Sportsman, Seasalter
- The Red Lion & Sun, London
- Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland
- The Star Inn, Harome
- Freemasons at Wiswell, Wiswell
- The Hand & Flowers, Marlow
- Heft, High Newton
- The Harwood Arms, London
- The Angel at Hetton, Hetton
- The Rat Inn, Hexham
- The Bridge Arms, Canterbury
- The Dog at Wingham, Wingham
- The Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax
- The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market
- The Pack Horse, Hayfield
- Pyne Arms, Barnstaple
- The Coach, Marlow
- The Beehive, White Waltham
- The Broad Chare, Newcastle
- The Edinburgh Castle, Manchester
- The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe
- The Baring, London
- The Kentish Hare, Tunbridge Wells
- The Pipe & Glass Inn, Beverley
- The White Swan at Fence, Fence
- The Longs Arms, Bath
- The Bull & Last, London
- The Black Bear, Usk
- The Dog & Gun Inn, Skelton
- The Woolpack, Stroud
- The Barrington Boar, Barrington
- The Parakeet, London
- The Masons Arms, Knowstone
- The Abbey Inn, Byland
- The Black Bull, Sedbergh
- The Cadogan Arms, London
- The Bulls Head, Craswell
- The Loch & The Tyne, Windsor
- The Guinea Grill, London
- The Dew Drop Inn, Hurley
- The Killingworth Castle, Wootton
- The Canton Arms, London
- The Double Red Duke, Clanfield
- The Duncombe Arms, Ashbourne
- The Scran & Scallie, Edinburgh
- The Bull, Charlbury
Did your favourite make the list? Let us know in the comments