Best pubs in every UK county revealed
“These outstanding venues deserve this recognition now more than ever”
Pubs and bars across the UK are celebrating after being named the best venues in their respective counties.
Following months of closures and restraints, and Covid-19 restrictions being eased on Monday 19 July, a total of 94 pubs and bars (listed below) will now be hoping to attract some new customers after receiving a prestigious National Pub & Bar Award.
As the summer holidays and staycations begin, friends and families can now discover which locals have been selected as the best in every area of the country.
The National Pub & Bar Awards aims to put the finest on-trade businesses across the UK in the national spotlight, showcasing just how diverse and creative the hospitality industry really is, as well as how these inspirational operations have survived the pandemic.
Going the distance
From the Highlands to Hampshire, the announcement of this year’s 94 county champions shows the level of quality being delivered to pub and bar visitors every day of the week.
The pubs, which have been selected on overall best practice across a number of operational categories, will be officially crowned at a red carpet celebration at 30 Euston Square on Monday 6 September hosted by restaurant critic Grace Dent. At the grand final, 15 Regional Winners will also be announced, as well as the esteemed accolade – the overall National Pub & Bar of the Year.
“I’ve never been prouder of this industry,” says Tristan O’Hana, editor of Pub & Bar magazine, which hosts the event. “The entries for this year’s awards demonstrated the undeniable value that communities place on their beloved pubs and bars. To be able to acknowledge the hard work and diligence of venues across 94 UK counties is an absolute privilege. These outstanding venues deserve this recognition now more than ever.”
The National Pub & Bar Awards is sponsored by: Ajinomoto, Americana, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Farm Frites, Gaggia Milano, Havana Club, Hoshizaki, Kegstar, Quorn, Skinny Brands and Shufl.
The 94 National Pub & Bar Awards County Winners 2021
| East Midlands | |
| Derbyshire | The Cock Inn |
| Leicestershire | Round Corner Brewing Taproom |
| Northamptonshire | The Tollemache Arms |
| Nottinghamshire | The Radcliffe |
| Rutland | The Admiral Hornblower |
| East of England | |
| Essex | Galvin Green Man |
| Bedfordshire | The Black Lion |
| Cambridgeshire | The Royal Oak, Hail Weston |
| Hertfordshire | Fox & Hounds, Hunsdon |
| Norfolk | The Kings Head, Letheringsett |
| Suffolk | The Freston Boot |
| London | |
| City of London | Puttshack |
| Greater London | The Gun, Spitalfields |
| North East | |
| Durham | Grannie Annie's Pub and Pantry |
| Northumberland | The Craster Arms |
| Tyne and Wear | Leila Lily's |
| North West | |
| Cheshire | The Church Inn, Mobberley |
| Cumbria | Woolpack Inn, Eskdale |
| Greater Manchester | Roxy Ball Room, Deansgate |
| Lancashire | The Jazz Emporium |
| Merseyside | The Club House |
| Northern Ireland | |
| Antrim | The Poet |
| Armagh | Courthouse Bar |
| Down | The Maghera Inn |
| Fermanagh | Granny Annies |
| Derry / Londonderry | Walled City Brewery |
| Tyrone | Tomney's Bar |
| North West Scotland | |
| Highland | The Plockton Hotel |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | The Cross Inn |
| North East Scotland | |
| Fife | The Criterion |
| Aberdeenshire | DogTap |
| City of Aberdeen | The Tippling House |
| City of Dundee | Tom's |
| Perth and Kinross | The Meikleour Arms |
| Angus | The Drovers Inn |
| Moray | The Crown & Anchor Inn |
| Clackmannanshire | The Old Brewery |
| Shetland Islands | Fjara Cafe Bar |
| Orkney Islands | The Ferry Inn |
| South East Scotland | |
| City of Edinburgh | No.1 The Grange |
| West Lothian | The Livingston Inn |
| Falkirk | Sportsters |
| Scottish Borders | Dryburgh Arms |
| East Lothian | The Bonnie Badger |
| Midlothian | The Sun Inn |
| South West Scotland | |
| City of Glasgow | Drygate Peaks Bar & Terrace |
| North Lanarkshire | The Electric Bar |
| South Lanarkshire | The Old Oak Inn |
| Renfrewshire | The Boarding House |
| Dumfries and Galloway | The Steamboat Inn |
| North Ayrshire | The Corner House |
| East Ayrshire | Weston Tavern & Restaurant |
| South Ayrshire | The Tam O'Shanter Inn |
| East Dunbartonshire | The Burnbrae Pub & Restaurant |
| Argyll and Bute | The Whistlefield Inn |
| East Renfrewshire | The Orchard Park Hotel, Bar and Grill |
| West Dunbartonshire | The Balloch House Hotel |
| Stirling | Allanwater Brewhouse |
| Inverclyde | Nicolson's Bar & Kitchen |
| South East | |
| Berkshire | Crown & Garter |
| Buckinghamshire | Clayton's Marlow |
| East Sussex | The Bull, Ditchling |
| Hampshire | The Portsmouth Arms |
| Isle of Wight | The Spyglass Inn |
| Kent | The Rose & Crown, Green Street Green |
| West Sussex | Crown & Anchor |
| Oxfordshire | The Hollybush, Witney |
| Surrey | The Wiremill Lakeside Pub & Inn |
| South West | |
| Bristol | The Strawberry Thief |
| Cornwall | The Rising Sun, Truro |
| Devon | The Pigs Nose Inn |
| Dorset | The Old Granary |
| Gloucestershire | The Wheatsheaf Inn, Northleach |
| Somerset | Ring O Bells, Nailsea |
| Wiltshire | The Hatchet Inn |
| Wales | |
| Gwent | The Anchor Inn, Tintern |
| South Glamorgan | Hare & Hounds |
| Mid Glamorgan | The Old House 1147 |
| West Glamorgan | Britannia Inn |
| Dyfed | The Griffin |
| Powys | The Harp Inn |
| Gwynedd | Tŷ Coch Inn |
| Clwyd | Three Eagles |
| West Midlands | |
| Herefordshire | The Riverside at Aymestrey |
| Shropshire | The Boathouse |
| Staffordshire | The Red Lion, Newborough |
| Warwickshire | The Cross at Kenilworth |
| West Midlands | Attic Brew Co. Taproom |
| Worcestershire | The Flyford |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | The Black Horse, Little Weighton |
| North Yorkshire | The Carpenters Arms |
| South Yorkshire | The Botanist |
| West Yorkshire | The Shibden Mill Inn |
| Lincolnshire | The Hope and Anchor |
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