This week, the National Pub and Bar Awards announced their shortlist for the best boozers in the UK with the list featuring 94 pub branches across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We all have our favourite pubs but which ones are considered the best in the UK?
This week, the National Pub and Bar Awards announced their shortlist for the best boozers in the UK with the list featuring 94 pub branches across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. All of the 94 “County Winners” will now head to the National Pub & Bar Awards Grand Final on June 26 to discover which sites will win the best in their region, as well as which venue will be named the best in the UK.Â
Other accolades up for grabs this year are the Pub Brand of the Year, Bar Brand of the Year, Pub Chef of the Year and Sustainable Pub & Bar of the Year. 50 pubs in England were shortlisted with Scotland seeing 32 of its pubs crowned County Champions. Wales has eight shortlisted while Northern Ireland has six.
Entries for the awards opened at the start of the year and the National Pub and Bar Awards said there was a “record-breaking” amount of entries for 2024. Hundreds of venues put themselves forward by outlining the details of their operation and summarising the work that goes into their pub’s design, training, team welfare, sustainability, food, drink, marketing and many other areas. So, wondering if your local made the cut? Well without further ado, here are all the County Winners of the National Pub and Bar Awards 2024.
Full list of National Pub and Bar Awards 2024 County Winners
East Midlands
- Derbyshire, The Railway, Belper
- Leicestershire, The Forge Inn
- Northamptonshire, The Tollemache Arms
- Nottinghamshire, The Plough, Normanton
- Rutland, The Olive Branch
East of England
- Essex, Galvin Green Man
- Bedfordshire, The Crown, Henlow
- Cambridgeshire, The Royal Oak, Hail Weston
- Hertfordshire, The Black Horse, Barnet
- Norfolk, The Dabbling Duck
- Suffolk, The Newbourne Fox
London
- City of London, Mr Fogg’s City Tavern
- Greater London, The Audley Public House
North East
- Durham, The Bay Horse, Hurworth
- Northumberland, The Crown Inn Humshaugh
- Tyne and Wear, NQ64
North West
- Cheshire, Cholmondeley Arms
- Cumbria, The Swan, Grasmere
- Greater Manchester, BOX
- Lancashire, Britannia Tap and Grill
- Merseyside, Mean-Eyed Cat Bar
South East
- Berkshire, The Loch & The Tyne by Adam Handling
- Buckinghamshire, The Journeyman
- East Sussex, The Geese
- Hampshire, The Mutton at Hazeley Heath
- Isle of Wight, The Old Fort, Seaview
- Kent, The Kings Arms, Elham
- Oxfordshire, The Victoria Arms, Old Marston
- Surrey, The Mill, Haslemere
- West Sussex, The Three Moles
South West
- Bristol, The All Inn
- Cornwall, The Barley Sheaf, Gorran
- Devon, Masons Arms
- Dorset, The Pure Drop
- Gloucestershire, The Bottle of Sauce
- Somerset, The George Inn, Norton St. Philip
- Wiltshire, The Methuen Arms
West Midlands
- Herefordshire, The Oak Inn Staplow
- Shropshire, The Tally Ho Inn
- Staffordshire, Fitzherbert Arms
- Warwickshire, The House at Leamington Spa
- West Midlands, The Tamworth Arms
- Worcestershire, BMK Stourport
Yorkshire and the Humber
- East Riding of Yorkshire, The Old Star, Kilham
- Lincolnshire, The Red Cow, Fishtoft
- North Yorkshire, The Harrogate Inn
- South Yorkshire, Public
- West Yorkshire, Call Lane Social
Northern Scotland
- Aberdeenshire, Beekies Neuk
- Angus, The Birkhill Inn
- Argyll and Bute, Macgochans
- City of Aberdeen, The Tippling House
- City of Dundee, Bertie Mooney’s
- Clackmannanshire, The Mansfield Arms
- Fife, Montagues
- Highland, Ben Nevis Bar
- Moray, Badenoch’s
- Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles), The Cross Inn
- Orkney Islands, The Ferry Inn
- Perth and Kinross, The Inn at Loch Tummel
- Shetland Islands, The Welcome Inn
- Stirling, King Cons
Southern Scotland
- City of Edinburgh, Brewhemia
- City of Glasgow, Flight Club
- Dumfries and Galloway, Kenmuir Arms
- East Ayrshire, Hollybush Inn
- East Dunbartonshire, The Stables
- East Lothian, Broc Bar at The Bonnie Badger
- East Renfrewshire, Maxwell’s
- Falkirk, Behind the Wall
- Inverclyde, One Bruce Street Bar & Kitchen
- Midlothian, Stewart Brewing Brewery Bar & Pizza Kitchen
- North Ayrshire, The Carrick
- North Lanarkshire, The Electric Bar
- Renfrewshire, Craig Dhu
- Scottish Borders, Cross Keys Inn Ettrickbridge
- South Ayrshire, Vic’s
- South Lanarkshire, The Weavers
- West Dunbartonshire, Tullie Inn
- West Lothian, Livingston Inn
Wales
- Clwyd, Mold Alehouse
- Dyfed, White Hart Thatched Inn & Brewery
- Gwent, The Goose and Cuckoo
- Gwynedd, The Bull’s Head Inn
- Mid Glamorgan, The Old House 1147
- Powys, The Sun Hotel
- South Glamorgan, Hare & Hounds, Aberthin
- West Glamorgan, Britannia Inn, Gower
Northern Ireland
- Antrim, Hearth
- Armagh, Keegan’s
- Down, The Dirty Duck Alehouse
- Fermanagh, Charlie’s Bar
- Derry/Londonderry, Blackbird
- Tyrone, Tomneys
