The UK’s leading pubs and bars have been announced
Pubs and bars from across the entirety of the United Kingdom are celebrating after being named the best in their respective counties.
The award wins are part of the 2024 National Pub & Bar Awards, which each year crowns nearly 100 County Winners from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, giving each site a unique platform to promote themselves and increase guest footfall from locals and visitors alike.
These pioneering hospitality operators have demonstrated excellence across a number of elements that affect the customer journey, including design, service, style of offer, marketing and investment. The venues now have over two months in which to trade off their win, before making their way to the National Pub & Bar Awards grand final on 26 June.
Held in London, the final will welcome all 94 County Winners to come together and celebrate their achievements, before discovering which venues will go on to become Regional Winners.
The awards night will also crown the Pub Group of the Year, Bar Group of the Year, The Tyrrells Tyrrellbly Good Taste Award – presented by the event’s headline sponsor – and, finally, the overall National Pub & Bar of the Year.
“The fact that we had record entries for the 2024 National Pub & Bar Awards tells us two things,” says Tristan O’Hana, editor of Pub & Bar magazine, which runs the event. “One is how highly the industry regards these accolades, which is fantastic. But, also, it shows that more operators are in need of really positive and strong publicity to help drive business at the moment. Pubs and bars are facing some of the biggest challenges in recent history, so if the National Pub & Bar Awards can help by lifting sales across these venues, then we’re delighted to play our part.”
The 2024 National Pub & Bar Awards 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
Northern Ireland
Antrim, Hearth
Armagh, Keegan’s
Down, The Dirty Duck Alehouse
Fermanagh, Charlie’s Bar
Derry/Londonderry, Blackbird
Tyrone, Tomneys
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
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
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
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
