Great British Pub Awards 2014: Regional champions revealed
One hundred pubs have been crowned as regional champions across six UK regions in 17 categories.
The regional winners have been selected from hundreds of entries, following visits to shortlisted pubs by a panel of judges including David Hancock, editor of the Alastair Sawday’s Pubs & Inns Guide; Alastair Gilmour, editor of pub magazine Cheers North East, pub guide inspector and Yorkshire Post columnist Amanda Wragg, industry journalist Phil Mellows and Publican’s Morning Advertiser editor Rob Willock.
Two new categories have been introduced for the 2014 awards: Best Pub Loos and Best Cider Pub/Bar.
Passion
The awards, organised by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser, recognise the business achievements of licensees around the UK through a three-stage judging process.
From the regional winners across the 17 categories, national champions for each category are being selected who will be unveiled at an exciting awards ceremony at the Hilton on Park Lane, London on 11 September.
A champion of champions - the Sky Sports Great British Pub of the Year 2014 - who is selected from the award's 17 category winners, will also be revealed at the sports-themed awards night.
PMA editor Rob Willock said: "We have an excellent set of regional winners who are a credit to our industry. To be named among the best in the business they have all demonstrated strong business performance and development, amazing passion for their pubs and the industry, exciting innovation and great retail standards. The licensees running these businesses have a wealth of business acumen and skills."
Rob Willock's view: "Putting the Great into the Great British Pub Awards"
The regional winners are:
Best Cask Beer Pub
East Anglia & East Midlands - Griffin, Halstead, Essex
North West - the Crown, Croston, Lancashire
South East & London - Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London
South West - Rashleigh Arms, Charlestown, Cornwall
West Midlands & Wales - Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Rat & Ratchet, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Best Cider Pub/Bar
North West - George & Dragon, Dent, Cumbria
South East & London - Rockstone, Southampton, Hampshire
West Midlands & Wales - Penrhyn Arms, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
South West - the Apple, Bristol, Somerset
Best Wine Pub
East Anglia & East Midlands - One Bull, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
North West - Ring O Bells, Christleton, Cheshire
South East & London - Princess Victoria, Shepherd's Bush, London
South West - the Pandora Inn, Mylor Bridge, Falmouth, Cornwall
West Midlands & Wales - the Mill Race, Walford, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire
Best Spirits Pub/Bar
North West - the Atlas Bar, Manchester
South East & London - the Office, Brighton, East Sussex and the Rockstone, Southampton, Hampshire
South West - Spoken Cafe Bar & Venue, Exmouth, Devon
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Cheers Cafe Bar & Tavern, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Best Bar Team
East Anglia & East Midlands - Victory at Mersea, Essex
North West - Ring O Bells, Christleton, Chester, cheshire
South East & London - Fitzrovia Belle Public House & Hotel, Fitzrovia, London
South West - the Central Inn, Newquay, Cornwall,
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Botanist, Leeds, Yorkshire
Best Cellar
East Anglia & East Midlands - Sir John Borlase Warren, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
North West - William Rufus, Carlisle, Cumbria
West Midlands and Wales - Ivor Arms, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan
South East & London - Red Lion, Barnes, London
South West - the Cromwell Arms, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Woolly Sheep Inn, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Best Partnership Pub (formerly Best Tenanted/Leased pub)
East Anglia & East Midlands - White Horse, Tilbrook, Cambridgeshire
North West - Hest Bank Inn, Hest Bank, Lancaster, Lancashire
South East & London - the Grafton, Kentish Town, London
South West - Eastfield Inn, Bristol, Somerset
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Royal Oak, Ripton, North Yorkshire
Best Managed Pub
East Anglia & East Midlands - the Star, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire (TCG)
North West - Coach & Four and Wilmslow Lodge, Wilmslow, Cheshire (Hydes)
South East & London - the Exchequer, Crookham, Hampshire (Red Mist Leisure)
South West - the Ship, Plymouth, Devon (St Austell Brewery)
West Midlands & Wales - the Dirty Duck, Stratford-upon-Avon (Greene King)
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Woolly Sheep, Skipton, Yorkshire (Timothy Taylors)
Best Freehouse
East Anglia & East Midlands - the Bull Inn, Barton Mills, Suffolk
North West - the Cartford Inn, Little Eccleston, Lancashire
South East & London - Jolly Cricketers, Seer Green, Buckinghamshire
South West - Old Badger Inn, Eastington, Gloucestershire
West Midlands & Wales - the Dragon, Willington, Derbyshire
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Golden Lion, Hartlepool,
Best Community Pub
East Anglia & East Midlands - White Horse Inn, Barton, Cambridgeshire
North West - Cock and Bottle, Tarleton, Lancashire
South East & London - the Grange, Ealing, London
South West - Chaplins & the Cellar Bar, Bournemouth, Dorset
West Midlands & Wales - the Lord Clifden, Hockley, Birmingham
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Wrygarth Inn, Great Hatfield, near Hornsea, East Yorkshire
Best Turnaround Pub
North West - the Ship in Styal, Styal, Cheshire and the Wheatsheaf Inn, Brigsteer, Cumbria
South East & London - the Catherine Wheel, Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire
South West - Ship Inn, Wadebridge, Cornwall and the Bell at Stow, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
West Midlands & Wales - Cape of Good Hope, Warwick, Warwickshire
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Staith House, North Shields, Northumberland
Best Newcomer
East Anglia & East Midlands - Earl of Beaconsfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and the Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire
North West - the White Lion Inn, Earby, Lancashire
South East & London - Chandos Arms, Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire
South West - Pig on the Hill, Westward Ho, North Devon
West Midlands & Wales - the Rigger, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Bridge Tavern, Newcastle upon Tyne
Best Food Pub
East Anglia & East Midlands - the Packhorse Inn, Moulton Newmarket, Suffolk
North West - Parkers Arms, Newton in Bowland, Lancashire
South East & London - the Red Lion, Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire
South West - the Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Somerset
West Midlands & Wales -the Stag at Offchurch, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Bridge Inn, Ratho, Scotland
Best Sports Pub
East Anglia & East Midlands - the Gardeners Arms/the Murderers, Norwich, Norfold
North West - the Green, Manchester
South East & London - Bar Sport, Maidenhead, Berkshire
West Midlands & Wales - Bar Sport, Cannock, Staffordshire
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Common Room, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Best Entertainment Pub
North West - the Red Lion, Winsford, Cheshire
South East & London - the Anchor Inn, Wingham, Kent and the Prince Albert, Camden, London
South West - Chaplins & the Cellar Bar, Bournemouth, Dorset
West Midlands & Wales - Brewhouse, Cardiff, Wales
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the White Lion, Sheffiled, Yorkshire
Best Family Pub
East Anglia & East Midlands - the Jolly Sailors, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
North West - Ring O Bells, Christleton, Cheshire
South East & London - the Clissold Arms, East Finchley, London and the Fighting Cocks, Horton Kirby, Kent
South West - Trengilly Wartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall
Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - South Causey Inn, Stanley, Durham
Best Pub Loos
East Anglia & East Midlands - the Gardeners Arms/Murderers, Norwich, Norfolk
North West - the Ship in Styal, Styal, Cheshire
South East & London - the Woodman, Archway, London and the Broad Leys, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
West Midlands & Wales - the Plough Inn, Far Forest, Kidderminster
For more information on all the 2014 sponsors and bar partners visit the Great British Pub Awards website.
