CAMRA launches search for UK's best-looking pubs

The awards, held in association with English Heritage and the Victorian Society, recognise high standards of architecture in the refurbishment and conservation of existing pubs, and the construction of new ones.

Awards organiser Sean Murphy said: "Whether it's a converted theatre or a Victorian Coaching House, we are looking to discover the best pub interiors and exteriors that Great Britain has to offer.

"The CAMRA Pub Design Awards competition is open to all pubs in the UK, and buildings can be nominated by their owners, landlords, local CAMRA branch members, or anybody else that thinks the pub deserves to win."

Winners in previous years include everything from one of the oldest pubs in England, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham, to the super-modern, such as the Hall & Woodhouse bar in Portishead which was constructed using used shipping containers.

Last year the awards were presented at The Castle at Edgehill in Oxfordshire, which won both a Refurbishment and Conservation award.

The competition includes five categories:​

• New Build category:​ This category is for entirely newly built pubs. The judges look for a number of details when judging the worth of any new establishment. The pub might reflect pubs of the past but without becoming a mere pastiche of Edwardian, Victorian or even Georgian artefacts. Or it could be completely modern, using materials of the 20th or 21st century.
• Refurbishment category:​ Refurbishment can range from a complete gutting and replacement to an enhancement of what was originally there. Refurbishment should suit the individual pub and not be an excuse to use uniform furnishings to brand the pub with brewery or pubco's image.
• Conversion to Pub Use category:​ This is where an existing building is converted to pub use. Pubs are judged on the taste and restraint used on both the outside and inside of the pub.
• CAMRA/English Heritage Conservation award:​ This award, sponsored by English Heritage, is usually given for work which conserves what is good in the pub to ensure its future for generations of customers.
• Joe Goodwin Award:​ Named after the late CAMRA chair Joe Goodwin - is reserved for outstanding refurbished street-corner locals.

To enter the competition visit: http://www.camra.org.uk/pub-design-awards-online-entry

Closing date for entries is 18 October.