From the overall Great British Pub of the Year winner to the Best Pub for Dogs, every winner was incredible and emotions were high as those crowned talked The Morning Advertiser, which organises the awards and the awards ceremony.
After scooping titles across 17 category - and then the overall victor - a few of the best in the business poured their feelings out immediately after victory.
On receiving the award for Great British Pub of the Year, Joule’s Brewery managing director Vicky Colclough told The Morning Advertiser the win was incredible for the business.
Something really special
She continued: “The Crown Wharf wasn’t here six years ago.
“We have created something really special for the town of Stone.
“We have heard a lot this evening about doing the basics really well, but you need a phenomenal team to do that, you need people that will listen and that will train with care.
“The Crown Wharf is such a testament to what the brewery believes is a fantastic pub so to win this award is phenomenal.“
Colclough added the business had big plans for next year, in particular regarding its expansion into Birmingham as well as reinvesting in its existing tap house estate.
The 2025 Great British Pub Awards winners in full are:
Best Beer Pub
Blind Jack’s – Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Best Community Pub
Chaplin’s & the Cellar Bar – Boscombe, Bournemouth
Best Country Pub
The Fleece Inn – Bretforton, Evesham, Worcestershire
Best Pub for Dogs
The Old Duke – Southport, Merseyside
Best Pub for Entertainment
The Keynsham Courtyard – Keynsham, Bristol
Best Pub for Families
Perry Hill Pub – London
Best Pub for Food
The Bull, Charlbury, Oxfordshire
Best Pub Garden
The Myrtle Tavern – Meanwood, Leeds
Best Pub to Watch Sport
Pinnacle Sports & Games – Leeds
Best Sustainable Pub
The George – Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Best Town Pub
Crown Wharf – Stone, Staffordshire
Admiral Taverns Pub of the Year
The Gasoline – Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Greene King Pub of the Year
The Star – Godalming, Surrey
Marston’s Pub of the Year
The Manor House of Whittington – Kinver, Stourbridge
Punch Pub of the Year
Anglesey Arms – Halnaker, Chichester, West Sussex
Star Pub of the Year
The Black Pug – Warwick
Stonegate Pub of the Year
The Fox in Keston – Greater London
