How pubs are marking this year’s British Pie Week

Meat pie for British Pie Week
Staple dish: this year's British Pie Week is running from 2 to 8 March (Getty Images)

A number of pubs are taking a slice of the action with British Pie Week this year.

For 2026, the annual celebration is running from Monday 2 to Sunday 8 March and as always, aims to shine a spotlight on the best pies across the country.

Here are just some of the pubs that are aiming to make a crust from pie sales next month.

The Three Horseshoes at Batcombe in Somerset is hosting revered chefs who will create stunning pies throughout the week including Mark Hix, Tom Hurst, Fergus & Hector Henderson, Kyu Jeon & Duncan Robertson and Ed Wilson.

The Crown Inn, Horsted Keynes, West Sussex is offering five different flavours all week, with each available for £16, served with seasonal vegetables and gravy.

Award-winning pub the Bird in Hand, Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire is calling on guests to bake their own pies for a competition where the successful baker can take home a voucher to be used in any Oak Taverns sites.

Select Castle Pubs in London such as the Engineer in Primrose Hill, the Sun Inn in Barnes and the White Horse in Parsons Green, are putting pastry at centre stage for the week with options including slow-cooked beef and Guinness pie special, served with buttery mash, buttered leeks and savoy cabbage in a red wine gravy.

Also on offer will be a fish pie, pulled lamb shepherd’s pie and a chicken, cider and braised leek pie.

Select Castle Pubs in London offering different pies for British Pie Week
A number of Castle pubs are offering a variety of pies for the week. (Castle Pubs)

In nearby Surrey, the Victoria in Oxshott is relaunching its Pie Nights. Available on Thursday evenings in March, the gastropub will offer a sharing pie and bottle of wine for £70.

The Victoria Oxshott pie offer
The Victoria in Oxshott, Surrey (The Victoria)

Three Cheers Pub Co’s the Trafalgar on Chelsea’s Kings Road is putting pastry centre stage with a limited-edition beef shin and Guinness pie, priced at £21.

While this option is available exclusively for British Pie Week, the pub will also serve a rotation of other classic and seasonal pies such as lobster and scallop as well as venison and beef.

The Trafalgar, Chelsea serving beef and Guinness pie.
The Trafalgar is serving a beef shin and Guinness pie. (The Trafalgar)