Great British Pub Awards

Great British Pub Awards and Wetherspoons results show diversity is key

Diversity is key for the Great British pub

By Ed Bedington

The recent Great British Pub Awards was a triumphant celebration of the diversity and richness of the UK’s pub offer, with businesses of all stripes recognised for excellence across the board.

The Great British Pub Awards: Can you spot yourself?

Were you spotted at The Great British Pub Awards 2022?

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

On Tuesday (4 October), The Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022 were celebrated at Escape To Freight Island in Manchester in an action-packed, festival-themed event. Here, we round up the best pics from the evening. Can you spot yourself?

GBPA 2022: hosted by comedian Russell Kane (pictured) this years awards took place on Tuesday 4 October in Manchester

Where are the best pubs in the country?

By Rebecca Weller

With the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022 now over, The Morning Advertiser (MA) has put together a useful map of all this year's winners.

GBPA 2022: winners round-up

Pics of all the 2022 GBPA winners

By Rebecca Weller

Yesterday (Tuesday 4 October), saw Escape To Freight Island, Manchester, transform into a fun-filled festival site to celebrate the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022. Below is a round-up of this year's winners, including the Great British Pub...

Celebration night: this year's awards were hosted by comedian Russell Kane

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GBPA 2022: What the winners had to say

By Nikkie Thatcher

Last night (Tuesday 4 October), saw this year’s Great British Pub Awards revealed at Manchester’s Escape to Freight Island.

Overall champion: the Gun Inn has been named the Great British Pub of the Year

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The Gun Inn crowned Great British Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

Last night (Tuesday 4 October), the pub industry’s annual awards crowned the Gun Inn, in Findon, West Sussex as its Great British Pub of the Year 2022.

Finalist info: here's a deeper dive into this year's Stonegate Pub of the Year shortlist

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Meet the finalists for Stonegate Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

Ahead of the 2022 Great British Pub Awards in a just a few days time, here's the lowdown on the finalists in running to be named Stonegate Pub of the Year.

Shortlisted venues: ahead of the awards next week, we've taken a closer look at the Admiral Pub of the Year finalists

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Meet the finalists for Admiral Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Competition time: here are the six contenders for Punch Pub of the Year

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Meet the finalists for Punch Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Final few: find out more about the last six standing in the Greene King Pub of the Year category

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Meet the finalists for Greene King Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Almondsbury Creative, Almondsbury, Bristol Part-pub, part-community sports complex, the Almondsbury is a labour of love for owner Garth Jackson. Situated just off the M5, the site is home to tennis, football and cricket clubs, all of which have seen a healthy rise in memberships since Garth and his team took the reins. The pub itself offers an entertainment-led package that includes numerous private hire spaces that also host smaller local clubs and societies. There’s a cinema room to keep the children occupied, while a weekly Creative Kids Creative Club injects a bit of good old-fashioned holiday camp-style entertainment into proceedings. Bigger events throughout the year bring the local community together and have attracted acts including Wagner from Britain’s Got Talent and seventies musical cider drinkers The Wurzels. Gaggle of Geese, Buckland Newton, Dorset Sarah and Simon Colquhoun took over this rural village pub five years ago and have set about transforming the five-acre site into a family destination pub through continuous and astute investment. They’ve bought a retired double decker bus and turned into a soft play facility, transformed fields to the rear of the pub into a flourishing campsite with glamping tents and shepherd’s huts, and even built a crazy golf course from scratch to help keep kids entertained at no extra charge. The Gaggle of Geese is also home to a quartet pf pygmy goats that children can feed with bags of food available at the bar. The pub has featured in several broadsheet holiday and hospitality guides, helping to add to its burgeoning reputation. Puss In Boots, Stockport As part of the Almond Family Pubs group, a family focus is written into the DNA of the Puss In Boots. The team is fully-committed to providing great product and great service on a daily basis, with an ethos around inclusivity that means all family members can enjoy the experience. One of its most notable innovations is the introduction of a visual menu for children who have special educational needs, comprising pictures of menu items that stick on laminated card with Velcro. It allows the users to point out to servers what they want to order, bringing them into the dining experience, without having to rely on their parents. Ye Olde Bridge, Oxton, Nottinghamshire Hannah Lloyd took over Ye Olde Bridge four years ago, since which she’s invested considerably to create an attractive modern gastropub with a growing local reputation that caters for families of whatever shape or size. The pub now has a playground, a soft play dome and a maze to keep the kids entertained, but it’s a venue that puts as much value on 70th birthday parties as celebrations for the youngest members of the family. Ye Olde Bridge makes sure it’s a community-focused hub, with weekday coffee mornings for new mums, or tai chi and yoga classes in the huge meadow to the rear, performing an important role in bringing people together in a rural location where high street coffee chains can’t be found. The pub’s standalone refurbished barn gives it an extra events revenue stream, while sustainability credentials are in evidence, including beehives on-site. The Railway, Lowdham, Nottinghamshire Community-focused events are a major generator of positive family vibes at this food-led pub. A calendar highlight is a Kids Garden Party on the last school day of the summer term, with a barbecue, face-painting, children’s entertainers, live music and a tuck shop helping to get the holidays off to a roaring start. The switching-on of the Christmas lights provides more of a wintry take with fake snow and a countdown, followed by Santa descending form the pub roof to distribute presents. But it’s not just about the showpiece events that hit home, with the service from general manager Drew Cox’s friendly and professional team providing a great family pub experience all year round. The River Garden, Harefield, Middlesex There are several ways to get to The River Garden. There’s plenty of car parking space; you can arrive by long boat on the Grand Union Canal that passes by the end of its huge garden; or you stop off for refreshment after cycling down the canal towpath, making use of the pub’s bike racks. Once there, you’ll find a sumptuous modern pub that has enjoyed major investment from owner Flamur “Tony” Gashi. There’s a luxury feel to the décor and fittings, a food and drink offering that’s pitched at a premium level, and two play areas for those with young children. The River Garden is a fine example of how thoughtful investment and attention to detail can transform the fortunes of ailing pub sites.

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Meet the finalists for Best Pub for Families

By The Morning Advertiser

This year's final six in the Best Pub for Families category include some impressive initiatives. Here we take a closer look at the shortlist.

Award nominations: here are the final six contenders in the Star Pubs & Bars Pub of the Year category

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Meet the finalists for Star Pubs & Bars Pub of the Year

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best bars in the business, we take a look at some of the finalist that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the bars that are competing...

Final shortlist: the six contenders for Best Sustainable Pub have illustrated their green credentials

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Meet the finalists for Best Sustainable Pub sponsored by Heineken UK

By The Morning Advertiser

With the Great British Pub Awards just days away from announcing and celebrating some of the best pubs in the business, we take a look at some of the finalists that are in the running to take home some silver. Today it’s the turn of the pubs that are...

GBPA Best Pub Garden sponsored by Diageo: finalists round-up

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Meet the GBPA finalists for Best Pub Garden sponsored by Diageo

By Rebecca Weller

Ahead of the winners for the Great British Pub Awards (GBPA) 2022 being announced next month, the Morning Advertiser has all the information you need about the finalists competing to be crowned this year’s Best Pub Garden.

Fierce competition: the pubs will now be visited by judges before winners are decided

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2022 GBPA finalists unveiled

By Nikkie Thatcher

The shortlist for this year’s ‘pub Oscars’, the Great British Pub Awards have now been announced.

Previous winner: the Last Post took home the title of Community Hero Award in the 2021 Great British Pub Awards and won the £10,000 prize Coca-Cola Community Pub Fund prize

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£10k up for grabs for GBPA category

By The Morning Advertiser

Entrants to the Community Hero category in this year’s Great British Pub Awards are again in with a chance of winning £10,000 to donate to a good cause, courtesy of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

Giving back: GBPA Best Community Pub finalists donate the money to local causes

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GBPA Best Community finalists spend donation

By The Morning Advertiser

Following being named finalists at last year’s Great British Pub Awards in the Best Community Pub category, we’ve revealed how a number of the pubs spent funding provided to them to support local causes.

The Onslow Arms in Loxwood: We have had to get used to U-turns overnight due to indecisive leadership and misplaced trust

Hospitality needs to ‘get used to U-turns overnight’

By Rebecca Weller

The hospitality sector needs to ‘get used to U-turns overnight’ and new restrictions over the festive and new year period due to indecisive leadership and knocks to consumer confidence, according to one West Sussex operator.

GBPA winner: Making the most of your location and creating a welcoming atmosphere are key to the Best Pub of the Year's success

Best pub in the country owner shares secrets to success

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The co-owner of the Best Pub of the Year, the Brisley Bell, gave top tips for running an award-winning pub, including creating a “warm” atmosphere and making the most of the surrounding setting.

Community hero: The Last Post Remembrance Bar and Museum is not just a pub, but a community hub.

‘A pub is not just a pub, it’s a community centre’

By Amelie Maurice-Jones

The North Yorkshire-based Last Post Remembrance Bar and Museum, proves itself the community’s “heartbeat” through food donations, mental health advice, Covid-concerts and tributes to war veterans.

Fun with the family: the Onslow Arms pub garden

Britain’s most family friendly pub overjoyed with their amazing win

By Rebecca Weller

Great British Pub Awards 2021 winner for Best Family Pub, the Onslow Arms in Loxwood, West Sussex, showcased the important family values needed to embrace customers of all ages with beautiful canal side gardens, play areas and livestock within its premises....

Which pub was named Community Hero?

GBPA Community Hero: The Last Post & Remembrance Bar

By Ed Bedington

Community operations have really come to the fore during the coronavirus crisis and one pub certainly stood out, taking home the title of Community Hero in the Great British Pub Awards 2021.

Which pub is best for families?

GBPA Best Pub for Families: The Onslow Arms

By Ed Bedington

A West Sussex pub that offers a little something for everyone was celebrating after being names the Best Pub for Families at the Great British Pub Awards 2021.

Which pub is best for late night?

GBPA Best Pub for Late Night: The Phoenix Arts Club

By Ed Bedington

Emerging from the ashes of the pandemic, the Phoenix Arts Club is celebrating after taking home a much deserved win in the Great British Pub Awards 2021, being declared the Best Pub for Late Night.

Who is the Stonegate pub of the year?

GBPA Stonegate Pub of the Year: The Myrtle Tavern

By Ed Bedington

Nestled in one of the leafier suburbs of Leeds, the Myrtle Tavern occupies a higgledy-piggledy building with many tempting corners to sit and sup a pint, and the site is now celebrating after being named Stonegate Pub of the Year in the Great British...

Which pub is best for food?

GBPA Best Pub for Food: The Unruly Pig

By Ed Bedington

The Unruly Pig is proudly a pub that also happens to serve some of the best food there is to have in the UK, netting it the title of Best for Food in the Great British Pub Awards 2021.

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