County Dining Award Winning Pubs 2010

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Bedfordshire - Hare & Hounds, Old Warden

Popular but comfortably elegant dining pub with emphasis on good food served by welcoming well turned out staff; lovely gardens

Berkshire - Hinds Head, Bray

Top-notch gastropub with outstanding classic british food in traditional surroundings, a fine choice of drinks, and efficient service

Buckinghamshire - Frog, Skirmett

Bustling pub with popular modern cooking in traditional atmosphere, fine choice of drinks, lovely garden and nearby walks

Cambridgeshire - Cock, Hemingford Grey

Imaginative food in pretty pub, extensive wine list plus other drinks inc four real ales, bustling atmosphere, and smart restaurant

Cheshire - Roebuck, Mobberley

Stylish and airy country interior, warm welcome and very helpful service, very good food, good wine list, courtyard and garden.

Cumbria - Gate Inn, Yanwath

Emphasis on imaginative food but with local beers and thoughtful wines, a pubby atmosphere, and warm welcome from helpful staff

Derbyshire - Devonshire Arms, Beeley

Contemporary twist to lovely old interior; local beers, good wine list, interesting carefully sourced food, attractive comfortable bedrooms

Devon - Culm Valley, Culmstock

Quirky, friendly dining pub with imaginative food, interesting real ales, lively atmosphere, and outside seats overlooking River Culm

Dorset - Greyhound, Sydling St Nicholas

Genuinely welcoming staff, attractively presented food, good range of drinks, and country décor in beamed rooms

Essex - Sun, Dedham

Popular stylish inn in Constable country, with seasonal italian food and an impressive wine selection

Gloucestershire - Bell, Sapperton

Super pub with beamed cosy rooms, a really good mix of customers, delicious food, local ales, and very pretty courtyard

Hampshire - Plough, Sparsholt

Neat, well run dining pub with interesting furnishings, an extensive wine list, and popular bar food; garden with children's play fort

Herefordshire - Stagg, Titley

Terrific food using tip-top ingredients served in extensive dining rooms, a fine choice of drinks, two-acre garden, comfortable bedrooms

Hertfordshire - Alford Arms, Frithsden

Thriving dining pub with chic interior, good food from imaginative menu, and thoughtful wine list

Isle of Wight - Crab & Lobster, Bembridge

Seafood speciality and prime location; pleasant bedrooms

Kent - Three Chimneys, Biddenden

Pubby beamed rooms of considerable individuality, log fires, imaginative food and pretty garden

Lancashire (with Greater Manchester and Merseyside) - Highwayman, Nether Burrow

Substantial old stone house with country interior serving carefully sourced and prepared food; lovely gardens

Leicestershire and Rutland - Olive Branch, Clipsham

A special place for an exceptional meal in comfortable surroundings, fine choice of drinks and luxury bedrooms

Lincolnshire - George of Stamford, Stamford

Handsome coaching inn, beautifully relaxed and civilised, with very good food and wines, and lovely courtyard, garden; bedrooms

London - Gun, East London

Top-notch gastropub, pricey but worth it, great views from riverside terrace, plenty of character and history, well-chosen wines

Norfolk - Crown, East Rudham

Beautifully refurbished in contemporary style with open-plan seating areas, cosy back sitting room and further dining room, civilised and friendly atmosphere, real ales and fine wines by glass, and super modern food; bedrooms

Northamptonshire - Queens Head, Bulwick

Ancient pub with cheery involved licensees, interesting beers and first-rate heartily flavoured food including game

Northumbria (County Durham, Northumberland and Tyneside) - Feathers, Hedley on the Hill

Interesting beers from small breweries, imaginative food and a friendly welcome in quaint tavern

Nottinghamshire - Caunton Beck, Caunton

Civilised dining pub with very good (if not cheap) food all day from breakfasts first thing, good wine list, nice terrace

Oxfordshire - Half Moon, Cuxham

Lovely 17th-c country pub with relaxed atmosphere and delicious food cooked by friendly landlord

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Scotland - Kilberry Inn, Kilberry

A stylish place to stay in wonderfully remote setting; no real ale but pubby feel to bar, and excellent, locally sourced food

Shropshire - Fox, Chetwynd Aston

Civilised dining pub with generous food and a fine array of drinks served by ever-attentive staff

Somerset - Woods, Dulverton

Smartly informal place with exceptional wines and enjoyable food

Staffordshire - Hand & Trumpet, Wrinehill

Big attractive dining pub with good food all day, professional service, nice range of real ales and wines; pleasant garden

Suffolk - Golden Key, Snape

Friendly landlord, cottagey rooms, and genuinely good food prepared from home grown and reared produce

Surrey - Inn at West End, West End

Enjoyable fresh-feeling dining pub, with prompt friendly service; excellent food, good wines, and terrace

Sussex - Jolly Sportsman, East Chiltington

Excellent modern food in civilised, rather smart place, small bar for drinkers, contemporary furnishings, fine wine list and huge range of malt whiskies; nice garden

Wales - Hardwick, Abergavenny

Very good interesting food in smartly simple dining pub, good beers and wines too

Warwickshire (with Birmingham and West Midlands) - Howard Arms, Ilmington

Star - Outside

Emphasis on imaginative food and good wine list in lovely mellow-toned interior; attractive bedrooms

Wiltshire - Compasses, Chicksgrove

Ancient thatched house with enjoyable food, a genuine welcome, and splendid bedrooms - an excellent all-rounder

Worcestershire - Bell & Cross, Holy Cross

Super food, staff with a can-do attitude, delightful old interior and pretty garden

Yorkshire - Star, Harome

Ambitious modern cooking by young landlord in pretty thatched pub, proper bar with real ales and fine wines, smart restaurant and cocktail bar, and seats on terrace and in garden; stylish bedrooms

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