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Top Pubs to Indulge Gin Lovers

The nation’s love affair with gin continues unabated and here we share with you our Top Pubs to indulge the gin lovers’ amongst you. Cholmondeley Arms, Cheshire This former schoolhouse, now a pub and hotel, is a textbook example of how cherished historic buildings can be converted to serve their community in a new, imaginative…

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Our Favourite Unspoilt Pubs in Town & Country

Genuinely unspoilt and unchanging pubs run by dedicated landlords and landladies can be found all over Britain and we’re pleased to share with you our cream of the crop. Blacksmiths Arms, Cumbria The simple, white-rendered frontage of this former farmhouse recalls its past as a basic beer house then a working inn, farm and smithy,…

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Our Top 10 Pubs for food and drink that won’t cost the earth

The run up to the Christmas season can weigh heavy on the purse but a hearty meal in a great pub doesn’t have to. Rather than produce cheap, standard fare, these pubs are to be congratulated on serving interesting and varied dishes at keen prices. Drake Manor, Devon This charming little pub is deservedly popular,…

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Award Winning County Dining Pubs with rooms for a Winter Getaway

If Christmas planning is stressing you out, put it to one side and book your next escape at one of our award winning County Dining Pubs. Black Horse, Bedfordshire This enticing 17th-c pub mixes the old with the new, with its modern, welcoming decor and contemporary, imaginative cuisine and first class choice of drinks. The…

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Top 10 Beer Pubs for an extraordinarily interesting list of real ales

These pubs boast friendly service and a great atmosphere, some welcome you with great decor and some are eclectic but they all have in common a fantastic range of real ales. And that’s reason enough to plan your next visit if you’re lucky enough to live nearby our Top 10 Beer Pubs. Fat Cat, Norwich…

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Top 10 Whisky Pubs to warm the cockles

These pubs come highly commended for stocking an amazing range of malt whiskies to help stave off the Winter chill. Bon Accord, Glasgow This traditional, often bustling bar has several linked rooms, all warmly understated with cream or terracotta walls, a mix of chairs and tables, a leather sofa and plenty of bar stools on…

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Dead Men Don’t Tell Tales by Guy Martin

Guy Martin can’t sit still. He has to keep pushing – both himself and whatever machine he is piloting – to the extreme. He’s a doer, not a talker. We’re thrilled to share an extract from pub landlord and speed freak Guy Martin’s latest book, in his own words, on the last four years of…

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The Good Hotel Guide 2022 Editor’s Choice of Pubs With Rooms

This month the Good Hotel Guide launched its 2022 edition of top recommended hotels based on independent and authentic guest reviews. From those that have made it onto the list multiple years in a row to newcomers, here are their 2022 Editor’s Choice pubs-with-rooms. The Rose & Crown, Barnard Castle Surrounded by country walks and…

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The Haunted Pubs of London by Christopher Winn

You never know who you’re going to meet in a pub, that is one of their joys. Although in London, possibly the most haunted capital city in the world, the chances are that many of the characters you might come across in some of the city’s best loved pubs will have been propping up the…

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Our Top 10 Inns for an Autumnal Break

If you’re looking for a quick Autumnal getaway, you won’t do much better then checking out our Top 10 Country Inns for somewhere special to spend a few days in beautiful countryside or in a lovely old town where you can enjoy delicious food, a convivial bar and sumptuous bedrooms. Kings Head, Bledington, Gloucestershire  Inn…

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Drinking when you’re not drinking by Ben Branson

Growing up in the Lincolnshire countryside, you could be sure of two things: the village pub was the rock-steady feature and social centre for all the gossip and goings-on of the community; and, first published a year before I was born in 1982, there was always a copy of The Good Pub Guide at home….

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My recipe for the Great British Pub by Candice Brown

My parents ran pubs for 25 years, so I suppose they really do run in my blood. I’m used to all the variations that pub life has to offer: the different kinds of establishment, people from all walks of life, the beer and drinks — and of course, the food. Pub grub! For me, the…

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Enjoy the Wonderful Colours of Autumn From Our Top 10 Country Pubs

Welcome in the new season with a refreshing country walk to take in the changing colours of the landscape. And then what better reward than delicious food and a genuinely warm welcome from our Top 10 Country Pubs for a perfect day out. Royal Oak, Fritham, Hampshire Country Pub of the Year 2021 There’s a…

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10 of the top pubs with rooms for Christmas

Christmas conjures images of family time, cold weather and roaring fires. Even today it continues to conjure thoughts of Victorian London and historic idylls. In the UK’s top pubs with rooms that picture perfect festive season is exactly what you get – a warm atmosphere, a welcome with open arms, historic architecture and a plentiful…

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Our favourite new pubs to while away the bank holiday

It’s always exciting to discover new pubs and our Top 10 for 2021 are spread across Britain. When so many more of us are holidaying on the Isles this August, what better way to spend this Bank Holiday than by  paying a visit to one or more of our cream of the crop. Enjoy! Boat,…

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Last of the Summer Wine

Wine in pubs can be extraordinarily good and quite a few places have their own little wine shop on the premises. Summer ain’t over yet so why not enjoy the last few weeks of the holidays in any of our Top Wine Pubs. Woods, Somerset Winner of Wine Pub of the Year 2021 The marvellous…

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10 of our favourite city pubs for a Friday night pint

As we tentatively drift back to the office over the coming weeks and the sun shines on a summer Friday afternoon, our thoughts drift to the return of the end of week pint with our work friends and colleagues. Here’s 10 of our favourite city pubs to welcome in the weekend. Bon Accord, Glasgow Our…

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Six dog-friendly pubs with rooms in Cumbria

Renowned for having some of the most beautiful landscapes in the UK, Cumbria is a walker’s paradise. Rolling hills, vast lakes and abundant wildlife make it a haven for explorers, while warm hospitality and bountiful local produce give its hotels and inns a reputation for excellence. With so much outdoor activity it’s only right that…

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Best Camping Sites Near Our Award Winning Country Pubs

A genuinely warm welcome and great food are the mainstays of our Top Country Pubs for 2021. And now we’ve teamed up with pitchup.com to recommend the best sites near our Award Winners so that you’re only a hop, skip or a quick drive away from our favourite pubs to quench your thirst. This convivial…

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READ AN EXTRACT FROM WAYNE MARDLE’S GUIDE TO LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF THE OCHE

Humanity has come a long way in the 500,000 years since Neanderthal man first started chucking spears around. Or has it? In his blisteringly funny new book, former professional player Wayne Mardle, whose crowd-pleasing antics were even more lively off stage than they were on, blows the lid off one of the UK’s biggest televised…

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Top gastro pubs with rooms in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is well-known for being one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, with both residents and visitors delighting in its natural beauty, warm hospitality and distinct style of architecture. With an enviable ability to draw on the countryside’s natural larder, food and drink in this part of the country are also a treat,…

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Best Camping Sites Near 2021 Award Winners

Whether it’s camping, glamping or caravanning, a lot more of us will be enjoying the Great British Outdoors this summer. We’ve teamed up with pitchup.com to recommend the best sites near our 2021 National Drinks Award Winners so that you’re only a hop, skip and a jump away from our favourite pubs to quench your…

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10 of the top gastro pubs with rooms in the West Country

Good food, warm hospitality, enchanting landscapes and a choice of coast and country locations are all part of the charm that sets pubs in the South West apart. As we look forward to travelling, dining out and spending time with our loved ones once again, the Good Hotel Guide shares 10 of their top gastro…

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Announcing a new and improved website resource for pubs everywhere!

Don’t know about you but the excitement from pubs on social media over welcoming back the punters and community has been palpable this week. All CAPS and !!!! We’re really looking forward to celebrating a bumper Summer for those able to open pub gardens from the 12th April and those preparing for May and beyond….

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TOP PUB DINING DELIVERIES TO TREAT YOUR MUM ON MOTHER’S DAY

Some of our favourite pubs have continued to serve their community by offering takeaways at the weekend so if you’re lucky enough to live in their locale, treat your Mum to a feast on Mothering Sunday. The Bell Inn, Essex This popular 15th-c coaching has been run by the same friendly family for more than…

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TOP 10 TAKEAWAYS TO INDULGE YOUR VALENTINE’S WEEKEND AT HOME

Some of our favourite pubs have continued to serve their community by offering takeaways at the weekend so if you’re lucky enough to live in their locale, treat yourself and your loved ones to a night out (of the kitchen)… The Olive Branch, Clipsham The first rate, imaginative food makes good use of vegetables and…

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Four of the top gastro pubs-with-rooms in Kent

Easy to get to from London and offering a variety of different experiences from coast to country, Kent is the perfect place for a post-lockdown getaway. The home of a variety of wonderful local produce, as well as one of the UK’s primary wine producing regions, its gastro pubs offer some of the most superb…

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Shepherd Neame: Brewery of the Year 2021

Shepherd Neame has been brewing beer in Faversham, Kent since 1698, which makes it the oldest continuous brewer in the country. Family-run since 1864, it owns more than 300 pubs and inns, mainly in Kent, London and south-east England. It supplies its ales to around 2,000 other outlets and exports to more than 35 countries….

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In the pub, my boy!

I should like to be able to say that when Armageddon came, I was in the pub. But when, in 2020, a global pandemic hit and pub-goers across the land screamed ‘lock in!’, some spod in government misheard and ordered a lockdown instead. And so, fundamentally, the greatest opportunity of our lifetime — the chance,…

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THE BEST OF THE BEST 2021

It’s always exciting to discover brilliant pubs and our new entries this year are spread across Britain. TOP TEN NEW PUBS Our Top Ten New Pubs are the Pointer in Brill (Buckinghamshire), Three Hills in Bartlow (Cambridgeshire), Fox & Barrel at Cotebrook (Cheshire), Baiting House at Upper Sapey (Herefordshire), Five Bells at Brabourne (Kent), Kings…

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