Great British Pub Awards finalists revealed

The winners are split between six regions and 17 categories, including this year’s newcomers: Best Pub Loos and Best Cider Pub/Bar.

They were chosen among hundreds of entries by a judging panel including David Hancock, editor of the Alastair Sawday’s Pubs and Inns Guide; Alastair Gilmour, editor of Cheers North East; Amanda Wragg, pub guide inspector and Yorkshire Post columnist; pub journalist Phil Mellows; and Rob Willock, editor of BigHospitality’s sister publication Publican Morning Advertiser​ – which organises the event.

The national winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane in London on 11 September.

The regional winners are: ​

Best Cask Beer Pub​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  Griffin, Halstead, Essex

North West - the Crown, Croston, Lancashire

South East & London - Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, london

South West - Rashleigh Arms,  Charlestown, Cornwall

West Midlands & Wales - Crown Inn, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Rat & Ratchet, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Best Cider Pub/Bar​

North West - George & Dragon, Dent, Cumbria

South East & London - Rockstone, Southampton, Hampshire

West Midlands & Wales - Penrhyn Arms, Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

South West - the Apple, Bristol, Somerset

Best Wine Pub​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  One Bull, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

North West -  Ring O Bells, Christleton, Cheshire

South East & London - Princess Victoria, Shepherd's Bush, London

South West - the Pandora Inn, Mylor Bridge, Falmouth, Cornwall

West Midlands & Wales - the Mill Race, Walford, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland  - Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire

Best Spirits Pub/Bar​

North West -  the Atlas Bar, Manchester

South East & London - the Office, Brighton, East Sussex and the Rockstone, Southampton, Hampshire

South West - Spoken Cafe Bar & Venue, Exmouth, Devon

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland  - Cheers Cafe Bar & Tavern, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire

Best Bar Team​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  Victory at Mersea, Essex

North West - Ring O Bells, Christleton, Chester, cheshire

South East & London - Fitzrovia Belle Public House & Hotel, Fitzrovia, London

South West - the Central Inn, Newquay, Cornwall,

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Botanist, Leeds, Yorkshire

Best Cellar​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  Sir John Borlase Warren, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

North West - William Rufus, Carlisle, Cumbria

West Midlands and Wales - Ivor Arms, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan

South East & London - Red Lion, Barnes, London

South West - the Cromwell Arms, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Woolly Sheep Inn, Skipton, North Yorkshire

Best Partnership Pub (formerly Best Tenanted/Leased pub)​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  White Horse, Tilbrook, Cambridgeshire

North West - Hest Bank Inn, Hest Bank, Lancaster, Lancashire

South East & London - the Grafton, Kentish Town, London

South West - Eastfield Inn, Bristol, Somerset

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Royal Oak, Ripton, North Yorkshire

Best Managed Pub​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  the Star, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire (TCG)

North West - Coach & Four and Wilmslow Lodge, Wilmslow, Cheshire (Hydes)

South East & London - the Exchequer, Crookham, Hampshire (Red Mist Leisure)

South West -  the Ship, Plymouth, Devon (St Austell Brewery)

West Midlands & Wales - the Dirty Duck, Stratford-upon-Avon (Greene King)

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Woolly Sheep, Skipton, Yorkshire (Timothy Taylors)

Best Freehouse​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  the Bull Inn, Barton Mills, Suffolk

North West - the Cartford Inn, Little Eccleston, Lancashire

South East & London - Jolly Cricketers, Seer Green, Buckinghamshire

South West -  Old Badger Inn, Eastington, Gloucestershire

West Midlands & Wales - the Dragon, Willington, Derbyshire

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Golden Lion, Hartlepool, TO ADD

Best Community Pub​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  White Horse Inn, Barton, Cambridgeshire

North West - Cock and Bottle, Tarleton, Lancashire

South East & London - the Grange, Ealing, London

South West -  Chaplins & the Cellar Bar, Bournemouth, Dorset

West Midlands & Wales - the Lord Clifden, Hockley, Birmingham

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Wrygarth Inn, Great Hatfield, near Hornsea, East Yorkshire

Best Turnaround Pub​

North West - the Ship in Styal, Styal, Cheshire and the Wheatsheaf Inn, Brigsteer, Cumbria

South East & London - the Catherine Wheel, Goring on Thames, Oxfordshire

South West -  Ship Inn, Wadebridge, Cornwall and the Bell at Stow, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire

West Midlands & Wales - Cape of Good Hope, Warwick, Warwickshire

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Staith House, North Shields, Northumberland

Best Newcomer​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  Earl of Beaconsfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and the Castle, Bedford, Bedfordshire

North West - the White Lion Inn, Earby, Lancashire

South East & London - Chandos Arms, Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire

South West -  Pig on the Hill, Westward Ho, North Devon

West Midlands & Wales - the Rigger, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Bridge Tavern, Newcastle upon Tyne

Best Food Pub​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  the Packhorse Inn, Moulton Newmarket, Suffolk

North West - Parkers Arms,  Newton in Bowland, Lancashire

South East & London - the Red Lion, Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire

South West -  the Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Somerset

West Midlands & Wales - the Stag at Offchurch, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - Bridge Inn, Ratho, Scotland

Best Sports Pub​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  the Gardeners Arms/the Murderers, Norwich, Norfold

North West -  the Green, Manchester

South East & London - Bar Sport, Maidenhead, Berkshire

West Midlands & Wales - Bar Sport, Cannock, Staffordshire

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the Common Room, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Best Entertainment Pub​

North West - the Red Lion, Winsford, Cheshire

South East & London - the Anchor Inn, Wingham, Kent and the Prince Albert, Camden, London

South West -  Chaplins & the Cellar Bar, Bournemouth, Dorset

West Midlands & Wales - Brewhouse, Cardiff, Wales

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland - the White Lion, Sheffiled, Yorkshire

Best Family Pub​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  the Jolly Sailors, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk

North West - Ring O Bells, Christleton, Cheshire

South East & London - the Clissold Arms, East Finchley, London and the Fighting Cocks, Horton Kirby, Kent

South West -  Trengilly Wartha Inn, Constantine, Cornwall

Yorkshire, North East and Scotland  - South Causey Inn, Stanley, Durham

Best Pub Loos​

East Anglia & East Midlands -  the Gardeners Arms/Murderers, Norwich, Norfolk

North West - the Ship in Styal, Styal, Cheshire

South East & London - the Woodman, Archway, London and the Broadleys, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

West Midlands & Wales - the Plough Inn, Far Forest, Kidderminster

For more information visit www.greatbritishpubawards.co.uk​​