The 2022 Finalists!

With a record number of entrants for the 2022 Great British Pub Awards, we've whittled it down to the very best the nation has to offer. Here are all of the 2022 shortlisted finalists...


Best City/Urban Pub

  • Rose & Crown - Southwark, South London
  • Bridewell - Liverpool, Merseyside
  • The Grapes - Bath, Somerset
  • Kings Arms - Bexleyheath, Kent
  • Strait & Narrow -  Lincoln, Lincolnshire
  • Turk’s Head - Twickenham, South West London


Best Country/Rural Pub - Sponsored by Everard Cole

  • The Elephant & Castle - St Albans, Hertfordshire
  • The Old Queens Head - Penn, Buckinghamshire
  • The Cherry Tree Inn - Catthorpe, Leicestershire
  • The Red Lion - Cranford, Northamptonshire
  • The Three Hills - Bartlow, Cambridgeshire
  • Ye Olde Bridge Inn - Oxton, Nottinghamshire


Best Pub for Dogs - Sponsored by Rover

  • Greenhead Hotel - Cumbria
  • The Bellflower - Preston, Lancashire
  • The Leicester Arms - Penshurst, Kent
  • The Pheasant - Bassenthwaite, Cumbria
  • The Runner - Swindon, Wiltshire
  • The Oak - Coventry, West Midlands


Best Pub for Entertainment 

  • Almondsbury Creative - Almondsbury, Gloucestershire
  • The Kings Arms - Bexleyheath, Kent
  • Kings Arms - Salford, Greater Manchester
  • The Anchor Inn -  Wingham, Kent
  • The Rigger - Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
  • The Saddle -  Chester, Cheshire


Best Pub for Families 

  • Almondsbury Creative - Almondsbury, Gloucestershire
  • Gaggle of Geese - Dorchester, Dorset
  • Puss in Boots - Stockport, Greater Manchester
  • The Railway - Lowdham, Nottinghamshire
  • The River Garden - Harefield, Middlesex
  • Ye Olde Bridge Inn - Oxton, Nottinghamshire


Best Pub for Food - Sponsored by Booker Makro

  • Shibden Mill - Halifax, West Yorkshire
  • The Alice Hawthorn - York, North Yorkshire
  • Coach & Horses - Bolton-by-Bowoland, Clitheroe, Lancashire
  • The Tiger Inn - Stowting, Ashford, Kent
  • The Angel at Watlington - Watlington, Norfolk
  • The Kitchen at the Cross Keys - Epperstone, Nottingham


Best Pub Garden - Sponsored by Diageo

  • The Three Hills - Bartlow, Cambridgeshire
  • The Tamworth Tap - Tamworth, Staffordshire
  • Gaggle of Geese - Dorchester, Dorset
  • Castle at Edghill - Banbury, Warwickshire
  • The Cott Inn - Dartington, Devon
  • Cock N Bull - Stourbridge, West Midlands


Best Pub to Watch Sport - Sponsored by Sky

  • Famous Three Kings - Fulham, West London
  • The Gardeners Arms/The Murderers - Norwich, Norfolk
  • The Denbigh Castle -  Liverpool, Merseyside
  • The Railway - Yatton, Somerset
  • The Admiral Nelson - Twickenham, South West London
  • Anlaby Park Hotel - Hull, East Yorkshire


Best Sustainable Pub  - Sponsored by Heineken UK

  • Black River Inn -  Black Torrington, Beaworthy, Devon
  • Duke of Cambridge - Islington, North London
  • Riverside, Aymestry -  Leominster, Herefordshire
  • The Railway - Yatton, Somerset
  • The Castle Inn -  Monmouth, Gwent, Monmouthshire
  • The Camelot - South Cadbury, Somerset


Community Hero - Sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

  • Pityme Inn -  Wadebridge, Cornwall
  • The Last Post Remembrance Bar & Museum - Thornaby, North Yorkshire
  • The Lion - Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
  • Coal and Cotton - Manchester
  • Tom Browns - Dorchester, Dorset
  • Dog and Parrot - Eastwood, Nottinghamshire


Best Pub Chef - Sponsored by  Booker Makro

  • Natalie Coleman – The Oyster Shed, City of London
  • Dave Wall – The Unruly Pig, Bromeswell, Suffolk
  • Richard Crouch  – The Angel at Watlington, Watlington, Norfolk
  • Ayesha Kalaji – Queen of Cups, Glastonbury, Somerset
  • Sean Jeffers – Red Lion, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
  • Ian Moss  – The Coach & Horses, Lancashire


Best Young Pub Chef - Sponsored by  Booker Makro

  • Ellie Fitch-Goodwin – The Pitymee Inn, Wadebridge, Cornwall
  • Albert Kingwell – The Kings Arms, Bexleyheath, Kent
  • Tiffany Long – The White Hart Free House, Ashill, Thetford, Norfolk
  • Ewan Lawrenson – The White Cross, Lancaster, Lancashire
  • Jack Cronin-Aldridge – JD Youngs, Harleston, South Norfolk


Punch Pubs & Co. Pub of the Year

  • Golden Cock -  Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
  • Red Lion - Guildford, Surrey
  • Birch Tree - Dudley, West Midlands
  • Trelowarren - Falmouth, Cornwall
  • Regent Bar - Edinburgh, Scotland
  • The Station - Birmingham, West Midlands


Greene King Pub of the Year

  • The Guy Earl of Warwick -  Welling, Kent
  • The Balavoulin - Aviemore, Scotland
  • The Greene Oak -  Windsor, Berkshire
  • The Stag Hotel - Lyndhurst, Hampshire
  • The Crown Inn - Carlisle, Cumbria
  • The Lamb - Shipton under Wychwood, Oxfordshire


Admiral Taverns Pub of the Year

  • Brown and Blacks - Perth and Kinross, Scotland
  • Dartford Sports Bar -  Dartford, Kent
  • Boot & Shoe - Ackworth, Pontefract, Wales
  • Red Lion - Porthmadog, Wales
  • Blue Ball Inn  - Worrall, Sheffield
  • Needlemakers Arms - Studley, Warwickshire


Marstons Pub of the Year

  • The Woodyard - Bakewell, East Midlands
  • Royal Oak - Compton, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
  • Romilly - Cardiff, Wales
  • Gun Inn - Findon, West Sussex
  • Railway - Shottle, East Midlands
  • Rose & Crown -  Ulnes Walton, Lancashire


Stonegate Group Pub Partners Pub of the Year

  • Ye Olde Horseshoe - Belbroughton, Worcestershire
  • London Tavern - Poulner, Hampshire
  • Myrtle Tavern - Leeds, West Yorkshire
  • White Horse - Dover, Kent
  • Old Windmill - Coventry, West Midlands
  • White Cross - Lancaster, Lancashire


Star Pubs & Bars Pub of the Year

  • Bat & Ball - Breamore, Fordingbridge, Hampshire
  • The Red Lion - Shepperton, Surrey
  • The Knox - Harrogate, North Yorkshire
  • Hare and Hounds - Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
  • The Cartvale - Glasgow, Scotland
  • The Rainbow - Birmingham, West Midlands

Words from the winners...

“Winning such a prestigious award brings great attention from every corner of the country and we know, in winning, that we become the custodians of a very special prize and must live up to the high standards expected as a winner of such a coveted award. Our award has helped us shine a great light on the strength of the rural pub in the UK and we are very honoured indeed to have been able to do this for others to follow.”

Winner: Great British Pub of the Year 2023

Tim Bird and Mary Mclaughlin Owners The Cholmondeley Arms

"The overall event was amazing. The Rose and Crown also won an award which meant so much to us as a community, local produce suppliers and most of all the staff, who work amazingly hard which is why we won an award. Following on from this the business will only benefit through winning the award."

Winner: Marston's Pub of the Year 2023

Andrew Goodall Owner Rose & Crown

"We were extremely proud to be able to support our community during such a difficult time last year and receiving this recognition for our efforts was the icing on the cake. In the 4 weeks after opening, we finished 50% up on sales compared with the same period in 2019, demonstrating the impact this investment had on the business."

Winner: Feeding the Community 2020

Phil Davison Owner The Fox at Peasemore

"Winning the award has meant lots of local and national media coverage, the additional media exposure that you get is really important, because that is worth thousands and thousands of pounds."

Winner: John Smith's Great British Pub of the Year 2017

Glenn Duckett Owner The Eagle & Child Ramsbottom

"It was an amazing day. Our team absolutely loved it. We're already thinking of new ideas to get us into the next one!"

Heather Porter-Brandwood The Bellflower

"Winning the GBPA category for Keeping the Community Entertained has been a huge boost for The Swan. Whilst the prize money has allowed us to make some amazing progress with the refurbishment of our kitchen, most importantly, the award has helped us raise our profile in the community and made many more local people aware of what is going on at the pub, our aims and vision for its future."

Winner: Keeping the Community Entertained Pub Hero 2020

Anne Tebbatt Chair, Friends of The Swan The Swan

"We were incredibly proud to be recognised by such a prestigious award after the most challenging of periods in our industries history. Winning gave our team a much needed morale boost, our customers drew confidence in knowing that the venue had bounced back to be at the top of its game and agencies such as Arts Council England, The Mayor of London and our local Council were reminded of the vital contribution our venue makes to our diverse community."

Winner: Best Late Night Entertainment Pub 2021

Ken Wright The Phoenix Arts Club

"The Great British Pub Awards made a real difference to our business. It was a huge honour to win the “Best Food” award and the consequential publicity was immense. The award undoubtedly helped us grow our reputation for being a destination venue."

Winner: Best Pub Food 2021

Brendan Padfield Owner The Unruly Pig