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Entries for the Great British Pub Awards are currently closed. Click here to register your interest for next year!

The Great British Pub Awards are on a mission to recognise and reward the finest pubs up and down the UK. With a wide variety of categories from 'Best Pub for Food' to 'Best Pub for Dogs', there's plenty of opportunity for pubs of all shapes, sizes and strengths to make their mark!

We've crafted the awards to ensure they're as beneficial as possible for the pubs that enter. Securing a place as a finalist in these awards is a great opportunity to raise the profile of your business, and opens the door to new customers and opportunities. With last year's awards generating 259 million opportunities to see via press coverage, winning can take your business to another level. Here’s a reminder of the benefits of entering:

  • Boost your business, increase awareness and attract new customers
  • Showcase your hard work and achievements
  • Lift your team’s morale by recognising their contribution
  • Generate excellent national and local PR for your pub
  • Attract new suppliers

The Great British Pub Awards are a two-phase judging process. We know that pub operators are busy, therefore the first stage has been crafted to be as simple and quick as possible . Entries that are shortlisted will proceed to stage two where they will be asked to provide additional information. For more information, please see our judging page or contact us at GBPA@wrbm.com

If you know of a pub that deserves special recognition, nominate them for 2024 here.

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Categories for Entry 2023 

Click the arrows below to see the criteria for each category!

Recognising all pubs in a urban/city setting. This is for a pub that is doing an exceptional job across the board, offering high standards with its food and drink offer and great service in superb surroundings that caters for their target market.

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Recognising all pubs in a rural/village setting. This is for a pub that is doing an exceptional job across the board, offering high standards with its food and drink offer and great service in superb surroundings that caters for their target market.

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Open to pubs that put a real emphasis on looking after their four-legged customers. This is a pub that goes beyond simply welcoming owners with dogs, and has a strong offer around catering for animals as part of its core business offer

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Recognising pubs who do a great job when it comes to their entertainment offer. This is open to pubs that range from late night operations, to live music providers, through to pubs that run outstanding quiz and charity events.

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Open to pubs that focus their offer on the family market. Catering for all ages and for who the family market has been a key part of their business success in the past year. The winner will have a family friendly food and drink offer and facilities to keep all the family entertained.

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Open to all pubs with a focus on their exceptional food. The winner will consistently deliver value and high standards through their menu, showcasing the quality of ingredients and innovation in how they are prepared.

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Recognising the best pub garden in the country. The winner will have an exceptional outside space that has been well designed and developed to offer customers an outstanding experience.

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Open to pubs which offer the best place to watch sport on match days. The winner will screen multiple sports, have an exceptional audio-visual setup and welcome the diverse range of sports fans to their site.

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Recognising all pubs that are doing a great job when it comes to improving their environmental footprint. Judges will be looking for sustainable practices throughout the operation of the business, from food and drink sourcing, to waste and energy reductions practices.

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Open to pubs who have succeeded in building a successful business that is at the centre of its community. The winner will offer a range of facilities to their locals showcasing how a pub can be the hub of a community, from supporting local charities and groups, connecting people, looking after the lonely and vulnerable and providing service way beyond that of a typical pub.

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Recognising the best pub chefs in the country. The winning chef will be running an exceptional kitchen offering high food standards, a great menu and awareness of cost management.

Those successful in round 2 will be asked to partake in a site visit during July or August. These site visits will narrow the field down to 3 finalists who will compete in a live cook-off at the awards on September 19th in Manchester. If selected you will need to be available to take part in this cook off for the chance to win.

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Recognising the best pub young chefs in the country. The winning young chef will be under 25 years old, consistently delivering high standards in the kitchen.

We will be choosing 3 finalists from Round 2 to compete in a live cook-off at the awards on September 19th in Manchester. If selected you will need to be available to take part in this cook off for the chance to win.

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