Sponsor Opportunities

The Great British Pub Awards are the industry’s leading national awards for single-site pub operators. As well as rewarding the UK’s finest pubs, it generates great publicity for winners and finalists, enabling them to drive their businesses to the next level and dramatically increase sales.

The Great British Pub Awards provides sponsors with a fantastic platform to get up close and personal with the best of British pubs. With the event adopting a hybrid face-to-face/digital model, sponsors can make the most of more touchpoints than ever before amongst finalists and a wider consumer audience.

Benefit from opportunities such as...

  • Branding throughout the whole awards campaign - from the entries stage right through to the overall GBPA winner event
  • Have a member of your team on the judging panel
  • Sampling opportunities throughout the campaign
  • Opportunity to provide a 30 second TV advert during the livestream
  • Places at the overall Great British Pub of the Year live event
  • And much, much more...


For further information about sponsoring the event, please contact Chris Duffett, Commercial Director on Chris.Duffett@wrbm.com or 01293 846546.

Words from the winners...

"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: Community Services Pub Hero of the Year 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"

The John Smith's Great British Pub of the Year 2017

Glenn Duckett Owner The Eagle & Child Ramsbottom

"Winning the Great British Pub heroes Award was a tremendous honour, not just for our pub The Fountain Bar, but for our whole Community. This award and the #FeldyRoo project as a whole really has helped put Aberfeldy on the map. This is sure to benefit the Fountain bar and all the businesses that were involved in the future."

Winner: Greene King Pub Hero of the Year 2020

Gavin Price Owner The Fountain Bar

"We were delighted to have been selected as a finalist for two awards at the 2020 Great British Pub Awards, and then to go on and win the Staff Welfare Award was absolutely fantastic. We will not let the lovely award just gather dust, we don’t feel that winning the award is the end."

Winner: Staff Welfare Pub Hero 2020

Sally Pickles’ Director The Bowgie Inn

"Thank you for making some dreams come true, for recognising the amazing people I am surrounded by and supported by on a daily basis"

The Great British Pub of the Year 2016

Dominic Worrall Owner The Bull

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