UK's 250 best pubs and bars named - interactive map shows the closest one to you
Reach Daily Express April 19, 2025 04:39 AM

The National Pub and Bar Awards annually recognises the , shining a spotlight on establishments that excel in their field.

And now, over 250 nominees from across the country, , are vying for an award . From these, 94

In a departure from previous years, the results will be unveiled live at the annual award ceremony, set to take place in London on June 24. Hosted at Big Penny Social in London, the final will invite all nominees to join in celebrating their achievements, before revealing which venues will be crowned County and Regional Winners.

The event showcases a diverse array of venues from across the UK, with the 94 county winners along with the highly commended venues for each area set to be announced on the night.

We've created this interactive map, which allows you to instantly locate the nominated pub nearest to you, so you can see what all the fuss is about firsthand.

256 pubs and bars have earned bragging rights as they have been shortlisted throughout England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, firmly cementing their places as the UK's best pubs and bars.

The 2025 National Pub & Bar Awards shortlist: East Midlands

Derbyshire

The George, Hope Valley

The Pack Horse Hayfield

The Prince of Wales, Baslow

Leicestershire

Cow and Plough

The Forge Inn

The Griffin Inn

Northamptonshire

The Red Lion, Kettering

The Sheaf Inn

The Tollemache Arms

Nottinghamshire

The Four Bells Inn, Nottingham

The Radcliffe

The Tap & Run

Rutland

The Admiral Hornblower

The Fox, Oakham

The Olive Branch Country Inn

East of England

Essex

Railway Arms, Saffron Walden

Thatchers Arms

The Windmill Chatham Green

Bedfordshire

The Boot Inn

The Crown, Henlow

The Oddfellows Arms

Cambridgeshire

The Burleigh Arms

The Grantchester Green Man

The Three Hills Bartlow

Hertfordshire

The Black Horse, Barnet

The Farmer's Boy

The Highwayman

Norfolk

The Angel at Watlington

The Gunton Arms

The Kings Head, Letheringsett

Suffolk

The Anchor at Walberswick

The Lord Nelson

The Newbourne Fox

London

City of London

Goldwood

Lamb Tavern

The Wren Tavern

Greater London

The Baring

The Devonshire

The French House

The Red Lion & Sun

The Walmer Castle

North East

Durham

The Bay Horse

The Kingslodge Inn

The Seaton Lane Inn

Northumberland

The Black Swan Inn, Seahouses

The Crown Inn Humshaugh

The Lindisfarne Inn

Tyne and Wear

Manahatta

The Broad Chare

The Seaburn Inn

North West

Cheshire

Bunbury Arms

Cholmondeley Arms

The Bull's Head, Mobberley

Cumbria

Boaters Bar Bowness

The Black Bull, Sedbergh

The Temperance Inn

Greater Manchester

Electric Shuffle Manchester

Side Street Manchester

The Edinburgh Castle

Lancashire

Offshore

Parkers Arms

The Black Bull, Blackburn

Merseyside

Flight Club Liverpool

Roscoe Head

St Peters Tavern

Northern Ireland

Antrim

Duke of York, Belfast

Rococo Wine Bar Antrim

Sunflower Public House

Armagh

Courthouse Bar

Keegan's

The Hole in the Wall

Down

Dundrum Inn

The Dirty Duck Alehouse

The Maghera Inn

Fermanagh

Blakes of the Hollow

Charlie's Bar

The Taphouse

Derry/Londonderry

Blackbird

Guildhall Taphouse

Pedar O'Donnell's

Tyrone

Bogans

The Brewer's House

Tomneys

Northern Scotland

Aberdeenshire

Beekies Neuk

The Boat Inn, Aboyne

Angus

The Birkhill Inn

The Picture House

Argyll and Bute

Macgochans

Tigh An Truish

City of Aberdeen

The Spiritualist

The Tippling House

City of Dundee

Bertie Mooney's

The Barrelman

Clackmannanshire

The Bobbing John

The Mansfield Arms

Fife

Dreel Tavern

Montagues

Highland

Sligachan Hotel

The Ben Nevis Bar

Moray

The Mash Tun

The Old Mill Inn

Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)

The Cross Inn

The Crown, Stornoway

Orkney Islands

Ayre Hotel

St Ola Hotel

Perth and Kinross

The Inn at Loch Tummel

The Old Ship Inn

Shetland Islands

Douglas Arms

The Dowry

Stirling

The Cross Keys

The Rising Sun

Southern Scotland

City of Edinburgh

Cloisters

Tipsy Midgie Whisky Bar

City of Glasgow

Piper Whisky Bar

The French Horn

Dumfries and Galloway

Kenmuir Arms

The Steamboat Inn

East Ayrshire

Hollybush Inn, Hollybush

The Weston

East Dunbartonshire

The Stables

The Station

East Lothian

Broc Bar at The Bonnie Badger

Station Yard

East Renfrewshire

The Cartvale

The White Cart

Falkirk

New Market Bar

The Wheatsheaf

Inverclyde

One Bruce Street Bar & Kitchen

Scotts

Midlothian

Laird and Dog Inn

Stewart Brewing Brewery Bar & Pizza Kitchen

North Ayrshire

The Northern Way

The Red Squirrel

North Lanarkshire

The Electric Bar

The Railway Tavern

Renfrewshire

The Boarding House

The Coach House

Scottish Borders

The Horseshoe Inn

Wheatsheaf Hotel

South Ayrshire

The Kirkmichael Arms

The Smoking Goat

South Lanarkshire

The Applebank Inn

The Rowantree Inn

West Dunbartonshire

Counting House

The Glen Lusset

West Lothian

Livingston Inn

The Four Mary's

South East

Berkshire

The Belgian Arms

The Last Crumb

The Rising Sun, Reading

Buckinghamshire

The Jolly Farmer, Gerrards Cross

The Journeyman

The Rising Sun, Aylesbury

East Sussex

The Argyle Arms

The Geese

The Royal Sovereign

Hampshire

The High Corner Inn

The Ship Inn Langstone

The White Buck Inn

Isle of Wight

The Fighting Cocks

The Old Fort, Seaview

The Taverners

Kent

The Flying Horse, Smarden

The Leicester Arms

The Marquis of Granby

Oxfordshire

Double Red Duke

The Black Horse, Thame

The Bull, Charlbury

The Nags Head on The Thames

The Trout Inn

Surrey

Teller's Arms

The Kings Arms, Egham

The Running Horses, Mickleham

West Sussex

Crown and Anchor, Chichester

The Red Deer, Horsham

The White Horse, Chilgrove

South West

Bristol

Mulligans

The All Inn

The Gloucester Old Spot

Cornwall

Heron Inn

The Pickwick Inn & Oliver's Restaurant

The Ship Inn, Porthleven

Devon

The Cove

The Masons Arms

The Thatched Tavern

Dorset

The Dog House

The King's Arms, Shaftesbury

The Libertine

The Pavilion Arms

Gloucestershire

Dr Foster

The Crown at Ampney Brook

The Bell Inn Langford

The Lion Inn, Winchcombe

Somerset

Ludo Sports Bar & Kitchen

The Swan Inn, Rowberrow

The Talbot Inn

Wiltshire

The Beckford Arms

The King John Inn

The Royal Oak, Easterton

Wales

Clwyd

Mold Alehouse

The Griffin

The Lighthouse Inn

Dyfed

The Golden Lion

The Stackpole Inn

White Hart Thatched Inn & Brewery

Gwent

The Black Bear Inn

The Clytha Arms

The Duffryn Arms

Gwynedd

The Bull's Head Inn

The Fairy Falls Hotel

Yr Eagles

Mid Glamorgan

The Golden Mile

The Old House 1147

The Rock Inn

Powys

The Checkers

The Nags Head Inn

The Sun Hotel

South Glamorgan

Blue Anchor Inn

Bonnie Rogues Pub

Hare & Hounds

West Glamorgan

Bonnie Rogues Pub

Britannia Inn

Pontardawe Inn

West Midlands

Herefordshire

Prince of Wales, Ledbury

The Oak Inn Staplow

The Riverside at Aymestrey

Shropshire

The Acton At Morville

The Huntsman of Little Wenlock

The Tally Ho Inn

Staffordshire

Fitzherbert Arms

The Duncombe Arms

The Tamworth Tap

Warwickshire

The Aviary Bar

The Drawing Board

The Red Lion, Long Compton

West Midlands

Albert's Schloss

The Queens, Walsall

The Tamworth Arms

Worcestershire

The Pillar Of Salt Droitwich

The Wildmoor Oak

Ye Olde Black Cross

Yorkshire and the Humber

East Riding of Yorkshire

Firepit, Beverley

The Goodmanham Arms

The Old Star

Lincolnshire

The Red Lion Hotel, Spalding

The Royal Oak Inn, Louth

The Strait and Narrow

North Yorkshire

The Black Swan, Helmsley

The Black Swan, Ripon

The Plough, Wombleton

South Yorkshire

Biscuit Billy's

Public

The Woodman

West Yorkshire

Pinnacle Sports & Games

SALT Beer Factory

The Shibden Mill Inn

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