The list is created by collecting votes from more than 200 professionals who are key people in the industry, from food critics and writers to chefs and pub operators. The voters are spread evenly across the UK to avoid any regional bias and to help us discover even more fantastic hidden gems.
The annual list reveal is an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the talent within the industry alongside a handful of awards announced on the night. In the run up to the event there is also a 51-100 reveal on our Instagram (@top50gastropubs) from Monday 8 January 2024.
The full list will be announced at a ceremony at the current number one The Parkers Arms nestled in the Forest of Bowland on Monday 22 January 2024 and revealed on Instagram throughout the day. Chef of the Year, Highest New Entry, Highest Climber and brand-new award Estrella Damm’s Sustainable Pub of the Year will also be revealed on the night as well as the highly anticipated One to Watch.
The Parkers Arms owner, Stosie Madi, said about her victory “I was not expecting it, it was the most unexpected thing. Not because I don’t think we deserve it but because being in the Top 50 list is already a huge win.
“Over the years, most of our wonderful achievements have been because the Top 50 have always taken note of us. I feel truly honoured and beyond happy to be number one of the list.”
The 2024 A-Z list is as follows:
Freemasons at Wiswell, Wiswell
Heft, High Newton
Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland
Pyne Arms, Barnstaple
The Abbey Inn, Byland
The Angel at Hetton, Hetton
The Baring, Islington, London
The Barrington Boar, Barrington
The Beehive, White Waltham
The Black Bear, Usk
The Black Bull, Sedbergh
The Bridge Arms, Canterbury
The Broad Chare, Newcastle
The Bull, Charlbury
The Bull & Last, Islington, London
The Bulls Head, Craswall
The Cadogan Arms, Chelsea, London
The Canton Arms, Stockwell, London
The Coach, Marlow
The Cornish Arms, Tavistock
The Dew Drop Inn, Hurley
The Dog & Gun Inn, Skelton
The Dog at Wingham, Wingham
The Double Red Duke, Clanfield
The Duncombe Arms, Ashbourne
The Edinburgh Castle, Manchester
The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury
The Guinea Grill, Mayfair, London
The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market
The Hand & Flowers, Marlow
The Harwood Arms, Fulham, London
The Kentish Hare, Tunbridge Wells
The Killingworth Castle, Wootton
The Loch and The Tyne, Windsor
The Longs Arms, Bath
The Mariners, Rock
The Masons Arms, Knowstone
The Pack Horse, Hayfield
The Parakeet, Kentish Town, London
The Pipe & Glass Inn, Beverley
The Rat Inn, Hexham
The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, London
The Scran & Scallie, Edinburgh
The Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax
The Sportsman, Seasalter
The Star Inn, Harome
The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe
The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge
The White Swan at Fence, Fence
The Woolpack, Stroud
The finalists for One to Watch are:
Bulls Head, Holymoorside
Jose Pizarro The Swan Inn, Claygate
Lime Tree Inn, York
The Barley Mow, Mayfair, London.
The Riverside at Aymestrey
The Three Horseshoes, Colchester
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