Pubs and bars across the UK are celebrating this week after triumphing at a prestigious award ceremony. The National Pub and Bar Awards showcase the best pubs and bars in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and also see a list of top venues selected for each region.
A total of 94 county winners were chosen, as well as commendations being handed out and a range of other winners crowned. The overall winner was the 16-bedroom Gunton Arms, based near Cromer, Norfolk, run by husband-and-wife team Stuart and Simone Tattersall.
The Gunton Arms: National Pub of the Year
The kitchen is led by award-winning chef Stuart, previously head chef at Mark Hix, who uses locally-sourced ingredients such as venison and cooks over a fire grill. He said: “I’m gobsmacked. Absolutely incredible to be mentioned in the same breath as so many of these people at the awards. It’s a credit to the team at The Gunton and the great county of Norfolk. Our guests have really supported us and been really kind to us, so after 15 years, to get this is a massive achievement.”
Other Major Winners
Other venues to win big on the night were Caledonian Heritable, which claimed pub group of the year, and German bierhaus brand Albert’s Schloss, which was named bar group of the year. Meanwhile, the Welldiggers Arms in Petworth, West Sussex, was given the Tyrrellbly Good Taste Award. The Devonshire in Soho earned the Industry Choice Award, voted for by people across the sector, for the second year in a row.
Full List of 2026 National Pub & Bar Awards Winners
- East Midlands Pub & Bar of the Year: The Tollemache Arms
- East of England Pub & Bar of the Year: The Gunton Arms
- London Pub & Bar of the Year: The George, Fitzrovia
- North East Pub & Bar of the Year: The Kirkstyle Inn and Sportsman's Rest
- North West Pub & Bar of the Year: Church Inn, Mobberley
- Northern Ireland Pub & Bar of the Year: Guildhall Taphouse
- North Scotland Pub & Bar of the Year: The Ferry Inn, Isle of Skye
- South Scotland Pub & Bar of the Year: The Noble, Glasgow
- South East Pub & Bar of the Year: The Mason’s Arms, Clanfield
- South West Pub & Bar of the Year: The Bath Arms, Warminster
- Wales Pub & Bar of the Year: George III, Dolgellau
- West Midlands Pub & Bar of the Year: The Bull’s Head, Craswall
- Yorkshire and the Humber Pub & Bar of the Year: The Woolly Sheep Inn, Skipton
- Industry’s Choice Award: The Devonshire, Soho
- Pub Group of the Year: Caledonian Heritable
- Bar Group of the Year: Albert’s Schloss
- The Tyrrells Tyrrellbly Good Taste Award: The Welldiggers Arms, Petworth
- National Pub & Bar of the Year: The Gunton Arms
The Industry’s Choice Award Top 10
- The Devonshire, Soho
- The Somers Town Coffee House, Euston
- The French House, Soho
- The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate
- The Mason's Arms, Clanfield
- The Gunton Arms, Norfolk
- The Sportsman, Seasalter
- The Bull, Charlbury
- The White Horse, Brancaster Staithe
- The Woolpack, Slad
