The Good Pub Guide's top pubs of 2015
Here's where the new edition of the pub guide says you can find the best boozers.
The Good Pub Guide 2015 is out now, and it has named its top 10 dining and top 10 beer pubs of 2015.
There are also some special categories with their own champions.
Dining Pub of the Year
A Yorkshire pub has claimed the accolade of Dining Pub of 2015. The Pipe & Glass Inn in South Dalton was praised for its "beautifully presented [and] seriously good food from an interesting menu." The pub was awarded a Michelin star in 2010 and is the only pub in East Yorkshire to currently hold one.
Beer Pub of the Year
The Nag's Head in Malvern has the best beer in the UK, according to the Guide, and is "genuinely welcoming and full of character". With 15 ales on tap (including eight permanent and three from the pub's own brewery), plus ciders, stouts and lagers, drinkers are spoiled for choice.
Pub of the Year
The Pub of 2015 is the Rose & Crown in Snettisham, which is run "with such care and love by Mr and Mrs Goodrich". They source as many ingredients as possible from the local area, including seafood from nearby Brancaster and vegetables from local farmers. The pub has been quenching the thirst of locals for around 700 years!
Top Ten Pubs 2015
Here are the Good Pub Guide's top 10 pubs of the year, in no particular order.
Royal Standard of England – Forty Green, Buckinghamshire
Crown – Little Walden, Essex
Olive Branch – Clipsham, Leicestershire & Rutland
Rose & Crown – Snettisham, Norfolk
Woods – Dulverton, Somerset
Horse Guards – Tillington, Sussex
Bell – Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
Compasses – Chicksgrove, Wiltshire
Nags Head – Malvern, Worcestershire
Crown – Roecliffe, Yorkshire
Any problems?
The Guide has been criticised for its decision to charge nominated pubs to appear in its pages, but it's still a handy resource. For instance, it's safe to say that all of the top pubs listed above are worth a visit.
Take its advice with something of a pinch of salt, but it should be helpful if you're in an area you've never visited before.
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Have you been to any of these pubs? Would you recommend it? Or perhaps you'd like to make suggestions for alternatives? Let us know in the Comments below
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