The Top 50 Gastropubs in Britain

The 2016 ‘Top 50 Gastropubs in Britain’ have been announced today by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

The industry title ranked Stephen Harris’s Michelin-starred Kentish pub the Sportsman in top space. After coming second twice in 2013 and 2014, Harris claimed the top spot for the first time at the 2015 awards and has regained the title again this year.

Yorkshire pubs fared well, with The Pipe and Glass of South Dalton and The Star at Harome of York claiming second and third spots respectively. The Coach in Marlow and The Pony and Trap in Bristol made up the top five.

London was well represented in the list, with a fifth of all entries based in the capital. Harwood Arms in Fulham was the top rated amongst the London Gastropubs, closely followed by The Marksman in Hackney.

Check out the complete top 50 below, or at the Top 50 Gastropub site.

The Sportsman, Kent

2. The Pipe and Glass, Yorkshire

3. The Star and Harome, Yorkshire

4. The Coach, Buckinghamshire

5. The Pony and Trap, Bristol

6. Freemasons at Wiswell, Lancashire

7. Harwood Arms, London

8. The Hardwick, Monmouthshire

9. The Kingham Plough, Oxfordshire

10. Masons Arms, Devon

11. The Marksman, London

12. The Butchers Arms, Gloucestershire

13. The Rat Inn, Northumberland

14. The Beehive, Berkshire

15. The Treby Arms, Devon

16. Gurnards Head, Cornwall

17. The Greyhound on the Test, Hampshire

18. Gunton Arms, Norfolk

19. The Anchor and Hope, London

20. The Red Lion and Sun, London

21. The Bull and Last, London

22. The Crown, Berkshire

23. The Jugged Hare, London

24. The Beckford Arms, Wiltshire

25. The Crown at Bray, Berkshire

26. The Plough at Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire

27. The Cornish Arms, Devon

28. The Broad Chare, Newcastle

29. The Wild Rabbit, Oxfordshire

30. The Feathered Nest Country Inn, Oxfordshire

31. The Staith House, North Shields

32. The Empress, London

33. The Kentish Hare, Kent

34. Journeys End Inn, South Devon

35. The Fishpool Inn, Cheshire

36. Red Lion Freehouse, Wiltshire

37. The Royal Oak Paley, Berkshire

38. Canton Arms, London

39. The Nut Tree, Oxfordshire

40. The Wellington Arms, Hampshire

41. The Olive Branch, East Midlands

42. Old School Bar and Kitchen, Cornwall

43. Parlour, London

44. Shibden Mill Inn, Yorkshire

45. The Lickfold Inn, West Sussex

46. The Stagg Inn, Herefordshire

47. The Truscott Arms, London

48. The Parkers Arms, Lancashire

49. The Bridge Tavern, Newcastle

50. The Lord Clyde, Bollington

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.