Pubs that have made it onto the Top 50 Gastropubs list from day one

The judging process is rigorous and begins with votes from the Top 50 Gastropubs Voting Academy.

These include gastropub operators (who can’t vote for their own pubs), food writers, pubco catering development managers and executive chefs, celebrity and top hospitality industry chefs, pub guide editors, industry chiefs and food operators.

Industry experts

Following this, the voting panel is broken down into six geographical voting regions, with an equal number of votes collected in each by the Top 50 Gastropubs Voting Academy, which ultimately come together to form the definitive list of the best gastropubs in Britain. 

Special awards

Alongside the iconic list, Top 50 also has special awards including Front of House Team of the Year, Gastropub Chef of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and a Ones to Watch list,

Gastropubs are the backbone of accessible and high-quality food and every region now has a great selection of pubs with a strong food offer.

The Top 50 brand started in 2007 but was top 10, 20 and 30, and here’s the list from 2020 back to 2010:

2020:

1. The Harwood Arms, Fulham, north London
2. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
3. The Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe, Lancashire
4. The Star Inn, Harome, North Yorkshire
5. The Coach, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
6. The Compasses Inn, Canterbury, Kent
7. The Parkers Arms, near Clitheroe, Lancashire
8. The Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol
9. The White Swan at Fence, Lancashire
10. The Guinea Grill, Mayfair, central London
11. The Angel at Hetton, Skipton, North Yorkshire
12. The Hand & Flowers, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
13. The Staith House, North Shields, Tyneside
14. The Marksman, Hackney, east London
15. The Rat Inn, Hexham, Northumberland
16. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon
17. The Fordwich Arms, Caterbury, Kent
18. The Crown, Maidenhead, Berkshire
19. The Hardwick, Abergavenny, Wales
20. The Boat Inn, Lichfield, Staffordshire
21. The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, north London
22. The Drapers Arms, Islington, north London
23. The Mariners, Rock, Cornwall
24. The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton, East Yorkshire
25. The Beehive, Maidenhead, Berkshire
26. The Black Bull, Sedburgh, Cumbria
27. The Olive Branch, Rutland, East Midlands
28. The Kentish Hare, Bidborough, Kent
29. The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge, Suffolk
30. The Broad Chare, Quayside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
31. The Swan, Bampton, Devon
32. The Flitch of Bacon, Little Dunmow, Essex
33. St Tudy Inn, Bodmin, Cornwall
34. The White Horse, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
35. Canton Arms, Stockwell, south London
36. The Oxford Blue, Windsor, Berkshire
37. The Scran & Scallie, Stockbridge, Edinburgh
38. The Anchor & Hope, Waterloo, central London
39. The French House, Soho, central London
40. The Longs Arms, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
41. Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax, West Yorkshire
42. The Wild Rabbit, Kingham, Oxfordshire
43. The Charlton Arms, Ludlow, Shropshire
44. The White Post, Rimpton, Somerset
45. The Gunton Arms, Norwich, Norfolk
46. The Royal Oak Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire
47. The Bell, Langford, Oxfordshire
48. The Cadeleigh Arms, Tiverton, Decon
49. The Dog at Wingham, Canterbury, Kent
50. The Five Bells Inn, Cullompton, Exeter

2018

1. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
2. The Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, nr Bristol, Somerset
3. The Star Inn, Harome, York 
4. Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe, Lancashire
5. The Coach, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
6. The Drapers Arms, Islington, north London
7. The Beehive, Maidenhead, Berkshire
8. The Parkers Arms, near Clitheroe, Lancashire
9. The Hardwick, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, south Wales
10. The Marksman, Hackney, east London
11. The Crown at Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire 
12. Black Swan at Oldstead, York
13. Masons Arms, Knowstone, Devon
14. The Rat Inn, Hexham, Northumberland
15. The Scran & Scallie, Edinburgh
16. The Anchor & Hope, Waterloo, south London
17. The Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxfordshire
18. The Broad Chare, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear
19. The Hand & Flowers, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
20. The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton, East Yorkshire
21. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon
22. Harwood Arms, Fulham, west London
23. The Hind’s Head, Bray, Berkshire
24. The Staith House, North Shields, Tyneside
25. The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, north London
26. The White Post, Rimpton, Devon
27. Guinea Grill, Mayfair, central London
28. The Swan, Bampton, Devon
29. The Flitch of Bacon, Little Dunmow, Essex
30. The Drunken Duck, Ambleside, Cumbria
31. The Long Arms, South Wraxall, Wiltshire, 
32. The Kingham Plough, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
33. The Wellington Arms, Baughurst, Hampshire
34. The Magdelen Arms, Oxford, Oxfordshire
35. The Beckford Arms, Salisbury, Wiltshire
36. The Pointer, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
37. The Felin Fach Griffin, Brecon, Wales
38. The Swan, Chiddingfold, Surrey
39. The Gurnard’s Head, St Ives, Cornwall
40. The Cartford Arms, Preston, Lancashire
41. The Parlour, Kensal Green, north London
42. The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market, Norfolk
43. The Crown at Bray, Maidenhead, Berkshire
44. The Compasses Inn, Canterbury, Kent
45. The Royal Oak Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire
46. The Bridge Inn, Ratho, Midlothian
47. The Canton Arms, Stockwell, south London
48. St Tudy Inn, Bodmin, Cornwall
49. The Hundred of Ashendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
50. The Lickfold Inn, Petworth, West Sussex

2016

1. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
2. The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton, East Yorkshire
3. The Star at Harome, North Yorkshire
4. The Coach, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
5. The Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol, Somerset
6. Freemasons Arms, Wiswell, Lancashire
7. Harwood Arms, Fulham, south-west London
8. The Hardwick, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales
9. The Kingham Plough, Kingham, Oxfordshire
10. The Masons Arms, Knowstone, Devon
11. The Marksman, Hackney, east London
12. The Butchers Arms, Eldersfield, Gloucestershire
13. The Rat, Anick, Hexham, Northumberland
14. The Beehive, Maidenhead, Berkshire
15. The Treby Arms, Plymouth, Devon
16. Gurnards Head, Zennor, Cornwall
17. The Greyhound on the Test, Stockbridge, Hampshire
18. Gunton Arms, Norwich, Norfolk
19. The Anchor & Hope, Waterloo, central London
20. The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, north London
21. The Bull & Last, Highgate, north London
22. The Crown, Maidenhead, Berkshire
23. The Jugged Hare, Barbican, central London
24. The Beckford Arms, Gifford, Wiltshire
25. The Crown at Bray, Maidenhead, Berkshire
26. The Plough at Bolnhurst, Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire
27. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon
28. The Broad Chare, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
29. The Wild Rabbit, Kingham, Oxfordshire
30. The Feathered Nest, Country Inn, Nether Westcote, Oxfordshire
31. The Staith House, North Shields, Tyneside
32. The Empress, Victoria Park, east London
33. The Kentish Hare, Bidborough, Kent
34. Journeys End Inn, near Kingsbridge, Devon
35. Fishpool Inn, Delamere, Cheshire
36. Red Lion Firehouse, Pewsey, Wiltshire
37. The Royal Oak Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire
38. Canton Arms, Stockwell, south London
39. The Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxfordshire
40. The Wellington Arms, Baughurst, Hampshire
41. The Olive Branch, Rutland, East Midlands
42. Old School Bar & Kitchen, Mounte Hawke, Cornwall
43. Parlour, Kensal Green, north-west London
44. Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax, West Yorkshire
45. The Lickfold Inn, Petworth, West Sussex
46. The Stagg Inn, Kington, Herefordshire
47. The Truscott Arms, Maida Vale, north London
48. The Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland, Clitheroe, Lancashire
49. The Bridge Tavern, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
50. Lord Clyde, Kerridge, Cheshire

2014

1. Hand & Flowers, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
2. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
3. The Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Somerset
4. The Pipe & Glass Inn, Beverley, East Yorkshire
5. The Star Inn, Harome, North Yorkshire
6. Royal Oak Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire
7. Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market, Norfolk
8. Hardwood Arms, Fulham, south-west London
9. The Hardwick, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, south Wales
10. The Bull & Last, Highgate, north London
11. The Gurnard’s Head, Zennor, St Ives, Cornwall
12. Anchor & Hope, Waterloo, central London
13. Hinds Head, Bray, Berkshire
14. The Ship, Wandsworth, south-west London
15. The British Larder, Bromeswell, Suffolk
16. The Jugged Hare, Moorgate, central London
17. The Treby Arms, Sparkwell, Devon
18. Canton Arms, Stockwell, south London
19. Drapers Arms, Islington, north London
20. Jack in the Green, Rockbeare, Devon
21. Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon
22. Wellington Arms, Baughurst, Hampshire
23. Olive Branch, Clipsham, Rutland
24. Butchers Arms, Eldersfield, Worcestershire
25. The Long Arms, South Wraxall, Wiltshire
26. Duncombe Arms, Ellastone, Staffordshire
27. Beckford Arms, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire
28. Freemasons at Wiswell, Clitheroe, Lancashire
29. The Plough, Longparish, Hampshire
30. Masons Arms, Knowstone, Devon
31. Scran & Scallie, Edinburgh, Scotland
32. Broad Chare, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
33. The Stagg Inn, Titley, Herefordshire
34. Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxfordshire
35. Lady Ottoline, Holborn, central London
36. Anchor Inn, Walberswick, Suffolk
37. Felin Fach Griggin, Brecon, Powys, Mid Wales
38. Somers Town Coffee House, Euston, London
39. Kensington Arms, Cotham, Bristol
40. Vintage, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
41. Rat Inn, Anick, Northumberland
42. Red Lion, Cricklade, Wiltshire
43. The Eagle, Farringdon, central London
44. Garrison, Bermondsey, south-east London
45. The Feathered Nest, Nether Westcote, Oxfordshire
46. The Angel, Hetton, North Yorkshire
47. The White Horse, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
48. The Parkers Arms, Clitheroe, Lancashire
49. The Pot Kiln, Frilsham, Berkshire
50. Wheatsheaf, Northleach, Gloucestershire

2012

1. Hand & Flowers, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
2. Harwood Arms, Fulham, south-west London
3. The Star at Harome, Harome, North Yorkshire
4. The Anchor & Hope, Waterloo, central London
5. Jack in the Green, Rockbeare, near Exeter, Devon
6. The Royal Oak Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire
7. The Hinds Head, Bray, Berkshire
8. The Hardwick, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, South Wales
9. The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton, East Yorkshire
10. The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent
11. The Gurnards Head, St Ives, Cornwall
12. The Olive Branch, Clipsham, Rutland
13. The Pony & Trap, Chew Magna, Bristol, Somerset
14. Wellington Arms, Baughurst, Hampshire
15. Masons Arms, Cartmell Fell, Cumbria
16. The Bull & Last, Highgate, north London
17. The Canton Arms, Stockwell, south London
18. The Felin Fach Griffin, Brecon, Powys, Mid Wales
19. The Stagg Inn, Kington, Herefordshire
20. Lord Poulett Arms, Hinton, St George, Somerset
21. The Garrison, Bermondsey, south-east London
22. The Three Fishes, Mitton, Lancashire
23. The Albion, Clifton, Bristol, Somerset
24. The Eagle, Farringdon, central London
25. The Mall Tavern, Notting Hill, west London
26. The Fox & Grapes, Wimbledon Common, south-west London
27. The Beckford Arms, Fonthill, Gifford, Wiltshire
28. The Black Horse, Ireland, Shefford, Bedfordshire
29. The Avalon, Balham Hill, south London
30. Ye Olde Sun Inn, Colton, North Yorkshire
31. The Angel at Hetton, Hetton, near Skipton, North Yorkshire
32. The British Larder, Bromeswell, Woodbridge, Suffolk
33. The Gun, Docklands, east London
34. The Wheatsheaf, Combe Hay, Somerset
35. The Holt, Honiton, Devon
36. The Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxfordshire
37. The Victoria Inn, Penzance, Cornwall
38. The Drunken Duck, Ambleside, Cumbria
39. The Kingham Plough, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
40. The Queens Arms, Corton Denham, Wiltshire
41. King William Pub and Dining Rooms, Bath, Somerset
42. Freemasons at Wiswell, Wiswell, Lancashire
43. Purefoy Arms, Preston Candover, Hampshire
44. The Magdalen Arms, Oxford, Oxfordshire
45. The Sands End, Fulham, south-west London
46. The Fox at Willian, Willian, Hertfordshire
47. The Masons Arms, Cartmell over Fell, Cumbria
48. The Stag at Offchurch, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
49. The White Horse, Parsons Green, south-west London
50. The Thomas Cubitt, Belgravia, west London

2010