This year saw hundreds of pubs enter the awards and judges had to whittle each category down before the on-the-road judging begins, which will also be followed by a Skype interview.
The Morning Advertiser editor Ed Bedington said: “The rigorous judging process is always difficult due to the high quality of the pubs that enter.
“However, now decisions have been made and we have a very strong list of finalists that will be in the running to take the title of each of the categories, with one winner going on to take the title of Great British Pub of the Year.”
Glittering awards
Bedington wished good luck to all the finalists and congratulated them all on getting this far in the competition.
The glittering awards ceremony will be taking place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 5 September.
Mock The Week and Outnumbered funny man Hugh Dennis has just been announced as the host for the evening.
For tickets, get in touch with Stevie Robinson on 01293 846508 or email her at stevie.robinson@wrbm.com.
The finalists are:
Best for Cider
Brunswick Inn, Derby, Derbyshire
The Harlequin, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
The Orchard Inn, Bristol
The Star, Godalming, Surrey
Best for Entertainment
Apehangers Bar, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Chaplins & Cellar Bar, Bournemouth, Dorset
Rendezvous, Weymouth, Dorset
The Canal Turn, Carnforth, Lancashire
The Bill Murray, Islington, north London
The Caledonia, Liverpool, Merseyside
Best for Family
The Don War Memorial Pub, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
The Fat Pug, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
The Kings Head Inn, Newton-under-Roseberry, Cleveland
The Langton Arms, Blandford Forum, Dorset
The Three Trees, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Wrygarth Inn, Great Hatfield, East Yorkshire
Best for Food
Fox & Hounds Barley, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Devonshire Arms at Beeley, Derbyshire
The Dog at Wingham, near Canterbury, Kent
The Purefoy Arms, Basingstoke, Hampshire
The Sun Inn, Dedham, Essex
The White Swan, Fence, Lancashire
Best for LGBTQ+
City of Quebec, Marylebone, west London
Storm Cellar, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear
The Fox, Birmingham, West Midlands
The Red Lion Inn, Raithby, Lincolnshire
The Yard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear
Two Brewers, Clapham, south London
Best for Sport
Barratts Club, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Belushi's London Bridge, London
Elevens Bar & Grill, Cardiff, Wales
The Foundry, Aberdeen, Scotland
The Gardeners Arms/The Murderers, Norwich, Norfolk
The Sandon, Liverpool, Merseyside
Best for Wine
Fox & Hounds Barley, Royston, Hertfordshire
Guinea Grill, Mayfair, west London
The New Inn, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex
The Three Crowns, Chagford, Dartmoor
The Turks Head, Hasketon, Suffolk
The Unruly Pig, Bromeswell, Suffolk
Best Freehouse
Aldwark Arms, York, North Yorkshire
Angel & Harlequin, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Phoenix Arts Club, Soho, west London
The Bamburgh Castle Inn, Seahouses, Northumberland
The Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex
The Turks Head, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Best Inn
Dukes, Sidmouth, Devon
Port Gaverne, Port Isaac, Cornwall
The Bamburgh Castle Inn, Seahouses, Northumberland
The Boot, Repton, Derbyshire
The Cartford Inn, Little Eccleston, Lancashire
The Devonshire Arms at Beeley, Derbyshire
Best Local
Chandos Arms, Colindale, Greater London
Phoenix Arts Club, Soho, west London
The Canal Turn, Carnforth, Lancashire
The Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex
The Fleece Inn, Bretforton, Worcestershire
The Lion Treorchy, Treorchy, Rhondda, Wales
Best Pub Garden
The Bell, Ticehurst, East Sussex
The Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex
The Old Crown, Birmingham, West Midlands
The Royal Dyche, Burnley, Lancashire
The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire
The Turks Head, Woodbridge, Suffolk
Best Pub Manager
Ray Turnbull, general manager of Barton’s Mill Pub and Dining, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Will Buck, manager of the Nags Head, Covent Garden, west London
Paul Stephens, general manager of the Old Customs House, Portsmouth, Hampshire
Sally Williamson, general manager of the Swan Inn, Swineford, Avon
Molly Raftery, manager of the Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex
Chris Norfolk, chef-patron of the Elm Tree, Creswell, Derbyshire
Best for Beer
Brooksteed Alehouse, Worthing, West Sussex
Crutched Friar, Tower Hill, City of London
North Brewing Co Tap, Leeds, West Yorkshire
The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd, Wales
The Drawing Board, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
The Pembury Tavern, Hackney, east London
Best for Spirits
Cheers Cafe Bar & Tavern, Fraserburgh, Scotland
Criterion Bar, Fife, Scotland
The Cow, Dalbury, Derbyshire
The Mad Hatter, Oxford, Oxfordshire
The Monkey Suit, Exeter, Devon
The Snooty Fox, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
Chef of the Year
Rob Taylor, chef-patron of the Compasses Inn, Crundale, Kent
Brett Barnes, chef at the Fox & Hounds Barley, Hertfordshire
Mike Shaw, chef of the White Hart at Lydgate, Greater Manchester
Gordon Stott, chef of the Purefoy Arms, Preston Candover, Hampshire
Dave Wall, head chef of the Unruly Pig, Bromeswell, Suffolk
Tom Parker, chef of the White Swan in Fence, Lancashire
Young Chef of the Year
The Swan Inn, Swineford, Avon
The Crate & Apple, Chichester, West Sussex
The Legstraps, Wootton, Bedfordshire
Pub Company Categories:
Greene King
Barologist, Edinburgh
Crown, Biggar, Clydesdale
Greene Oak, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire
Cott Inn, Dartington, Devon
Mayflower, Rotherhithe, south London
White Lion, Walkern, Hertfordshire
Admiral
Five Bells, Lower Halling, Maidstone, Kent
Half Moon, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Mother Shipton Inn, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Nauticus, Edinburgh
Royal Oak, Brandon, Warwickshire
Carpenters Arms, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Punch
Rising Sun, Truro, Cornwall
Goose, Manchester
The Cotton Tree, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Champs, Washington, Tyne & Wear
Airedale Heifer, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Woolpack, Ipswich
Ei Group
Half Moon, Kirdford, West Sussex
Lion, Treorchy, Mid Glamorgan
Woodman, Ruislip, west London
Snooty Fox, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
Milford Arms, Isleworth, west London
Tap on Tower Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
