Licensees George and Louise Greenway began brewing at the site in 2017 and subsequently opened the pub, but since then have expanded the venue to include an outdoor kitchen, bar, and on-site shop as well as the 3bbl micro-brewery.
Medieval fairy tale
The garden feels like a medieval fairy-tale, with the castle looming in the background, pretty lights adorning the historic bricks and hops and flowers planted around the grounds, while inside the Tap is decorated to encapsulate a welcoming Belgian style-bar.
Sitting unassumingly in the middle of Tamworth’s Market Street, this pub offers the perfect place to take in the views of the castle, listen to music and try some of the eight cask ale, variety of Belgian serves or 20 draught ciders, to name just a small selection of the pub’s drinks offering.
Furthermore, there is always something to do at the Tamworth Tap, whether the operators are immersing themselves in helping support the local community or hosting ‘paint and sip’ art sessions, live music, cinema nights, markets or even bat watching, the pub offers weekly events to suit everyone, many of which take place in the breath-taking garden.
Award-winning
The 16th century pub, which has previously won CAMRA Staffordshire Pub of the Year and was West Midlands Regional Pub of the Year runner up, was crowned the best pub garden in country at the GBPA event on Tuesday 4 October.
Being presented with the award, licensee George Greenway said he was in “shock”.
The duos care for their customers and passion for the pub was made clear to everyone in attendance at event, held at Escape to Freight Island in Manchester, as when asked what made the site stand out, Greenway answered “fantastic customers that have supported us”.
Caption: Meet all the 2022 GBPA winners:
The Dartford Sports Bar, Dartford Essex – Admiral Pub of the Year
Strait and Narrow, Lincoln, Lincolnshire – Best City / Urban Pub or Bar
The Three Hills, Bartlow, Cambridgeshire - Best Country / Rural Pub
The Bellflower, Garstang, Lancashire – Best Pub for Dogs
The Saddle Inn, Chester, Cheshire – Best Pub for Entertainment
Ye Olde Bridge Inn, Oxton, Nottinghamshire – Best Pub for Families
The Shibden Mill, Halifax, West Yorkshire – Best Pub for Food
Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire – Best Pub Garden
The Famous Three Kings, Fulham, London – Best Pub to Watch Sport
The Riverside at Aymestrey, Herefordshire – Best Sustainable Pub
The Lion in Treorchy, Wales – Community Hero
The Greene Oak, Windsor, Berkshire – Greene King Pub of the Year
The Gun Inn, Findon, West Sussex – Marston’s Pub of the Year
The Red Lion, Guildford, Surrey – Punch Pub of the Year
The Red Lion, Shepperton, Surrey – Star Pub of the Year
The Old Windmill, Coventry, West Midlands – Stonegate Pub of the Year
Natalie Coleman, the Oyster Shed, City of London – Best Pub Chef
Tiffany Long, the White Hart Freehouse, Ashill, Norfolk – Best Young Pub Chef
The Gun Inn, Findon, West Sussex – Great British Pub of the Year
