The Bull’s Head Inn topped greatest venue in Wales on the Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards 2024

A 14th century Tudor inn named UK’s greatest pub

The George Inn, Norton St. Philip, wins Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards prime spot

The 2024 pub of the yr has been named, after The George Inn, Norton St. Philip, took house the highest title at this yr’s Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards.

The George, nestled in a quaint village simply exterior of Bathtub, is a shocking, historic venue owned by the Liberation Group. Courting again to the 14^th century, the castle-like constructing was just lately up to date by the proprietor, with the work respecting and highlighting the pub’s many unique and distinctive options.

Because the refurbishment, The George now sits inside Liberation’s Butcombe Boutique Inns division, providing premium meals, drink and lodging made up of 13 charming bedrooms.

The Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards judges stated they had been impressed with the stainless venue, in addition to the standard foods and drinks provide throughout all of its menus. Regardless of being such a historic website, the judges famous how industry-leading the foods and drinks aspect of the enterprise is.

“That is completely superb,” says basic supervisor Linda Johnson. “I’m so proud and so emotional. I’m simply so enthusiastic about my crew, the corporate that helps us, and clearly The George Inn and what we’re all about.”

“These guys actually deserve it,” provides Alice Bowyer, director of meals on the Liberation Group. “It’s the mixture of the setting, the historical past of the constructing, the funding that we’ve put into the enterprise and, most significantly, the crew and household tradition they’ve created there. I’m simply completely buzzing for these guys. It’s so nicely deserved.”

The George was additionally one in all 13 pubs to be named as one of the best in its Area on the Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards, which brings collectively 94 pubs and bars from throughout the UK, every one having been awarded the title for one of the best in its county again in April.

From these County Winners, 13 Regional Winners had been introduced (see under) at 30 Euston Sq. in London, earlier than The George was topped Nationwide Pub & Bar of the Yr.

The Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards, headline sponsored by Tyrrells, additionally handed out three different accolades on the night. Pub Group of the Yr went to Nottingham’s Fortress Rock Brewery; Bar Group of the Yr was awarded to The Blues Kitchen; and the inaugural Tyrrells Tyrrellbly Good Style Award went to Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars’ Fitzherbert Arms.

The 2024 Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards was headline sponsored by Tyrrells and sponsored by ICRTouch, Kerrymaid, Panasonic, Santa Maria and Sky Enterprise. Drinks had been provided on the evening by Daymer Bay, Majestic Business, Combine with Britvic and In Good Firm Brewing Co.

 The Nationwide Pub & Bar Awards 2024 Winners

East Midlands, The Tollemache Arms

East of England, Galvin Inexperienced Man

London, The Audley Public Home

North East, The Bay Horse, Darlington

North West, Cholmondeley Arms

Northern Eire, The Soiled Duck Alehouse

North Scotland, Macgochans

South Scotland, Vic’s, Prestwick

South East, The Mutton at Hazeley Heath

South West, The George Inn, Norton St. Philip

Wales, The Bull’s Head Inn, Beaumaris

West Midlands, The Tally Ho Inn, Bouldon

Yorkshire and the Humber, The Harrogate Inn

Pub Group of the Yr, Fortress Rock Brewery

Bar Group of the Yr, The Blues Kitchen

The Tyrrells Tyrrellbly Good Style Award, Fitzherbert Arms

Nationwide Pub & Bar of the Yr, The George Inn, Norton St. Philip