The UK’s Top 50 Gastropubs have been revealed – and five are in Yorkshire

The Top 50 gastropubs in the UK have been revealed, and it’s safe to say we’re well and truly spoilt here in Yorkshire.

This year’s prestigious Estrella Damn Gastropubs awards, also known as the ‘pub Oscars’, took place this week – and five Yorkshire pubs have made it onto the list.

Coming in at number 5 is The Star Inn (Harome, North Yorkshire), a critically acclaimed Michelin-star pub that has had a turbulent few years after burning down in 2020 and reopening only in late 2021.

This certainly hasn’t stopped the pub winning numerous accolades since, and it’s not hard to see why with when it’s described as “the perfect country pub” by the prestigious awards.

At number 13 is The Angel (Hetton, Skipton), praised for its “pub food reimagined in a cosy environment that looks out across stunning landscapes.”

At number 17 is The Shibden Mill Inn (Halifax, Yorkshire), which has held a spot on the list since 2020 and also snapped the title of Best Pub for Food at the 2022 Great British Pub Awards.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Pipe and Glass (South Dalton, Yorkshire) has been placed at number 27 where guests can dine on “hearty and moreish dishes only, cooked from the heart.”

And the final Yorkshire pub to feature in the top 50 list is The Abbey Inn (Byland, North York Moors) at number 37, the third venue from The Great British Menu’ winner and Michelin-starred chef Tommy Banks.

Britain’s Top 50 Gastropubs named by Estrella Damm

1. The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge
2. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock
3. The Mariners, Rock
4. The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury
5. The Sportsman, Seasalter
6. The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate
7. Parkers Arms, Forest of Bowland
8. The Star Inn, Harome
9. Freemasons at Wiswell, Lancashire
10. The Hand & Flowers, Marlow
11. Heft, High Newton
12. The Harwood Arms, Fulham
13. The Angel at Hetton, North Yorkshire
14. The Rat Inn, Hexham
15. The Bridge Arms, Canterbury
16. The Dog at Wingham, Canterbury
17. The Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax
18. The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market
19. The Pack Horse, Hayfield
20. Pyne Arms, Barnstaple
21. The Coach, Marlow
22. The Beehive, White Waltham
23. The Broad Chare, Newcastle
24. The Edinburgh Castle, Manchester
25. The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe
26. The Baring, Islington
27. The Kentish Hare, Tunbridge Wells
28. The Pipe & Glass Inn, South Dalton
29. The White Swan at Fence, Lancashire
30. The Longs Arms, Bath
31. The Bull & Last, Islington
32. The Black Bear, Usk
33. The Dog & Gun Inn, Skelton
34. The Woolpack, Stroud
35. The Barrington Bear, Barrington
36. The Parakeet, Kentish Town
37. The Masons Arms, Knowstone
38. The Abbey Inn, Byland
39. The Black Bull, Sedbergh
40. The Cadogan Arms, Chelsea
41. The Bulls Head, Craswall
42. The Loch & Tyne by Adam Handling, Windsor
43. The Guinea Grill, Mayfair
44. The Dew Drop Inn, Hurley
45. The Killingworth Castle, Wootton
46. The Canton Arms, Stockwell
47. The Double Red Duke, Clanfield
48. The Duncombe Arms, Ashbourne
49. The Scran & Scalllie, Edinburgh
50. The Bull, Charlbury

To find out more about the pubs and their rankings, take a look at the Top 50 Gastropubs website.

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Featured image – The Shibden Mill Inn