Think your pub has what it takes?

The Great British Pub Awards are back for 2024! The Oscars of the pub industry are looking to reward and recognise the nation's finest pubs, helping pub owners and operators put bums on seats and pride in teams.

With a wide variety of categories, from the new 'Best Beer Pub' to 'Best Pub for Dogs', there's plenty of opportunity for pubs of all shapes, sizes and strengths to make their mark on the industry and propel themselves into the limelight.

We've crafted the awards to ensure they're as beneficial as possible for the pubs that enter. Securing a place as a finalist in these awards is a great opportunity to raise the profile of your business, and opens the door to new customers and opportunities. With last year's awards generating over 394 million opportunities to see or hear via press coverage, winning can take your business to another level. Here’s a reminder of the benefits of entering:

  • Boost your business, increase awareness and attract new customers
  • Showcase your hard work and achievements
  • Lift your team’s morale by recognising their contribution
  • Generate excellent national and local PR for your pub
  • Attract new suppliers

Entry Deadline: Sunday 5 May 2024

The Great British Pub Awards are a two-phase judging process. We know that pub operators are busy, therefore the first stage has been crafted to be as simple and quick as possible. Entries that are shortlisted will proceed to stage two where they will be asked to provide additional information. For more information, please see our judging page or contact us at GBPA@wrbm.com.

If you know of a pub that deserves special recognition, nominate them here.

Categories for Entry 2024 

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Open to all pubs with a focus on their exceptional beer offer. The winner will consistently deliver value and high standards through their range, showcasing the quality of their serve, cellar management and training, staff knowledge and excellent customer service.

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Open to all pubs located within a rural or village setting. This is for a pub that is doing an exceptional job across the board, offering high standards with its overall offer and great service in superb surroundings that caters for their target market. (Pubs located within a town setting, please enter Best Town Centre Pub)

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Open to pubs that put a real emphasis on looking after their four-legged customers. This is a pub that goes beyond simply welcoming owners with dogs, and has a strong offer around catering for animals as part of its core business offer

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Recognising pubs who do a great job when it comes to their entertainment offer. This is open to pubs that range from late night operations, to live music providers, through to pubs that run outstanding quiz and charity events.

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Open to pubs that focus their offer on the family market. Catering for all ages and for who the family market has been a key part of their business success in the past year. The winner will have a family friendly food and drink offer and facilities to keep all the family entertained.

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Open to all pubs with a focus on their exceptional food. The winner will consistently deliver value and high standards through their menu, showcasing the quality of ingredients and innovation in how they are prepared.

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Recognising the best pub garden in the country. The winner will have an exceptional outside space that has been well designed and developed to offer customers an outstanding experience.

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Open to bars/pubs which offer the best place to watch sport on match days. The winner will screen multiple sports, have an exceptional audio-visual setup and welcome the diverse range of sports fans to their site.

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Open to all pubs that are doing a great job when it comes to improving their environmental footprint. Judges will be looking for sustainable practices throughout the operation of the business, from food and drink sourcing, to waste and energy reductions practices.

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Open to all pubs located within a town or city. This is for a pub that is doing an exceptional job across the board, offering high standards with its overall offer and great service in superb surroundings that caters for their target market.

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Open to pubs who have succeeded in building a successful business that is at the centre of its community. The winner of this category will be renowned for supporting its local community and will be given funds by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to further their work. The winner will offer a range of facilities to their locals showcasing how a pub can be the hub of a community, from supporting local charities and groups, connecting people, looking after the lonely and vulnerable and providing service way beyond that of a typical pub.

The winning pub in this category will receive a £5k prize and the other finalists will each receive a £1k prize.

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Words from the winners...

“Winning such a prestigious award brings great attention from every corner of the country and we know, in winning, that we become the custodians of a very special prize and must live up to the high standards expected as a winner of such a coveted award. Our award has helped us shine a great light on the strength of the rural pub in the UK and we are very honoured indeed to have been able to do this for others to follow.”

Winner: Great British Pub of the Year 2023

Tim Bird and Mary Mclaughlin Owners The Cholmondeley Arms

"I've been here for almost 11 years and put so much hard work and money into the business so it's a great feeling for these efforts to pay off. To be up against some of the big companies in the industry and win shows how far we've come as an outlet. I couldn't have been prouder of myself and the team."

Winner: Best Pub to Watch Sport 2023

Justine Bedford The Royal Dyche

"The overall event was amazing. The Rose and Crown also won an award which meant so much to us as a community, local produce suppliers and most of all the staff, who work amazingly hard which is why we won an award. Following on from this the business will only benefit through winning the award."

Winner: Marston's Pub of the Year 2023

Andrew Goodall Owner Rose & Crown

"We won the award in September, just as the garden was starting to wind down after the summer but we have seen a lot of function and wedding bookings come in for this summer - all of which are keen to have a garden party vibe. We are already pretty much fully booked for weddings this year and are now taking bookings for 2025."

Winner: Best Pub Garden 2023

Sarah and Simon Colquhoun The Gaggle of Geese

"We were extremely proud to be able to support our community during such a difficult time last year and receiving this recognition for our efforts was the icing on the cake. In the 4 weeks after opening, we finished 50% up on sales compared with the same period in 2019, demonstrating the impact this investment had on the business."

Winner: Feeding the Community 2020

Phil Davison Owner The Fox at Peasemore

"It was an amazing day. Our team absolutely loved it. We're already thinking of new ideas to get us into the next one!"

Heather Porter-Brandwood The Bellflower

"We were incredibly proud to be recognised by such a prestigious award after the most challenging of periods in our industries history. Winning gave our team a much needed morale boost, our customers drew confidence in knowing that the venue had bounced back to be at the top of its game and agencies such as Arts Council England, The Mayor of London and our local Council were reminded of the vital contribution our venue makes to our diverse community."

Winner: Best Late Night Entertainment Pub 2021

Ken Wright The Phoenix Arts Club