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These north west gastropubs have just been named as some of the top 50 in the UK
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The UK’s Top 50 Gastropubs have been named, and there’s a great showing for the north west – including a reborn boozer right in the heart of Ancoats.
The Edinburgh Castle shot into the prestigious list for the first time, landing at an impressive 24th place.
The city centre pub wasn’t the only one on our doorstep to make the Estrella Damm UK Top 50 Gastropubs list either – The Pack Horse, just outside Greater Manchester in Hayfield, also snuck into the top 20 this year.
Last year’s top-placed pub, The Parkers Arms in Newton-in-Bowland, managed to stay in the top 10 gastropubs in the UK, ranking seventh.
The Parkers Arms is famed for its pies and its idyllic setting, and was the host venue for last night’s awards.
Also representing the north west was Freemasons at Wiswell, and The White Swan at Fence.
Over in Yorkshire, The Star Inn in Harome, previously shuttered by a devastating fire but reopened for about a year now, was awarded the eighth spot in the list.
And despite being open for less than a year, Gary Usher’s Cheshire pub The White Horse made it into the top 100 list.
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Upon receiving the award news, The Edinburgh Castle wrote: “Not only were we delighted to be included in the @top50gastropubs but to have come away as number 24 in the UK is a huge accomplishment.
“Thank you to all our wonderful guests, our dedicated team and of course @top50gastropubs for including us. We can’t wait for the year ahead! Now, we celebrate…”
The Pack Horse Hayfield shared: “Well, there it is! Our 3rd year in the @top50gastropubs, our 2nd year in a row in the top 20!
“What an honour and a privilege it is to be among our peers, voted for by the industry, it will always be humbling and surreal.
“Massive thanks to the brilliant @theparkersarms for hosting against all the challenges they faced today, and a huge congratulations to @unrulypig on returning to the top. It is so deserved.”
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The Parkers Arms said: “Delighted to place no 7 in the UK which places us number 1 in Lancashire on the @top50gastropubs list. Thank you to all that voted for us.”
And The White Horse, who placed 68th, said: “What an honour this is! So so proud and to be up there with some amazing other pubs! What a fantastic start to 2024.”
Ed Bedington, editor of the Morning Advertiser, the pub industry’s main publication and the founders of the awards, said: “Pubs are a beloved institution and part of the UK’s culture, and this list of the most astounding and impressive food pubs in the country is wonderful to see.
“Pubs serve so many roles to so many people, and for operators like the Unruly Pig and all of our list, to be able to offer amazing food and wonderful experiences, up there with some of the best in fine dining, is brilliant to see.”
The full list of the Estrella Damm UK Top 50 Gastropubs 2024
- The Unruly Pig, Woodbridge
- The Cornish Arms, Tavistock
- The Mariners, Rock
- The Fordwich Arms, Canterbury
- The Sportsman, Seasalter
- The Red Lion & Sun, Highgate, London
- Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland
- The Star Inn, Harome
- Freemasons at Wiswell, Wiswell
- The Hand & Flowers, Marlow
- Heft, High Newton
- The Harwood Arms, Fulham, London
- The Angel at Hetton, Hetton
- The Rat Inn, Hexham
- The Bridge Arms, Canterbury
- The Dog at Wingham, Wingham
- The Shibden Mill Inn, Halifax
- The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market
- The Pack Horse, Hayfield
- Pyne Arms, Barnstaple
- The Coach, Marlow
- The Beehive, White Waltham
- The Broad Chare, Newcastle
- The Edinburgh Castle, Manchester
- The Three Horseshoes, Batcombe
- The Baring, Islington, London
- The Kentish Hare, Tunbridge Wells
- The Pipe & Glass Inn, Beverley
- The White Swan at Fence, Fence
- The Longs Arms, Bath
- The Bull & Last, Islington, London
- The Black Bear, Usk
- The Dog & Gun Inn, Skelton
- The Woolpack, Stroud
- The Barrington Boar, Barrington
- The Parakeet, Kentish Town, London
- The Masons Arms, Knowstone
- The Abbey Inn, Byland
- The Black Bull, Sedbergh
- The Cadogan Arms, Chelsea, London
- The Bulls Head, Craswall
- The Loch and The Tyne, Windsor
- The Guinea Grill, Mayfair, London
- The Dew Drop Inn, Hurley
- The Killingworth Castle, Wootton
- The Canton Arms, Stockwell, London
- The Double Red Duke, Clanfield
- The Duncombe Arms, Ashbourne
- The Scran & Scallie, Edinburgh
- The Bull, Charlbury
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