Finalists listed for Great British Pub Awards 2010

The finalists, spread across 16 categories including Community Pub of the Year and Cask Ale Pub of the Year, have all won a regional award within their category.

Now in their fifth year, the awards see the introduction of three new categories, Best Green Pub, Best Turnaround Pub and Best Poker Pub, helping the list to highlight the diversity of Britain’s pubs.

Last year’s overall Great British Pub of the Year 2009 was the Pen-y-cae Inn in Powys near Swansea, which was also crowned the Best Gastropub and Best Pub in Wales.

A British institution​

The PMA Team, editor of BigHospitality’s sister title The Morning Advertiser, which runs the awards, said: “Despite the recession, the pub retains its place at the heart of our lives, a British institution that is loved by the millions of people who visit it every week to eat, drink and socialise.

“The last few years have been hellish ones for our industry, but, as the entries to this year’s awards show, many pubs have proved resilient, thanks to the hard work, talent and passion shown by licensees across the country. All our finalists thoroughly deserve their place on the shortlist.”

To reach the finals, pubs had to pass a paper judging round before a visit from an industry expert. The category winners, plus the Great British Pub of the Year 2010 will be announced on 9 September at a ceremony held at Hilton on Park Lane.

The finalists in the Great British Pub Awards 2010 are:​

Cask Ale Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Greene King

Falcon, Clapham, London 
Red Lion, Bletchingley, Surrey
Dove Street Inn, Ipswich
Old Hall Inn, Chinley, Derbyshire
Station Inn, Whitby
The Taps, Lytham St Anne’s
Fortescue Hotel, Plymouth
Lion Inn, Trellech, Monmouthshire

Cellar of the Year​
Sponsored by Innserve

Red Lion, Barnes, London
The Yacht, Bexleyheath, Kent
Tram Depot, Cambridge
Chesterfield Arms, Chesterfield, South Yorks
The Ings, Guiseley, North Yorks
Swan Hotel, Newby Bridge, Cumbria
Farmers Arms, Combe Florey, Somerset
Hen Dberwen, Sketty, Swansea

Community Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Mitchells & Butlers

Three Compasses, Hornsey, London
County Arms, Winchester
The Harrow, Hornchurch, Essex
Railway Tavern, Aby, Lincs
Shoulder of Mutton Inn, Kirkby Overblow, North Yorks
Bowerham Hotel, Lancaster
Halsey Arms, Pulham, Dorset

Creative Outdoor Area of the Year​
Sponsored by JTI and the Save our Pubs and Clubs Campaign

The Avalon, Balham, London
Selborne Arms, Selborne, Hampshire
White Horse, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk
The Falcon, Hatton,
Saddle Inn,Lea, Lancs

Entertainment Pub of the Year​
​Sponsored by Filmbank 

Roxy Bar & Screen, Borough, London
Ibex Inn, Chaddleworth, Berks
The Brickmakers, Norwich
Library Bar, Lincoln
Redhouse, Sheffield
Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester

Family Pub of the Year​
Canbury Arms, Kingston 

Swiss Cottage, Shoreham-by-sea, West Sussex
White Horse, Ramsden Heath, Essex
Butchers Arms, Greens Norton, Northants
Cross Keys, Holbeck, West Yorkshire
Ring O’Bells, Christleton, Cheshire
The Flagship, Paignton, Devon
Pen-y-cae Inn, Pen-y-cae, Powys

Food Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Makro

The Ship, Wandsworth, London
Broad Leys, Aylesbury, Bucks
The Victory, West Mersea, Essex
White Houses, Retford, Notts,
Old Silent Inn, Stanbury, West Yorks,
Wilton Arms, Bolton, Lancs
The Swan, Southrop, Gloucestershire
We Three Loggerheads, Loggerheads, Denbighshire 
 
Freehouse of the Year​
Sponsored by Marston’s 

The Wiremill, Lingfield, Surrey
Kings Head, Letheringsett, Norfolk
Nags Head, Malvern
Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, North Yorks
Sun Hotel & Bar, Lancaster
Montague Inn, Shepton Montague, Somerset
We Three Loggerheads, Loggerheads, Denbighshire

Gastropub of the Year​
Sponsored by Budweiser Budvar

Somerstown Coffee House, Camden, London
Grouse & Ale, High Wycombe, Bucks
Crown Inn, East Rudham, Norfolk
Waggon & Horses, Halam, Notts
Butchers Arms, Hepworth, West Yorks
Spread Eagle, Sawley, Lancs
Montague Inn, Shepton Montague, Somerset

Green Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by SteriBev

The Nightingale, Balham, London
Anchor Inn, Nayland, Essex
Bluebell Inn, Tissington, Derbyshire
Battlesteads, Wark-on-Tyne, Northumberland
Miners Arms, Nenthead, Cumbria
Maypole Inn, Thurloxton, Somerset

Live Music Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Gaymers

Hootananny, Brixton, London
The Horns, Watford, Herts
The Brickmakers, Norwich
The Pavilion, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
Ring O’Bells, Marple, Cheshire
Riflemans Arms, Glastonbury, Somerset

Managed Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Kopparberg Cider

Camden Eye, Camden, London
Little Brown Jug, Tonbridge, Kent
Quart Pot, Wickford, Essex
Great Stone Inn, Birmingham
Old Bridge Hotel, Holmfirth, West Yorks
The Woolpack, Weston-super-Mare

Newcomer of the Year​
Sponsored by Punch Partnerships

The Kenton, Hackney, London
Phoenix Tavern, Faversham, Kent
Hume Arms, Torksey, Lincs
Alice Hawthorn Inn, Nun Monkton, North Yorks
Freemasons Country Inn, Wiswell, Lancs
Kings Arms, St Just, Cornwall

Poker Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Redtooth

Little Mester, North Anston, South Yorks
Magic Lantern, North Shields, Tyne & Wear
Poachers Cottage, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Queen, Mosborough, South Yorks
Brownlow Arms, High Marnham, Notts
Ock ‘n’ Dough, Wellingborough, Northants
The Oakwood, Eastwood, Essex

Tenanted/ Leased Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Enterprise Inns

Canbury Arms, Kingston-upon-Thames
Fighting Cocks, Horton Kirby, Kent
The Windmill, Orton Waterville, Cambridgeshire
Red Lion, Hunningham, Warwickshire
Cross Scythes, Totley, South Yorks
Royal Oak, Appleby, Cumbria
Tyacks Hotel, Camborne, Cornwall

Turnaround Pub of the Year​
Sponsored by Carlsberg

Camden Eye, Camden, London
Fighting Cocks, Horton Kirby, Kent
Kings Head, Letheringsett, Norfolk
The Crown, Asfordby, Leics
Bamburgh Castle Inn, Seahouses, Northumberland
Parkers Arms, Newton-in-Bowland, Lancs
Kings Arms, St Just, Cornwall
Nant Inn, Buckley, Flintshire