Great British Pub Awards 2011 finalists revealed

By Becky Paskin

- Last updated on GMT

The Great British Pub Awards 2011 will be announced on 8 September
The Great British Pub Awards 2011 will be announced on 8 September
The finalists for the 2011 Great British Pub Awards (GBPA), organised by BigHospitality’s sister publication The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, have been revealed.

Around 100 pubs have made it through to the final round of the awards, which are now in their eighth year, spread across 15 categories including Best Cask Beer Pub and Best Cellar.

The final results of the awards will be announced at an awards ceremony held at the Hilton Park Lane, London on 8 September.

The finalists for the Great British Pub Awards 2011 are:

Best Cask Beer Pub

The Old Hall Inn, Whithough
The Salisbury Arms, Cambridge
The Hand in Hand, London
The Taps, Lytham
Old Spot Inn, Dursley
One Eyed Rat, Ripon

Best Cellar 2011

The Hut, Uxbridge
The Waggon and Horses, Braintree
Greyhound Inn, Oughborough
Church View, Widness
The Railway Tavern, Carshalton
Old Inn (Hen Dderwyn), Swansea
The Farmers Arms, Taunton
The Mustard Pot, Leeds

Best Community Pub

Great Stone Inn, Birmingham
Five Bells, Colchester
The London Tavern, Ringwood
The George Inn, Portland
The Pack Horse Inn, Bury
Black Bull, Corn Hill on Tweed

Best Entertainment Pub

The Camden Eye, London
Ock 'N' Dough, Wellingborough
The Brickmakers, Norwich
Redhouse, Sheffield
The Lass O'Gowrie, Manchester

Best Family Pub

The Horse & Groom, Newport
Ock 'N' Dough, Wellingborough
Trengilly Wartha Inn, Dalmouth
The White Horse, Billericay
The Cross Keys, Leeds
The Saddle Inn, Preston

Best Food Pub

The Hest Bank Inn, Hest Bank
The Cricketers, Pontcanna
Bay Horse, Kirk Deighton
The Black Dog, Vauxhall
The Cricketers Inn, Meopahm
The Pheasant, Gestingthorpe
The King's Head, Market Rasen
The Old Inn, Near Wincanton
The Beckford Inn, Tewkesbury

Best Freehouse Pub

The Beckford Inn, Tewkesbury
The Alma Inn and Dining Rooms, Harwich
The Peacock@Oxhill, Oxhill
The Duke of Cambridge, Tilford
The White Hart Village Inn, Llangybi
Kings Arms, London
The Carpenters Arms, Thirsk

Best Gastropub

The Stackpole Inn, Pembroke
The British Larder Suffolk, Woodbridge
The Marlborough Tavern, Bath
The Jolly Cricketers, Beaconsfield
The Inn at Farnborough, Farnborough
The Victoria Sheen, London
The Feathers Inn, Stocksfield
The Mark Addy, Salford

Best Live Music Pub

The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
The Blues Bar, Harrogate
Fox and Firkin, Lewisham
The Brickmakers, Norwich
The Coronation Tap, Clifton
Factory 251, Manchester

Best Managed Pub

Kings Head Inn, Llandovery
Woolly Sheep, Skipton
The Cutter Inn, Ely
Rashleigh Arms, Charlestown
The Farm @ Friday Street, Eastbourne
The Joshua Bradley, Nr Stockport

Best Newcomer

The Withy Trees, Preston
The Griffin Inn, Market Weighton
The Victoria Park, Bedminster
The Sun Inn, Basingstoke
The Rose & Crown, Essex

Best Smoking Area

The Fountain, Soham
Ye Olde Whyte Lyon, Orpington
Woolly Sheep, Skipton
The Blind Beggar Pub, London

Best Sports Pub

The Pheasant Inn, Newport
The Colliers Tup, Colliers Wood
The Globe Inn, Chichester
The Gardeners Arms/ Murderers Freehouse, Norwich
The Railway at Leyland, Preston

Best Tenanted/Leased Pub

The Windmill, Orton
The Hare & Hounds, Corsham
The Fighting Cocks, Horton Kirby
The White Horse, Bedford
The Coach & Horses Boutique Dining House, Clitheroe
The Priory, Tynemouth

Best Turnaround Pub

The Halkett, St. Helier
The Ring of Bells Inn, North Bovey
The Royal Oak, Radcliffe on Trent
The Half Moon, Putney
The Henny Swan, Great Henny, Sudbury
The White Hart Village Inn, Llangybi
The Greystones, Sheffield
The Bulls Head, Knutsford

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