Nominations for the National Pub & Bar Awards 2025 have been announced

Nominations for the National Pub & Bar Awards 2025 have been announced, including pubs and bars in Devon and Cornwall. Pub and bar operators from hundreds of venues across the UK are celebrating ahead of the long Easter weekend, as more than 250 businesses raise a glass to being nominated for a National Pub & Bar Award.

The annual event, which returns to London on Tuesday, 24 June, highlights an eclectic range of venues across the UK by naming 94 sites as the best in their respective counties. The 94 County Winner and the Highly Commended winners will be announced live at the event. In total, 256 pubs and bars have been shortlisted throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

"The aim of the National Pub & Bar Awards is simple," says Tristan O'Hana, editor of Pub & Bar magazine, which runs the event. "We want to showcase how brilliant these businesses are and how valuable pubs and bars are to the fabric of society across the whole of the UK."

Tristan adds, "It has never been harder in hospitality. Whether it's a countryside pub with rooms or a city centre bar showing live sport, these operations deserve widespread recognition and more customers – hopefully the National Pub & Bar Awards can help with both."

The awards look at several elements that affect the customer journey, including marketing, digital presence, design, service, and style of offer. Held at Big Penny Social in London, the final will welcome all 256 nominees to come together and celebrate their success, before discovering which venues will go on to become County and Regional Winners. The awards night will also crown the Pub Group of the Year, Bar Group of the Year, The Tyrrells Tyrrellbly Good Taste Award – presented by the event's headline sponsor – and, ultimately, the overall National Pub & Bar of the Year.

Nominees in Cornwall include the Heron Inn, The Pickwick Inn & Oliver's Restaurant and The Ship Inn, Porthleven. Nominees in Debon include The Cove, The Masons Arms and The Thatched Tavern.

www.nationalpubandbarawards.co.uk