They look great but some of their websites show alarming interior gastrofication; that's if you can navigate the endless posed photos of food or double beds, boasting Egyptian cotton sheets...
I've been to a pub in Burford, not listed.
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Just Ye Olde Fighting Cocks for me on this list.
None for me!
And just Aylesbury's Kings Head for me.
Quite possibly. I've only been to two: The Audley and The Victoria Arms, neither I'd put on a 'top pubs' list.
OK, it's run by H2O publishing, a "foodservice publisher" under the aegis of their organ Pub and Bar Magazine. It would appear that pubs have to enter themselves, rather than any sort of independent nomination, which rather limits the field.
Running Awards events is a fairly standard bit of publicity/revenue attracting activity (I have done it myself!) They also run such extravaganzas as the National Burger Awards, the Freak Shake Awards and the Great British BBQ Battle. Good clickbait and they have done fairly well in generating publicity, but I think we can ignore them entirely.