A total of 23 South West venues have been nominated
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Three Bristol pub and bar venues have been included in the list of nominees for the National Pub and Bar Awards 2025.
A total of 23 venues are included in the list of nominees across the South West, with venues in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, too.
And they are some of 250 businesses to make the final list of nominees across the whole country.
The annual awards event, which takes place in London on Tuesday, June 24 this year, highlights an eclectic range of venues across the UK, naming 94 sites as the best in their respective counties.
The awards look at a number of elements that affect the customer journey, including marketing, digital presence, design, service, style of offer, and investment.
The awards night will also crown the Pub Group of the Year, Bar Group of the Year, The Tyrells Tyrrellbly Good Taste Award, and the overall Pub & Bar of the Year.
The 2025 event will also launch the Top 10 Pubs & Bars in the UK list, which has been voted for by hundreds of operators from across the country.
Here are the Bristol venues to have made the cut, as well as a full list of South West nominees this year…
Mulligans
Address: Unit 6, The Venue, Cribbs Causeway, Merlin Road, Patchway, BS10 7SR
Mulligans is a mini golf bar venue known for its ‘neon-soaked 12-hole crazy golf’ and array of games, including electro-darts, shuffleboard, and American pool.
It serves up food in the way of pizzas, wings, hotdogs, and dirty fries.
While its bar offers cocktails, mocktails, slushies, draught beer, and wine, too.
The All Inn
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Address: 1 Staple Hill Road, Fishponds, BS16 5AA
From the Dodo Pub Company’s portfolio of neighbourhood pubs, The All Inn boasts a quiz night every Tuesday, Happy Hour every Tuesday-Friday (5-7pm) in which pints are £4.50 each, Burger Mondays (burger and fries for £7.99), pizzas and burgers for a tenner for lunch, and more.
Situated on the junction of Staple Hill Road and Downend Road in the heart of Fishponds, there’s on-street parking, a beer garden, vegan options, and craft beer when it comes to amenities.
Plus, its dubbed a ‘great spot for kids’, is dog friendly and wheelchair accessible, and serves up a separate brunch menu in addition to food like burgers, pizzas, fries, breads, wings, salads, and more.
The Gloucester Old Spot
The Gloucester Old Spot pub on Kellaway Avenue, Horfield(Image: Amy Devenish)
Address: 138-140 Kellaway Avenue, BS6 7YQ
Described as ‘blending the hip and the wholesome’ and as a ‘vibrant independent British pub where everyone is made to feel like a local’, The Gloucester Old Spot sits just a stone’s throw away from Bristol’s famously independent Gloucester Road.
It serves up brunches, lunches, dinners, treats, and even a Sunday roast, as well as a huge range of cask ales, fine wines and artisan spirits.
The Old Spot’s ‘best kept secret’ is its huge enclosed colourful beer garden, with a covered, heated terrace and now a marquee.
In the 2024 Great British Pub Awards, this venue won in the Best Stonegate Group Pub category.
A full list of the South West nominees for the Pub & Bar Awards 2025
Bristol
Mulligans
The All Inn
The Gloucester Old Spot
Cornwall
Heron Inn
The Pickwick Inn & Oliver’s Restaurant
The Ship Inn, Porthleven
Devon
The Cove
The Masons Arms
The Thatched Tavern
Dorset
The Dog House
The King’s Arms, Shaftesbury
The Libertine
The Pavilion Arms
Gloucestershire
Dr Foster
The Crown at Ampney Brook
The Bell Inn Langford
The Lion Inn, Winchcombe
Somerset
Ludo Sports Bar & Kitchen
The Swan Inn, Rowberrow
The Talbot Inn
Wiltshire
The Beckford Arms
The King John Inn
The Royal Oak, Easterton