{"id":261962,"date":"2025-07-13T16:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261962\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:05:12","slug":"the-10-bristol-pubs-named-among-the-best-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/261962\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Bristol pubs named among the best in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pubs in Somerset were snubbed from the list, howeverThe timeless bar of The Highbury Vaults at the top of St Michael’s Hill(Image: Paul Gillis\/Bristol Live)<\/p>\n

Some of Bristol’s pubs<\/a> are among the best in the country according to a recent national list. The Telegraph’s guide to the ‘500 Best Pubs in England’<\/a> was written by the publication’s expert, Will Hawkes, who has been writing about pubs for decades.<\/p>\n

Visiting thousands across the country, he has tried and tested each one on the list, to give them his seal of approval.<\/p>\n

Making the list are 10 well-known and loved pubs in our home city, while nearby there are also eight in Dorset and 10 in Gloucestershire. Surprisingly, Somerset pubs didn’t feature at all in the list. But you will find a fair few further south in Devon and Cornwall, as well as in Wiltshire and further afield.<\/p>\n

Among those in Bristol making the list was the ever-famous Bag of Nails, known for its feline staff members, as well as one no stranger to lists like this – Highbury Vaults, dubbed by many as ‘Bristol’s most charming pub’.<\/p>\n

Inside The Bag of Nails pub<\/p>\n

Historic venues, including the Nova Scotia, which is situated in a Grade II-listed building and dating back to 1811, are also among the list. And you won’t be short of some real ales, freshly made pub grub, and those all important Sunday roasts.<\/p>\n

Here are the Bristol pubs that made it on the list:<\/p>\n