{"id":535431,"date":"2025-10-29T12:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535431\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T12:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:30:29","slug":"merseyside-snubbed-in-best-pubs-in-the-uk-rankings-for-2025-with-top-spot-just-2-hours-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535431\/","title":{"rendered":"Merseyside snubbed in best pubs in the UK rankings for 2025 with top spot just 2 hours away"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing beats a good pub and despite one pub a day closing in the UK in 2025, this list celebrates some of the best boozers that the country has to offer<\/p>\n

Chloe Dobinson<\/strong> Digital Production Editor<\/p>\n

11:59, 29 Oct 2025<\/p>\n

\"AThe Good Food Guide names 100 of the best pubs in the UK(Image: Head of Steam)<\/p>\n

It is that time of the year again when The Good Food Guide’s best pubs in the UK have been revealed. However, the 2025 list has snubbed Merseyside in its listings.<\/p>\n

Despite the doom and gloom of Britain\u2019s pubs<\/a>, with one boozer per day closing on average in 2025. The Good Food Guide celebrates the best pubs in the country that offer great food and drinks.<\/p>\n

The compiled index of the top 100 was published on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

On what makes a good pub, Editor of The Good Food Guide, Chlo\u00eb Hamilton, said: “We went searching for the pubs that nail the drinking and dining side of the equation. It turns out the harder you look, the more you find, and they\u2019re not all hidden away in the Cotswolds. The Highlan dLaddie \u2013 a city-centre slam dunk \u2013 is a very good case in point.”<\/p>\n

So, where is the best pub in the UK for 2025?<\/p>\n

The Highland Laddie in Leeds took the top spot, which is a 100-year-old city centre institution that reopened in April 2025.<\/p>\n

It is run by new owners Sam Pullan and Nicole Deighton (also of the Empire Caf\u00e9, Leeds) and has a Google rating of 4.7 thanks to its great food and drink<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"AThe Highland Laddie in Leeds was named as the best pub in 2025(Image: Bloomberg, Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

One visitor said: “The standout aspect of our visit was the exceptional service. The staff was incredibly friendly, accommodating, and welcoming, making us feel right at home.<\/p>\n

“This was undoubtedly the best dining experience we’ve had in Leeds in quite some time! We highly recommend it!”<\/p>\n

A second commented: “Such good food in a great old, reopened and well set up old pub packed full of charm.”<\/p>\n

A third added: “Incredible pub with amazing food. Was blown away by the quality of the cooking for the price. Great beers on tap and friendly staff. All set in a beautiful pub.”<\/p>\n

The Good Food Guide\u2019s 100 Best Pubs 2025:<\/p>\n

1. The Highland Laddie, Leeds<\/p>\n

2. The Kinneuchar Inn, Fife<\/p>\n

3. The Merry Harriers, Surrey<\/p>\n

4. The Beckford Arms, Wiltshire<\/p>\n

5. The Radnor Arms, Kent<\/p>\n

6. Greyhound Inn, Pettistree, Suffolk<\/p>\n

7. The Pelican, London<\/p>\n

8. The Abbey Inn, North Yorkshire<\/p>\n

9. Inn at The Sticks, Carmarthenshire<\/p>\n

10. The Pack Horse, Hayfield, Derbyshire<\/p>\n

11. The Eagle, London<\/p>\n

12. The Barrington Boar, Somerset<\/p>\n

13. The Sun Inn, Dedham, Essex<\/p>\n

14. The Kerfield Arms, London<\/p>\n

15. The Broad Chare, Newcastle \u2013 Readers\u2019 Choice Award<\/p>\n

16.- Church House Inn, Devon<\/p>\n

17. The Killingworth Castle, Oxfordshire<\/p>\n

18. The Felin Fach Griffin, Powys<\/p>\n

19. The Gunton Arms, Norfolk<\/p>\n

20. The Plough, Rye, East Sussex<\/p>\n

21. The Bath Arms at Longleat, Somerset<\/p>\n

22. The Parakeet, London<\/p>\n

23. The Rat Inn, Northumberland<\/p>\n

24. The White Hart Inn, Essex<\/p>\n

25. The Pipe & Glass, East Yorkshire<\/p>\n

26. The Bull Charlbury, Oxfordshire<\/p>\n

27. The Farmers Arms, Devon<\/p>\n

28. The Devonshire, London<\/p>\n

29. Hop Pole Inn, Somerset<\/p>\n

30. The Waterman\u2019s Arms, London<\/p>\n

31. White Horse Holme, Norfolk<\/p>\n

32. The Olive Branch, Rutland<\/p>\n

33. The Old Wharf Inn, West Midlands<\/p>\n

34. The Star Inn, Harome, North Yorkshire<\/p>\n

35. The George at Burpham, West Sussex<\/p>\n

36. Fox & Hounds, Hertfordshire<\/p>\n

37. Tichborne Arms, Hampshire<\/p>\n

38. The Bull Inn, Totnes, Devon<\/p>\n

39. Parkers Arms, Lancashire<\/p>\n

40. The Woolpack Inn, Gloucestershire<\/p>\n

41. The Double Red Duke, Oxfordshire<\/p>\n

42. The Cat Inn, West Sussex<\/p>\n

43. The Canton Arms, London<\/p>\n

44. The General Tarleton, North Yorkshire<\/p>\n

45. The Anchor, Walberswick, Suffolk<\/p>\n

46. The Camberwell Arms, London<\/p>\n

47. The Brisley Bell, Norfolk<\/p>\n

48. The Swan, Suffolk<\/p>\n

49. The Riverside at Aymestrey, Herefordshire<\/p>\n

50. The White Horse, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk<\/p>\n

51. The Kirkstyle Inn & Sportsman\u2019s Rest, Northumberland<\/p>\n

52. The Grove Inn, Devon<\/p>\n

53. The White Hart, Fyfield, Oxfordshire<\/p>\n

54. The Silver Cup, Hertfordshire<\/p>\n

55. The Anglesea Arms, Hammersmith, London 56.Heathcock, Cardiff<\/p>\n

57. The Feathers Inn, Northumberland<\/p>\n

58. The Anchor & Hope, London<\/p>\n

59. The Taybank, Perthshire & Kinross<\/p>\n

60. The Queens Arms, Somerset<\/p>\n

61. Hare & Hounds, Glamorgan<\/p>\n

62. Applecross Inn, Highlands<\/p>\n

63. The Punch Bowl Inn, Cumbria<\/p>\n

64. The Clachan Inn, Dumfries & Galloway<\/p>\n

65. The Bull Freehouse, Troston, Suffolk<\/p>\n

66. The Exmoor Forest Inn, Somerset<\/p>\n

67. The Ship Inn, Northumberland<\/p>\n

68. The Bell at Selsley, Gloucestershire<\/p>\n

69. The Tamil Crown, London<\/p>\n

70. The Millbrook Inn, Devon<\/p>\n

71. The Drunken Duck Inn, Cumbria<\/p>\n

72. The Bull\u2019s Head, Herefordshire<\/p>\n

73. Dylan\u2019s at The Kings Arms, Hertfordshire 74.St Kew Inn, Cornwall<\/p>\n

75. The Pilgrim, Buckinghamshire<\/p>\n

76. The Howard Arms, Warwickshire<\/p>\n

77. The White Horse, Churton, Cheshire<\/p>\n

78. The Alford Arms, Hertfordshire<\/p>\n

79. The Plough, Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire<\/p>\n

80. The Cotley Inn, Somerset<\/p>\n

81. The Cornish Arms, Tavistock, Devon<\/p>\n

82. Kilchrenan Inn, Argyll & Bute<\/p>\n

83. The Red Lion, Isle of Wight<\/p>\n

84. The Greyhound Inn, Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire<\/p>\n

85. The Halfway at Kineton, Gloucestershire<\/p>\n

86. The Crown, Hastings, East Sussex<\/p>\n

87. The Bonnie Badger, East Lothian<\/p>\n

88. The Owl Hawnby, North Yorkshire<\/p>\n

89. The Blind Bull, Little Hucklow, Derbyshire<\/p>\n

90. The Surprise, London<\/p>\n

91. The Leicester Arms, Kent<\/p>\n

92. The Old Eyre Arms, Derbyshire<\/p>\n

93. The Dartmoor Inn, Lydford, Devon<\/p>\n

94. The Longs Arms, Wiltshire<\/p>\n

95. The New Inn, Herefordshire<\/p>\n

96. The Duck at Yeoford, Devon<\/p>\n

97. White Horse, Lincoln, Lincolnshire<\/p>\n

98. The Gurnard\u2019s Head, Cornwall<\/p>\n

99. The Manor House Inn, Somerset<\/p>\n

100. The Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd, Wales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nothing beats a good pub and despite one pub a day closing in the UK in 2025, this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535432,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,786,4884,179,15650,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-535431","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-food-and-drink","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-liverpool-pubs","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115457466691738229","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}