A pub has beat several hundred others in Cornwall to be crowned the best in the county. A travel expert has compiled a list of the best pubs in England featuring only one in each area.
The Telegraph curated the findings based on several important factors so that you can get to a brilliant boozer no matter where you live or travel. Sadly, this excludes Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
And for Cornwall, it found that the best pub was a charming, late medieval inn with its own skittle alley. Bringing a proper dose of Cornish charm to the list, The Blue Anchor in Helston was called Britain’s oldest ‘brewpub’ and praised for its atmospheric interiors.
Writing for the Telegraph, Will Hawkes said of the Coinagehall Street pub: “Charismatic and thatch-roofed, The Blue Anchor draws visitors from near and far for its ‘Spingo’ beer, which is made in a tiny brewery at the back. This is Britain’s oldest brewpub, with a brewing tradition that may or may not date back to the 18th century.
“The atmospheric interior reflects the pub’s long history.” For the full article, and to find out what he had to say about each pub, click here.
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The Blue Anchor in Helston
(Image: Greg Martin / Cornwall Live)
The best pubs in every English county
- Cumbria (Coniston): The Black Bull Inn
- Lancashire (Preston): Black Horse
- Greater Manchester: The Britons Protection
- Merseyside (Liverpool): The Roscoe Head
- Cheshire (Macclesfield): The Castle
- Northumberland (Low Newton): The Ship Inn
- Tyne and Wear (Newcastle): Free Trade Inn
- County Durham (Consett): Grey Horse
- North Yorkshire (York): Blue Bell
- West Yorkshire (Bradford): The Corn Dolly
- East Riding of Yorkshire (Hull): W M Hawkes
- South Yorkshire (Sheffield): Kelham Island Tavern
- Shropshire (Leintwardine): The Sun Inn
- Staffordshire: Tamworth Tap
- West Midlands (Brierley Hill): The Vine Inn
- Warwickshire (Austrey): Bird in Hand
- Worcestershire (Bretforton): The Fleece
- Herefordshire (Hereford): The Barrels
- Derbyshire (Bonsall): Barley Mow
- Nottinghamshire (Nottingham): Vat and Fiddle
- Leicestershire (Braybrooke): The Swan at Braybrooke
- Bedfordshire (Broom): Cock Inn
- Northamptonshire (Kettering): Alexandra Arms
- Cambridgeshire (Newton): The Queen’s Head
- Norfolk (Norwich): The Fat Cat
- Suffolk (Edwardstone): White Horse
- Essex (Little Totham): The Swan
- Lincolnshire (Lincoln): The Strugglers
- Rutland (Ketton): The Railway
- Gloucestershire (Dursley): Old Spot
- Bristol (Victoria Street): King’s Head
- Somerset (Bath): The Old Green Tree
- Wiltshire (Swindon): The Glue Pot
- Dorset (Worth Matravers): Square & Compass
- Devon (Topsham): Bridge Inn
- Cornwall (Helston): The Blue Anchor
- Oxfordshire (Stoke Lyne): Peyton Arms
- Berkshire (Reading): Nag’s Head
- Buckinghamshire (Hedgerley): The White Horse
- Hertfordshire (St Albans): The Mermaid
- Greater London (Forest Hill): The Blythe Hill Tavern
- City of London (St Andrew’s Hill): The Cockpit
- Hampshire (Winchester): Wonston Arms
- Isle of Wight (Bonchurch): Bonchurch Inn
- Surrey (Horsell): The Crown
- East Sussex (Hastings): First In, Last Out
- West Sussex (Hooksway): The Royal Oak
- Kent (Snargate): Red Lion