Hand & Flowers named top gastropub 2012
Tom and Beth Kerridge from the Hand and Flowers, Marlow were crowned as the Top Gastropub at this years Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards 2012
Last year's runner up has risen to the top in what has been an incredible few months for the pub. In October, the Hand and Flowers was awarded its second Michelin Star- the first ever pub to achieve two,
The awards, now in their fourth year, have established themselves as the leading event for the premium end of the UK food-led pub trade.
Stoke Place Hotel, Buckinghamshire played host to the Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropubs, the awards were attended by the leading lights of the Gastropub sector.
Scroll down to view the winners from the day
| Rank | Pub name | Town | County |
| 1 | Hand & Flowers | Marlow | Buckinghamshire |
| 2 | Harwood Arms | Fulham | London |
| 3 | The Star at Harome | Helmsley | North Yorkshire |
| 4 | The Anchor and Hope | Waterloo | London |
| 5 | Jack In The Green | Rockbeare | Devon |
| 6 | The Royal Oak Paley Street | Maidenhead | Berkshire |
| 7 | Hind Head | Bray | Berkshire |
| 8 | The Hardwick | Abergavenny | Monmouthshire |
| 9 | Pipe and Glass | Beverly | East Yorkshire |
| 10 | The Sportsman | Seasalter | Kent |
| 11 | Gurnards Head | Treen | St Ives |
| 12 | The Olive Branch | Clipsham | Rutland |
| 13 | Pony & Trap | Newtown | Chew Magna |
| 14 | Wellington Arms | Baughurst | Hampshire |
| 15 | Masons Arms | Knowstone | Devon |
| 16 | The Bull and Last | Highgate | London |
| 17 | The Canton Arms | Stockwell | London |
| 18 | The Felin Fach Griffin | Brecon | Wales |
| 19 | The Stagg at Titley | Kington | Herefordshire |
| 20 | Lord Poulett Arms | Hinton | St George |
| 21 | The Garrison | Bermondsey | London |
| 22 | Three Fishes | Mitton | Lancashire |
| 23 | The Albion | Clifton | Bristol |
| 24 | The Eagle | Farringdon | London |
| 25 | The Mall Tavern | Notting Hill | London |
| 26 | Fox and Grapes | Wimbledon Common | London |
| 27 | Beckford Arms | Fonthill | Gifford |
| 28 | The Black Horse | Ireland | Shefford |
| 29 | The Avalon | Balham Hill | London |
| 30 | Ye Olde Sun Inn | Colton | North Yorkshire |
| 31 | The Angel | Hetton | North Yorkshire |
| 32 | British Larder | Bromeswell | Woodbridge |
| 33 | The Gun at Docklands | Docklands | Greater London Greater London |
| 34 | The Wheatsheaf | Combe Hay | Somerset |
| 35 | The Holt | Honiton | Devon |
| 36 | The Nut Tree | Murcott | Oxfordshire |
| 37 | The Victoria Inn | Perranuthnoe | Penzance |
| 38 | The Drunken Duck | Ambleside | Cumbria |
| 39 | The Kingham Plough | Kingham | Chipping Norton |
| 40 | The Queens Arms | Corton Denham | Somerset |
| 41 | King William Pub and Dining Rooms | Bath | |
| 42 | Freemasons at Wiswell | Wiswell | Lancashire |
| 43 | Purefoy Arms | Preston Candover | Hampshire |
| 44 | The Magdalen Arms | Oxford | Oxfordshire |
| 45 | The Sands End | Wandsworth | London |
| 46 | The Fox at Willian | Willian | Hertfordshire |
| 47 | Masons Arms | Cartmell Fell | Cumbria |
| 48 | The Stag at Offchurch | Leamington Spa | Warwickshire |
| 49 | The White Horse | Parsons Green | London |
| 50 | The Thomas Cubitt | Belgravia | London |
We also made awards in five special categories
Newcomer of the Year: The British Larder, Bromeswell, Suffolk
Front of House Manager of the Year: Simon Farrimond, The Angel Inn, Hetton, Yorkshire
Gastropub Chef of the Year: Jason King, The Wellington Arms, Baughurst, Hampshire
Business Innovation: The Pigs, Edgefield, Norfolk
Highest Climber: The Canton Arms, Kennington, London
Judging process
The Budweiser Budvar Top 50 Gastropub Awards really are the industry's choice and based on the results of a poll of top experts. The Publican's Morning Advertiser editor rob Willock says: "These awards really are the industry's choice and it is fantastic for the gastropubs voted into the top 50 to get recognition from such a presitigious panel of voters."
More than 2,000 votes were cast in a poll of hundreds of industry experts, including top chefs, food writers, pubco chiefs, pub-guide editors and top suppliers to bring you this definitive list of the best gastropubs in Britain.
To ensure each region of the UK has an equal opportunity for their pubs to shine, the voting panel is broken down into eight geographical voting regions, with an equal number of votes collected in each by the Top 50 Gastropubs Voting Academy.
The awards are being run in association with Budweiser Budvar as headline partner. Tony Jennings, CEO of Budweiser Budvar UK says: "Great beers deserve great food and that's why Budvar are delighted to sponsor this spectacular hunt to find the UK's best gastropubs."
Click here to view the winners from last year
