CAMRA names the 16 best pubs in Britain - and one is in Scotland

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Last year the Campaign for Real Ale has revealed the best pubs across Britain - and now the winner has been announced.

The top pubs were announced in the nationwide search for the next National Pub of the Year; with the overall winner revealed this month. With 16 UK pubs in the running, did your favourite make the cut?

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A two-room micropub serving four real ales and a large range of ciders and perries. It boasts a very extensive range of gins and pub snacks, including beer-infused pork pies and scotch eggs.placeholder image
A two-room micropub serving four real ales and a large range of ciders and perries. It boasts a very extensive range of gins and pub snacks, including beer-infused pork pies and scotch eggs.
First built in 1691 and re-built in 1926, this is an impressive Edwardian stone-built free house with many original architectural features. Ten cask ales and two traditional ciders are available as is live sports and music.placeholder image
First built in 1691 and re-built in 1926, this is an impressive Edwardian stone-built free house with many original architectural features. Ten cask ales and two traditional ciders are available as is live sports and music.
A long-standing pub in CAMRAs well-respected Good Beer Guide and a former national Pub of the Year winner, this perennial gem is the only pub with a heritage interior in Berkshire.placeholder image
A long-standing pub in CAMRAs well-respected Good Beer Guide and a former national Pub of the Year winner, this perennial gem is the only pub with a heritage interior in Berkshire.
A cheerful, welcoming, town-centre local which is also known as the Trust. The mosaic entrance floor shows it was once the Tweedside Inn. Theres a cosy corner with a log burner and a small room to the rear.placeholder image
A cheerful, welcoming, town-centre local which is also known as the Trust. The mosaic entrance floor shows it was once the Tweedside Inn. Theres a cosy corner with a log burner and a small room to the rear.
A friendly and welcoming 18th-century former coaching inn, with wood fires in both bars which has maintained its traditional character.placeholder image
A friendly and welcoming 18th-century former coaching inn, with wood fires in both bars which has maintained its traditional character.
CAMRAs National Pub of the Year 2014 and recipient of many other local and national awards. This is an outstanding and recently renovated traditional pub set in a pretty Pendleside village thats popular with locals and visitors.placeholder image
CAMRAs National Pub of the Year 2014 and recipient of many other local and national awards. This is an outstanding and recently renovated traditional pub set in a pretty Pendleside village thats popular with locals and visitors.
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