Pubs and bars

A lively Spanish restaurant and tapas bar with live music and guest DJs, encouraging dancing. Tapas served all day. Sharing platters. Grills.

With wooden floors and open fireplaces, this is a traditional English pub. Relaxed and casual atmosphere. Serves fairly traditional hearty pub food using fresh ingredients, plus pizzas and a curry option, and Sunday roasts. Real ales.

Modern British food, cooked using ingredients which they grow themselves in their gardens at Askham Hall.

An Italian gastro-pub set in an old Victorian building, with al fresco dining and a children's play area. Produce is sourced from Italy to deliver authentic Italian home-made dishes.

Great value for money fine dining from Michelin-starred restaurant trained chef Simon Diprose. Locally sourced ingredients. Cosy country pub and restaurant, with a large beer garden. Serves real ales.

Highly rated gastro-pub, with some innovative dishes. Modern British food borrowing from European and Asian influences. The beef brisket is highly recommended by many. Book for the evening, as it can get crowded.

Modern gastro-pub food, using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients. Serves real ales. Children- and dog-friendly. Wood-burning fireplaces, garden, pool table, dart board. Daily specials, Sunday roasts.

Cosy gastro-pub with open fire, large sofas, and a Mediterranean feel. Excellent mainly British cuisine, using seasonal, locally-sourced produce, and a healthy showing of European regional cooking, with some unusual items on the menu.

A wooden-beamed pub dating back to 1712, serving locally sources and freshly prepared quality traditional pub food with a modern twist. Serves real ales. Has a selection of small snug seating areas situated around the building, each different and full of character. Booking is advised Thursday to Saturday. Dog-friendly. Low prices. Comedy nights.

Great British Pub of the Year 2011 and Great British Gastro-Pub of the year 2011. High quality British food using fresh local produce.

The restaurant serves traditional pub food, amongst period Georgian Farmhouse features. Mid-week winter carvery every Wednesday. Children friendly.

Modern and classical style British cuisine. Wooden beamed interior, and has two function rooms upstairs. Reasonable prices. Booking is advised at weekends.

Versatile traditional pub with outdoor seating, a snug, and a well-equipped gig venue. Open mic nights every Tuesday. Serves the best pizzas we've had outside of Italy.

Country pub and dining with large garden, children's play ground and miniature railway train rides (£1 per person). Serves gastro-pub food, plus a traditional range of pub food, all day, every day, including Sunday roasts.

The Drummond at Albury is situated in the picturesque village of Albury that forms part of Surrey Hills. The atmosphere and décor give the place a lovely ambience. Their ingredients are fresh, and sourced as locally as possible from ethical producers. Includes platters to share for two, vegetarian options and their legendary home-made Drummond pies.

Steps is a grade 2 listed building, recently carefully renovated. It is a freehouse bistro-pub, with a wide range of guest ales, beers, lagers and ciders. Very good value 2- and 3-course set menus.

High-end, modern European cuisine in a sophisticated ambience with slick and modern décor.

Classic British food using fresh seasonal ingredients. Menus changed regularly. A lighter lunch menu with a selection of hot and cold sandwiches and a more formal à la carte menu. Sunday roast.

Village community pub in Fulmer dating back to the early 17th century. Large garden, sun terrace. Imaginative British food using fresh, seasonal and local produce. Free Wi-Fi.

The Viaduct Tavern is a traditional two room, friendly and inviting community pub in Kidderminster. The bar area offers classic pub games and pool and in the lounge they serve a menu of hot pub food at reasonable prices.

Recently refurbished, with a brand new patio. Serves a range of cask ales, has a dartboard, and shows sport on a large screen television. Large selection of typical modern pub food and a chef's specials board. Good children's menu.

A pub with a huge pub garden, wonderful in summer. Food is fairly basic, but well-cooked, tasty and reasonably priced.

Bohemian traditional pub, with leather sofas, open fire, and reclaimed wooden furniture, serving guest real ales, and a good range of alcoholic drinks. High quality British food, presented well.

Modern British cuisine with Mediterranean influences, ranging from light bites to restaurant style food, including classic char-grills and fish dishes. Stylish and contemporary interior. Serves real ales.

Real ales, conservatory, decked garden area, good quality pub food, in the picturesque Denham Village.