The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced the winners of its prestigious Pub Design Awards

The awards are judged by a panel of experts in design and conservation. This year there are three winners, two highly commended and three commended pubs across different categories ranging from refurbishment to new build. These include:

Historic England Conservation Award – This award is given for work which conserves the pub’s architectural features, whilst updating its facilities and was won by The Vines, Liverpool

New Build – This category assesses newly built pubs in 2023 where the Hall & Woodhouse, Taplow Bucks was HIghly Commended

Conversion to Pub Use Award – This category rewards outstanding conversions of buildings which were originally built for other uses and have now been transformed into a pub. The winner here was bod, Alsager Cheshire

Refurbishment – This award is given for the best refurbishment of an existing pub building. The winner in this category was The Kings Arms, Elham Kent

Community Local – This category is reserved for outstanding refurbished street-corner locals and The Pipe Makers Arms, Broseley Shropshire