A Devon pub where “time stands still” has been crowned the best in the county by a travel expert. The Bridge Inn, in Topsham, was listed among the best pubs for each county in England.
The Telegraph curated the findings based on several factors so that you can get to a brilliant boozer no matter where you live or travel. And for Devon, it found that the best pub was a Grade II listed public house. The pub, on Bridge Hill, has previously been praised as “unspoilt” and being “an amazing traditional pub”.
In a description, travel writer Will Hawkes states: “Little altered since the dying days of the 19th century, The Bridge Inn, with its idiosyncratic layout and pervasive clutter, offers a unique experience even when compared to pubs of similar antiquity. No wonder Queen Elizabeth II made it the first pub she visited, in 1998 (a picture commemorating the occasion sits on the bar).”
Testimonials on the website include words to the effect of “this is one of Britain’s most unspoilt pubs.” and that it is “the sort of pub where time stands still and your pint glass is always full”.
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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