Boot and Shoe Ackworth: Pontefract pub named among best in the country in Great British Pub Awards 2023

Abbey Maclure
By Abbey Maclure
Published 21st Sep 2023, 13:15 BST
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.

A Pontefract pub has scooped a top accolade in the Great British Pub Awards.

The Boot and Shoe in Ackworth has been named Admiral Taverns Pub of the Year 2023. A record number of pubs from across Great Britain entered this year’s awards and were put through two rigorous rounds of judging from industry professionals.

The winners of the Great British Pub Awards 2023 were announced at a ceremony at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on Tuesday.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Leeds venues the Hare and Hounds and Pinnacle Beer and Gin Hall were announced as finalists earlier this summer, but the Tingley boozer lost out on Best Pub Garden to a Dorchester pub, while Pinnacle failed to scoop the Best Pub to Watch Sport category.

The Boot and Shoe in Ackworth, Pontefract, has been named the best Admiral Taverns pub in the country (Photo by Google)The Boot and Shoe in Ackworth, Pontefract, has been named the best Admiral Taverns pub in the country (Photo by Google)
The Boot and Shoe in Ackworth, Pontefract, has been named the best Admiral Taverns pub in the country (Photo by Google)

But the family-run Boot and Shoe was crowned the best Admiral Taverns pub in the country, with judges praising “extensive investment” into its garden, an “impeccably-run” operation. Posting on Facebook, the pub’s team said they were “super proud” of the achievement.