A CHESHIRE pub has been named as one of the best in the UK at a national awards.
The Swan at Marbury, near Nantwich, is one of 15 pubs across the country which has scooped a prestigious Regional Winner title in the 2023 National Pub & Bar Awards.
The Wrenbury Road pub was crowned the best in the North West region.
On its website, the family-owned country pub is described as 'charming', offering 'pleasing food and drink'.
It reads: "Marbury is a charming rural village and The Swan is a charming rural pub.
"We have pleasing food and drink, including wines that we blend and import ourselves, comfortable and airy surroundings and our staff try their best to be friendly and welcoming.
"Lots of people come to us specifically for the good food, others come to visit the church or to walk in the beautiful surrounding countryside.
"Whatever your reason, we'd love to see you and think you'll like what we've got to offer."
Every year, the National Pub & Bars Awards bring together 94 pubs and bars from across the UK, each one having been awarded the title for the best in its county.
From these, 15 regional winners are announced before the unveiling of the national winner.
This year's national winner was The Running Horses in Surrey.
The other winners include:
East Midlands – The Tollemache Arms, Northamptonshire
East of England – The Three Hills, Cambridgeshire
London – The Barley Mow, Mayfair, Greater London
North East – Three Mile, Tyne and Wear
Northern Ireland – Hearth, Antrim
North West Scotland – Tigh An Truish, Argyll and Bute
North East Scotland – The Criterion, Fife
South East Scotland – The Scran & Scallie, City of Edinburgh
South West Scotland – The Electric Bar, North Lanarkshire
South East – The Running Horses, Surrey
South West – Bell & Crown, Wiltshire
Wales – The Old House 1147, Mid Glamorgan
West Midlands – The Red Lion, Long Compton, Warwickshire
Yorkshire and the Humber – The Fat Badger Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Pub Chef of the Year – Chris Fordham-Smith, The Barley Mow, Mayfair
Pub Brand of the Year – The Beech House
Bar Brand of the Year – BrewDog Waterloo
Heineken UK Sustainable Pub of the Year – The Tollemache Arms, Northamptonshire
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