Discover more about our award-winning pubs and hotels
We have 300 pubs and hotels throughout London and the South East, from the historic heart of the City to the Kent coastline. Our teams take pride in offering the very customer experience, and we have been recognised for our efforts with many local and national accolades over the years.
Read about our latest awards below.
You can also find out more our business and community awards, and recognition for our beers using the links below.
Pub awards 2024
2024: BII National Innovation in Training Awards (NITAs): Four Shepherd Neame team members shortlisted for Hospitality Apprentice of the Year - Lewis Weygang, Sallyann Carter, Dani Policane and Charlotte Rollason
2024: CAMRA Pub Design Awards - The Crown, Chislehurst was Highly Commended in the Refurbishment category
2024: Muddy Stilettos Awards, Kent: The Dove, Dargate won Destination Pub
2024: Kent and Medway Food and Drink Awards: The Sun shortlisted for Hotel of the Year
2024: Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub Awards: Awarded 5th place – The Sportsman
2024: Publican Awards: Shepherd Neame shortlisted for Best New Site (Duke of Cumberland) and winner of Best Partnership Pub Company (up to 500 sites)
2024: Publican Awards: Licensee Clive Price, Managing Director of Barons Pub Company, which runs two of Shepherd Neame’s Surrey sites – The Cricketers in Woking and the Crown and Cushion in Camberley - named Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees) for a third year in a row
Pub awards 2023
2023: City of Rochester Society Conservation Award for refurbishment at The Royal Crown, Rochester
2023: The Barn, Tunbridge Wells – Couples’ Choice! – Great Service Award in the Kent Wedding Awards
2023: Sportsman at Seasalter – Kent Fine Dining Experience of the Year – Gold Award – Taste of Kent Awards
2023: Sportsman at Seasalter retained its Michelin Star
2023: Publican Awards: Clive Price/Barons Pub Company named Best Pub Operations Team and Best Pub Employer (up to 500 employees)
2023: Horse and Groom, Belgravia – New Friend category winner in Belgravia Awards
2023: Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub Awards: Awarded 4th place – The Sportsman
2023: Stag Inn, Hastings – Pub of the Year in the Beautiful South Awards 2022/23
Pub awards 2022
- 2022: The Barn, Tunbridge Wells – Boutique Wedding Venue of the Year in the Kent Wedding Awards
- 2022 The Stag Inn, Hastings - AA Rosette
- 2022 Sportsman at Seasalter retained its Michelin star, first awarded in 2008
- 2022 Sportsman at Seasalter awrded 6th place in Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards
- 2022 The Blue Anchor, Crowborough - Pub of the Year, Beautiful South Awards for Excellence
- 2022 Diggity Dog named Best New Menu Item in the National Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS)
- 2022 The Stag Inn, Hastings - included in Good Food Guide
- 2022 The Dove, Dargate among one of five finalists in the Best Destination Pub in Kent in the Muddy Stilettos Awards
- 2022 The Blue Anchor, Crowborough among one of five finalists in the Best Destination Pub in Sussex in the Muddy Stilettos Awards
Pub awards 2021
- 2021 The Blue Anchor in Crowborough - Pub of the Year in Beautiful South Awards for Excellence
- 2021 The Dove, Dargate among five finalists of the Best Destination Pub category in the Muddy Stilettos Awards
- 2021 The Sportsman in Seasalter - best gastropub in Britain for a fifth time in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards
- 2021 The Compasses Inn in Crundale - 8th place in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards
- 2021 The Sportsman - 16th in the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards
- 2021 Licensees at White Lion, Selling - Kent Association of Local Councils Community Award
- 2021 Licensees at George Inn, Newnham - Kent Association of Local Councils Community Award
- 2021 Three Shepherd Neame apprentices shortlisted for inaugural Purple Umbrella Awards
- 2021 Sarah Simmonds of The Three Mariners, Oare - shortlisted for Outstanding Industry Contribution in the Publican Awards
Pub awards 2020
- 2020 Shepherd Neame - Best Tenanted and Leased Pub Company (Up to 500 sites) in the Publican Awards
- 2020 Shepherd Neame - shortlisted for Best Food Offer in the Publican Awards
- 2020 Three Mariners in Oare – BII Heart of the Community Award
Pub awards 2019
- 2019 Three Mariners in Oare - Pub of the Year at the Kent Life Food and Drink Awards
- 2019 Minnis Bay Bar & Brasserie, Birchington- shortlisted for Pub of the Year in the Visit Kent Tourism Awards
- 2019 Managed estate’s gluten-free burger - Highly Commended in the Best Free From Product Category at the Meat Management Industry Awards