And Michelin Pub of the Year 2016 goes to...

by KatieRowe

The Butchers Arms!

Tucked away in the small village of Elderfield, near Gloucester, in England's South West, this family-run pub was made for cosying up after frosty morning rambles during the winter months. It sits just 25 people for lunch and dinner so be sure to book in advance for inventive rural fare such as grilled octopus with pork dumpling, roasted loin of Fallow deer and pistachio and raspberry macarons. All food is lovingly made by James Winter – sole chef and co-owner of the pub alongside his wife Elizabeth Winter – using fresh, seasonal produce from surrounding farms and suppliers.

Along with The Butcher's Arms, there are 43 new entries in this year's Michelin Eating Out In Pubs Guide including The Coach in Marlow, which received a bib gourmand. This non-bookable pub is run by Tom Kerridge who also owns the only Two-Starred pub in the guide, The Hand and Flowers. Here's the full list of new entries by county:

Lincolnshire

• New Inn, Great Limber 
• Hope & Anchor, South Ferriby 
• Six Bells, Witham on the Hill

Nottinghamshire

• Ruddington Arms, Ruddington 

Bedfordshire

• Plough at Bolnhurst 

Cambridgeshire

• Tickell Arms, Whittlesford 

Norfolk

• Georgian Townhouse, Norwich 

Suffolk

• Hadleigh Ram, Hadleigh 
• Six Bells, Lavenham

London

• Smokehouse, Chiswick
• Ealing Park Tavern, Ealing
• Anglesea Arms, Hammersmith 
• Cross Keys, Chelsea 
• Marksman, Tower Hamlets 

Cheshire

• Lord Clyde, Kerridge
• Church Inn, Mobberley 

Greater Manchester

• Old Bell Inn, Delph

Lancashire

• Eagle & Child, Bispham Green
• White Swan, Fence

Berkshire

• Crab & Boar, Chieveley
• Beehive, White Waltham
• Greene Oak, Windsor

Buckinghamshire

• The Hundred of Ashendon, Ashendon
• The Coach, Marlow

West Sussex

• Lickfold Inn, Lickfold

Kent

• Black Pig, Royal Tunbridge Wells

Oxfordshire

• Chequers, Berrick Salome
• Lamb Inn, Crawley
• Miller of Mansfield, Goring
• Muddy Duck, Hethe
• Rose & Crown, Shilton
• Star Inn, Sparsholt
• Crown, Woodstock

​Somerset

• White Horse, Haselbury Plucknett 

Cornwall

• Victoria Inn, Perranuthnoe 
• Mariners, Rock 
• Springer Spaniel, Treburley
• Ship Inn, Wadebridge

Dorset

• Half Moon, Melplash

Worcestershire

• Old Rectifying House, Worcester 

Shropshire​

• The Haughmond, Upton Magna 

Yorkshire

• Falcon Inn, Withernwick 
• Woodman Inn, Thunder Bridge 

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