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Two Angus pubs are celebrating following industry recognition from the prestigious National Pub & Bar Awards.

The annual celebration, which returns to London in June for its 10-year anniversary, showcases a wide range of venues from across the whole of the UK by naming 94 sites as the best in their respective counties.

Over 250 Highly Commended pubs and bars are now invited to the National Pub & Bar Awards Grand Final to discover the 2026 County Winners, Regional Winners and overall National Pub & Bar of the Year.

Among them are The Stag, in Forfar, and The Drovers Inn at Memus.

Each year the awards crown nearly 100 County Winners from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, giving each site a unique platform to promote themselves and increase guest footfall from locals and visitors alike.

The 94 County Winners will be announced live at the event, as well as the Highly Commended venues for each area collecting their certificates.

Tristan O’Hana, editor of Pub & Bar magazine, which hosts the event, said: “Our bigger and better format that debuted in 2025 was such a success, we can’t wait to roll it out again this year.

“The fact that the celebrations last from the long Easter weekend, when we celebrate this year’s County Nominees, right up until the awards night is no less than this wonderful industry deserves.

“We just want to do what we can to spread the word about these brilliant businesses.”

The night will also reveal the results of the Industry’s Choice Award, which is voted for separately by a panel of 400 handpicked industry judges and presented in a Top 10 format.

On top of that, the consumer-voted Pub Group of the Year and Bar Group of the Year awards will also return, as well as the Tyrrells Tyrrellbly Good Taste Award.

Headline sponsored by Tyrrells, the National Pub & Bar Awards assesses a number of elements that affect the customer journey, including marketing, digital presence, design, service, style of offer and investment.

The awards are sponsored by Tyrrells, Código 1530 Tequila, Frobishers, ICRTouch, Inch’s Riversider, Kerrymaid, Tork and UNOX.