The Nationwide Pub and Bar Awards 2025, organised by Pub and Bar journal, have been held in London on Tuesday evening, with pubs throughout the UK recognised.
The charming little village of Llanmadoc sits above Cwm Ivy and Whiteford Sands. To the north is a nature reserve, to the south gorgeous Llangennith. Nevertheless it’s within the village itself yow will discover Wales’ greatest pub.
The beloved Seventeenth-century Britannia Inn has been given the distinguished title on the 2025 Nationwide Pub and Bar Awards.
Contained in the pub you will discover an inviting and authentic inglenook hearth with a leg warming log burner.
Regardless of the time of yr, the Seventeenth century bar feels notably cosy and welcoming with its low beamed ceilings, previous tiled flooring, uncovered stone partitions, and previous wood tables and chairs.
The pub nonetheless has its authentic bread oven and in components of the pub you possibly can nonetheless see the previous fuel lamps.
The beams within the lounge are reputed to be from shipwrecks which have been ‘lanterned’ ashore by wreckers for his or her invaluable cargo.
The bar serves a terrific menu with an intensive specials board additionally accessible and glorious service.
There’s additionally a restaurant serving particular set menus, a specials board, and an a la carte menu that runs on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturday evenings.
Additionally they serve a conventional Sunday roast, together with regionally sourced Gower Salt Marsh Lamb, Selwyn’s seaweed, Swansea smoked salmon and Gower gold Ale.
If the climate’s good, the pub additionally has an intensive backyard space with kids’s play gear , a decking space and views throughout the Loughor estuary that are to die for.
And it is a notably lovely a part of the world for a stroll.
Head up the hill from the Britannia Inn pub and you will notice an indication saying Whiteford Burrows and a lane going alongside between two cottages.
It takes you down the aspect of a valley with lush views over the Loughor estuary and throughout to the Carmarthenshire coast.
On the backside of the hill take a left by way of the bushes, resulting in Cwm Ivy the place you will discover a restaurant́ and a few cute little cottages.
Flip proper and a path will take you right down to Whiteford Sands and acres of pine forest that line the massive expanse of sand.
There’s lots to discover right here, together with Whiteford Lighthouse, the one sea-washed forged iron lighthouse within the UK, but when the lure of the pub on the finish of the stroll is asking, then head left, up the hill, to the highest of Llanmadoc village.
So far as round pub walks go, circles, pubs and walks do not get significantly better than this.
