With the summer firmly here, people are flocking to the best beer gardens to soak up the rays pint in hand. Searches for ‘pub gardens’ have increased by 68% over the last 30 days in the UK, demonstrating just how excited people around the UK are to enjoy a cold beer in the sunshine.
To determine where is best to go, the Wellness Experts at Eden’s Gate have examined the top beer gardens in the UK, creating a seed list, with the top entries compared on Tripadvisor with ratings and reviews for each being used to officially declare which of them are the best in the UK to visit this summer.
Ben Nevis Inn in Fort William was named the ultimate pub garden hotspot with 1,569 5-star Tripadvisor reviews and an overall 4.5-star rating.
Located in Fort William at the bottom of the highest mountain in the UK. The Ben Nevis Inn is a very popular pub for those hiking the mountain and has a high rating for returning customers. As well as a hotel, the Inn is also a beer garden with 1,569 5 star reviews out of 2,259 combined reviews.
A spokesperson for Eden’s Gate said: "We calculated that with just five one-star reviews, Ben Nevis Inn is 157 times more favoured by customers than it isn’t. With an overall rating of 4.5, it’s not surprising it is ranked the best beer garden to visit in the UK."
The only other Scottish beer garden to make the top list was the ever-popular Cold Town House, which was chosen for its excellent terrace beer garden in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh and its wonderful views of the castle.
Ranking the best UK beer gardens by Tripadvisor reviews:
Pubs: |
City/town: |
Tripadvisor Reviews: |
Tripadvisor Ratings out of 5: |
Ben Nevis Inn |
Fort William |
2,259 |
4.5 |
The Hare & Hounds |
Bath |
1,533 |
4.0 |
The Drunken Duck Inn |
Ambleside |
1,294 |
4.0 |
The Eagle & Child |
Manchester |
1,221 |
4.0 |
The Perch Inn |
Oxford |
1,099 |
4.0 |
The Wharf |
Manchester |
1,229 |
4.0 |
Lord Crewe Arms |
Northumberland |
809 |
4.5 |
The Albion |
London |
727 |
3.5 |
Cold Town House |
Edinburgh |
417 |
4.0 |
The Ship |
London |
497 |
4.0 |
Atlas Bar |
Manchester |
330 |
4.0 |
Rising Sun |
Pensford |
247 |
4.5 |
The Roebuck Inn |
Knutsford |
294 |
4.5 |
The Old Neptune |
Whitstable |
229 |
4.0 |
The Eagle |
London |
206 |
3.5 |
The Free Trade Inn |
Newcastle |
125 |
4.5 |
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