CHEERS! A trio of Somerset pubs are celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious award.

The finalists in the 2025 National Pub & Bar Awards have been revealed.

For Somerset, the final three are; Ludo Sports Bar & Kitchen, Bath; The Swan Inn, Rowberrow; and The Talbot Inn, at Mells, near Frome.

The awards are organised by trade magazine Pub & Bar, and each year recognise around 100 County Winners from across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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In neighbouring Dorset, finalists were; The Dog House, Gillingham; The King’s Arms, Shaftesbury; The Libertine, at Westbourne, Bournemouth; and The Pavilion Arms, Bournemouth.

And in Wiltshire, the finalists are; The Beckford Arms, Salisbury; The King John Inn, at Tollard Royal; and The Royal Oak, Easterton.

Winners in the National Pub & Bar Awards 2025 will be announced during a glittering ceremony at at Big Penny Social in London on June 24.

For the full UK shortlists for the 2025 National Pub & Bar Awards, log on to nationalpubandbarawards.co.uk.