The Cock at Hemingford Gray wins big in the Good Pub Guide 2019

The Cock at Hemingford Gray has been named pub of the year by The Good Pub Guide 2019.

The Cock was described as "a first class, pretty pub in a delightful village" by the guide. The Hemingford Gray operation also received a Michelin Plate in the latest edition of the red book.

The Cambridgeshire pub is owned by the local Cambs Cuisine group, which also operates brands such as the Cambridge Chop House, Smokeworks and Millworks.

Other winners include the Plough in Kingham, Chipping Norton, which won dining pub of the year, and the Masons Arms in Cirencester, which won the new pub of the year.

The guide is in its 37th edition, and includes 5,000 pubs either branded as "main entries" or "worth a visit".

This year's guide, which was released today, includes 66 new main entries.

Full list of award winners below.

Good Pub Guide 2019 National Award Winners

Pub Of The Year: The Cock, Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire

Dining Pub Of The Year: Plough, Kingham, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

New Pub Of The Year: Masons Arms, Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Own Brew Pub Of The Year: Grainstore, Oakham, Rutland

Beer Pub Of The Year: Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

Whisky Pub Of The Year: Bon Accord, Glasgow

Wine Pub Of The Year: Woods, Dulverton, Somerset

Gin Pub Of The Year: Cholmondeley Arms, Malpas, Cheshire

Unspoilt Pub Of The Year: Flying Childers, Matlock, Derbyshire

Town Pub Of The Year: Old Joint Stock, Birmingham

Country Pub Of The Year: The Crown Inn, Little Missenden, Bucks

Inn Of The Year: Drunken Duck, Barngates, Ambleside, Cumbria

Value Pub Of The Year: Old Castle, Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Licensees Of The Year: Colin and Teresa Ombler of the Bell, Stratford-Upon-Avon

Brewery Of The Year: Tring Brewery, Tring, Hertfordshire

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