The historic pub, the center of English social life, is having a renaissance.

Welcome to The Telegraph’s expert guide to the Best Pubs in the UK. Following the success of last year’s 500 Best Pubs in England, we have expanded our horizons for 2026.

Helping to separate the wheat from the chaff, the Telegraph has just released its annual ranking of the 650 best pubs in the UK, featuring 500 joints from England and 150 from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Telegraph has named the venues in its list of the 500 best pubs for 2026, highlighting ten each in East and West Sussex.

England fans will be able to stay in the pub until after Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final with Norway is over, the UK government has said. Extended licensing hours mean that pubs in England and Wales can remain open until 30 minutes after the final whistle is blown,

Overall “margins are getting squeezed because it is a tough time for pubs right now,” one pub owner told NBC News.

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says pubs in England and Wales can stay open until 5 a.m. on the night England takes on Mexico in the round of 16 at the World Cup. Calls for an extension to their licensing hours had grown in volume on ...

On World Cup match days, sales have tripled at the Clissold Park Tavern in north London as England fans toast their team’s progress through the tournament. Owner Declan Perkins has hired extra staff and increased drinks deliveries to the pub,