The tourist spot serves food using produce from local growers, breweries and farms and also highlights sustainability methods employed in the everyday practice of the inn.
In a Facebook post, The Blind Bull passed along full credit to the team working at the pub and expressed their gratitude for the recognition.
They wrote, “For a small, independently owned pub in a tiny village in the heart of the glorious Peak District to be recognised nationally, after being open less than 3 years, is just such an incredible feeling and rather unbelievable!”
Throughout the time The Blind Bull has been open, the pub has also gained recognition as a Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropub, won the Peak District Pub of the Year award and been recognised in the Michelin Guide for 2023.
The Shoe at Exton, a pub located in the Meon Valley of Hampshire, took home the Silver Award.
The second place pub serves up French-British cuisine and boasts a heaving housemade bread collection. During the summer, a small backyard shed also sells heaping scoops of housemade ice cream.
The Bronze Award was won by The Duncombe Arms, a pub nestled in the countryside of Staffordshire. The Arms was originally an 1850s built inn, renovated by the current owners before opening in 2012.
They added a state-of-the-art kitchen to the space, which serves a blend of “classic and modern” British fine dining.
The outlook grants patrons views of rolling greens, across the Dove Valley to Worthy Island Wood. The pub is also a short drive away from the Alton Towers theme park, making the spot an accessible (and more relaxed) post-ride stop.
