TUCKED away in a small village near the border of the county is one of Britain's greatest pubs.

The Queen Elizabeth Inn in Elmley Castle, near Pershore, has been a pub for over 150 years with records showing the building serving ale while a tailoring business was also using the premises.

Between 1963 and 2005, the pub was under ownership of Marstons Brewery but, after a series of private owners came and went, the pub was bought by a group of residents from the village and ran as a community venture to keep Elmley Castle's final pub alive.

PUB: The Queen Elizabeth Inn is run by members of the communityPUB: The Queen Elizabeth Inn is run by members of the community (Image: Queen Elizabeth Inn) Neil Lavender-Jones, one of the directors of the pub, said: "It's an uplifting feeling to win an award like this.

"We're very grateful for our customer base and everyone who has voted for us.

"We're a community run pub and it just underlines we're doing the right things."

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Mr Lavender-Jones has been a director at the pub for a decade, and has seen the recent success the pub has seen such as picking up six Good Food Awards in the last six years.

He explained why he believes that is: "We've adapted to the market and we consistently produce really good food using local ingredients.

"In recent years, it has felt like people are paying more attention to really good food and that is something we offer.

"Our customers spread the word about us which helps us find even more new guests.

"We've consecutively grown for the past few years now as a result."

The pub also won Visit Worcestershire's pub of the year in 2018 and 2023.

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The Queen Elizabeth Inn varies its menu as the seasons change and has separate offerings throughout the day.

Despite their success, the pub isn't afraid of making more changes in the future: "We're constantly looking for new ideas.

"We're very keen for people to come in and share their ideas with us."

The Queen Elizabeth Inn will be celebrating its 10th anniversary under ownership of the community in December.