We're honoured to hold some fantastic awards, a tribute to the Fleecey Family
Pub of the Year 25/26 - Visit Worcestershire Tourism Awards
BII Licensee of the Year 2026 Quarter Finalist - Nigel Smith
Best Small Wedding Venue, Cotswolds Awards 2025
Great British Pub Awards Country Pub of the Year 2025
Worcestershire County CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025
Shakespeare (Worcestershire) CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025 & 2024
Good Pub Guide Top Ten Country Pubs
Pub of the Year 25/26 - Visit Worcestershire Tourism Awards
Great British Pie Awards 2026
We're delighted our famous pies are still award-winning, taking home a Silver & Bronze at the Great British Pies Awards 2026.
Huge thanks to Terry, who makes the pies here at the Fleece.
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We've won Gold, Silver and Bronze in the past.
Great British Pub Awards - Country Pub of the Year
An heart-felt thank you to the Fleecey Family, we were over the moon to be Finalists in the 'Pub Industry Oscars', up against some tough competition, including previous overall winners.
It was amazing to take home the trophy for the whole team, and all the regulars (from all over!) who make the Fleece the welcoming, community village pub that it is.
Worcestershire County CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025
From Shakespeare CAMRA: As a sign of the esteem in which our members hold the Fleece it has become a remarkable multi award winning pub. Since 2009 It has won the Shakespeare CAMRA Worcestershire area branch pub of the year on no less than nine occasions and has also received a long service certificate in recognition of Nigel’s twenty years stewardship of the Fleece. It is worth stating that this is far more than any other pubs who have achieved this recognition.
Support for the branch is also evident as it is where all the Beer festival planning meetings are held, and we appreciated the sponsorship that Nigel offered this year’s festival by providing funding for the staff polo shirts used both during the and after the festival.
Having won the branch Pub of the Year (POTY) again this year I am delighted to say that the Fleece was then entered then into the Worcester County judging which covers the areas of Kidderminster and Bewdley in the North of the county down to Broadway in the south.
The success of this pub has been built on continuous hard work, dedication, and attention to detail which all then go together in making the Fleece a such a splendid community and regional asset. Bretforton is incredibly lucky indeed to have such a quality venue in the middle of the village, and our congratulations go to Nigel and his team for achieving such a tremendous and deserved accolade.
Best Small Wedding Venue, Cotswolds Awards 2025
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Congratulations to Jacquie & Jo who co-ordinate our weddings, and all the Front of House & Kitchen team who deliver them on the day!
Past Awards
Past awards include the Sawdays / Telegraph Pub of the Year, Visit England Pub of the Year and many more!
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Press coverage, including TV & Radio has been global over the years, especially for Nigel Nigel and our Asparagus activities, following examples set by Lola Taplin & Anne Byrd, who gained international and national press back in the earlier 20th century!
We're curating a gallery to add here, watch this space.
