Which York pub has just been named in the UK's top 50 gastropubs?

'This is a proper gastro pub, where the food is every bit as good as any fine dining restaurant you’d ever enter and twice as wholesome,' says the Big 7 Travel website in its annual list of the country's 50 best.

"The dishes are huge in portion size and come with delicious side dishes like creamy mash and properly chunky chips. Lashing on some extra gravy is a must, given how tasty it is."

The pub - which re-opened in February last year following a £500,000 refurb - comes in at No 47 on Big 7 Travel's top-50 list, published this year for only the second time.

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It is not the only pub in the region to make the list.

Weighing in at no 35 is perennial favourite The Star Inn at Harome near Helmsley.

"This is a charming, rustic little spot for some of the best British food in the country," Big 7 Travel says.

"The Star Inn is essentially a Michelin-starred inn with rooms, serving ‘modern Yorkshire’ food made primarily from locally-sourced seasonal ingredients, such as local game, North Sea fish and fresh herbs from its own kitchen garden."

The Star Inn

Further afield, The Angel at Hetton, up in the Dales north of Skipton, makes the list at No 39.

"A real pioneer when it comes to gastropubs in the UK, The Angel should be on every gourmet food lovers bucket list," Big 7 Travel says. "Not only does it have a Michelin Star hot, it has real heart to the food.

"Creative ingredient pairings include cured mackerel with taramasalata and English wasabi and and veal sweetbread with Pedro Ximenes sherry."

'Food with real heart' at The Angel

The Pipe and Glass at South Dalton, Beverley, meanwhile, makes the list at No 30.

"This former coaching house is on the site of the original gatehouse to Dalton Park on the beautiful Dalton Estate," Big 7 Travel says.

"The Pipe and Glass is a cosy Yorkshire country pub that goes above and beyond with their locally vibrant menu. Starters include a tender tartare of venison, with haggis scotch egg, and there’s pigeon Wellington with salt baked celeriac purée for mains."

The Pipe and Glass: a cosy Yorkshire country pub that 'goes above and beyond'

Beating The Pipe and Glass by one place, and in at No 29, is the Sandpiper Inn in Leyburn.

This is a 'charming restaurant with rooms for a cosy countryside retreat', Big 7 Travel says.

"As well as a bar with wood burning stove, the restaurant has a stone fireplace and candle lit tables, so it’s the ideal place for romantic dinner for two. There’s plenty of choice on the menus, with some creative vegan options. The breast of wood pigeon with roasted beetroot and orange salad is a real highlight."

The Sandpiper Inn, Leyburn

But the best gastropub in the UK? Big 7 Travel heads down south, and goes for The Sportsman in Whitstable, Kent.

"A superb gastropub that shines a light on local ingredients – some coming from its own garden – with an innovative menu," Big 7 Travel says.

"To really see what they’re all about here, pre-order the tasting menu. It is a menu of small dishes that includes recipes from the past almost two decades along with new ideas. Highlights include the slip sole grilled in seaweed butter, which best showcases the raw skill here."

Shining a light: The Sportsman, Whitstable