A MOTHER and son landlord team are excited to be finalists of the Worcester News Best Pub 2022 award.

We asked our readers to nominate their favourite pub in Worcester, and The Berkeley Arms, in St John's, is one of our top ten.

Beverley and Ashley Walton are the landlords of The Berkeley Arms, on School Road, in St John's, and decided to go into business together back in 2020.

Beverley said: "We were in the process of buying the pub in January 2020 when covid hit. We opened the doors in August 2020 but were very open and shut due to the pandemic.

"My son had been in hospitality for the last 10 years and I retired from nursing two years ago.

"He asked me to join him as a partner in this new venture and it has been amazing. Going from being a sister in mental health to a landlady is very different."

The family duo both love the landlord roles, with Beverely saying she feels very close to the local community.

She said: "I love the job. I feel this pub is a real part of the community. We are open to everyone, we love everyone here.

"We try to do lots of charity events for St Richard's Hospice and the Air Ambulance as they mean a lot to us.

"We also have a little function room free of charge for the public to use which is something we are very proud of.

"It is open to anyone in the community as times are hard and it's a little thing we can do to help out."

The next step in the competition is to vote for your favourite.

To do this, you will need to collect the tokens that will be printed in the Worcester News every day until Saturday, August 13.

You can either post the tokens to the address listed below or drop them in at your chosen pub.

We’ll tot them all up at the end of the promotion and will announce the winning pub on Thursday, August 25.

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The ten pubs in the running to be named Worcester News Best Pub of 2022 are:

  • Alma Tavern, Droitwich Road
  • The Arch Rivals Brewing Company, Infirmary Walk
  • The Bell Inn, St John’s
  • The Berkeley Arms, School Road, St John’s
  • The Chequers at Crowle, Crowle Green
  • The Crown, Bransford Road
  • The Dragon, The Tything
  • The Maple Leaf, Canada Way
  • Lower Wick The New Chequers, Astwood Road
  • Craft Inn, Foregate Street