Heaven in Devon - Daily Mail names The Drewe Arms as a British Best Pub

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Heaven in Devon

CHOSEN BY: Mark Stratton, ­contributing ­editor at Wanderlust.

Once run by Britain’s oldest active publican, 99-year-old Mabel Mudge, a 2024 community buyout after closure saw the Drewe Arms proudly restored as the beating heart of pretty Devon village, Drewsteignton. You can taste the community’s love for it within its 17th-century cob walls where it champions Devonian ales, farm-fresh mains from £12 and local musicians (drewearms.org).

This follows previous awards including CAMRA's Heritage Pub of the Year & South West Rural Pub of the Year 2025