ARE you a fan of the pub?

Yes? But are you the UK's BIGGEST pub fan?

One Somerset pub is on the hunt for the biggest lover of all tings pub - offering £1,000 worth of food and drink as a reward.

To celebrate the return of sunshine and freedom, the Quantock Greene King Pub & carvery, in Wembdon Road, is searching for the ultimate pub connoisseur to be awarded the prestigious title, as well as receiving £1,000 to spend in their local Pub & Carvery throughout the warmest months of the year.

The Quantock announced the search after discovering that 79 per cent of people ‘love’ their local, with 72 per cent agreeing that summer was their favourite season to visit the pub.

A further 71 per cent agreed that they had missed the pub during lockdown and 78 per cent admitted to now visiting their local at least once or twice a week.

Pints in the sunshine topped the list of things people loved most about going to the pub during summer (22 per cent), followed by drinking with friends (12 per cent) and enjoying family meals (11 per cent).

Following the findings, the Quantock is calling for pub-lovers in Bridgwater to come forward and nominate themselves for the chance to take the crown as the UK’s biggest pub fan and spend their summer sipping pints and tucking into delicious pub grub with loved ones. 

Oliver Daniels, general manager at the Quantock said: “After a rocky 18 months, there’s nothing better than seeing our locals back in the pub this summer, enjoying precious time surrounded by their nearest and dearest.

“From relaxing and socialising with the family to sipping pints and watching the sport with friends – there are so many reasons to enjoy the pub this summer.

"That’s why we’re launching our search for the UK’s biggest pub fan, to reward them for their service to their local with £1,000-worth of free pub grub and pints.

“If you think you could be Somerset’s biggest pub fan, then it’s time to come forward and tell us why, as we’re giving one dedicated lover of locals the chance to spend their summer eating and drinking in their local Pub & Carvery, without spending a penny.”

Interested Somerset applicants should visit the Quantock Facebook page - www.facebook.com/QuantockGatewayGK/ - before Tuesday, September 21, explaining in 100 words or less why they think they could be the UK’s biggest pub fan.