A “thriving” sports bar in Dartford has been nominated and shortlisted as the best pub to watch sport in The Great British Pub Awards 2023.

The popular bar previously won the Great British Pub of the Year Award (Admiral Taverns category), and the Dartford Business Award for Customer Choice, both in 2022.

Now, the Dartford Sports Bar has been nominated and shortlisted in the final six for the ‘Best Pub to Watch Sport’ in the National Awards list for The Great British Pub Awards 2023.

The Dartford Sports Bar topped the list in the Admiral Taverns category from 1,600 pubs across the UK and has now been nominated as a “thriving” sports bar in the Best Pub to Watch Sport category from more than 40,000 pubs across Great Britain.

Following a major refurbishment in 2022, over £300,000 has been invested into the building with a new commercial kitchen, new suite of toilets, and a completely new look inside and out.

The Dartford Sports Bar has 24 large screen TVs, including outside private, covered booths with TVs as well as a FREE to use Pool Table and Dart Board.

It specialises in a whole host of different sports including Live Boxing and UFC events with their late night license, as well as Formula One Sundays, Darts, Golf, daily Horse Racing, Cricket and football and The Premier League.

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Special Packages are available for the Premier League with ‘Saturday Session’ deals including bacon rolls on arrival, lunch and unlimited draft beer and cider for a set price, from 12pm to 7:30pm covering all the live Premier League matches on a Saturday.

Bottomless Brunch offers are also available for those who love prosecco and cocktails, as well as monthly Quiz Nights on the last Monday of the Month, and The Art Bar once a month which is a great social evening with an artist to guide, paints and a canvass and plenty of fun.

The Dartford Sports Bar also supports lots of local causes too; hosting a monthly Freedom Disco for the Choice Support charity, Peppercorns, with Adults with Autism and Learning Difficulties invited to enjoy exclusive access to the sports bar for one evening a month to have a good dance and party.

They also host North Kent Charity, Actively Involved, every Friday afternoon, for those over 55 years old, to play board games, darts, and pool, eat some lunch and enjoy the company of others.

The Dartford Sports Bar offers fresh food, including Minted Lamb Burgers, Steak Baguettes, Chicken Kebabs and Vegan options.