Spur of the moment pub lunch results in a trip to New York for lucky punters

The competition was open to all Honeycomb Houses’ guests who ordered a Carlsberg Brooklyn Pilsner and was ran throughout the month of February. The prize includes two return flights to New York, four night’s accommodation and £200 spending money.

The winner of the Honeycomb Houses competition is George regular, Sara Axling-Youds.

Sara was chosen at random from 500 entries overall, and will be heading to Brooklyn, New York in September with her husband to celebrate his birthday.

Locally based, Sara had popped into The George for lunch with her husband one Saturday lunchtime and ordered a pint of Carlsberg Brooklyn Pilsner.

The barman mentioned the competition to Sara. Having visited this part of New York on a previous trip and loved the area, Sara immediately entered the competition. “I never thought in a million years that I’d win,” says Sara.

“I then received a congratulations email on my day off work. On opening and reading it, I closed it and then re-opened and read it again. I just couldn’t believe it!”

The multi-award-winning George Townhouse is located within a beautiful Grade II listed building on Shipston’s High Street with an elegant yet relaxed atmosphere that blends contemporary, quirky features with its many original Georgian features.

The pub has a large open bar with a wide range of cask ales, wines and a speciality gin list, a 40-cover Pantry restaurant, the Carriage Room for private dining and the Garden Room overlooking the decked patio area. Upstairs, 15 en-suite boutique hotel style bedrooms.

The George Townhouse, 8 High Street, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4AJ, www.thegeorgeshipston.co.uk.