Annual competition held by CAMRA in the UK
The National Pub of the Year is an annual competition held by CAMRA, the winner of which is announced in the February of the year following that in which the competition is run, that finds the best pub in the UK. Established in 1988, the competition helps to highlight quality pubs around the UK that are worth seeking out and visiting. Each year, each local CAMRA branch nominates one pub in their area to be entered. These 200 pubs then go through to the regional competition, which then whittles down to 4 pubs to go to the national final.
The pubs in the national final are evaluated on:
- Quality of the Real Ales served
- Value for money
- Atmosphere
- Interior decoration
- Customer service and welcome
Winners
- 2023: The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire (second win) [1]
- 2022: The Tamworth Tap, Tamworth, Staffordshire[2]
- 2021: Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020: Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: The Bell Inn, Aldworth, Berkshire (second win)
- 2018: Wonston Arms, Wonston, Hampshire[3]
- 2017: Cricketers Arms, St Helens, Merseyside
- 2016: George & Dragon, Hudswell, North Yorkshire[4]
- 2015: Sandford Park Alehouse, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire[5]
- 2014: The Salutation Inn, Ham, Gloucestershire[6]
- 2013: The Swan with Two Necks, Pendleton, Lancashire
- 2012: The Baum, Rochdale, Greater Manchester[7]
- 2011: The Bridge End Inn, Ruabon, Wrexham
- 2010: The Harp, Charing Cross, London
- 2009: The Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (second win)
- 2008: The Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- 2007: Old Spot Inn, Hill Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire
- 2006: Tom Cobley Tavern, Spreyton, Devon
- 2005: The Swan, Little Totham, Essex (second win)
- 2004: The Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk (second win)
- 2003: The Crown & Thistle, Gravesend, Kent
- 2002: The Swan, Little Totham, Essex
- 2001: The Nursery Inn, Heaton Norris, Greater Manchester
- 2000: Blisland Inn, Blisland, Cornwall
- 1999: The Rising Sun, Tipton, West Midlands
- 1998: The Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk
- 1997: The Sair Inn, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- 1996: Halfway House, Pitney, Somerset
- 1995: Coalbrookdale Inn, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
- 1994: Beamish Mary Inn, No Place, between Stanley and Beamish, Co Durham
- 1993: Three Kings, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire & The Fishermans Tavern, Broughty Ferry, Angus
- 1992: (No Result)
- 1991: Great Western, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- 1990: The Bell Inn, Aldworth, Berkshire
- 1989: Cap & Feathers, Tillingham, Essex
- 1988: The Boars Head, Kinmuck, Aberdeenshire[8]
Regional winners
2022[9][10]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Central Southern | Bell | Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire |
East Anglia | King's Head | Norwich, Norfolk |
East Midlands | Horse & Jockey | Stapleford, Nottinghamshire |
Greater London | Hop Inn | Hornchurch, London |
Greater Manchester | Real Crafty | Wigan, Manchester |
Kent | Larkins Alehouse | Cranbook, Kent |
Merseyside/Cheshire/North Wales | Magazine Hotel | New Brighton, Wallasey, Merseyside |
North East | Station House | Durham, Northumberland |
Scotland/Northern Ireland | Commercial Inn | Dunfermline, Fife |
Wales | Mold Ale House | Mold |
South West | Pelican Inn | Gloucester |
Surrey/Sussex | Hornet Alehouse | Chichester |
Wessex | Olaf's Tun | Southampton, Hampshire |
West Midlands | Tamworth Tap | Tamworth, Staffordshire |
West Pennines | Fifteens at St Annes | St Annes |
Yorkshire | Heaven & Ale | Barnsley |
2017 [11]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Central Southern | The Cross Key | Thame, Oxfordshire |
East Anglia | The Stanford Arms | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
East Midlands | Old Oak Inn | Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire |
Greater London | The Hope | Carshalton, London |
Greater Manchester | The Baum | Rochdale, Manchester |
Kent | The Rifle Volunteers | Maidstone, Kent |
Merseyside/Cheshire/North Wales | The Cricketer's Arms | St Helens, Merseyside |
North East | The Steamboat | South Shields, South Tyneside |
Scotland/Northern Ireland | Staggs Bar | Musselburgh, East Lothian |
Wales | Arvon Ale House | Llandrindod Wells, Powys |
South West | The Salutation | Ham, Gloucestershire |
Surrey/Sussex | Brooksteed Alehouse | Worthing, West Sussex |
Wessex | The Bottle Inn | Marshwood, Dorset |
West Midlands | The Earl Grey Inn | Leek, Staffordshire |
West Pennines | The Swan with two necks | Pendleton, Lancashire |
Yorkshire | George and Dragon | Hudswell, North Yorkshire |
2011[12]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Central Southern | Radnor Arms | Coleshill, Oxfordshire |
East Anglia | Engineers Arms | Henlow, Bedfordshire |
East Midlands | Crown | Beeston, Nottinghamshire |
Greater London | Southampton Arms | Highgate Road, London |
Greater Manchester | Magnet | Stockport |
Kent | Flower Pot | Maidstone |
Merseyside/Cheshire/North Wales | Bridge End Inn | Ruabon, Wrexham County Borough |
North East | Boathouse Inn | Wylam, Northumberland |
Scotland/Northern Ireland | Fox and Hounds | Houston, Renfrewshire |
South/Mid Wales | Ancient Briton | Pen-y-cae, Powys |
South West | The Front | Falmouth, Cornwall |
Surrey/Sussex | Evening Star | Brighton |
Wessex | Nog Inn | Wincanton |
West Midlands | Beacon Hotel | Sedgley, West Midlands |
West Pennines | Swan with Two Necks | Pendleton, Lancashire |
Yorkshire | Jemmy Hirst at the Rose & Crown | Rawcliffe, East Riding of Yorkshire |
2010[13]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Scotland and Northern Ireland | Albert Tavern | Freuchie, Fife |
North West | Taps | Lytham, Lancashire |
North East | Surtees Arms | Ferryhill, County Durham |
Greater Manchester | Knott Bar | Manchester |
Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales | Brewery Tap | Chester |
Yorkshire | Ferry Boat | Thorganby, North Yorkshire |
East Midlands | The Crown | Beeston, Nottinghamshire |
West Midlands | Beacon Hotel | Sedgley, West Midlands |
East Anglia | Dove | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
Kent | Flower Pot | Maidstone |
Greater London | The Harp | Charing Cross |
Surrey and Sussex | Royal Oak | Friday Street, near Rusper, West Sussex |
South West | Salutation | Ham, near Berkeley, Gloucestershire |
South and Mid Wales | Ship and Castle | Aberystwyth |
Wessex and Channel Islands | Guide Dog | Bevois Valley, Southampton, Hampshire |
Central Southern | The Bell | Aldworth, Berkshire |
2009
[14]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Scotland and Northern Ireland | Albert Tavern | Freuchie, Fife |
West Pennines | Taps | Lytham, Lancashire |
North East | Boathouse Inn | Wylam, Northumberland |
Greater Manchester | Crown Hotel | Worthington |
Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales | Golden Lion Inn | Llangynhafal, Denbighshire |
Yorkshire | Kelham Island Tavern | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
East Midlands | Old Oak Inn | Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire |
West Midlands | Cock Hotel | Wellington, Shropshire |
East Anglia | Wheatsheaf | Writtle, Essex |
Kent | Bull | Horton Kirby |
Greater London | Bricklayer’s Arms | Putney |
Surrey and Sussex | Royal Oak | Friday Street, near Rusper, West Sussex |
South West | Old Spot | Dursley, Gloucestershire |
South and Mid Wales | Severn Arms | Penybont |
Wessex and Channel Islands | Prince of Wales | Farnborough, Hampshire |
Central Southern | Royal Oak Inn | Wantage, Oxfordshire |
2008
[15]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Scotland and Northern Ireland | Marine Hotel | Stonehaven, Grampian |
West Pennines | Manor Arms | Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria |
North East | Kings Arms | Deptford, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
Greater Manchester | Crown | Stockport |
Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales | Blue Bell | Halkyn, Flintshire |
Yorkshire | Kelham Island Tavern | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
East Midlands | Arkwright Arms | Sutton cum Duckmanton, Derbyshire |
West Midlands | Beacon Hotel | Sedgley |
East Anglia | Chequers | Little Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Kent | Butchers Arms | Herne |
London | Trafalgar | South Wimbledon |
Surrey and Sussex | Royal Oak | Friday Street, near Rusper, West Sussex |
South West | Tom Cobley Tavern | Spreyton, Devon |
South and Mid Wales | Tafarn John y Gwas | Drefech-Felindre, West Wales |
Wessex and Channel Islands | Red Lion Inn | Kilmington, Wiltshire |
Central Southern | Royal Oak Inn | Wantage, Oxfordshire |
2007[16]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Scotland/N.I. | Blue Peter Hotel | Kirkcolm, Dumfries & Galloway |
North West | Bridge Bier Huis | Burnley, Lancashire |
North East | Kings Arms | Deptford, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
Greater Manchester | The New Oxford | Salford |
Merseyside/North Wales | Turks Head | St. Helens |
Yorkshire | Kelham Island Tavern | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
East Midlands | Thorold Arms | Harmston, Lincolnshire |
West Midlands | The Bell | Pensax, Worcestershire |
East Anglia | Land of Liberty, Peace and Plenty | Heronsgate, Hertfordshire |
Kent | Ship Centurion | Whitstable |
London | Bricklayer’s Arms | Putney |
Surrey/Sussex | White Horse | Maplehurst, West Sussex |
South West | Old Spot Inn | Dursley, Gloucestershire |
South Wales | Borough Arms | Neath, Glamorgan |
Wessex | Plough Inn | Little London, Hampshire |
Central Southern | Rose and Crown | Hawridge, Buckinghamshire |
2005[17]
Region | Pub Name | Location |
Scotland/N.I. | Halfway House | Edinburgh |
North West | Taps, | Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire |
North East | Robin Hood | Jarrow, Tyne and Wear |
Greater Manchester | Musketeer | Leigh |
Merseyside/North Wales | Bhurtpore Inn | Aston, Cheshire |
Yorkshire | Crown Inn | Manfield, North Yorkshire |
East Midlands | Old Coach House | Southwell, Nottinghamshire |
West Midlands | Jolly Crispin | Upper Gornal, West Midlands |
East Anglia | The Swan | Little Totham, Essex |
Kent | Shipwrights Arms | Faversham |
London | Robin Hood & Little John | Bexleyheath |
Surrey/Sussex | Evening Star | Brighton |
South West | Check Inn | North Wroughton, Wiltshire |
South Wales | Wern Fawr Inn | Ystalyfera, Swansea |
Wessex | Boot Inn | Weymouth, Dorset |
Central Southern | Bell | Aldworth, Buckinghamshire |
2004
Runners-up
- 2010:
- 2009:
- 2008:
- 2007:
- 2006:
- 2005:
- 2004:
- 1998:
- 1997:
See also
References
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- ^ "Popular pub The Tamworth Tap wins Camra 'Oscar'". 5 February 2022.
- ^ "The tiny Hampshire country pub named best in the country". 24 June 2018.
- ^ "WINNER Yorkshire: George & Dragon, Hudswell Following its closure in 2008, residents of the village of Hudswell worked together to buy the pub & relaunch it as a cooperative. Now it functions as a community space (containing the village library, a shop & community allotments) as well as an excellent drinking establishment, with panoramic views over the Swale Valley. | CAMRA pub of the year 2017: Britain's best boozer revealed - Food & drink". Telegraph.co.uk. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Rebecca Smithers (1 January 1970). "Converted nightclub wins Camra's pub of the year award | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
- ^ Gander, Kashmira (17 February 2015). "National Pub of the Year 2015: These are the UK's best watering holes". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Turpin, Darren (14 September 2013). "The Baum, Rochdale, Wins Gtr Mcr CAMRA Pub of the Year 2013". Greater Manchester Ale News. AleNewsNet. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "Pub of the Year - Previous Winners". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "CAMRA names 16 best pubs in the UK". Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Pub of the Year".
- ^ "CAMRA pub of the year 2017:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/pubs-and-bars/camra-pub-year-2017-beloved-local-saved-villagers-tops-list/". 3 March 2017.
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- ^ "Yorkshire pub voted best in Britain". Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
External links
- CAMRA - Pub Awards
- CAMRA - Awards results
- Winners List - CAMRA