Annual competition held by CAMRA in the UK
The National Pub of the Year is awarded annually by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). Established in 1988, the competition highlights pubs around the UK that are worth seeking out. Each local CAMRA branch nominates one pub in their area, which then go through to a regional competition, with four pubs going on to the national final.
Pubs are evaluated on:
- Quality of the Real Ales served
- Value for money
- Atmosphere
- Interior decoration
- Customer service and welcome
Until 1998 the date of the award was for the year of the announcement of the winner. From 1998 onwards the date of the award is the year that the award was judged and it is awarded at the start of the following year. As a result the Volunteer Arms, Musselburgh was announced as the 1998 winner in April 1998 and the Fat Cat, Norwich was announced as the 1998 winner at the start of 1999.
- 2025: To be announced January 2026
- 2024: The Bailey Head, Oswestry
- 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
- 1998: The Volunteer Arms, (Staggs Bar), Musselburgh, East Lothian
- 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]
Region
|
Pub Name
|
Location
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Central Southern
|
Bell Inn, Aldworth
|
Aldworth
|
East Anglia
|
Blackfriars Tavern, Great Yarmouth
|
Great Yarmouth
|
East Midlands
|
Horse and Jockey, Stapleford
|
Stapleford, Nottinghamshire
|
Greater London
|
Little Green Dragon, Winchmore Hill
|
Winchmore Hill
|
Greater Manchester
|
Northumberland Arms, Marple Bridge
|
Marple Bridge
|
Kent
|
Nelson Arms, Tonbridge
|
Tonbridge
|
Merseyside/Cheshire/North Wales
|
Turks Head, St Helens
|
St Helens, Merseyside
|
North East
|
Grey Horse, Consett
|
Consett
|
Scotland
|
Hillend Tavern, Dalgety Bay
|
Dalgety Bay
|
Northern Ireland
|
Dog and Duck, Lisbellaw
|
Lisbellaw
|
Wales
|
Cresselly Arms, Cresswell Quay
|
Cresswell Quay
|
South West
|
Crossways Inn, West Huntspill
|
West Huntspill
|
Surrey/Sussex
|
Brickmakers Alehouse, Bexhill on Sea
|
Bexhill-on-Sea
|
Wessex
|
Woodman Inn, Bridport
|
Bridport
|
West Midlands
|
Bailey Head, Oswestry
|
Oswestry
|
West Pennines
|
Black Horse, Preston
|
Preston, Lancashire
|
Yorkshire
|
Three B’s, Bridlington
|
Bridlington
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
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
|
[15]
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
|
[16]
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
|
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
|
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
|
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