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Pub of the Year

CAMRA’s Pub of the Year is the annual competition to find the very best pub in the UK. We’ve been highlighting the best pubs in the country since 1988, and the competition helps to showcase quality pubs around the UK that are worth seeking out and visiting. It’s all about finding the cream of the crop and the best place for you to enjoy a pint of cask beer. Some may also have good quality real cider or perry for you to sample.

The super regional and final round of Pub of the Year is sponsored by CAMRA Beer Quality Partner Avani Solutions and Technology Partner ICRTouch.

2026 - Pub of the Year Finalists

CAMRA has announced this year's top four pubs in the Pub of the Year 2026 competition. These pubs have been narrowed down from 16, and a overall winner will be crowned Pub of the Year 2026 will be crowned in January.

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Cockpit, Chislehurst

Greater London

Cockpit, Chislehurst

Opened in 2020 in premises shared with a florist, this...

Turks Head, St Helens

Merseyside and Cheshire

Turks Head, St Helens

An attractive Tudor-style 1870s pub near the town centre. It...

Tamworth Tap, Tamworth

West Midlands

Tamworth Tap, Tamworth

Fascinating free house and brewery tap, tastefully decorated throughout with...

Countryman's Inn, Hunton

Yorkshire

Countryman's Inn, Hunton

Welcoming free house which survived near-closure after a lively campaign...

2026 - Regional and National Finalists

Railway Arms, Saffron Walden

East Anglia

Railway Arms, Saffron Walden

Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton

East Central

Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton

Railway, Ketton

East Midlands

Railway, Ketton

Cockpit, Chislehurst

Greater London

Cockpit, Chislehurst

Turks Head, St Helens

Merseyside and Cheshire

Turks Head, St Helens

Olde Cross, Old Ryton Village

North East

Olde Cross, Old Ryton Village

Northumberland Arms, Marple Bridge (Thumb)

North West

Northumberland Arms, Marple Bridge (Thumb)

Dog and Duck Inn, Lisbellaw

Northern Ireland

Dog and Duck Inn, Lisbellaw

Steam Packet Inn, Isle of Whithorn

Scotland

Steam Packet Inn, Isle of Whithorn

Bell, Waltham St Lawrence

South Central

Bell, Waltham St Lawrence

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge

South East

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge

Fallen Tree, Clevedon

South West

Fallen Tree, Clevedon

Mold Alehouse, Mold (Tafarndy Yr Wyddgrug)

Wales

Mold Alehouse, Mold (Tafarndy Yr Wyddgrug)

Alma Inn, Linton

West Central

Alma Inn, Linton

Tamworth Tap, Tamworth

West Midlands

Tamworth Tap, Tamworth

Countryman's Inn, Hunton

Yorkshire

Countryman's Inn, Hunton

*Due to a change in the timing of the Pub of the Year competition, there were two winners announced during the year. The Volunteer Arms (Staggs), was announced early in the year (as the 1998 winner), and the Fat Cat announced early in 1999 (as the 1998 winner).

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