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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
2024: To be announced January 2025
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]
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
[ 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
[ 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
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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