National Pub of the Year


The National Pub of the Year is awarded annually by the Campaign for Real Ale. 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

Winners

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.

Final Four winners

Each year, a super-regional round wittles down the Regional Winners to a Final 4 Round

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Regional winners

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2009

RegionPub NameLocation
Scotland and Northern IrelandAlbert TavernFreuchie, Fife
West PenninesTapsLytham, Lancashire
North EastBoathouse InnWylam, Northumberland
Greater ManchesterCrown HotelWorthington
Merseyside, Cheshire and North WalesGolden Lion InnLlangynhafal, Denbighshire
YorkshireKelham Island TavernSheffield, South Yorkshire
East MidlandsOld Oak InnHorsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire
West MidlandsCock HotelWellington, Shropshire
East AngliaWheatsheafWrittle, Essex
KentBullHorton Kirby
Greater LondonBricklayer’s ArmsPutney
Surrey and SussexRoyal OakFriday Street, near Rusper, West Sussex
South WestOld SpotDursley, Gloucestershire
South and Mid WalesSevern ArmsPenybont
Wessex and Channel IslandsPrince of WalesFarnborough, Hampshire
Central SouthernRoyal Oak InnWantage, Oxfordshire

2008

RegionPub NameLocation
Scotland and Northern IrelandMarine HotelStonehaven, Grampian
West PenninesManor ArmsBroughton-in-Furness, Cumbria
North EastKings ArmsDeptford, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Greater ManchesterCrownStockport
Merseyside, Cheshire and North WalesBlue BellHalkyn, Flintshire
YorkshireKelham Island TavernSheffield, South Yorkshire
East MidlandsArkwright ArmsSutton cum Duckmanton, Derbyshire
West MidlandsBeacon HotelSedgley
East AngliaChequersLittle Gransden, Cambridgeshire
KentButchers ArmsHerne
LondonTrafalgarSouth Wimbledon
Surrey and SussexRoyal OakFriday Street, near Rusper, West Sussex
South WestTom Cobley TavernSpreyton, Devon
South and Mid WalesTafarn John y GwasDrefech-Felindre, West Wales
Wessex and Channel IslandsRed Lion InnKilmington, Wiltshire
Central SouthernRoyal Oak InnWantage, Oxfordshire

2007'' 'What's Brewing' - Newspaper of CAMRA">Campaign for Real Ale">CAMRA'', February 2008 Issue

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Runners-up