Every year, all CAMRA branches nominate and vote for the favourite pubs in their area. The winners then go on to the county, regional and finally, national awards. Even at a local level, the award is highly regarded.
We have two categories – Best Town Pub and Best Country Pub. The shortlists of pubs are chosen based on beer scores awarded throughout the last year:
Every member of the branch is eligible to vote. Each branch member can vote for up to three pubs in each category, with 3 points awarded for first choice, 2 for second choice and 1 for the third choice. All votes are then added together to provide an overall score for each pub and the pub with the most votes is crowned overall pub of the year. Everyone who voted is entered into a draw for a free ticket to the Harbury Beer & Cider Festival and the lucky winner was Bonnie Wise.
The result of the 2026 competition is:
Town Pub Winner and Pub Of The Year (and going forward to the County Pub Of The Year competition): Old Post Office, Warwick
Country Pub Winner: Case Is Altered, Five Ways
Town Pub Runners-up: Eagle, Warwick & Four Penny Pub, Warwick
Country Pub Runners-up: Folly, Napton & New Inn, Norton Lindsey
Click here to view previous POTY winners.
The pubs nominated in 2026 were as follows:
TOWN PUBS
- Benjamin Satchwell, Leamington Spa
- Boiler Room, Leamington Spa
- Cape of Good Hope, Warwick
- Eagle, Warwick
- Fat Pug, Leamington Spa
- Four Penny Pub, Warwick
- New Bowling Green, Warwick
- New Inn, Leamington Spa
- Old Post Office, Warwick
- Railway Inn, Warwick
- Slaughterhouse Brewery Taproom, Warwick
- Wild Boar, Warwick
COUNTRY PUBS
- Bell Inn, Ladbroke
- Boat Inn, Stockton
- Buck & Bell, Long Itchington
- Butcher’s Arms, Bishops Itchington
- Case Is Altered, Five Ways
- Crown Inn, Stockton
- Folly, Napton
- Great Western, Deppers Bridge
- Harvester, Long Itchington
- King’s Head, Cubbington
- Merrie Lion, Fenny Compton
- New Inn, Norton Lindsey