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Winners from 2025 when the second competition for Country Pub of the Year (CPOTY) was added. The pub underlined and bold was the overall winner, progressing to the next stage of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/th>Competition<\/th>Winner<\/th>Runners Up<\/th>Other Nominees<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2026<\/td>Town POTY<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick<\/span><\/strong><\/td>Eagle, Warwick
Four Penny Pub, Warwick<\/td>		Benjamin Satchwell, Leamington Spa
Boiler Room, Leamington Spa
Cape of Good Hope, Warwick
Fat Pug, Leamington Spa
New Bowling Green, Warwick
New Inn, Leamington Spa
Railway Inn, Warwick
Slaughterhouse Brewery Taproom, Warwick
Wild Boar, Warwick<\/td><\/tr>
2026<\/td>Country POTY<\/td>Case Is Altered, Five Ways<\/td>Folly, Napton
New Inn, Norton Lindsey
<\/td>		Bell Inn, Ladbroke
Boat Inn, Stockton
Buck & Bell, Long Itchington
Butcher’s Arms, Bishops Itchington
Crown Inn, Stockton
Great Western, Deppers Bridge
Harvester, Long Itchington
King’s Head, Cubbington
Merrie Lion, Fenny Compton<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>Town POTY<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick<\/span><\/strong><\/td>Eagle, Warwick
Four Penny Pub, Warwick<\/td>		Ale Hub, Warwick
Benjamin Satchwell, Leamington Spa
Boiler Room, Leamington Spa
Cape of Good Hope, Warwick
New Inn, Leamington Spa
Railway Inn, Warwick
Royal Pug, Leamington Spa<\/td><\/tr>
2025<\/td>Country POTY<\/td>New Inn, Norton Lindsay<\/td>Case is Altered, Five Ways
Harvester, Long Itchington<\/td>		Buck & Bell, Long Itchington
Crown Inn, Stockton
Folly, Napton
King\u2019s Head, Cubbington
Merrie Lion, Fenny Compton
Two Boats Inn, Long Itchington
Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Winners before 2025 (Please note that this section is currently incomplete<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/th>Winner<\/th>Runners Up<\/th>Best Country Pub1<\/sup><\/th>Other Nominees<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
2024<\/td>Old Fourpenny Shop, Warwick<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick
Eagle, Warwick<\/td>		New Inn, Norton Lindsey<\/td>Ale Hub, Warwick
Benjamin Satchwell, Leamington Spa
Boiler Room, Leamington Spa
Cape Of Good Hope, Warwick
Case Is Altered, Five Ways
Crown Inn Caf\u00e9, Harbury
Harvester, Long Itchington
New Bowling Green, Warwick
New Inn, Leamington Spa
Thomas Lloyd, Warwick
Oak, Warwick
Wild Boar, Warwick<\/td><\/tr>
2023<\/td>New Inn, Norton Lindsay<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick
New Inn, Leamington Spa<\/td>		<\/td>Benjamin Satchwell, Leamington Spa
Buck and Bell, Long Itchington
Cottage Tavern, Ashorne
Cricketers Arms, Leamington Spa
Crown Inn, Harbury
Eagle, Warwick
Fourpenny Shop, Warwick
Harvester, Long Itchington 
Somerville Arms, Leamington Spa
Wild Boar, Warwick<\/td><\/tr>
2022<\/td>New Inn, Norton Lindsay<\/td>New Inn, Leamington Spa
Old Post Office, Warwick<\/td>		<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2020\/21<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick<\/td>New Inn, Norton Lindsay
New Inn, Leamington Spa<\/td>		<\/td>Case is Altered, Five Ways
Fourpenny Pub, Warwick
Wild Boar, Warwick<\/td><\/tr>
2019<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick2<\/sup><\/td><\/td><\/td>Cape of Good Hope, Warwick
Drawing Board, Leamington Spa
New Inn, Leamington Spa
Somerville Arms, Leamington Spa
Wild Boar, Warwick<\/td><\/tr>
2018<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick3<\/sup><\/td>New Inn, Leamington Spa
Punch Bowl, Warwick<\/td>		<\/td>Case is Altered, Five Ways
Drawing Board, Leamington
Plough & Harrow, Whitnash
<\/td><\/tr>
2017<\/td>Wild Boar, Warwick<\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2016<\/td><\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2015<\/td><\/td>Old Post Office, Warwick<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NOTES<\/strong>
1. The “Best Country Pub” category was introduced in 2024 and became a second competition from 2025.
2. The Old Post Office in Warwick was County Pub of the Year runner-up in 2019.
3. The Old Post Office in Warwick was County Pub of the Year winner in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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