Introduction

A great many pubs across the Deal, Dover and Sandwich area are selling quality real ale and cider, supporting their local communities and promoting the aims of CAMRA. However, very few of these pubs get proper recognition through CAMRA's national campaigns and competitions.

So, a few years ago we introduced the Pub of the Season competition. Its aim was to provide a simple, engaging way for CAMRA Members to nominate and vote for pubs that they feel are making a contribution to local beer and cider, local communities, the work of CAMRA and reflect what truly makes a great British pub.

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There are two Pub of the Season competitions each year:

• Summer: Winner is nominated and selected at the May Branch Meeting.
• Winter: Winner is nominated and selected at the November Branch Meeting.

At the branch meeting, members are asked to nominate a pub for the Pub of the Season award. Examples of why a pub might be nominated include:

• Wonderful beer garden for a pint or two in summer.
• They run a fantastic beer festival in August.
• Warming log fires for the cold winter.
• New landlord has turned the pub's fortunes around.
• Started selling beers from a local micro brewery.
• Started selling real cider.

Nominated pubs must also pass some eligibility criteria. The pub:

• Must serve good-quality real ale.
• Is not a current Pub of the Year winner or Cider Pub of the Year winner.
• Has not won the Pub of the Season competition in the past twelve months.

Once pubs have been nominated, members discuss and eventually vote to decide on a season winner.

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Previous Winners.

2015	Spring Pub of the Season	The Lanes, Dover
	Summer Pub of the Season	The Fox Inn, Temple Ewell
	Autumn Pub of the Season	Wrong Turn, Barfrestone
2016	Summer Pub of the Season	Freed Man, Walmer
	Autumn Pub of the Season	The Lanes, Dover
	Winter Pub of the Season	Farrier, Deal
2017	Summer Pub of the Season	Five Bells, Eastry
	Winter Pub of the Season	Breakwater Brewery Tap, Dover
2018	Summer Pub of the Season	Anchor Inn, Wingham
	Winter Pub of the Season	Griffins Head, Chillenden
2019	Summer Pub of the Season	Tipsy Gardener, Shepherdswell
	Winter Pub of the Season	Crown Inn, Finglesham
2021	Winter Pub of the Season	White Horse, Dover
2022	Summer Pub of the Season	Fox Inn, Temple Ewell
	Winter Pub of the Season	Plough Inn, Ripple
2023	Summer Pub of the Season	Jackdaw Inn, Denton
	Winter Pub of the Season	Black Pig, Staple
2024	Summer Pub of the Season	Rising Sun, Stourmouth
	Winter Pub of the Season