Pub Of The Year Competition

There are five categories within the main Pub of The Year (POTY) competition. These are City POTY, Country POTY, Cider & Perry POTY and Club of The Year, with the highest-scoring pub in the Final being named as the overall Branch Pub Of The Year. The Winner then goes forward to the Regional POTY Competition, and subsequently, the National Pub of the Year Competition should it be successful at a regional level.

Pub Of The Year – How It Runs

All Plymouth Branch members can vote for their top three pubs, top cider pub and top club. Please click on this link for details on the Pub Of The Year - How It Runs

Voting Criteria

Please click on this link for a detailed explanation of the Pub Of The Year - Voting Criteria used in the Plymouth CAMRA Pub Of The Year Competition.

Our Pubs Of The Year

All of the pubs listed here are worthy of being called Plymouth CAMRA Pubs of The Year. There are over 450 pubs in our branch area, so many congratulations to each of them!

Overall Plymouth CAMRA Pub of The Year 2020

The pub gaining the highest average score by our judges is the Horse & Groom, Bittaford. Many congratulations to Olly and his staff, and to the many customers of the pub!

City POTY 2020

• Winner Dolphin Hotel, 14, The Barbican, Plymouth PL1 2LS
• Runner Up Fortescue Hotel, 37, Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6JQ

Country POTY 2020

• Winner Horse & Groom, Exeter Road, Bittaford, PL21 0EL
• Runner Up Royal Oak Inn, Meavy, PL20 6PJ
• Highly Commended Walkhampton Inn, Walkhampton, PL20 6JY

Cider POTY 2020

• Winner Cider House, 51-53, Bretonside, Plymouth PL4 0BD
• Runner Up Fortescue Hotel, 37, Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6JQ

Club Of The Year 2020

• Winner Fawn Private Members Club, 39, Prospect Street, Greenbank, Plymouth PL4 8NY
• Highly Commended King's Tamerton Community Centre & Social Club, Newton Avenue, Plymouth PL5 2BL
• Highly Commended Royal British Legion Crownhill, Tailyour Road, Plymouth PL6 5DU

Top 10 Pubs

• 1st Horse & Groom, Bittaford
• 2nd Dolphin Hotel, Barbican
• 3rd Fortescue Hotel, Mutley Plain
• 4th Royal Oak Inn, Meavy
• 5th Fishermans Arms, Barbican
• 6th Providence, Greenbank
• 7th = Prince Maurice, Eggbuckland
• 7th = Union Rooms, City Centre
• 9th = Ferry House Inn, Saltash Passage
• 9th = Minerva Inn, Barbican
• 9th = Walkhampton Inn, Walkhampton

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POTY Voting and Judging Forms

You MUST be a member of Plymouth Branch of CAMRA in order to access and download the forms. Please sign in with your membership number and your password. If you do not know your password, please navigate to the My Membership area within the CAMRA Members website, or follow this link PASSWORD RESET This is an instant self-service password reset, with no input from CAMRA Head Office staff.

Please click on this link to have access to our Pub Of The Year Voting and Judging Forms – Plymouth CAMRA members only.

Previous POTY Winners

Please click on this link to see our Previous Pub Of The Year Winners.