Kent County

Kent Pub of the Year 2026

Competition Stages:

  • Branch Stage: The first stage of the Kent CAMRA Pub of the Year (POTY) 2026 competition is for each of the Kent CAMRA Branches to judge and announce their branch winner.
  • Area Stage: Each of the branch winners are judged to decide the East Kent, Mid Kent & West Kent POTY winners.
  • County Stage: The three Area winners go head to head to decide the Kent Pub of the Year for 2026.
  • Regional Stage: The winners of the various competitions across the South East Region are then judged to decide which pub is the South East CAMRA Pub of the Year 2026.

The South East Regional winner will go through to the South East Super Regional competition, the winner of which will go through to the National POTY competition, competing against the winners of the three other Super Regions.

Kent Pub of the Year 2026 schedule:

  • Branch Pub of the Year deadline: Friday, 13th March 2026.
  • Area Pub of the Year deadline: Friday, 24th April 2026.
  • County Pub of the Year deadline: Friday, 12th June 2026.
  • Regional Pub of the Year deadline: Friday, 31st July 2026.
  • Super-Regional Pub of the Year deadline: Wednesday, 30th September 2026.
  • National Pub of the Year Announcement: Early January 2027.

Kent CAMRA POTY Coordinator: Tony Wells. ku.gro.armac.tnek@rotanidroocytoptnek.

Kent CAMRA County Pub of the Year 2026 Results

  Kent Pub of the Year Branch Name
Winner    
Finalist    
Finalist    

Kent CAMRA Area Pub of the Year 2026 Results

Area Area Pub of the Year Branch Name
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Mid Kent    
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Kent CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2026 Results

Branch Name Branch Pub of the Year Area
Ashford, Folkestone & Romney Marsh   Mid Kent
Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable   East Kent
Deal, Dover, Sandwich & District   East Kent
Gravesend & Darent Valley   West Kent
Maidstone & Mid Kent   Mid Kent
Medway   West Kent
Swale   Mid Kent
Thanet   East Kent
West Kent   West Kent

Previous Kent Pub of the Year Awards