This year 85 people voted, which may be the largest number ever!
Stand out was that every pub got votes, so every candidate was someone’s pub of the year. They are all excellent.
Oxford CAMRA Branch Town and Country Pub of the Year 2026
Like last year this was a very tight contest. 1st and 2nd remained the same and the 3rd is new, and first time in the contest.
1st Crafty Pint, Witney
2nd Brewery Tap, Abingdon
3rd Red Lion, Yarnton
Oxford CAMRA Branch City Pub of the Year 2026
All three of last year’s top three increased their votes with 1 and 2 swapping their positions.
1st Royal Blenheim
2nd The Grapes
3rd Mason’s Arms
After a lively discussion where everyone one agreed picking an overall winner was next to impossible the branch meeting did take a vote and ….
Oxford CAMRA Branch Pub of the Year 2026 is
The Crafty Pint, Witney
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If you want to help us find the best pubs in the branch one way is by BEER SCORING
In the pub, or later, find the pub on CAMRA Pubs: login with you membership number, and give your beer a score for the condition it is in (not how much you like it or whether it’s served with a smile) – from 0.5, undrinkable (although in that case there is probably something wrong with it so why not see if you can get a replacement) through average, good, to 5, perfect. A score you might give a handful of times in your lifetime. These score summaries are considered at branch meetings and used to help choose our selections for PotY and the Good Beer Guide. Get scoring, it really helps, particularly for the more remote pubs.
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