The member vote has been counted, and we can reveal that your Spring Pubs of the Season are:

Town - Stella Taps, Mansfield
Village - Horse & Groom, Scarcliffe

Congratulations to both. Presentation evenings will be organised in due course and posted on the website and our social media channels. Both pubs are now shortlisted for our 2027 Pub of the Year.

The Summer Pubs of the Season will be determined by NBSS beer scoring and public nominations, which can be submitted here . Entries close 31st July.

Stella Taps   Horse & Groom

Independence by Bristol Beer Factory has been crowned CAMRA’s Champion Beer of Britain 2026 at the Cambridge Beer Festival.

Twelve amazing finalists were whittled down to Gold, Silver and Bronze winners by an expert judging panel.

Christine Cryne, Champion Beer of Britain Judging Coordinator described Independence as:

“A pale strong beer. Strong enticing citrus nose, with piney hops. Caramelised citrus, tangerines, grapefruit and digestive biscuits lead to dry peppery bittersweet finish, which lingers. Refreshing full flavoured, fruity and smooth.”

It has been announced that The Final Whistle in Southwell is the Nottinghamshire CAMRA Pub of the Year for the second year running.

The pub came out on top when judged against the nationally set criteria from the five pubs submitted by the CAMRA branches in Nottinghamshire. All the entries were of exceptional standard, with the runner-up being the Mallard in Worksop.

The entries were:

Brown Cow, Mansfield (Mansfield & Ashfield) Final Whistle, Southwell (Newark) Mallard, Worksop (North Notts) Old Green Dragon, Oxton (Nottingham) Wheatsheaf, Bingham (Vale of Belvoir)

Congratulations to everyone at the Final Whistle. They now progress to the regional round of judging, which will take place in the summer.

The Waggon at Halam has closed and is looking for new tenants.

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The George & Dragon in Newton is currently closed while a refurbishment takes place.

We're pleased to announce that the Mansfield and Ashfield Pub of the Year 2026 winner is the Brown Cow, Mansfield. Congratulations to Damann, Jono, Matt and the team.

The Runner-Up is the Dixies Arms, Lower Bagthorpe.

Praise also goes out to our wonderful Pub of the Season winners, who made up the shortlist.

We'll arrange presentations for both pubs in due course, so please keep an eye on the website and social media for the dates.