Newark CAMRA

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  • Double for Final Whistle

    Double for Final Whistle

    Last year the Final Whistle won Newark branch pub of the year and county pub of the year. They followed that up earlier this year by again winning Newark pub of the year. As such they once again went through to the next level of the national competition: County Pub of the Year.

    Five excellent pubs submitted by the CAMRA branches in Nottinghamshire were judged against the nationally set criteria. The results for top place were remarkably close but once again the Final Whistle took top spot. The Final Whistle is Nottinghamshire County Pub of the Year 2026, making it two years in a row for this award-winning pub!

    The Final Whistle County Award
    2025 award presentation at the Final Whistle

    All the entries were of exceptional standard with the runner-up being the Mallard in Worksop.

    The entries were:

    • Brown Cow, Mansfield
    • Final Whistle, Southwell
    • Mallard, Worksop
    • Old Green Dragon, Oxton
    • Wheatsheaf, Bingham

    There will be presentation at the Final Whistle on Saturday 23th May at 2pm, all are welcome to celebrate this fantastic achievement.

  • Pub of the Year Results

    Pub of the Year Results

    It’s that time of year to announce the results of our annual pub of the year competitions. We hold two competitions, Pub of the Year (PotY) and Cider Pub of the Year (CPotY), the first of which is broken down into two categories; Town and District.

    For the past few months our volunteer judges have been out visiting the list of venues, selected principally by their NBSS scores. Each pub is judged against a nationally defined set of criteria, not least the quality and consistency of the beer or cider.

    Newark CAMRA Town Pub of the Year 2026

    Winner: The Organ Grinder, Newark

    Runner-up: The Fox and Crown, Newark

    Newark CAMRA District Pub of the Year 2026

    Winner: The Final Whistle, Southwell

    Runner-up: Milestone Tap, Cromwell

    Newark CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2026

    Winner: The Organ Grinder, Newark

    Runner-up: The Final Whistle, Southwell

    The overall winner was the Final Whistle and as such they go forwards to the next round of the competition, Nottinghamshire Pub of the Year, we wish them well.

    We are blessed with some excellent pubs in our region making the competition very hard. Congratulations to all our winners.

    Cheers & Wassail

  • County Top for Final Whistle

    County Top for Final Whistle

    Having taken top spot in Newark CAMRA Pub of the Year, The Final Whistle went forward to the county level competition.

    Pitched against the top pubs from all five branches in Nottinghamshire, the Final Whistle was judged the winner. Congratulations to the team. The Final Whistle is officially Nottinghamshire County Pub of the Year 2025.

    All the entries were of exceptional standard with the runner-up being the Mallard in Worksop.

    There will be presentation at the Final Whistle on Saturday 14th June at 2pm, all are welcome to celebrate this fantastic achievement.