Each year, our branch meet to vote for Pub, Cider Pub and Club of the Year, which then go forward to regional and, potentially, national competitions too!
- Beer Drinkers Pub of the Year 2026
In conjunction with the launch of the 2027 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) bestselling book; The Good Beer Guide and national Cask Ale Week, West Dorset CAMRA are proud to announce that the Rock Point Inn, Lyme Regis has won the 2026 “Beer Drinkers Pub Of The Year” award which is awarded to the pub[…] - West Dorset Cider & Perry Pub of the Year 2026Congratulations go to the White Hart, Yetminster for taking the overall winning prize of being crowned the West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) “Cider & Perry Pub of the year 2026.
The White Hart is situated only a short 6 minute walk from Yetminster railway station and is the ideal pub to sample a[…] - West Dorset CAMRA Pub of the Year 2026The West Dorset branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) are extremely proud to announce the prestige winner of the West Dorset CAMRA “Pub of the year” (POTY) is the Tiger Inn; Bridport and offer their sincere congratulations having beaten off ten other nominated pubs.
The pub is situated within the town centre just[…] - West Dorset CAMRA Pub Of The Year 2026The West Dorset branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) are extremely proud to announce the prestige winner of the West Dorset CAMRA “Pub of the year” (POTY) is the Tiger Inn; Bridport and offer their sincere congratulations having beaten off ten other nominated pubs.
The pub is situated within the town centre just[…] - Weymouth Octoberfest 2025 Beer of the FestivalIt’s not always possible to present our Beer of the Festival certificates in person, especially when the brewery is the other side of the country! As luck would have it, our branch chair travelled to Norfolk recently and was able to call into Ampersand Brew Co on the way to present them with their certificate[…]
- West Dorset CAMRA Pub of the Year Award 2025West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale, (CAMRA) are extremely proud to announce that the Woodman pub in South Street; Bridport has been judged the 2025 branch “Pub of the Year”.
The Woodman beat off stiff competition from other nominated pubs and was judged at different times by a panel of independent West Dorset CAMRA volunteer[…] - Beer Drinker’s Pub of the Year 2024West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) are pleased to announce that the Sailor’s Return in East Chaldon has won the CAMRA Beer Drinker’s Pub of the Year award”.
This is a new award that reflects the pub in the West Dorset CAMRA region which consistently serves the best well kept cask conditioned real ale[…] - West Dorset CAMRA Pub of the Year 2024Congratulations go to Darren Moore the landlord of the Woodman pub in Bridport for taking the crown of the West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branch “Pub of the year” title.
Darren and his staff at the Woodman are no strangers to awards having come top in the local branch “Cider Pub of the[…] - Regional Cider Pub of the YearWest Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) are delighted to announce the Woodman Inn, Bridport has progressed to the next round of judging by winning the CAMRA Wessex regional finals.
The Wessex region takes in pubs in the whole of Dorset, parts of Hampshire and Wiltshire, alongside the Isle of Wight and Channel Islands.
This means[…] - West Dorset CAMRA Pub Garden of the YearWest Dorset Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2023 “Pub Garden of the Year “ award has been won by the highly coveted White Lion at Bourton in the far north of the county near Gillingham.
The pub scored top marks in an independent judging survey by[…] - Cider Pub of the Year 2023If you want to be guaranteed a tip top cider then the Woodman Inn pub, Bridport is the place to go.
Having been nominated by West Dorset Campaign for Real Ale members it was judged and came top of the class in the annual cider pub of competition.
The Woodman is a classic town centre[…] - West Dorset CAMRA 2022 “Pub Garden of the Year” awardEarlier this month we were finally able to present The Thimble Inn, Piddlehinton, near Dorchester with their prestigious West Dorset CAMRA 2022 “Pub Garden of the Year” award.
The garden is surrounded by low level border walls with seasonal flowers planted along the trough style raised bed.
New benching and tables allow customers to relax[…] - West Dorset CAMRA Pub of the Year 2023Congratulations go to The White Lion, Broadwindsor, near Beaminster who have been crowned this year’s West Dorset CAMRA “Pub of the year”.
The pub is a thriving example of a community run pub with a local management team running and overseeing the day to day routine.
Kate Staff and her daughters Chloe & Louise have[…] - Pub of The Year – The Ropemakers!“The Ropemakers” in Bridport is the winner of this year’s West Dorset CAMRA pub of the year 2022 award.
The pub is run by Palmers licencees John & Geraldine Baker who are now in their 15th year of running the town centre High St pub.
Pub of the Year 2022 by Rich Gabe West Dorset[…] - 2021 Pub Garden of The YearThe Pymore Inn, in Pymore Nr Bridport has been chosen as West Dorset’s Pub Garden Of The Year.
… The judges felt that this garden provided a wide range of features which could be used for many situations.
Click the picture to the full press release with more pictures.
West Dorset CAMRA Pub Garden of the[…] - 2021 Pub of The YearThe Rose & Crown in Longburton Nr Sherborne has been nominated as West Dorset’s Pub Of The Year.
… The pub has been selected from all the pubs in our area because judges felt that as well as strongly reflecting CAMRA values it had given strong support to its local community during the pandemic.
West Dorset[…] - White Hart at Yetminster wins Pub of the Year in West Dorset!Blanche and Alex Alexander collect their award from Rich Gabe of CAMRA during Dorchester Beerex.
… Well done to the White Hart team for coming first in a strong field of contenders! - Marquis of Lorne wins Pub Garden of the YearThis is the second year we have run this contest which aims to showcase those pubs which put in the extra effort to make their garden an extra feature of the pub.
Nettlecombe is a small hamlet just outside the village of Powerstock, and the Marquis is a gem of a pub providing a large[…] - Saxon Arms is West Dorset Pub of the Year.This award was presented at Dorchesters Beerex festival on Saturday to 4th February.
Rich Gabe made the presentation to landlord Rod Lamont and pub manager Richard Hadley during the lunchtime session.
Click for details from the Dorset Echo. - Bottle Inn is West Dorset Pub of the Year again!The Bottle Inn at Marshwood has won our award for a second time being a clear winner in this years competition.
More detail can be read here in the Dorset Echos report of our award giving at this years Beerex. - Weymouth’s quayside Royal Oak named Pub Of The Year!The Royal Oak on Weymouth harbourside has been named as West Dorset Pub of the Year.
Dorset Echo article with full details. - Bottle Inn scoops West Dorset Pub of the Year award!The Bottle Inn at Marshwood has thrived under its new licensees, coming a clear winner in this years competition.
THE BOTTLE INN AT MARSHWOOD NAMED ASWEST DORSET CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR by Michel Hooper – Immins Half a mile from the Devon border and five miles from Somerset, the historic Bottle Inn at Marshwood[…] - Pub of the Year “doubles up”!West Dorset CAMRA this year named TWO “Pubs of the Year”.
Usually there is only one, but it became impossible to choose between the two final shortlisted pubs, so the decision was made to name both.
“Our members nominate their favourite pubs- then a panel of judges goes round individually to inspect each of them,”[…] - Colliton Club among top four in UK!For the sixth time in ten years, Dorchester’s Colliton Club has been chosen as the CAMRA Wessex Regions Club of the Year.
Chosen by local members of CAMRA as the West Dorset Club of the year, the club was then judged against other clubs in the Wessex Region (Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the[…] - The Spyway Inn named as CAMRA West Dorset Pub of the Year!The Spyway Inn, the popular free house in Askerswell, has been named as the Campaign for Real Ale’s West Dorset Pub of the Year! The West Dorset 2011 Pub of the Year certificate was presented by CAMRA’s Rich Gabe at the Dorchester Beer Festival to licensees Kevin, Tim and Vivien Wilkes.
They have developed the family-run[…] - Colliton Club does it again!For the third year in a row, Dorchester’s Colliton Club has been chosen as the Wessex Regions Club of the Year.
Chosen by local members of CAMRA as the West Dorset Club of the year, the club was then judged against other clubs in the Wessex Region (Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel[…] - Blue Raddle wins Branch Pub of the Year 2009!Blue Raddle wins Branch Pub of the Year 2009! The winner of the local branch competition for CAMRA pub of the year was announced at Dorchester Beerex, and a certificate was awarded to the landlord, Richard Townsend during the festival.
- Blue Raddle wins Branch Pub of the Year!The winner of the local branch competition for CAMRA pub of the year was announced at Dorchester Beerex, and a certificate was awarded to the landlord, Richard Townsend during the festival.
- Awards to be presentedTwo presentations will be made at the Digby Tap, Sherborne on Monday December 4th.
These are for the Digby Tap itself (Wessex Regional Pub of the Year) and Yeovil Brewery (Beer of the Festival – Weymouth Octoberfest).
Make sure you can get there! - Digby Tap wins Wessex Region Pub of The Year award!The Digby Tap in Sherborne has been chosen as the pub which best represents CAMRA’s ideal pub in Wessex this year.
It is now one of 16 pubs being put forward for the National Pub of The Year award.
The Wessex Region covers Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and South Wiltshire.
