Leicester Campaign for Real Ale

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  • 2025 Leicester CAMRA Pub of the Year

    2025 Leicester CAMRA Pub of the Year

    The judging has been completed and the results collated. So it is time to announce the winners of our Pub of the Year competition this year.

    And the overall winner for this year is The Pharmacie Arms

    The Pharmacie goes on to the next round in the competition and will compete against the nominations from the other Leicestershire and Rutland branches for the area title.

    Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the volunteer judges that visited the short listed pubs. Presentations are being arranged and will be announced when the dates are finalised.

  • Pub of the Year 2024

    Pub of the Year 2024

    Blue Boar Leicester

    The judging is complete, the scores have been verified, and we can now confirm the winners of the CAMRA Leicester Pub Of The Year:
    We split the branch into 3 categories – Urban, Suburban and Rural, as well as having an overall winner.

    In the Urban category:
    Winner – Blue Boar, Leicester Presented 18 April
    Runner-Up – Salmon, Leicester Presentation 25 April at 9:00PM

    In the Suburban category:
    Joint winners – Pharmacie Arms, Syston Presentation 9 May from 7:00PM
    Mill Hill Cask & Coffee, Enderby Presentation 16 May from 7:00PM

    In the Rural category:
    Winner – Woodmans Stroke, Rothley Presentation 2 May from 7:00PM
    Runner-Up – King’s Head, Smeeton Westerby Presentation To be arranged

    The overall winner and going through to the regional Pub Of The Year judging is:
    Blue Boar, Leicester

    Congratulations to all the pubs – presentations will be arranged in due course.

    Thanks also to those members who gave their time for pub judging – there would be no Pub Of The Year without you!

    Presentation pictures

    Richard and Jo receive their certificates for Urban pub of the year and overall pub of the year

  • Leicestershire Drinker Spring 2024 issue now available

    Leicestershire Drinker Spring 2024 issue now available

    In good pubs throughout Leicestershire. Or available online.

  • Volunteers needed to deliver the Leicestershire Drinker

    Volunteers needed to deliver the Leicestershire Drinker

    LEicestershire drinker front cover

    Our popular Leicester Drinker magazine will be returning in May 2022 and we have got together with Hinckley, Loughborough  & Melton Mowbray branches to relaunch as a new countywide “Leicestershire Drinker”, available from pubs throughout Leicestershire & Rutland.  Click here for details on how you can submit news & articles and information on advertising. 

    We do urgently need volunteers to distribute the forthcoming edition of our relaunched Leicestershire Drinker magazine., particularly in the Market Harborough, Kibworth & Langtons, and Queniborough Wreake Valley areas.  Each round typically involves taking magazines to around 10 pubs.  If you are able to help please email editor@leicsdrinker.camra.org.uk

    The May edition will come out at the end of April and further editions will follow every quarter. Any help will be appreciated and the more volunteers the lighter the load will become.

    We are also looking for new advertisers, so if you work in a business that would be interested in supporting the new magazine and benefit from its wide distribution, please go to https://leicsdrinker.camra.org.uk/advertise/ for more information or email the editor.