Bolton CAMRA holds votes amongst its members several times a year for pub awards.
Current Pub of the Year holders are featured below.
Previous Pub of the Year winners can be found here
Pub of the Season winners can be found here
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Bolton CAMRA Pub of the Year 2026
Bank Top Ale House
36 Church Street, Horwich, BL6 6AD
This was the second Bank Top Brewery pub to open. It sits in a conservation area opposite Horwich Parish Church and alongside 18th and 19th century cottages associated with the area’s history of textile weaving and with the nearby historic Wallsuches Bleachworks. Bank Top opened the pub in 2014 after an extensive refurbishment. It has since become the epitome of a traditional pub with a modern feel. The staff pride themselves on quality service and on their knowledge of the cask beers. The nine handpumps showcase cask beers from the Bank Top range and always including Dark Mild, former Champion Mild of Britain.
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Bolton CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2026
B33R@33
33 Lee Lane, Horwich BL6 7AX
A bar converted from an old shop unit in the centre of Horwich by four local beer enthusiasts, though only three are now involved. The bar has the bright airy feel of a contemporary bar, matched with a bar offering of modern craft beers.
A range of real ciders are sold one on handpump and others in bottle and often bag-in-box from producers rarely available elsewhere in the area.
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Bolton CAMRA Club of the Year 2026
Bolton Ukrainian Social Club
99, Castle Street, Bolton BL2 1JP
Large, imposing building to the east of town with a comfortable two-room bar, this club is home to several societies including brass band, choir, chess and Scottish pipers. Three handpumps serve mostly local beers from the likes of Bank Top, Blackedge and Wily Fox, alongside guests from further afield. A selection of Ukrainian Beers may sometimes be available if these can be obtained.
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Bolton CAMRA Pub of the Year 2026 – Runner-Up
Bank Top Brewery Tap
68-70 Belmont Road, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 7AN
This is the original tap house for the multi-award winning Bank Top Brewery, which is based less than a mile away. It is a popular and busy two-roomed street-corner local with a large outdoor drinking area and covered smoking shelter. The atmosphere is one of a traditional community pub with conversation to the fore and distractions limited to quiet background music and a dartboard and small, often silent TV in the bar. The pub is a showcase for locally-brewed cask beer promoted by knowledgeable bar staff and has deservedly won numerous CAMRA awards. There are nine handpumps supplying ales mostly from Bank Top Brewery, with Flat Cap, Pavilion Pale and Dark Mild normally available alongside a changing range from the brewery stable.
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Bolton CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2026 – Runner-Up
The Brewery Bar
Moreton Mill, Hampson Street, Horwich, BL6 7JH
This friendly and popular bar is directly above Blackedge Brewery which is visible through large glass windows by the entrance on the ground floor. The numerous awards won by the brewery are proudly displayed on the wall as you enter and around the bar upstairs. The bar itself has a changing range of up to seven Blackedge beers, usually a selection from their strong core range supplemented by seasonal and specials. The beer selection always includes at least one dark beer and in addition a range of around ten brewery conditioned beers including two lagers.
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Bolton CAMRA Club of the Year 2026 – Joint Runner-Up
Daisy Hill Cricket Club
St James St, Daisyhill, Westhoughton, BL5 2EB
Clubhouse with bar which has a guest cask beer available
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Bolton CAMRA Club of the Year 2026 – Joint Runner-Up
Westhoughton Sports & Social Club
2, Park Road,, Westhoughton, BL5 3DE
Prominent situation on the corner of Park Road and Market Street and known locally as the Reform Club. Excellent facilities including a very good bowling green. Good pricing and range of drinks.
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