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
Bolton CAMRA Pub of the Year 2024
Bank Top Brewery 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.
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Bolton CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2024
The Beer School
88 Market Street, Westhoughton BL5 3AZ
A Micropub that is decked out to look like a school with library wallpaper and tables and stools that will take you back to your old art room days. A free standing roller blackboard is reguarly updated with information about events such as Meet the Brewer, Modern foreign language evenings and weekly performances by local musicians. The pub has developed into a welcoming, lively and popular part of the Westhoughton community.
The choice includes some of the best cider producers in the country such as Little Pomona and Udders Orchard. Highly commended regional Cider and perry Pub of the Year 2023.
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Bolton CAMRA Club of the Year 2024
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.
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Bolton CAMRA Pub of the Year 2024 – 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. The bar itself has a changing range of up to seven Blackedge beers, usually a selection from their strong core range supplemented by seasonals and specials.
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Bolton CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2024 – Runner-Up
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. There are two handpumps serving cask beers from a wide variety of independent breweries.
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Bolton CAMRA Club of the Year 2024 – Joint Runner-Up
Heaton Cricket Club
Lower Pools, Church Road, Bolton, BL1 5RH
The Club house is at an elevated level looking out over the cricket field. The changing beers is often Wainwrights. Club members receive 30p a pint discount. The club also houses the Moss Bank Juniors football teams who play on pitches adjacent to the cricket ground.
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Bolton CAMRA Club of the Year 2024 – Joint Runner-Up
Bradshaw Cricket Club
War Memorial Ground, The Rigbys, Bradshaw, Harwood, BL2 3EL
Cricket Clubhouse with a bar and function room that can accommodate 120 guests
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