Several North East pubs and clubs have reason to celebrate after being named as CAMRA Pub of The Year winners.
Almost 2,000 members of the Tyneside and Northumberland branch of The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) have been voting throughout December to determine the best pubs and clubs across the region, including Newcastle, Northumberland, Gateshead and North Tyneside.
And now the votes have been counted to reveal the Pub of The Year winners for 2025.
Branch Chair Paul Hillhouse said: “We are happy to see more votes being cast each year and a wide range of pubs being picked, it’s a great representation of the range of Pubs and Clubs in our region. It still remains a challenging time for pubs as help that has been received since Covid is being scaled back, but energy costs, product costs, and the cost of living generally means people have less to spend. So it is great to take a moment to celebrate the success stories.”
The competition was tight with most categories decided by just a few votes and ties in both Cider categories including a three-way tie in the Tyneside Cider Pub category and North Northumberland pub also a tie.
The winners of each category (and joint winners) shall not be judged by the branch by the criteria set by CAMRA nationally to decide one pub, club, and cider pub to represent the branch at regional and hopefully national competition.
The winners in each category are:
Newcastle Pub of The Year
- The County – Gosforth
- Town Mouse Ale House – Newcastle
- Mean Eyed Cat – Newcastle
Gateshead Pub of The Year
- Microbus – Gateshead
- Ye Olde Cross – Ryton
- Wheat Sheaf – Felling
North Tyneside Pub Of The Year
- Left Luggage Room – Monkseaton
- Tynemouth Lodge – Tynemouth
- Enigma Tap – North Shields
South East Northumberland Pub Of The Year
- The Office – Morpeth
- Joiners Arms – Morpeth
- The Lounge – Blyth
South West Northumberland Pub Of The Year
- Dipton Mill – Hexham
- The Pont Tap – Ponteland
- Platform Bar – Hexham
North Northumberland Pub Of The Year
- Joint 1st – The Tanners – Alnwick
- Joint 1st – The Ship – Low Newton by the sea
- 2nd Olde Ship – Seahouses
Tyneside Cider Pub of The Year
- Joint 1st Bodega – Newcastle
- Joint 1st Station East – Gateshead
- Join 1st Mean Eyed cat – Newcastle
- 2nd The Free Trade Inn – Ouseburn
Northumberland Cider Pub of The Year
- Joint 1st – The Curfew- Berwick
- Joint 1st – Wor Local – Prudhoe
- 2nd Lounge – Blyth
Tyneside Club Of The Year
- 1st Heaton Stannington F.C – Newcastle
- 2nd Tyne Amature Rowing Club – Newburn Newcastle
- Joint 3rd – Cullercoats Crescent Club – Cullercoats
- Joint 3rd – Tynemouth and District Social Club – Tynemouth
Northumberland Club Of The Year
- Comrades Club – Haltwhistle
- Stocksfield Cricket Club – Stocksfield
- Ovington Social Club – Ovington