Scottish & Northern Ireland POTY
Scottish & Northern Ireland Pub of the Year - What is it
The Scottish & Northern Ireland Pub of the Year (SNPOTY) is an annual competition run by the Scottish & Northern Ireland CAMRA Regional Branch to find the best pub within the Scottish & Northern Ireland area.
The Process
Once all of the local Scottish & Northern Ireland branches have run there local POTY competition and have announced there winner, these local winners are entered into a regional competition.
Each branch puts forward its local POTY winner (10 pubs in total) and a Judge to take part in the regional competition. Each pub is allocated a Area, North Scotland, Central Scotland and South Scotland. Each judge must visit the pubs they have been allocated and complete a survey. Once the surveys have been submitted, the top pub from each area is then surveyed again. The winner of this is then crowned the Scottish & Northern Ireland POTY.
2018 Regional Finalists
| Branch | Pub | Town/City | GBG Page (2018) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, Grampain & Northern Isles | Krakatoa | Aberdeen | 625 |
| Edinburgh & SE Scotland | Volunteer Arms | Musselburgh | 647 |
| Forth Valley | White Stag | Strathyre | 666 |
| Highlands & Western Isles | Dores Inn | Dores | 655 |
| Kingdom of Fife | Hillend Tavern | Hillend | 661 |
| Tayside | Green Roon | Perth | 672 |
| Ayrshire & Wigtownshire | Frasers Bar | Isle of Cumbrae | 635 |
| Dumfries & Stewarty | Clachan Inn | St John's Town of Dalry | 639 |
| Glasgow & W Scotland | State Bar | Glasgow | 650 |
| Northern Ireland | Errigle Inn | Belfast | 674 |
| Renfrewshire | Bull Inn | Paisley | 652 |
The Final Four
| Branch | Pub | Town/City | GBG Page (2018) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh & SE Scotland | Volunteer Arms | Musselburgh | 647 |
| Kingdom of Fife | Hillend Tavern | Hillend | 661 |
| Dumfries & Stewarty | Clachan Inn | St John's Town of Dalry | 639 |
| Renfrewshire | Bull Inn | Paisley | 652 |
And The Winner is
| Branch | Pub | Town/City | GBG Page (2018) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Edinburgh & SE Scotland | Volunteer Arms | Musselburgh | 647 |
| Runner Up | Kingdom of Fife | Hillend Tavern | Hillend | 661 |