Ravenswood Club of the Year 2026
The British Legion club in Banchory was yet again awarded our Club of the Year immediately prior to the branch’s AGM on Saturday 28th March, 2026. Chairman Euan Fraser made the presentation to a slightly bemused barmaid with local representative Ian Stewart looking on, watched by fellow CAMRA members.
PotY 2026: Queen Vic
Congratulations to the Queen Vic which has been voted as the Overall Branch Pub of the Year.
CotY 2026: Ravenswood
The Ravenswood Club in Banchory is once again the Branch Club of the Year.
IPotY 2026: Helgi’s Bar
Northern Isles Pub of the year 2026 is once again Helgi’s Bar in Kirkwall, just preferred to the St. Ola. Other nominations had included the Orkney and Swannay Brewery taprooms.
SPotY 2026: Craft Bar
For the 2nd year in a row, AberdeenShire Pub of the Year (SPOTY) 2026 is the Craft Bar in Pitmedden. It just pipped the New Inn in Aberchirder. Numerous pubs had received nominations for Aberdeenshire Pub of the Year, with the Craft and the New Inn jointly receiving more than half of all the nominations.
CPoty 2026: Queen Vic
Branch City Pub of the Year (CPOTY) 2026 is the Queen Vic in Rosemount, which just pipped the Grill to the title, in what was a very close competition. Numerous different pubs had received nominations for City Pub of the Year, but with these two pubs receiving the lions share.
COTY 2003 – 2019: Ravenswood
The Club of the Year consecutively from 2003 to 2019 was the Ravenswood British Legion in Banchory.
IPotY 2015: Helgi’s
The 2015 Island Pub of the Year was Helgi’s in Kirkwall
IPotY 2016: Auld Motor Hoose
The 2016 Island Pub of the Year was the Auld Motor Hoose.