Medway CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025

The winner of Medway CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025 is The Prince of Ales, Rainham with the Who'd Ha Thought It in Rochester as runner up.

Pub of the Year 2026

Thank you to branch members who took the time to vote for the 2027 Medway CAMRA GBG pubs. As for last year, the top five pubs will now go forward to the Pub Of The Year (POTY) 2026 competition.

You are now asked to visit the top five pubs and (if able) score the pubs on the National Beer Scoring System (NBSS) via the CAMRA Website https://camra.org.uk/pubs (the old WhatPub site), then select your top three via the link below. On-line voting closes at midnight on the 7th March. In-person voting can be made at the social event at the Prince of Ales (current Medway CAMRA POTY) on the 8th March between 12:30 and 14:00. The scoring will be 4 points for your first choice, 2 points for your second choice and 1 point for your third choice.

There is also space to nominate your Cider Pub Of The Year (POTY) for 2026.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnuVQ8wa1ntOGCRT4xG9-X5v0-SyCVfK-1ou_8HZcMEub-CA/viewform

Local Pub News

The Flying Saucer pub in Hempstead has closed. The local community are looking to reopen it as a community pub if the owner decides to sell.

Real Ale Pubs in the Medway CAMRA area

Full details of all these pubs can be found at http://www.whatpub.com

BURHAM The Windmill

BROMPTON (Gillingham) The Cannon

CHATHAM Alexandra / General at Sea / The Prince of Wales / The Waggon at Hale / Thomas Waghorn

COOLING Horseshoe & Castle 

FRINDSBURY Sans Pareil

GILLINGHAM Canterbury Tales / Past & Present / The Frog  & Toad /   Upper Gillingham Con Club / Will Adams

HALLING Homeward Bound

RAINHAM Macklands Arms / Prince of Ales / Rose / Rainham Arms/ The Angel/ Three Mariners

ROCHESTER 12 Degrees / Coopers Arms / Golden Lion / Man of Kent / The Crown / The Eagle Tavern / The Nags Head / The Two Brewers / Who'd Ha Thought It / Ye Arrow / Three Sheets to the Wind

STROOD 10:50 From Victoria / Steam Packet / Weston Arms

UPNOR King’s Arms / Tudor Rose

WAINSCOTT Crafty Fox

WIGMORE Queen’s Head / Spyglass & Kettle

WOULDHAM Medway Inn