Southern Hampshire CAMRA

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The latest news of our activities locally and CAMRA's activities nationally are described below.

Local News

	Pub of the Year 2026 Online voting is now open, starting the process of selecting our Pub of the Year 2026. Vote for your favourite pubs. You can change your votes any time before 4pm on the 13th of January 2026. The four top pubs will then be surveyed to the same criteria used in subsequent rounds of CAMRA's national pub of the year competition. It's a great excuse to visit some great pubs and test out the beer before making your final selections. Posted by Pete Horn on 03/12/2025
	Steel Tank Alehouse - Southern Hampshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025 and Olaf's Tun Cider Pub of the Year award presentations Southern Hampshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025 and Cider Pub of the Year award presentations A warm sunny July afternoon saw a local CAMRA social at the Steel Tank ALehouse in Chandler's Ford. The main event was the presentation of Southern Hampshire CAMRA's Pub of the Year 2025 award to the Steel Tank Alehouse and the Cider Pub of the Year to Olaf's Tun, Woolston, Southampton. Receiving the awards from Southern Hampshire Branch Chairman Owen Jackson (centre) are Adam Beale of Steel Tank (left) and Freya Cochrane of Olaf’s Tun (right). Posted by Pete Horn on 12/08/2025
	Steel Tank Alehouse, Chandler's Ford Southern Hampshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025 Steel Tank Alehouse, Chandler's Ford is Southern Hampshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025 We're delighted to announce our local branch's Pub of the Year 2025. This year's winner is Steel Tank Alehouse in Central Pricinct, Winchester Road, Chandler's Ford. The finalist pubs were each visited by four volunteer judges, who assessed them against CAMRA's national Pub of the Year scoring criteria (which will also be used in the regional and national competitions). The five finalists, selected by CAMRA members before the judging, also included: the Bottle & Stoat, Southampton; Ebenezers, Hythe; Park Inn, Southampton and Steam Town, Eastleigh. A formal presentation of this award will be announced in due course. Posted by Pete Horn on 17/03/2025

Previous local news can be found in our Local News Archive.

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