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Tamworth Tap: Pub of the Year 2025

Taste Wolverhampton

Saturday, 24 January 2026 - 6 minutes

The Tamworth Tap made history by being the only pub to be awarded Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale three times.
The award is the highest honour the Campaign gives to a pub, helping to showcase quality pubs across the UK that are worth seeking out and visiting. Beating thousands of entries, the Tamworth Tap was judged on its atmosphere, décor, welcome, service, inclusivity, overall impression and, most importantly, quality cask beer, real cider and perry.

Home to Tamworth Brewing Company, the multi-award-wining pub boasts a range of eight cask beers from both local brewers and across the UK, along with a wide selection of ciders, gins, wines, and bottled beers.  
The Tudor building with a 16th century shopfront and historic courtyard beer terrace offers stunning views of Tamworth’s Norman Castle for a scenic spot to enjoy a pint. Owners George and Louise have also been awarded the town’s Freedom of the Borough in recognition of their commitment to the town and community. 

Reacting to the win, George and Louise Greenaway said:  
“It’s not often either of us are stuck for words - ask anyone! - but we really are struggling to express how we feel today. When we won the first time, we believed we’d reached the pinnacle of our achievements and were absolutely astounded with our second consecutive win. To have won for an unprecedented third time is beyond our wildest dreams”. 

The Tamworth Tap has previously taken home the prize in both 2022 and 2023 – only the second pub to be awarded the final prize in consecutive years since the Kelham Island Tavern was crowned in 2008 and 2009. 
The other Pub of the Year 2025 finalists are: Blackfriars Tavern, Great Yarmouth, the Pelican Inn, Gloucester, and the Volunteer Arms (Staggs), Musselburgh: run by the same family since 1858.

This podcast brings you the presentation of the award by the Campaign for Real Ale.

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