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Each quarter all East Dorset CAMRA members can nominate a pub of their choice to be considered for the Pub of the Season (Urban and Rural), members then vote to choose the winning Pub for each catergory. Each winner then goes forward to be considered for the overall Pub of the Year award.

You can read our branches full process for nominating and voting for pubs here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll find details of previous winners of the Pub of the Season below.
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Spring 26 Urban Pub of the Season – Firkin Shed (Springborne)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spring 26 Rural Pub of the Season – The Stour Inn (Blandford)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Winter 25 Urban Pub of the Season – Barking Cat (Parkstone)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 25 Rural Pub of the Season – Owls Nest (West Parley)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 25 Urban Pub of the Season – The Brewhouse (Poole)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 25 Rural Pub of the Season – Eight Arch Brewery Tap (Wimborne)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 25 Rural Pub of the Season – Vine (Pamphill)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 25 Urban Pub of the Season – Acorn (Kinson)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 25 Urban Pub of the Season – All Hail Ale (Westbourne)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 25 Rural Pub of the Season – The Penny Tap (Sixpenny Handley)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 24 Rural Pub of the Season – The Penny Tap (Sixpenny Handley)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 24 Urban Pub of the Season – The Silverback (Winton)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 24 Rural Pub of the Season – The Vine (Pamphill)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 24 Urban Pub of the Season – The Acorn (Kinson)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 24 Urban Pub of the Season – The Barking Cat (Parkstone)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 24 Joint Rural Pub of the Season – Royal British Legion (Swanage)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 24 Joint Rural Pub of the Season – King’s Arms (Langton Matravers)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 24 Rural Pub of the Season – Horse & Groom (Wareham)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 24 Urban Pub of the Season – Goat & Tricycle (Bournemouth)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 23 Rural Pub of the Season – Horse & Groom (Wareham)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 23 Urban Pub of the Season – Barking Cat (Parkstone)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 23 Rural Pub of the Season – Stour Inn (Blandford)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 23 Urban Pub of the Season – Micro Moose (Winton)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 23 Urban Pub of the Season – Poole Arms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 23 Rural Pub of the Season – Sixpenny Brewery Tap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 23 Urban Pub of the Season – Goat & Tricycle (Bournemouth)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 23 Rural Pub of the Season – Owls Nest (West Parley)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 22 Pub of the Season – Micro Moose (Winton)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 22 Pub of the Season – Silverback (Winton)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 22 Pub of the Season – The Brewhouse (Poole)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 22 Pub of the Season – The Barking Cat (Parkstone)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 19 Pub of the Season – Kings Arm (Wareham)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 19 Pub of the Season – Micro Moose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 19 Pub of the Season – Horse & Groom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 19 Pub of the Season – Barking Cat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 18 Pub of the Season – Firkin Shed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Winter 18 Rural Pub of the Season – Black Bear<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Autumn 18 Pub of the Season joint winners – Saxon Bar & Micro Moose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 18 Rural Pub of the Season –  The Owls Nest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Summer 18 Pub of the Season – All Hail Ale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Spring 18 Pub of the Season – Poole Arms<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Winter 17 Pub of the Season – The Thomas Tripp<\/h3>\n\n\n
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