Essex Pub of the Year 2026
Voting is now open for the next stage of the competition, namely Essex POTY and Essex Cider POTY. Information on both are below.
1. Pub of the Year - Essex
The seven pubs in the competition are:
Note, you must visit and vote for all seven pubs on the list.
- Chelmsford/Mid.Essex: Orange Tree, 6 Lower Anchor Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0AS
- Colchester & N.E.Essex: Ale House, 82 Butt Road, Colchester, CO3 3DA/li>
- Herts/Essex Borders (Essex): Woodbine Inn, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QT
- Maldon and Dengie: Hurdlemakers Arms, Post Office Road, Woodham Mortimer, CM9 6ST
- North West Essex: Railway Arms, Saffron Walden, CB11 3HQ
- Tendring: New Bell Inn, Outpart Eastward, Harwich, CO12 3EN
- Thurrock: Rising Sun, Church Hill, Stanford-le-Hope, SS17 0EU
The judging criteria are:
- 2026-Pub-of-the-Year-Judging-Guidance.pdf
- 2026-Pub-of-the-Year-Judging-Form.pdf
- The deadline for submission of scores is the end of Sun 18 May 2026.
- To submit your scores, please us the JotForm: https://form.jotform.com/250654382244355
- You can fill it in one pub at a time and click the "Save & Continue Later" button, and you can use the link in the email that you get to continue filling in scores.
2. Cider Pub of the Year
The 5 pubs are:
Note, you must visit and vote for all five pubs on the list.
- Chelmsford/Mid.Essex: Endeavour, 351 Springfield Road, Springfield, CM2 6AW
- Colchester & N.E.Essex: Victoria Inn, 10 North Station Road, Colchester, CO1 1RB
- Herts/Essex Borders (Essex): Woodbine Inn, Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3QT
- Maldon and Dengie: Wibblers Brewery Taproom & Kitchen, Goldsands Road, Southminster, CM0 7JW
- North West Essex: Railway Arms, Saffron Walden, CB11 3HQ
The judging criteria are:
- 2026-Cider-and-Perry-Pub-of-the-Year-Judging-Guidance.pdf
- 2026-Cider-and-Perry-Pub-of-the-Year-Judging-Form.pdf
- To submit your scores, please fill in a copy of this spreadsheet and return to chrisjrouse@yahoo.co.uk by the end of Sunday 12th April 2026.