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GROUP A
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Pheasant Pluckers
169
Keyham Vaults
49
The Melbourne
36
The Ship
153
16 pubs remain, one winner, Plymouth decides!
Plymouth’s Favourite Pub 2026 has reached Round Two.
After 64 pubs went head-to-head across 16 groups in Round One, just 16 remain. They have now been drawn into four new groups, with four pubs in each, and the competition continues as we get closer to finding Plymouth’s Favourite Pub 2026.
There are still no judges and no expert panel deciding the winner. The result is entirely down to the public vote.
Round Two begins on Sunday 4 October at 8pm, with votes taking place twice a week on Sunday and Wednesday evenings.
Each group vote goes live at 8pm, voting closes at 6pm the following day, and the winner is revealed at 7pm.
The four Round Two group winners will then move forward to the next stage of the competition.
Plymouth’s Favourite Pub 2026 is proudly supported by The Edgcumbe Arms, our exclusive hospitality partner for the remainder of the competition.
Just across the water from Plymouth at Cremyll, The Edgcumbe Arms is a beautiful waterside pub serving great food in one of the loveliest spots around. Their support is helping us keep the competition running, keep celebrating local pubs and continue putting brilliant hospitality businesses in front of thousands of people across Plymouth.
A huge thank you to Dan and the team at The Edgcumbe Arms for getting behind Plymouth’s Favourite Pub 2026.
GROUP A
Sunday 4 October, 8pm
The Dolphin
348
The King's Head
191
Eagle
94
Three Ferrets
152
GROUP B
Wednesday 7 October, 8pm
Hyde Park
93
Seven Stars
200
Minerva
224
RBL PLYMPTON
348
GROUP C
Sunday 11 October, 8pm
The Brook Inn
91
Weston Mill
94
Tradesmen's
149
Post Office
223
GROUP D
Wednesday 14 October, 8pm
The Ford Inn
152
Lounge
265
Millbridge
382
Keyham Vaults
162
64 pubs, one winner, Plymouth decides!
Plymouth’s Favourite Pub is back for 2026. After nominations from across the city, 64 pubs have made it into this year’s competition. From neighbourhood locals and city-centre favourites to pubs tucked away in communities across Plymouth, they’ll now go head-to-head to find out which one will be crowned Plymouth’s Favourite Pub 2026.
The competition begins on Sunday 6 September at 8pm, with a new vote every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening for Round One. Note that when we get to Round Two, these times will change.
There are no judges and no expert panel deciding the winner, the result is entirely down to the public vote.
Each group vote goes live at 8pm, voting closes at 6pm the following day, and the winner is revealed at 7pm. Then, on competition nights, the next group goes live at 8pm.
GROUP A
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Pheasant Pluckers
45
Beacon Park Social Club
4
Duchy of Cornwall
49
Brook Inn
84
GROUP B
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Thistle Park Tavern
75
Hyde Park
129
Albemarle
28
Edgcumbe Arms
24
GROUP C
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
149
Ker Street Social Club
96
Brunel View
88
The Kings Head
228
GROUP D
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Dolphin
301
Union Inn
39
Steam Packet
19
Hyde Park Social Club
50
GROUP E
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Bull and Bush
212
Crown & Anchor
161
Lounge
301
Three Crowns
GROUP F
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James Street Vaults
31
Fareham Inn
26
Lord High Admiral
45
Ford Inn
116
GROUP G
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Raffles Social Club
183
Millbridge Inn
307
Newmarket Tavern
103
Royal Oak, Hooe
108
GROUP H
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Woodside
75
Three Ferrets
186
Queens Arms, Barbican
86
Ferry House Inn
32
GROUP I
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Fortescue
158
Seven Stars
168
Fisherman’s Arms
142
Lugger
146
GROUP J
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Half Moon
86
Tradesman’s
136
Swallow
68
Tap & Barrel
33
GROUP K
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Weston Mill
95
Herbert
41
Pit and Pendulum
58
Waterfront
51
GROUP L
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London Inn
221
Keyham Vaults
223
Morley Arms
5
Maritime Inn
89
GROUP M
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Minerva
193
Blue Peter
71
Prince Maurice
101
Vessel
124
GROUP N
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Queen & Constitution
99
Eagle
137
Queens Arms, Tamerton
97
Providence
68
GROUP O
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Blockhouse
122
VOT
106
Fawn
6
Post Office
188
GROUP P
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Nowhere
75
Marina Bar
34
RBL Plympton
172
Melbourne
115
The 64 pubs have been randomly drawn into 16 groups of four, Groups A to P. During Round One, each group will have its own vote.
The pub receiving the most votes in each group will progress, leaving us with the final 16. From there, the competition becomes a straight knockout until only two pubs remain for the grand final.
And then Plymouth chooses its winner.
We want Plymouth’s Favourite Pub to be fun, fair and, most importantly, a celebration of the city’s pubs.
A few simple rules apply:
Above all, keep it friendly.
Support your favourite, make some noise for your local and enjoy the competition. There is absolutely no need to tear another pub down to build yours up.
Being nominated did not automatically guarantee a place in the competition.
There were more nominations than spaces available, duplicate nominations, venues that chose not to take part and some decisions that had to be made about which venues best fitted the spirit of Plymouth’s Favourite Pub.
The competition requires exactly 64 venues, so the final field was selected from those nominations before the draw took place.
Making the final 64 is an achievement in itself.
Quite simply, it’s about putting Plymouth’s pubs in front of people.
One of the reasons Plymouth on Tap runs the competition is because there are brilliant pubs all over this city that people simply don’t know about.
You mention a pub to someone and far too often the answer is:
“I’ve never been there.”
This competition gives 64 venues a platform, gets people talking about pubs outside their usual patch and, hopefully, gives a few people a reason to walk through the door of somewhere they’ve never tried before.
Winning is brilliant.
But if someone discovers their new favourite pub along the way, the competition has done its job.
The Dolphin was crowned Plymouth’s Favourite Pub in 2025 after a competition that saw thousands of votes cast for pubs across the city.
They return in 2026 to defend the title.
Can they do it twice?
Or will somebody new take the crown?
Plymouth’s Favourite Pub 2026 starts Sunday 6 September at 8pm.
64 pubs. One winner. Plymouth decides.
Plymouth on Tap wouldn’t be what it is without the sponsors who get behind it and back the bigger ideas, so a huge thank you to every business that’s already supported the project and helped keep it moving. Your support helps cover the real costs of running it properly, and it means I can keep shining a light on Plymouth’s pubs, telling their stories, and giving the local hospitality scene the attention it deserves.
If you fancy putting your name behind something people actually care about, I’m always up for chatting about sponsorship for events like a pub crawl or the annual Plymouth’s Favourite Pub competition, which reached 6.9 million views on the Facebook page in 2025. Drop me a message and I’ll send over the options.
