The Kings Head on Magdalen Street, in Norwich, has been voted Norwich & District CAMRA Branch’s 2022 best pub of Norwich and has also beaten its City and Rural contenders to become the Branch’s overall Pub of the Year!
A real favourite with ale drinkers, the Kings Head describes itself as ‘a traditional, friendly and welcoming Ale House offering an ever-changing selection of top quality cask ales from East Anglian microbreweries.’
Stephen George, owner of the Kings Head, commented on hearing the news: ‘We are delighted to be named Norwich & District CAMRA Pub of the Year for the 4th time.
‘After all of the hardships of the past two years, we are all keen to get back to normal, serving up our wide range of local cask ales and providing an open door to our regulars and new friends alike.
‘Kudos to Alison, Charlie and the whole team who put their hearts into making the King’s Head such a friendly place.’
The Kings Head is an unpretentious English pub, serving a wide variety of real ales and Trappist brews, a home from home, a place to drink great beer and engage in pleasant banter.
The Red Lion Hotel, Cromer, has scooped the award for Branch Rural Pub of the Year 2022.
Callum Stuart of the Red Lion Hotel said: ‘We were thrilled to receive this award! At first, we thought we had just been nominated but to find out that we had actually won was fantastic.
‘We would like to thank all of our customers and brilliant suppliers, all of whom have been loyal and supportive beyond words.
‘Enjoying a prominent position in Cromer doesn’t mean we have rested on our laurels; we believe it’s all in the quality of the produce and creating a welcoming environment.
‘CAMRA is a great organisation and we are so proud that our hard work and dedication has been recognised by the members. We look forward to seeing you for a pint very soon!’
The Red Lion Hotel offers a dog-friendly pub on the seafront of Cromer, an extensive menu of local real ale, alongside bottled world beers, exceptional food, accommodation with sea views.
The runner-up in the City was the Fat Cat and Rural pub runner-up was the Hop In in North Walsham.
Ian Stamp, the Norwich and Norfolk Branch Chairman said: ‘I would like to congratulate the two winners. After the demands of the last two years and the challenges of Covid still weighing heavily on the industry it is fantastic to celebrate our very best pubs and hope more people will visit and enjoy them and the local ales they carefully manage and serve.’