Just fourteen months after re-opening as a community owned pub The Hop Pole in Limpley Stoke has been chosen as Bath & Borders Pub of the Year 2026.

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Many congratulations to the Limpley Stoke Community Benefit Society and pub management team of Charlie Rawlings & Hannah Randall.

The certificate will be presented to the pub on the evening of Tuesday 21st April and the pub will go forward to the Regional judging round

The 2026 runner-up is The Raven, Bath (the 2023 winner) and their certificate will be presented to the pub on the evening of Thursday 21st May.

Photo of 1st birthday party courtesy of Jon Tonks