After being runner up in last year’s competition, Craft Beer Co. in Covent Garden has won the North London CAMRA’s Cider Pub of the Year much to the delight of manager, Benji and his team. There were smiles all round when the Certificate was handed over.

The pub was chosen by the Branch’s cider experts from a whole range of pubs in the Branch’s area selling real cider. They had the enviable task of visiting the top five. David Healing, the Branch’s Cider Representative explained why this pub won "Offering a selection of flavours and strengths from a variety of producers, Craft Beer Co. Covent Garden bring real cider into Central London and are worthy winners of the 2026 CAMRA North London Cider Pub of the Year."

David Healing presenting the award

John Cryne, also from the local Branch added, “The pub stocks four real ciders on handpumps plus two further ciders in the tap area. The selection regularly changes and they are all from independent cider producers, something that is not easy to find in the area”.

The pub was rebuilt in 1961 as part of Oasis swimming pool and was acquired by Craft in 2014. As with many of their pubs, it offers a huge and regularly changing range of cask and craft beers as well as cider. Being where it is, the pub is popular with theatre goers.

For further details contact: John Cryne: moc.liamelgoog@2enyrc.nhoj, 07802 174861

Or the pub: 020 7836 5485 / moc.ocreebtfarceht@nedragtnevoc

Extra facts

• CAMRA is the Campaign for Real Ale and is a volunteer membership organisation with over 200 volunteer branches across the UK and over 140,000 members.
• CAMRA nationally was formed in 1971. It exists to promote good beer, protect pubs and defend consumer rights.
• The North London branch of CAMRA covers most of the North London postcodes plus WC1 and parts of WC2, and has almost 700 pubs in it.
• The pub’s address is 168 High Holborn, St Giles, London, WC1V 7AA
• Opening hours are currently: noon – midnight Sunday- Wednesday; noon – 1pm Thursday to Saturday.