Pub of the Year 2026
Voting is now open for the Darlington Branch Club and Pub of the year.
Click here to vote: POTY Voting Form
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Round One
This years Pub of the Year voting will be open on Monday 19th January and will run to Monday 23rd February. A link will appear here to take you to the on-line voting page.
In a change to recent years we are introducing new categories to vote in, namely:
- Town Pub of the Year
- County Durham Country Pub of the Year
- Yorkshire Country Pub of the Year
- Club of the Year
You can vote for up to 3 pubs in each category. The votes are not weighted, every pub vote counts the same.

Round Two
The winners of each category will be announced on the website and via Social Media on Wed 25th February.
In order to decide on an overall pub to represent the branch in the regional competition, all branch members can survey the winners of the Town Pub winner and County Durham Country Pub winner and submit their results to the Pubs Officer.
Please use this form D'ton POTY Judging Form when surveying the winners.
The surveying will take place between Wed Feb 25th and Wed March 11th.