Winner: Crystal Ship, Earth

About the Crystal Ship: The Papworth Brewery Tap, housed in an industrial unit adjacent to the brewery. It is open for indoor and outdoor drinking, serving up to eleven changing Papworth ales and a guest ale along with ciders, wines and spirits, and pizza on some evenings. Occasional events including classic cars, quizzes, live music, food and drink tastings are held.

There is also a bottle shop where a range of Papworth beers and Cromwell ciders can be purchased.

Having been the winners of the Hunts Branch Pub of the Year, the Crystal Ship goes forward into the Pub of the Year award competition for Cambridgeshire, including the winning pubs for Peterborough, Cambridge and Ely.

Winner: Crystal Ship, Earth

The Rural Pub of the year award goes to a branch pub outside of the 3 urban areas of the branch. The Rural Pub of the Year award 2025 went to the Crystal Ship.

Winner: Ale Taster

The Urban Pub of the Year goes to a pub in one of the 3 urban areas of the branch: Huntingdon, St Neots or St Ives. The Urban Pub of the Year award 2025 went to the Ale Taster, St Neots.

About the pub: A traditional, small back-street pub, which opened in 2017, it is operated in the style of a micropub. It features up to six changing cask beers, which are served from stillage behind the bar. Also available are up to nine real ciders and a perry. The owners source beer and cider from local producers as much as possible.

Three large fridges display a wide selection of bottled beers from around the world.

Winner: King of the Belgians, Hartford

The Community pub of the Year is presented to the branch Pub voted to have been the most community focused. Activities such as supporting local charities and providing a community hub including hosting regular events. The Community Pub of the Year 2025 went to the King of the Belgians, Hartford.

About the pub: A sixteenth-century multi-award winning pub in a picturesque village setting. This is a genuine community pub which offers an ever-changing selection of real ales, cider (up to ten from the local Cromwell Cider) and good value food every day including takeaway pizza and a traditional Sunday roast. Solid oak beams and a copper topped bar are features of the public bar and there's a separate dining area.
The range of community activities includes a monthly quiz night, pub games nights and open mic-style music nights on the 1st Monday of each month. Every second Thursday is BYO cheese night and there's a monthly themed food night.
Look out for the annual beer festival at the end of May and a mini beer festival over August Bank Holiday weekend.

Winner: Crystal Ship, Earith

The Cider pub of the year is awarded to the branch pub that is voted as the best cider pub, based on regular availability of real cider, kept and dispensed to a high standard. The Cider Pub of the Year 2025 was awarded to The Crystal Ship, Earith.

Winner: Falcon, Huntingdon

The Mild and Dark Ale pub of the year is awarded to the branch pub that is voted as top for consistently offering a good range of mild and dark beers, kept and dispensed to a high standard. The Mild and Dark Ale Pub of the Year 2025 was awarded to the Falcon, Huntingdon.

About the pub: Steeped in local history, this 16th century former coaching inn is said to be the site of Oliver Cromwell's recruiting station and the gates from the market square were once the entrance to Huntingdon prison. An everchanging selection of beers is served from up to fourteen hand pumps, including many beers from local and regional breweries, including locally brewed Potbelly beers.

Winner: Pig n' Falcon, St Neots

The LocAle pub of the year is awarded to the branch pub that is voted as top for consistently offering a good range of beers from local breweries, kept and dispensed to a high standard. The LocAle Pub of the Year 2025 was awarded to the Pig n' Falcon, St Neots.

About the pub: This busy town-centre pub has up to six real ales and several real ciders focusing on micro-breweries and unusual beers including milds, porters and stouts. Good range of bottled ciders, UK and foreign bottled beers including Trappist ales. The pub has a long established reputation as a live music venue. Outside is a large, imaginatively-created covered and heated beer garden. Note that although this pub is owned by Greene King it operates as an independent pub. Three Blind Mice and Nene Valley beers are real ale served in Keykeg.

Winner: Green Man, Leighton Bromswold

The Most Improved pub of the year is awarded to the branch pub that has experienced the most improvement, which can down to any number of reasons such as an improved range or quality of beer and cider, refreshed decor or atmosphere, or compliance to CAMRA values. The Most Improved Pub of the Year 2025 was awarded to the Green Man, Leighton Bromswold.

About the pub: Delightful independent local in a charming village on a ridge near the Northamptonshire border. The pub provides a congenial focus for a small village community and attracts visitors from a wide area. Particularly popular with walkers and cyclists. A real fire adds atmosphere in winter. Bought by the Langridge family in June 2024, the pub has undergone a major refurbishment but still retains the warmth and character of its historic setting. Three changing beers includes one of Fuller's London Pride or St Austell Tribute, plus two beers from local breweries such as Digfield, Brewsters and Nethergate. Also stocks 0% & low alcohol ale, and a range of imported Bavarian beers.