Pubs, Pints & People in Trafford & South West Manchester
Trafford & Hulme Branch awards four seasonal awards to pubs, bars & clubs in the branch area
The Pub Of The Season award is presented to a pub or bar within the branch area which has excelled in one or more areas:
a) introducing real ale to a new area or market where none has been available
b) on-going excellence in the quality of real ales (and ciders) on offer
c) on-going excellence of service to customers and/or the local community
d) significant increases in the sales of real ales and/or traditional ciders
e) excellence in support promotion of CAMRA and its aims
f) significant charitable work
Nominees for the award are put forward by local CAMRA members & voted on by branch members once a quarter.
A pub (while under the same management) cannot be Pub Of The Season more than once in a 3 year period. A pub must have been under the same management for over one year before it becomes eligible to be nominated as Pub Of The Season.
Find out more about Trafford & Hulme Branch’s process for pub and club awards here.
Our Spring “Pub of the Season” is the venerable Axe & Cleaver in Dunham Massey. Famous as a food-led pub in Greene King’s “Chef & Brewer” estate, it has been dispensing fine ale since the early part of the 19th century. The exact date of opening is not known but it is thought to have … Read more
Our Pub Of The Season for Autumn 2025 is Head, Chester Road, Stretford. This modern bar opened on the front of Stretford Mall facing Chester Road in 2018. Despite the challenges of global pandemics and the ongoing redevelopment of the Mall site behind it, it has quietly established itself as an important hub of the … Read more
Our Winter Pub of the Season 2023/24 goes to…… As usual, you’re always guaranteed a great pint! That’s why this cracking pub has won CAMRA award after award and this is no exception. A welcoming bar in Whalley Range with 5 hand pumps offering a range of strengths & usually something dark, as well as selection … Read more
Congratulations to Costello’s Bar Altrincham Are the winners of our Pub Of The Season Autumn 2023. The award was presented to the Manager and Assistant Manager, Jack and Olly, by our outgoing and new Chair. At the time of the presentation Jack was serving his last few shifts as Manager. Lucy from Costello’s Bar Times … Read more
At the Branch Meeting on the 7th March 2023 the Old Roebuck was selected as the branch Spring Pub of the Season. A tradional style pub which retains its individual rooms giving it a cosy.feel especially during the cooler spring evenings, making it a great place to enjoy some of the varied food on offer … Read more
On Thursday the members of the branch had the enjoyable task of visiting the Beer House, Chorlton to drink some of the excellently kept and served ales, but also present Alex and the team with our Pub Of The Season (Winter 2022/2023) Award. Here we see Caz from the branch presenting the award:- and here … Read more
After lean times when their normal customer cohort of Students was absent through Covid, the Salutation has powered back to strength with a great offering of beers from Bollington Brewing Co, food and entertainment. In recognition of the great place that it is, it was selected as the Branch Pub of the Season – Autumn … Read more
On Thursday 21st July 2022 the branch was pround and pleased to present Fell, Chorlton with the awards for “Best Newcomer 2022” and “Pub of the Season – Summer 2022”. Fell Chorlton is the Cumbria based breweries first outlet outside its home region. With four Cask lines and twelve keg serving a selection of beers … Read more
On a dark winters night there is nothing better than a pub visit. On the 12th February The Salutation in Hulme was our destination as it was the date to present Ronan Clowes, the manager and his team with the Trafford & Hulme “Pub of the Season Winter 2020” award. Here we can see Tom … Read more
Its been challenging times with our pubs and clubs closed, but we did manage to make a socially distance presentation to Sean and Sophie Robinson at the Assembly, Urmston. Here we see Sean proudly holding the certificate:-