Branch Pub of the Year 2025
We made our Pub of the Year 2025 award last night (6th March) at our 2025 Pub of the Year, the Rose and Crown in High Wycombe.
Branch committee and other members joined Chair, Mike Clarke, to present a certificate to Kirsten Palmer, licensee of the Rose and Crown.
Mike said “The Rose and Crown was joint runner-up in last year’s competition and is an excellent example of a thriving town centre local and shows how offering a great selection of real ale can build a loyal local following.”
The award was voted for by local branch members in an online poll. Members added their own tributes to the pub. Examples include: “the pub stands out as a survivor from the past against the backdrop of the Eden shopping centre”, “always a smile and good selection of real ale” and “beers are invariably in excellent condition and temperature, probably due to the traditional cellar and good attention to pump and line hygiene in the pub”.
Kirsten said “We are absolutely over the moon to have been awarded Pub of the Year from Aylesbury Vale & Wycombe CAMRA! This coincides with a five-year renewal of our lease, so you’re stuck with us!”
The pub has three darts teams and hosts other games such as cribbage and other card games. Live music is also featured each month with charity pub quizzes and sports on TV. It’s also convenient for Wycombe bus station.
Members of the local CAMRA branch raise their glasses to the Rose and Crown and wish it good luck as it goes on to represent the branch in the next round of the CAMRA National Pub of the Year competition.
The presentation to the Rose and Crown was featured in the Bucks Free Press.