Camra decide that this village inn is the Pub of the Year

The Salutation Inn in Gloucestershire is this year’s Camra pub.

16:48 17 February 2015

The Salutation Inn in Ham near Berkeley has been crowned Pub of the Year, with Camra (Campaign for Real Ale) describing the tavern as “a gem.”

Owners Peter and Claire Tiley said it was “beyond our wildest dreams”

Abigail Newton, from Camra, said: "What Peter and Claire have done in the short time they have been running the pub is nothing short of staggering and goes to show that passion, enthusiasm, and a real love of beer are hugely important when running a pub.

"They have hit the ground running and taken what was already a great pub and made it truly exceptional - beating off over 50,000 other landlords from across the UK."

Mr Tiley, 31, said: "We're totally shell-shocked. Pubs are so important to me that to have our own one recognised in this way is just amazing."

He credits the pub success to his “brilliant team of staff.”

"It is these people that have made the pub what it is today and for that we are incredibly grateful," he said.