Stewartry bar celebrates being named CAMRA's pub of the year

A Stewartry bar is elevating a glass to a prestigious win.

The Laurie Arms in Haugh of Urr was named one of many space winners within the Dumfries and Stewartry department of the Marketing campaign for Actual Ale’s (CAMRA) pub of the yr competitors.

The pub has been run by Sandra Yates since 2006 and boasts a superb contingent of CAMRA members because of the standard actual ales.

Sandra Yates of the Laurie Arms receives the award from CAMRA's Alan Gass

It was additionally an everyday pick-up and stop-off level on bus journeys organised by the native sub-branch.

Sandra not too long ago obtained the Stewartry space award from Alan Gass of the native CAMRA sub-branch at one of many Laurie Arms’ well-liked quiz nights.

Alan described the Laurie as an incredible neighborhood pub, with wonderful meals, great employees, good prospects and first-class actual ales.

He added that Sandra and her household labored tirelessly throughout the pandemic to create backyard seating areas and turned to Fb to carry month-to-month quiz nights regardless of the pub being closed.