A historic Aylesbury pub has been celebrated by a trusted beer group in Aylesbury.

The Aylesbury Vale and Wycombe branch of CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) named the King’s Head as the runner up in its best pub in the region poll.

A ceremony was held where representatives from Aylesbury’s oldest bar were presented with a certificate.

CAMRA revealed that its members voted in an online poll to find its favourite pub in the area for the year 2026. In April, the same branch announced joint winners of its Pub of the Year award for 2026: The Hop Pole in Aylesbury and Lions of Bledlow.

The Kings Head in Aylesbury. Pictured (left to right): George Jenkinson (Chiltern Brewery and King’s Head), Giles du Boulay (CAMRA Chiltern Brewery liaison officer), Anett Jenkinson (King’s Head).

placeholder image — The Kings Head in Aylesbury. Pictured (left to right): George Jenkinson (Chiltern Brewery and King’s Head), Giles du Boulay (CAMRA Chiltern Brewery liaison officer), Anett Jenkinson (King’s Head).

Located in Aylesbury town centre, the bar is the brewery tap for Chiltern Brewery in Terrick. And, appropriately, the presentation of the certificate was made by CAMRA’s Chiltern Brewery liaison officer, Giles du Boulay.

Presenting the certificate to George and Anett Jenkinson, Giles noted the fierce competition for the accolade of Pub of the Year in the local area and the King’s Head’s enduring success in the competition. The branch contains well over 200 within its boundaries.

Mike Clarke, chair of Aylesbury Vale and Wycombe CAMRA, said, "The King’s Head is known and loved among local CAMRA members for the consistently outstanding quality of its cask ales, both those brewed a few miles away in the Terrick brewery and the welcome guest beers from other breweries.”

CAMRA members enjoy the pub’s beer festivals, the group notes that it is one of the few offering a dark beer festival.