Hot on the heels of winning three Forth Valley CAMRA awards, The Four Marys in Linlithgow is now in the running for a national title.

For the third year in a row, the popular Belhaven pub and restaurant has been crowned Forth Valley CAMRA Overall Pub of the Year 2026.

It also won Forth Valley CAMRA Pub of the Year South 2026 and Forth Valley CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2026.

On Monday, general manager Ian Riddle was informed that The Four Marys is now one of four pubs competing for the Scottish CAMRA Pub of the Year title, having also been a finalist last year.

Creagh Warren, Nikki McLintock and Ian Riddle from The Four Marys receive awards from FV CAMRA chairman Stuart Batchelor.

placeholder image — Creagh Warren, Nikki McLintock and Ian Riddle from The Four Marys receive awards from FV CAMRA chairman Stuart Batchelor.

It is up against three other CAMRA regional finalists, including The Staggs in Musselburgh which claimed the title last year.

Ian said: “It’s incredible to reach the national final for a second year and we’re hoping to go one better this year and claim the title.

“To even reach the final is a major accolade and it helps us attracts real ale drinkers from all over the country.

“We’ve had people in from all over England and Scotland on the back of our success last year, including a number of visitors from London.

“It’s incredible recognition for the staff whose knowledge and expertise in the real ales we serve helps us to achieve this success.”

The team were already “over the moon” to have claimed three titles in the regional CAMRA awards.

Ian said: “The judges score our real ales over the year and, from that, the shortlist is compiled.

“To win the Forth Valley South Pub of the Year, Cider Pub of the Year and then the Forth Valley CAMRA overall Pub of the Year, for the north and south, is incredible.

“We didn’t think we’d win it this year – to do the hat-trick is incredible.

“We’d also like to thank all our customers who allow us to do what we do.”

Platform 3 in Linlithgow was also named runner-up for the overall Forth Valley Pub of the Year – for the second year in a row.

Ian added: “That means we can rightfully claim Linlithgow boasts the best real ale pubs in the region.”

The Four Marys team will find out on July 26 if it has claimed the national title – and Ian has pledged “a great party” in the pub if they do so!