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The days are lengthening and the air is warming up, so while it’s still not totally shirtsleeves weather, going to the pub has taken on another dimension. The brewery and pub sector is moving on at a quickening pace with a quiet confidence that has put optimism right on the bar top.

There are people who’ll moan about 29 pubs a week closing – or whatever figure they dredge up this month – but they’ll never tell you about the new openings, the refurbishments, the railway arches being pressed into service, or the heady choice of beer now available.

Last month we heard from pub singer/songwriter Simma, who had achieved a lifetime’s ambition of playing on stage at Newcastle City Hall with the legendary Lindisfarne. Ambitions are strange beasts; they can sometimes be completely unattainable but more often tend towards the fairly ordinary. Then, when it’s achieved you invent another one.

If I can help myself to a line or two of self-indulgence, I’d like to reveal my journalistic lifetime’s ambition. Being one of those newspaper subeditors who relishes the excruciating headline, I’ve managed to get one of my favourite punchlines into print on page 14:

“A pint or a meringue?”. It could almost be a description of the variety of experiences you’ll find in today’s pub.

Elswhere in the magazine, we meet a man who is keen for every pub to have its own beehive, and we talk to students at Brewlab in Sunderland who have come from all over the world to learn how to make beer. They love it – so do we.

Alastair GilmourEditor, Cheers North East

The opportunity to expand into new premises is one of those crossroads moments for any business. But how do you find the money to pay for it?Tyne Bank Brewery decided its imminent move could be helped enormously if it opened out its ownership to the people who matter most to them; the loyal customers who enjoy its beer so much that they’re responsible for the expansion in the first place. Brewery owner Julia Austin decided on a crowdfunding project that is hope will raise anywhere between £150,000 and £250,000. We’ll drink to that.

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TWO HOURS TO DRINK A TOAST TO HER MAJPubs will be allowed to stay open longer for two days in June in honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday, prime minster David Cameron has confirmed. While extended times have not been confirmed, it is likely that pubs will be able to stay open for an additional two hours until 1am on June 10 and 11, as was the case during the 2014 World Cup, Royal Wedding and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. During these events the British Beer and Pub Association estimates that beer sales at pubs across the UK increased by “at least 5%” with food sales up 8%, equating to a £20m boost to the pub sector.

A new website has been launched to celebrate Harry Clasper, the Geordie rower who led a team from Tyneside to win the World Championship in 1845 and whose training methods and boat innovations put the North East at the centre of the aquatics world for the following 25 years.

Dunston, Gateshead-born and Jarrow raised, Harry “Hadaway” Clasper was the first North East sporting superstar; the man the Blaydon Races was written for in 1862. More than 130,000 people attended his funeral after he died in 1870, aged 58, in The Tunnell Inn, in Ouseburn one of the Newcastle pubs he ran.

A JD Wetherspoon pub in Whickham, Gateshead (pictured above), is named after him – his grave lies a mere 150 yards behind it. Last year, a hugely successful play about Harry Clasper called Hadaway Harry toured Tyneside. Written by former Vaux Brewery press officer Ed Waugh and starring Jamie Brown, the show received standing ovations and will transfer to Newcastle’s Theatre Royal in February 2017.

More immediately, Robson Green’s ITV series Further Tales of Northumberland features Harry Clasper on Monday April 4, at 8pm.www.hadawayharry.co.uk

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The North East can be proud of its success at the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) National Beer Competition held at the BeerX festival in Sheffield. The competitive side of the national showpiece was divided into several categories covering every category of beer style and packaging option.

Tyne Bank Brewery Summer Breeze swept

up a gold award in the keg speciality category and a silver in the champion keg beer section.

In the small pack porters, stouts and old ales section, the gold award went to Sonnet 43 Bourbon Milk Stout, while Cullercoats Brewery’s Jack The Devil won bronze in the small pack premium bitters and pale ales category.

Loch Lomond Southern Summit was awarded overall champion beer.

LEFT ANY, PIGEON?Current advertising for Timothy Taylor’s Landlord includes a lovely tale about its head brewer and a flock of Yorkshire pigeons. Apparently Allan Hey, head brewer between 1966 and 1995, used to count out exactly 100 grains of Golden Promise barley onto a cask in the brewery yard to see how many the pigeons would eat. It was his way of calculating how good the batch was. Golden Promise is a premium variety normally reserved for the Scotch malt whisky industry – and becoming increasingly expensive as it’s not as easy to grow as other types – so it’s good to know that it’s still the backbone of Landlord.

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Cumbrian brewery Fell has introduced a couple of canned beers from its impressive portfolio of cask and keg core range and seasonal ales. Robust Porter (4.8% abv) offers chocolate malt with sympathetic hop additions. Pronounced yet elegant, it’s is a real food beer with roasted malt flavours complementing anything with a degree of caramelisation and charring from crème brulee to seared scallops.

Tinderbox IPA (6.3% abv) will light many a fire in the hearts of hop lovers.

The chaps at Fell say: “If you’re gonna start a

fire, sometimes the old ways are the best ways.”The canned beers are unfined, unfiltered

and unpasteurised, resulting in maximum flavour from minimal interference. They are also can-conditioned – dosed with sugar and yeast to undergo a secondary fermentation in the can to supply the fizz.

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The number of micropubs in the UK has doubled in the last year and the sector is expected to reach 800 by 2018, according to the Micropub Association. Martyn Hillier, who co-founded the organisation after opening the country’s first micropub in 2009 (The Butcher’s Arms in Herne, Kent) says the total of micropubs in the country was easily over 200 – double the figure at this time in 2015. He also predicts that there is so much momentum behind the business model that there will eventually be 15,000 micropubs in the country.

He says: “There is room in the market for 10 micropubs to every microbrewery – and there are

currently 1,500 microbreweries.”The micropub ethos is

to create small community alehouses where simple pleasures come first without any distractions such as televisions, music or gaming machines.

North East micropubs include Curfew in Berwick, The Office in Morpeth, Split Chimp in Newcastle, The Rat Race at Hartlepool Station, and Wor Local in Prudhoe. Curfew and The Office have been selected by the Tyneside & Northumberland branch of the Campaign For Real Ale (Camra) among its current pubs of the year – tremendous accolades for small businesses.

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This month, Mark Hall at the Split Chimp on Newcastle’s Forth Street is moving the pub to the railway arches on Westgate Road. Not far, but virtually doubling the size and potential of the operation. A big difference is in the provision of three toilets, one with full disabled access.

“There’s much more footfall on Westgate Road,” says Mark, “and it’s on the main ale route for people. The upstairs will be a function room with pop-up food, but the main bar will be downstairs

with room on the counter for six handpulls. At the moment we can accommodate 50 people at a time, but the new place will take between 75 and 100 – it’ll still be a micropub though.”

The biggest difference, however, is the “secret” plan for upstairs – a 31-foot pub skittles alley which Mark expects to take off big time.

“They’re popular down south around Gloucestershire,” he says. “It’s a game for either two people or for teams and I hope to get a league going.”

Peter Morgan, who opened The Rat Race at Hartlepool Station, was one of the early micropub converts. He opened his 20ft x 16ft premises using a £9,000 redundancy package, buying tables on eBay for 90p, rooting around beer festivals for glassware, and building his own cellar (basically a large cupboard). The pub is a regular award-winner too.

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Anybody thinking of setting up a microbrewery will be well aware that maximum flexibility with the minimum use of space comes pretty close to the top of their wish-list. So, the single-vessel brewing system that Hadrian Border Brewery has been using for experimental and ultra short-run beers should be of huge interest.

Basically, one tank set on wheels and measuring 1.3 metres square can produce three barrels – 12 firkins – of beer at a time. Connect it to a couple of small fermenting vessels and you’re away.

Hadrian Border managing director Andy Burrows says: “There are similar systems available but we took our ideas to George Thompson who designs

breweries and Sam Sampson of Scotia Welding & Fabricating, and at the end of the day we all got what we needed.”

The Newburn, Newcastle, brewery has been using the highly manoeuvrable brewing system for a new American Red Ale, a chocolate beer, and a German-style Altbier that’s sitting mellowing for a few months working through complexity after complexity.

Brewing expert George Thompson says: “The system was designed to meet the requirements of a portable, 500-litre brewhouse for small production runs and for product development.

“As with all single vessel systems, the vessel is first the hot liquor tank then the mash tun and finally the wort boiling kettle. It incorporates good design practice from larger systems and has

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Andy Burrows is also keen for pub owners to make use of the one-vessel system under the guidance of a brewer like Oliver Eltringham. Bespoke beers could be just that rather than rebadged standard ales.

“We’re very open to landlords commissioning new beers on the equipment to sell through their pubs,” says Andy. “It’s an ideal size to do that – and for us it has to be a commercial unit in its own right.”

Andy also reveals that its award-winning Grainger Ale is now a gluten-free product with every batch properly certificated. It’s a commitment Hadrian Border is prepared to undertake for an important and developing sector of the market.

Elsewhere, the Hadrian Border is offering a programme of doorstep deliveries which Andy Burrows remembers fondly while growing up in the Midlands where Davenports Brewery operated a similar scheme. Work on its first pub, The Station Hotel in Gateshead, is now speeding up after a series of unforeseeable delays with an opening date in June pencilled in.

DISCOVER BELGIUM’S BEER BY BIKEIf there are two subjects that Belgians are particularly proud of it has to be beer and cycling. A new, eight-day/seven-night Beer And Bike trip starts and finishes in the city of Mechelen and includes accommodation, city tours and visits to Duvel Brewery in Puurs and Palm Brewery in Steenhuffel. Also included are trips to Westmalle as well as the Het Anker Brewery in Mechelen (Pictured above. Founded in 1369, it’s one of Belgium’s oldest breweries), De Koninck in Antwerp, and Bosteels in Bornem. Visitors can either take their own bikes or hire them for a small supplement. The longest stretch of cycling in one day is 65km (40 miles) and includes luggage transfer from destination to destination, so you don’t need to worry about carrying your own bags – but no guarantees you won’t have a wobbly ride home.

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An innovative pub idea could easily fly, as Alastair Gilmour discovers

Every pub and restaurant in the North East should have its own beehive – and Gateshead beekeeper Mark Chambers, whose opinion that is, is buzzing with ideas to get the idea off the ground.

Honey has countless uses in kitchens and for making beer; it’s as natural a foodstuff as you’ll get – it’s liquid gold loaded with health-giving and medicinal properties. Producing honey is also educational, therapeutic, and encourages social responsibility.

Even in urban and suburban areas, honey yields can be surprisingly high and of superb quality. “It can easily be a local and bespoke product,” says Mark, a former soldier and prison officer. “Leam Lane (Gateshead) honey is fantastic.”

Mark keeps hives all over the region – particularly around Bywell and Corbridge in Northumberland – and on the heather moors of Argyll in the West of Scotland. And because he transports them to and from Tyneside he sells his honey and byproducts under the name The Travelling Bee Company.

When hives are nestled among hen harrier nesting sites with golden eagles soaring overhead, it adds to the mystery and romance.

Mark says: “I take my Geordie bees around the North East and to Scotland in late July and early August to take advantage of flower crops, so you’ll get rapeseed in the early summer, willow herb and Himalayan balsam.

“In research done by Glasgow University, heather honey has been found to be superior to Manuka honey in all but one test (New

Zealand Manuka honey is prized for its unique antimicrobial and nutritional qualities). Heather honey can taste different every year and there’s only a very short period to make it; the hives will shut down between October and March.”

A typical hive can produce anywhere from nothing to 90 pounds of honey, so there’s a lot of crossed fingers involved. For example, bees are never too happy in wet and windy weather and predators like wasps take their toll. If that weren’t enough, when a queen gets old, she’ll not produce as many eggs and when a new one takes over she’ll have only two weeks in which to mate, otherwise the colony will die.

“Everything and everybody wants honey, from ants to bears,” says Mark. “Woodpeckers drill their way into hives.”

He filters the honey only once to get rid of odds and ends using an apple press, so it’s very pure and unprocessed, then jars up to 40 kilos at a time by hand. He also supplies honeycomb, pollen, balms, soaps, solid perfumes and candles through market stalls. Quilliam Brothers Tea House in Newcastle is an enthusiastic stockist.

Co-owner Patrick Quilliam says: “I think pubs and restaurants having beehives is a brilliant idea. We used to keep bees ourselves in Wylam, but they got killed off by pesticides. I think it was Vince Cable who said instead of worrying about the economy we should be doing something about the bees because without them there

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would be no economy to worry about. We use honey as a sweetener in our teas – it’s so natural and different honeys bring out the character of different teas. It’s also a great talking point.”

Quilliam Brothers have also collaborated with Wylam Brewery in producing Sheer Chai, a beer created using Himalayan and Indian green teas that give flavours of liquorice root, dried oranges, green cardamom, cinnamon and pistachio nuts.

Alongside local wild flower and heather honeys, The Travelling Bee Company involves a

“guest” supplier based in France. Alaard the flying Dutchman sends over French

lavender honey, almond blossom, orange blossom and Spanish Dark Mountain honey. It’s a bit like a pub stocking quality local beers alongside exciting and innovative ones to keep interest high.

As well as pubs keeping beehives, Mark Chambers (pictured

left) believes schools should introduce bees into the curriculum – in fact, he uses

them successfully in youth projects he’s involved with in Newcastle.

“It’s all about sustainability,” he says “I like to catch young people before they get to a custodial sentence stage.

“Bees and other social insects are very similar in behaviour to people; we can learn a lot from them. Bees are very, very interesting; we’ll never know all that they know.”*Details of The Travelling Bee Company at Facebook.com

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A weekend of running and “pub bothering” around Northumberland has been organised next month with an international contingent already signed up. Newcastle Hash House Harriers (NHHH) are inviting fellow “drinkers with a running problem” to join them in Alnwick which will feature town and coastal runs with a backdrop of magnificent castles and countryside and amazing pubs.

Runners from Denmark and Norway will join the Newcastle group for Alnwicky in the UK, the ultimate in pub-going in running shoes.

“Anybody who fancies the weekend can sign up, but they’ve got to be prepared to run and drink beer,” says Keith Hudson, NHHH founder member. “The Youth Hostel in Alnwick fits the bill

for accommodation – and it’s right next door to The Tanners Arms, which is a great pub.

“There are some great runs around the area with lots of pubs on the doorstep, so we put a coast and castles run together for the late May Bank Holiday – Friday May 27 to Sunday May 29. We’ve got a membership of about 50 – ‘drinkers with a running problem’ – and get 15-20 people on our regular Wednesday night runs.

“One of our members, Kirsten Johnson, travelled around Scandinavia last summer and visited ‘hashes’ in Stockholm and Oslo where she was treated really well. She thought it would be a good idea to unite us all and we looked at putting venues together in the North East.”

Newcastle Hash House Harriers also operate the beer stop at the annual Great North Run where

flagging runners can refresh the parts that beer reaches.

“Hadrian Border Brewery has always been very supportive in that,” says Keith.

Hashing originated in 1938 in the Federated Malay States – now Malaysia – when a group of British colonial officers and expatriates began meeting on Monday evenings to run in the traditional British paper chase or hare and

hounds style to rid themselves of the excesses of the weekend. The name Hash House Harriers came from the Selangor Club – nicknamed Hash House – where several of the original hashers lived and dined.

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THERE’S STILL A TAVERN IN THE TOWNThe Market Tavern in Alnwick has been given a fresh new look thanks to a £100,000 joint investment by pub company Punch and publican Chris Hume. Now called The Tavern Steakhouse and Lodge, it features an enhanced food and drink offer. The refurbishment, creating 12 new jobs, includes timber flooring and wall panelling in the updated bar area while dining booths have been installed in the restaurant with existing seating re-upholstered and floors sanded and re-polished. It also has seven ensuite, B&B rooms which are being refurbished on an ongoing basis.

Chris Hume said: “Our aim is to create a quality restaurant and bar backed up by excellent customer service. Our menu now has broad appeal with something to suit everyone, from the family enjoying a quick mid-week meal out to celebrating a special occasion.

“We have a wide range of wines to complement our traditional Northumbrian dishes. A quality range of spirits is also available alongside three cask ales.”

The Spital Tongues area of Newcastle continues to retain its old village feel and sense of identity. Indeed, residents still refer to it as “the village”, bounded as it is by the wide open spaces of Castle Leazes and the Town Moor.

The reopening of the Spital House pub as the Cosy Dove – creating 21 jobs – emphasises this semi-rural aspect, even though it’s barely more than a 10-minute walk from the city’s Haymarket.

The £430,000 joint investment by Star Pubs

& Bars and local operator Cosy Dove Limited has opened up the former two rooms to create one dining area with a new bar and open viewing kitchen. Open fires, exposed stonework, leather sofas, timber flooring, rugs, bookcases and a quirky colour scheme blend contemporary with traditional. The exterior has also been attractively revamped.

Spital is a corruption of “hospital” and Tongues is a common term for an outlying piece of land. Edward 1 gave two “tongues” of land to the local St Mary Magdalene Hospital.

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Glasgow’s West Brewery has marked its 10th anniversary with not only a handful of special beers, but a new brewing facility and a dedicated wedding venue. West beers are familiar to North East drinkers with widespread distribution around the region’s most significant pubs.

Opus268 is a special, limited-edition cask-aged wheat beer – Weizendoppelbock (8.5% abv) – which has spent 268 days in 30-year-old Highland whisky casks. The result is a bold and complex brew with strong notes of lemon zest, marzipan, cherries and raisins.

West Brewery founder Petra Wetzel says: “Tart and spicy with the whisky a defining feature, shines through and brings warmth with it –

and it packs a punch.”West not only operates a full

production brewery but also includes a stylish beer hall and restaurant with a beer garden overlooking Glasgow Green and West on the Corner, a Glasgow West End bar and restaurant.

Also launched is Nix, a new alcohol-free beer. Bavarian for “nothing”, Nix offers two different beers, a lager and a wheat beer which aim to shake up the growing alcohol-free beer market. And, showing even more of its progressive side, West has developed Bierbrand (beer schnapps 40% abv), an innovative product created by the distillation of Weizendoppelbock developed in association with Glasgow Distillery Company.

Cumbria’s Keswick Brewery has reached its decade-long milestone almost before owner Sue Jefferson realised it.

“Ten years has come around very quickly and things have changed enormously,” she says. “There are now a lot more breweries around for a start, so like everyone else we’ve got to keep looking at the next thing. The anniversary has also given us a good chance to try new hops and new styles of beer that we’ve never tried before.”

The brewery, sitting handily just off the Lake District tourist town centre, is producing 10 new beers during 2016 – also in limited-edition bottlings – and expanding its tours and tasting days to cope with demand.

The first in the series is K1 (3.9% abv), a chocolate brown ale using generous amounts of chocolate malt and orange peel to give a depth of flavour complemented by English Admiral hops for their citrus orange flavour and aroma.

K2 (3.5% abv) is a pale golden ale featuring English-

grown Cascade hops with their floral and grapefruit aromas to the fore.Keswick Brewery’s

first beer arrived in 2006 and is still its best-seller. Thirst

Run (4.2% abv) is a golden pale ale which introduced the Thirst range through a misunderstanding when the artist commissioned to design the pumpclip misheard First Run ver the phone.

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What’s up and coming in the beer worldA PINT OR A MERINGUE?Little Fluffy Clouds Lemon Meringue Pie (3.8% abv) is a craft keg collaboration between Wylam Brewery and Mad Hatter from Liverpool, who never make the same beer twice. The brief was to brew a beer that doesn’t taste like a beer – so it’s success all round. This cloudy, unfiltered one-off beer with an aroma of butterscotch and lemon-sucking flavour was served on its debut in the Bacchus, Newcastle, with a tiny cloud of lemon meringue. Do you eat that, discard it, munch it while sipping, or wait till the end and have it for pudding? Munched, it complements the beer and if they’re hitting it off under a cloud cover, that’s all the better. Catch it out in the trade in early April, as once it’s gone it’s gone.

HE’S FINE AND DANDYWylam Brewery Hickey The Rake Limonata Pale (4.2% abv): The first sniff is deceptive; a powerful hop aroma tricks the brain into thinking this is far stronger than its 4.2% abv. It’s one of those experimental beers that helps push the style envelope but could easily end up as a highly-regarded standard. Fresh, cool and lemon fruity, it’s a real palate-cleanser and definitely one for summer sessions.

RAISE A GLASS, IF NOT A POTStouts are now getting the attention they deserve with fresh innovation introduced to the style. A terrific example of this is Tontine Milk Stout (4.1% abv), brewed with milk sugars to complement its roasted malt aroma and flavour, leaving the beer with a satisfying sweet finish. Brewed by Camerons in Hartlepool with the subtitle Unconventional Darkness, it breaks free from the stout tradition of trying to be like the brand leaders. A tontine was a type of investment plan for raising money – a practice which is now illegal. A group would pay in a regular agreed amount and receive an annuity. Then when one of them died, the pot would devolve to the surviving members until the capital eventually passed to the last man standing. Unexplained deaths were not uncommon among participants – unconventional darkness indeed.

THE DUVEL’S IN THE DETAILDuvel Moortgat has launched the latest in its tongue-tingling series of Tripel Hop beers first released in 2010. Every year a different third hop is added to its two regular varieties –earthy/herbal Saaz from the Czech Republic and the rich lime marmalade of Styrian Goldings from Slovenia –

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by Duvel’s master brewer Hedwig Neven, to give drinkers an insight into what hops contribute aroma and flavour.

This year’s Duvel Tripel Hop (9.5% abv) is brewed using a hop so new it doesn’t yet have a name. It is known simply as Experimental Hop 291.

Matthew Willson, Duvel’s UK general manager, says: “This year, our brewers have selected the Experimental HBC 291 from the Yakima Valley in the US as the third hop. It is unlike any other variety we’ve ever used, making this year’s brew a really fascinating beer – adding notes of fresh citrus, black pepper, lavender and roses to our traditional Duvel brew.”

ANOTHER BASH AT RIVETRivet Catcher (4.0% abv) has made a reappearance in the region’s pubs, but it’s not the former Jarrow Brewery ale. Following Jarrow’s sad demise last year, its trademarks and recipes were purchased by The Great North Eastern Brewing Company (GNEB) from the administrators Baker Tilly and a new 20-barrel brewery set up in Dunston, Gateshead, near the former Federation Brewery site.

“The first batch of Rivet Catcher was brewed for us by Hadrian Border,” says GNEB director Paul Minnikin. “We were delighted with the outcome.

“Rivet Catcher has been very well received in the Bacchus, Crown Posada, Duke of Wellington and The Strawberry in Newcastle along with several Sunderland pubs.”

Cheers observation: “This version of Rivet Catcher looks terrific in the glass and it’s a very well constructed beer, but it seems to have a much fruitier, sweeter finish than its previous incarnation. A touch more bitterness would help if the intention is to reproduce the beer as closely as possible.”

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Rivet Catcher’s success, saying it has been “flying out”, particularly on that Sunday in March when Newcastle United and Sunderland played out a draw that did neither club any favours.

“We went through four 18s of it – it was the busiest derby day I’ve known in 16 years,” he said.Details: Facebook.com Great North Eastern Brewing Company. Tel: 0191 597 0151

AND THERE GOSE STEWART…Taking inspiration from the strength of the industrial north, Hawkshead’s head brewer Matt

Clarke has created Northern Imperial Stout (9.5%) a beer to be savoured and sipped to appreciate its evolving deep, rich and complex flavour – chocolate, coffee and roasted notes beautifully balanced by dark stone fruit.

Matt has also collaborated with Edinburgh’s Stewart Brewing to create a single-hopped margarita-inspired, German-style gose exclusively for the Edinburgh Beer Festival on April 16.

After its hugely popular debut last September we celebrate the return of Hawkshead Chuckleberry Sour (3.5% abv), this time not only

on keg but in bottle. This unique fruit beer is vibrant pink in colour, low in alcohol and very refreshing.

Manuka (5.0% abv) is a triple collaboration beer (Hawkshead and Quantum at Blackjack) brewed originally for the Manchester Beer & Cider Festival and now in bottle. It’s a hoppy Belgian pale with manuka (tea tree) and kaffir lime leaves.

POT BLACK FOR ONE-FOUR-SEVENBlack Sheep Brewery has brewed its first beer exclusively for another brand. Ember Inns Pale Ale (4.0% abv) has been created by the North Yorkshire brewer for Mitchells & Butlers’ Ember Inns division to be served across its 147 pubs.

David Briggs, operations director for Ember Inns, said: “The partnership with Black Sheep was a natural step. Black Sheep really impressed us with its modern approach and commitment to quality and embraced the collaboration to create a consistent final product. Many of our competitors have rebadged ales, but to be able to have a beer brewed exclusively for us is testament to the credibility Ember Inns has with ale enthusiasts.”

Rob Theakston, Black Sheep managing director, said: “We were looking to create a pale, accessible ale and we’re delighted with the result which is well balanced and quaffable with a crisp bitter finish. We look forward to seeing how customers enjoy it.”


It’s hugely encouraging to acknowledge that the region is home to one of the most respected brewing schools in the world. Students arrive at Brewlab in Sunderland from all points of the globe – with the current crop coming from Canada, the US, Ecuador, South Africa, Greece, Italy, Australia and County Durham.

A huge number of graduates from several levels of Brewlab courses are now operating their own microbreweries across the world, from Japan to Hawaii and the Falkland Islands. They have been given a comprehensive grounding in the theory and practice of brewing, plus an introduction to business start-up, finance and marketing theory, microbiology and tasting.

Industrial placements are also a terrific introduction to British beer.

“The breweries in the region like to take on students,” says Brewlab course administrator Richard Hunt.

“They’ll go to places from the tiny Northern Alchemy to the much bigger Maxim. They’re all very happy to help with their development and they all get ideas from each other – it’s a great beer community.”

Ian Pershey from Chicago is a long-term homebrewer and discovered Brewlab online. He has been experimenting with ingredients like peppermint and vanilla pods but his first attempt at a witbier is his favourite.

“It turned out very nice, I got what I was going for, if not quite true to style,” he says. His peppermint beer appears to be more of an acquired taste.

“When I graduate, I’ll work for somebody else first. I’d rather make mistakes on someone else’s equipment.”

Sokratis Theodosiadis from Thessaloniki in Greece had gone into electronics from university and when he was sent by his company to sort out some control panels

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in a small brewery, the bug bit him big time. He enjoyed working there so much he asked if he could stay on for a couple of months which the brewery was quite happy to do. Luckily his original employers have a generous streak and allowed him the time off.

“It was a turning point in my life,” says Sokratis. “From then on all I wanted to do was be a brewer.

“My old job is waiting for me back in Greece, but I’ll definitely pursue

my career in brewing first.“I’d like to brew proper English

pale ales. There’s a new wave of breweries starting up in Greece, with many new micros popping up. Eventually I’d like to open up my own brewery producing quality ales.”

Nick Leach, an HR professional from Sydney has also been a home brewer for 10 years and was keen to make a career out of it. Studying on the other side of the world was made easier by the fact that his

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wife is from Middlesbrough and his dad was originally from Newcastle – plus he has grandparents in Hexham – so his wife and daughter have come over with him.

“I’ll probably work for someone back home then eventually start up on my own,” he says. “Craft beer is really growing in Australia. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while – it certainly beats sitting in front of a computer.”

David Mera from Ecuador has a Brewlab graduate friend at home who was forever singing the praises of the Sunderland course. David has been working with global brewing giant SABMiller in Ecuador and got to really like the business of making beer. But he wanted more.

“My friend Xavier used to talk all the time about Brewlab,” he says. “When I go back to Ecuador the aim is to start up a brewery with my brother and father-in-law. It’s mainly lager-style beers at home but we’re going to do a Red Ale, a Mild and an IPA and want to go a bit crazy as well.

“The craft brewing market in

Ecuador is going up and it’s a great moment to start.”

Michael Ray from Durham had been home-brewing for many years and ordered the beers for the Durham Beer Festival in the early 1990s. Redundancy from his offshore job made him think about going back to his old hobby – this time on a commercial basis.

He recently won a Brewlab competition organised by

Camerons and Castle Eden breweries and

Close Brewery Rentals which guaranteed the winning beer national distribution

and availability in the expanding Head

of Steam group of pubs.Michael says: “I decided

to brew a version of Butterknowle High Force which I remembered from working with them years ago. I didn’t have the recipe, just did it from memory.”

His 6.2% abv traditional bitter is now being scaled up on Castle Eden’s 20-barrel kit.

“It’s all very exciting,” he says in an understatement that could also be applied to Brewlab in general.

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That’s the message from one of the region’s most progressive beer producers. Invest, enjoy, and get the t-shirt, writes Alastair Gilmour

What do craft beer highfliers BrewDog, Camden, Hop Stuff and the Bison’s Arms in Brighton have in common? Quite apart from the undoubted quality that pours out of their conditioning tanks and into the pub cellar, they have raised money for different purposes – in BrewDog’s case, a quite spectacular £10m-plus – through crowdfunding initiatives.

Now it’s the turn of Tyne Bank to get involved and let its supporters demonstrate their passion for the Newcastle brewery by being part of the business. And, Cheers North East is delighted to be able to publicise the announcement of Tyne Bank’s own crowdfunding drive to help exciting expansion plans come to fruition.

Tyne Bank owner Julia Austin made the decision late last year to relocate the business. The current site at Hawick Crescent Industrial Estate in Byker had simply become too cramped for brewing its expanding portfolio of beers, both in physical size and in scope for future development. But where to… how… why… what if?

The crowdfunding idea appealed. Crowdfunding (self-explanatory when you think about it) is an opportunity for a community of like minded people to pool their money and knowledge to back startup, early days and growth stage businesses. The Crowdcube initiative chosen by Tyne Bank – authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority – gives investors the opportunity to become “armchair Dragons”.

Julia Austin says: “We wanted the crowdfunding

aspect to be all about our supporters; we want them to be part of our DNA. They can invest any amount from £25 and will get a share in the brewery and more tangible benefits, depending on their level of investment.

“There will be a package of benefits sent out, and everybody will get a t-shirt that says ‘I own a brewery. How cool is that?’ We’re looking at a total of £150,000 to £250,000 which will allow us to really develop. Just think, a thousand people investing £150 each would be brilliant – plus we’ll have a thousand ambassadors. They’ll own part of Tyne Bank and hopefully enjoy the ride.”

Quite by chance, Julia had heard about a neighbouring building being refurbished for dividing into units for rent. Owners Lowrie Foods were keen for fellow food processing companies to take an interest in the units. Food and beer share similar production values, so the Tyne Bank “what if ” became “when”.

“The whole beer market has changed so much since we took over the former Hadrian Border Brewery premises five years ago,” says Julia. “The new premises is about 80% bigger than our present place and we’ll have the brewhouse, loading bay, offices, bar, packaging department – including canning – and an events space for regular open days, music and food vendors.

“We’ve got a conservative estimate of creating 14 jobs in three years. That’s an attractive prospect for the Go For Growth grant we have also applied for and a bit different from the five staff – including me – we have at the moment. Getting the right

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It’s a dog’s life:Frank gets ready to enjoy his bowl of Woof beer

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people will be the next challenge, particularly on the events side.

“The big plan is we make the beer and visitors can watch how it’s made, drink it, and enjoy the whole experience. We’re getting new fermenting vessels and refurbishing the mash tun and kettle we already have. We’ll move in June and be producing beer straight away with everything else up and running by October or November.

“We’ve been able to do all this through growing beer sales and looking at exporting and I’ve got to praise the help we’ve got from Pat Green in that direction. He has worked with Black Sheep, Harviestoun and Cameron’s breweries and opened a lot of doors for us.”

The Tyne Bank crew are particularly pleased with the new premises’ position in local folklore. Roughly where the car park is now was the first home of Newcastle East End FC which amalgamated with Newcastle West End FC in 1892 to form Newcastle United.

A crest on the front of the building displays a royal “by appointment”, so the brewery already has a lot to live up to. But it’s a challenge that head brewer Adam Brewer can take in his stride.

The man with the perfect beer name says: “I’m really looking forward to having a new brewery. We thought it was important to keep it at the same size as at present – 20 barrels – which gives us a lot of flexibility. We can modify the copper to take five barrels for the real specialist beers – and canning the beer should be fun.”

Be there, do that, get the t-shirt.www.tynebankbrewery.co.uk

Cask me another: Ryan Maughan, left, and Adam Brewer at Tyne Bank Brewery

HOW TO INVESTEstablished in 2011, the Crowdcube crowdfunding platform is an alternative method of financing a business which allows everyday investors, professionals and venture capitalists to invest as little or as much as they like, typically through an online platform.

Joining Crowdcube is free, takes less than 60 seconds, and carries no obligation to invest. You are required to take a short quiz to make sure you understand the risks of investing. Once you’ve joined, you’ll be able to view all the details for businesses seeking investment on the platform, including pitch videos, discussion boards and key documentation.www.crowdcube.com/tynebankbrewery


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40TH NEWCASTLE BEER & CIDER FESTIVALNorthumbria University Students Union, Newcastle NE1 8STCelebrate the ruby anniversary with Tyneside & Northumberland Camra and some of the region’s – and the nation’s – best real ales and ciders. Wednesday April 6, 6pm-10.30pm, Thursday/Friday noon-10.30pm, Saturday noon-5pm.www.cannybevvy.co.uk

APRIL 8-9 INAUGURAL FESTIVAL OF CHEESEThe Brandling Villa, South Gosforth, Newcastle NE3 1QLA Frank & Bird Festival of 48 Cheeses, a collaborative event with The Cheese Shop in Morpeth and Bin 21 Wines of Northumberland - with honeycombs, quince, chutneys, biscuits, oatcakes, crackers, breads, oils, olives, pickled things and so on... plus a Melty Cheese stall featuring Raclette Cheese Melter 3000; also sharing cheeses, toasted cheese sammidges and baked cheeses.Fifty cask beers, 25 cask ciders, 50 wines (50ml up), 20 different pork pies, sausage rolls, welsh eggs, scotch eggs, lerds of banter and whatnot...0191 284 0490 www.brandlingvilla.co.uk

APRIL 8-10 SPRING BEER FESTIVALThe Cumberland Arms, Ouseburn, Newcastle NE6 1LDFifty beers and ciders in cask, keg, bottle and can plus live music and great food the whole weekend. Friday (April 8 6pm-7pm on the terrace), music from Brassy and food from La Petit Creperie. Saturday food by Scream For Pizza and music (8pm) from Warm Digits, Nano King and Chlorine (daytime music sold out). Sunday Fat Hippo with the food offer, music and family percussion with Yilis and Hannabiell & Midnight Blue.0191 265 1725, Facebook /thecumby

APRIL 29-MAY 1 GATESHEAD BEER FESTIVALGateshead Rugby Club, Eastwood Gardens, Gateshead NE9 5UBA festival that brings together local communities, local businesses and local charities.A comprehensive selection of ales and ciders sourced countrywide and a great springboard for local brewers. A Jam Jar Gin Bar will join the popular Cava Bar this year. Headliners are The mOObs, Bessie and the Zinc Buckets, and the return of the sensational Smoove & Turrell.www.gatesheadbeerfestival.co.uk

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APRIL 29-MAY 1 THE GLENSIDE REAL ALE FESTIVALThe Glenside, Mickley, Northumberland NE43 7BWBank Holiday fun combining beer, hot food and live music. Friday April 29 (doors open 6pm) with The Lynch Mob; Saturday April 30 (open 4pm) with City Road Survivors; Sunday May 1 (6pm) starring The Bitter Sweet Hearts. Local and guest beers and ciders with numerous buskers all weekend. Tickets £6 includes free festival glass and entry into all three days. The No 10 bus Newcastle-Metrocentre-Hexham stops outside.Tel: 01661 843060 for details or visit the Glenside Mickley Facebook page

APRIL 29-MAY 2 SPRING BEER FESTIVALThe Curfew Micropub, 46A Bridge Street, Berwick upon Tweed TD15 1AQReal ales from UK microbreweries, bottled craft beer and traditional ciders – plus beer from the wood from local Bear Claw Brewery. Free entry.Tel: 07842 912 268.

MAY 5-8 SUN INN, SWALWELL, BEER FESTIVALThe Sun Inn, Market Lane, Swalwell, Gateshead NE16 3ALThe Sun is out and so are 30 ales and ciders, which will include a “canny selection” from Thornbridge (Jaipur IPA), Marstons, Oakham, Okells and York breweries, a selection of local beers, and one served from a wooden cask.Details: 0191 488 7783

MAY 6-7 HOUGHTON LE SPRING BEER FESTIVALMiners Welfare Hall, Station Rd, Houghton le Spring DH4 5AHNow organised by Houghton le Spring 41Club, the charity beer festival promises a weekend of great ales and ciders with live music and the legendary barrel race. Friday session (£10) 6pm, Saturday daytime (£5) 12noon-5pm; Saturday evening (£10) 5pm-11pm. Drink it dry and raise money for good causes!www.houghton-beer-festival.co.uk

JUNE 16-18 TYNEDALE BEER & CIDER FESTIVALTynedale Park, Corbridge, Northumberland NE45 5AYOne of the North East’s biggest beer and cider festivals taking place at the home of Tynedale Rugby Club. Over three days in June, the best beers and ciders that the region and the UK have to offer, along with great wine, food and live music. The festival is a joint venture between Tynedale Lions Club and Tynedale RFC – all volunteers – with a purpose to raise money for good causes (over £450,000 to date).www.tynedalebeerfestival.org.uk

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HEAD OF STEAM TAKES THE TRAIN

ROUTEParticularly well-trained staff make a visit to any pub an extra delight. Customers feel good, they feel valued – and, crucially, they’ll come back. With this in mind, a North East brewery has identified training as one of the key investment plans for its business in 2016.

Hartlepool-based Camerons has invested a substantial five figure sum in training staff in its pub group to become beer sommeliers. The brewery, working in partnership with the Beer Academy, has started running the various assessment courses at its visitor centre with its first fully accredited beer sommeliers being announced in the summer.

Chris Soley, director and general manager at Camerons, said: “With the addition of the Head of Steam to our managed group two years ago it was always our intention to use this a catalyst to develop an innovative and exciting pub group.

“Key to this are the people who work in our venues so we are always looking for opportunities to develop their skills. To show our commitment to the best beer standards, quality and knowledge, we set a target that each of our managed venues would have its own, on-site beer sommelier.

“The investment in this training is significant but we believe it is essential to offer customers a truly unique

experience when they enter one of our pubs.”

Alex Barlow, The Beer Academy’s director of training, said: “We are delighted to be working with Camerons with the objective of training a group of passionate Head of Steam bar managers up to beer sommelier level – the first time such a program has been approached on this scale.

“There are only 107 accredited beer sommeliers in the world and it’s great to see a brewery like Camerons looking to further enhance the customer experience.”

Camerons plans to continue to work with the Beer Academy on an annual basis.

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PINT OF CORE FAME POINT PLEASEYou thought all you had to do was go into a pub and choose a beer, didn’t you? Well, think again. Here’s an extract from a PR company’s press release received by Cheers that mangles that seemingly straightforward task into mind-numbing management-speak. “XYZ PubCo has invested in its ale credentials and a focus in making cask ale a core fame point within its proposition.”

We think it means “we’re a pub business and we sell beer”, but hey, we could be wrong.

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Staying overnight in a pub is a joyful experience. A pub will give you all the comforts of a decent hotel and the friendly informality we all want. And rather than an anonymous, could-be-anywhere hotel room, a pub comes with huge dollops of character that makes a stay particularly memorable.

You’ll get decent food and a great drinks choice at reasonable prices – and it’s not far to toddle up the wooden hill, either.

For example, at Battlesteads in Wark, Northumberland, you can

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take advantage of an observatory to study the night sky after enjoying some of the best food and drink the region can offer. Similarly at The Barrasford Arms – also Northumberland – where local produce and friendly bar banter are at the top of the list.

City pubs have a distinct advantage over hotels too. The Cumberland Arms in Byker, Newcastle, is easily placed to get out to see what the city has to offer and a haven to return to with its open fires, real ale (some brewed next door), cider, impromptu music, The Diamond Inn, Ponteland


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A sheltered beer garden and outdoor relaxing area are perfect for those sunnier days coming up.

And, the inn has its own ghost, the White Lady of Blenkinsopp…www.blenkinsoppcastleinn.co.uk

DIAMOND INN, PONTELANDThe Diamond in Ponteland, Northumberland, looks a million dollars whichever way you approach it. Tudor-style timbers, attractive brickwork and large bay windows with stained glass detailing point to tradition and quality.

Five minutes from Newcastle International Airport and easy access to the beauty of Northumberland’s coastline and Newcastle’s vibrant city centre. The newly refurbished Diamond Inn

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BLENKINSOPP CASTLE INNIt’s not difficult to realise that the Blenkinsopp Castle Country Inn was once a coaching inn. It’s situated against the backdrop of Hadrian’s Wall in the heart of the glorious unspoiled Northumbrian countryside and, as its origins date back to the 13th Century medieval fortified manor house, its hefty stone walls could certainly tell a tale or two.

Connected to the ruined Grade I-listed Blenkinsopp Castle, the inn is a treasure trove of architectural and historical delights and a perfect choice for an overnight stay (two double rooms and one single) while exploring the area around Haltwhistle and Brampton.

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relaxing break in informal but luxurious surroundings in the Northumberland

countryside. � e Percy Arms is in close proximity to some fantastic places including the spectacular

Northumberland coastline, National Park, � ne Castles and country houses, splendid

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is the ideal place to stay – with 12 en-suite bedrooms – whether you’re just passing through or enjoying a romantic getaway.

It’s a coaching inn surviving – and thriving – from the early 1700s and has been under the expert guidance of Paul Holliday since 1986. An impressive range of real ales, wines and spirits complement a variety of traditional English dishes, Sunday lunch, breakfast and private dining menus and it’s noticeable how well trained the staff are.

A seat by the fire in the bar in the winter is old-fashioned luxury and a pint in the picturesque beer garden is a fine way to spend an afternoon.

Ponteland itself is one of the most attractive and fully-functional villages in Northumberland with a long historic legacy that’s apparent at virtually every turn.www.thediamondinn.co.uk

DUKE OF WELLINGTON, NEWTONThe Duke of Wellington Inn sits just far enough off the A69 east-west artery (barely half-a-mile) to feel completely subsumed by attractive The Red Lion Inn, Milfield, Northumberland


Fully re-furbished gem, nestlingin the heart of the popular Roman

town of CorbridgeAccommodation available with views

of the Tyne Valley and Corbridge

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Wheatsheaf Hotel, St Helens Street, Corbridge NE455HE

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The six bedrooms at The Wheatsheaf Hotel, Corbridge offer some of the most luxurious accommodation in the

area. Reopened in March 2009, they have been completely refurbished to a very high standard. The bedrooms are a

combination of modern home comforts and country living. Some rooms have lovely views of the Tyne Valley, whilst

others have a view of the historic Roman village of Corbridge.

All All six bedrooms are en-suite, and equipped with digital freeview fl atscreen televisions, telephones and tea and coffee making facilities. The bedrooms have been fi nished off with Corbridge artwork from well-known local artist Eddie Tibbs.

A four poster room is available to add an extra touch to your stay, or if you are bringing the children, then interconnecting

rooms and travel cots are available.

The Wheatsheaf Hotel has by far and away the best car parking facilities in Corbridge. Easy access from the road into

a secure barrier controlled car park.

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Tyne Valley countryside. Its décor reflects its traditional country inn history but with a modern twist. Existing oak and stone have been enhanced with modern colours, furniture and fabrics in a pleasing combination.

The pub’s menu reflects traditional British comfort eating to a high standard and makes full use of local, seasonal ingredients. A comprehensive range of beers and ales complements an extensive wine list, while the distinctly Northumbrian coaching inn experience continues with seven en-suite bedrooms gaining a five-star grading.

Walkers on the 84-mile Hadrian’s Wall Path are well catered for – Duke of Wellington staff will pick them up at the end of the day’s leg (it’s normally a five or six-day ramble) and transport them to the inn. After a long soak in the bath, a great meal and excellent refreshments, a good night’s sleep, a hearty breakfast, it’s back to the Path in the morning.www.thedukeofwellingtoninn.co.uk

RED LION, MILFIELDThe Red Lion in the tiny North Northumberland Milfield village is a classic stone building dating back to the mid-1700s. It was originally frequented by sheep drovers and became a major resting point for stagecoaches carrying passengers and mail between Edinburgh and London.

Weary travellers will appreciate the six en-suite bedrooms and delicious cooked breakfast. The Red Lion is also a popular meeting place for local groups, with leek club aficionados and members of the Borders Gliding Club swapping tales and banter and a tall tale or two.

Close by is the site of the infamous Battle of Flodden which is well worth a visit. On September 3 1513, Henry VIII’s army, under the charge of the Earl of Surrey, marched through Northumberland to engage with James IV, King of Scots, and his force of 35,000 men. Some 14,000 men and women died, including King James himself, and his remaining army fled.

In these more peaceful days,

fishermen, golfers, shooting parties and tourists benefit from Claire and Iain Burn’s age-old innkeeping principles: well-kept ale, hearty food, efficient service, a friendly experience, and a comfortable bed for the night.www.redlionmilfield.co.uk

THE FEATHERS INN, HEDLEY ON THE HILLThe Feathers Inn’s list of dining and drinking awards is impressively long and prestigious. With its solid and sturdy stone exterior and traditional interior, it hasn’t, however, become so much of a gastropub that it’s forgotten how to be a pub. Eight times Good Pub Guide county dining pub of the year, the Michelin Guide Eating Out in Pubs “inspector’s favourite” eight times, as well as awards from The Times, The Observer and the Sunday Times, demonstrate something of high quality is going on here.

The pub’s framed photos show local suppliers; in fact locally-sourced produce is a great fount of pride for owners Rhian Cradock and Helen Greer, as are


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THE RED LION INNMAIN ROAD, MILFIELD, NORTHUMBERLAND, NE71 6JD

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sustainability and an insistence on the reduction of “food miles”. Foraging for ingredients from surrounding woodland, fields and lanes adds an extra dimension. The Feathers is a freehouse where care about the welfare of livestock and the condition in which animals are reared are of paramount importance.

Accommodation isn’t actually available in the pub, but a short stroll away across the village green is The Old Forge which provides all that travellers would ever need in comfort and hospitality.thefeathers.net

MANOR HOUSE INN, CARTERWAY HEADSThe 18th Century Manor House is the quintessential coaching inn, sitting on the undulating A68 and straddling the borders of Northumberland and County Durham at the head of the Derwent Reservoir, the noted watersports and wild fishing centre.

Its lofty location offers up the beauty of the Derwent Valley across all the seasons with fantastic vistas

of the moors and North Pennines. It’s an ideal retreat to enjoy a glass of wine, a hearty local ale, open fires, delicious food (including homemade bar snacks and free dog bones), and to soak up this cosy pub’s warm hospitality.

The owners work with local suppliers and are passionate about delivering great plates and glassfuls, whether it’s a delicious home-cooked dish and a local brew you’re after – or something more adventurous such as local game dishes alongside fantastic wine. Specials change frequently and are served alongside a traditional menu.

To top this, you could stay the night in one of the four, neat en-suite rooms then wake up to those stunning views which make a tasty locally sourced breakfast an even greater pleasure.themanorhouseinn.com

THE ROBIN HOOD, WALLHOUSESNorthumberland isn’t short of dramatic castles, countryside and coastline – and traditional, stone-built pubs to relax in. The Robin

Hood Inn at Wallhouses on the B6318 Military Road is dated 1752 and it’s highly probable that the stone used in its construction was “borrowed” from nearby Hadrian’s Wall.

The pub’s car park sits on the Wall’s North Ditch, while Vallum Farm opposite is the site of the actual Vallum (huge earthwork) which can be seen striding out westwards. From May to October, The Robin Hood acts as a stamping station for those tackling the Hadrian Wall Walk which makes it an ideal stopping off point for the night. Bed and breakfast is offered in its en-suite two twin rooms and one double. Camping facilities are also available.

The pub itself consists of a small separate bar with open log fire, a lounge bar with individually carved oak settles, a cocktail bar, and impressive restaurant. It’s known for its local produce, open fires, cask ales from neighbouring microbreweries and a traditionally warm Northumbrian welcome.www.robinhoodinn-militaryroad.co.uk


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THE WHEATSHEAF, CORBRIDGEThe Wheatsheaf in Corbridge – noted for its boutique-style shopping, charming streets and buildings – is one of Northumberland’s most highly regarded pubs and is popular with visitors to Hexham Racecourse. Solid and traditional (with a large car park), its bar, restaurant and six bedrooms (one with a four-poster bed) were refurbished in 2009 to a high standard and the pub retains that fresh, cared-for ambience. Bedrooms are a combination of modern home comforts and country living aspiration. Each room is individually decorated with colour schemes complementing wallcoverings, window dressings and bed covers. Some rooms enjoy glorious views of the Tyne Valley, while others look over historic Roman Corbridge which is renowned for its arts and crafts businesses, jewellers, antique dealers, furniture shops, food suppliers and one of those shops that stocks virtually household object known to man.

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Kathleen and Billy welcome you to the Robin Hood Inn, on Northumberland’s Military Road. The pub sits amidst the wild,

stunning countryside of Northumberland, adjacent to Hadrian’s Wall and close to the historic towns of Corbridge and Hexham.

The pub offers fresh, local produce food, roaring fi res, and both bed and breakfast accommodation and camping.

Kathleen and Billy recently took over The Robin Hood and the extensive pub and accommodation refurbishment is now complete. This is a typical Northumbrian pub, with log fi res, cask ales and seriously good food, served in an informal and

friendly environment. Fresh, locally sourced produce takes priority. The building is full of character and charm, offering a warm and welcoming environment. Well behaved dogs

are also welcome in the bar area.

REFURBISHED BEDROOMSThe bedrooms have been refurbished to and very highstandard and the pub’s setting and hearty, fresh food

offering makes it perfect for walkers.

Robin Hood Inn, Military Road, East Wallhouses, Corbridge, Northumberland, NE18 0LL

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The pub is now open 7 days a week, serving lunchand dinner, with food available 12-9 every day.

The Robin Hood offers a variety of seasonal menus, changing on a regular basis. Nick, our talented chef, takes pride in making his own smoked cheese, homemade chutneys and

pickles, which are available to take out. Sunday lunches are also very popular, with a choice of slow roasted meats

and seasonal vegetables.

PRIVATE DINNING ROOMWe also have a private dining room for up to tenpeople that can be booked for special functions.

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The Wheatsheaf’s Sunday carvery is a popular option – as are main menu staples such as beer-battered cod and mushroom stroganoff – and the daily set menu offers great value for money. Real ales include Hadrian Border Tyneside Blonde, a fine, sessionable beer that suits even the most demanding of palates.www.wheatsheafhotelcorbridge.co.uk

NORTHUMBERLAND ARMS, FELTON, NORTHUMBERLANDThe Northumberland Arms was built in the 1820s by Hugh Percy, Third Duke of Northumberland, as a coaching inn where his horses, family and guests could be refreshed before reaching his Alnwick Castle home. The building has been lovingly restored in what could be described as chic, eclectic styling, while it retains a traditional, welcoming feel.

Its six luxury en-suite guest rooms – which were awarded a five-star rating in 2015 – offer initiatives such as a school-night special, Sunday sleepover or two-night package. Felton is an attractive village situated only a mile from the A1 in Northumberland, so access couldn’t be simpler.

Wholesome, locally sourced food is served daily in the River Room, as well as the restaurant and bar/lounge area, prepared by a brigade of experienced chefs who have worked in AA Rosette and Michelin Star-awarded kitchens.

The bar offers an impressive range of ales from the likes of Wylam, Anarchy, Allendale, Alnwick, Hadrian Border, Stables and

Consett Ale Works breweries – all based in the North East – plus Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted from Scotland.

It would seem High Percy knew a thing or two about ambience.www.northumberlandarms-felton.co.uk

THE PERCY ARMS, CHATTONYou’ll find the village of Chatton and The Percy Arms in the heart of rural Northumberland – follow the Chillingham Castle signs from the A1 and descend on peace and tranquility.

The Percy Arms – dating back to the early 1900s – is close to the spectacular Northumberland coastline, the National Park, dramatic castles and country houses, splendid churches and delightful towns and villages. There are also seven golf courses within easy reach, so it’s the perfect place to stay with a bagful of clubs in the car boot.

The pub’s dog-friendly bar is done out in greens and tartans with fabrics, and depicts hunting scenes complete with horns, horseshoes, riding crops – and wellies.

Its five luxury double rooms (some of which can be used as family rooms or twinned) are decorated in old-style elegance, combining delicate porcelain fittings; all with large walk-in showers and some with “roll top” Victoria & Albert baths. The rooms – two of which are dog-friendly – are fresh and crisp but the feel is somehow traditional and historic and are ideal for a relaxing break in informal yet luxurious surroundings.www.percyarmschatton.co.uk

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Exports have risen by 37% in the past five years, with sales to 139 countries, worth £1.76bn. The North East hasn’t been slow to move, either, with gin – once known as Mothers’ Ruin – being distilled at Durham Distillery and the Number Twenty 2 pub in Darlington Poetic License, based in Sunderland, currently crafts two gins and a vodka, which are all individually bottled, wrapped and labelled by hand.

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“It was always important we got the right type of people in the Sonnet 43 brewery,” says Mark. “Luke Smith started in sales and he had a passion for real ale, so he asked if he could spend some time in the brewery. He did a shift every Friday, at first filling casks and cleaning out vessels, and it became apparent that his creativity was in brewing.

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HEAD OF STEAM3 Reform Place, Durham, DH1 4RZ. t: 0191 3832173

HOLE IN THE WALL14 Horsemarket, Darlington, County Durham DL1 5PT t: 01325 466720

ITALIAN FARMHOUSESouth Street, West RaintonHoughton - le - SpringDH4 6PA. t: 0191 5841022

NUMBER TWENTY-222 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 7RGt: 01325 354590e: [email protected]

SURTEES ARMSChilton Lane, Ferryhill, DL17 0DHt: 01740 655724

THREE HORSESHOESMaiden Law, Durham, DH7 0QT t. 01207 520900

YE OLDE ELM TREE 12 Crossgate, Durham City, DH1 4PS t: 0191 386 4621

THE AVENUE INNAvenue Street, High Shincliffe, DH1 2PTt: 0191 386 5954 THE BAY HORSE28 West Green, Heighington, DL5 6PE t: 01325 312312

THE BEAMISH MARY INN No Place, Nr Beamish, DH9 0QH t: 0191 370 0237

THE BLACK HORSE Red Row,Beamish, DH9 0RWt: 01207 232569

THE BRITTANIA INN 1 Archer Street, Darlington County Durham, DL3 6LR t: 01325 463787

THE CLARENCE VILLA Durham Road, Coxhoe, County Durham, DH4HX t: 0191 377 3773

THE COUNTY 13 The Green, Aycliffe Vilage, County Durham, DL5 6LX t: 01325 312273

THE CROSS KEYSFront Street, Esh, DH7 9QRt: 0191 3731279

THE CROWNMickleton, Barnard Castle, DL12 0JZ t: 01833 640 381

THE BLACKSMITHS Station Road, Low PittingtonDurham, DH6 1BJ0191 3720287 THE DUKE OF WELLINGTONDarlington Road, Durham DH1 3QN t: 0191 375 7651

THE DUN COWFront Street, Sedgefield, TS21 3AT t: 01740 385 6695

THE FLOATER’S MILLWoodstone Village, Fence Houses, DH4 6BQt: 0191 385 6695

THE GARDEN HOUSE INNNorth Road, Durham, DH1 4NQ t: 0191 3863395

THE GEORGE & DRAGON 4 East Green, Heighington Village, DL5 6PP t: 01325 313152 THE GREY HORSE 115 Sherburn Terrace, Consett, DH8 6NE t: 01207 502585

THE HALF MOON INN 86 New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ t: 0191 3741918

THE HONEST LAWYER Croxdale Bridge, Croxdale, DH1 3HP t: 0191 3783782

THE JOHN DUCK91A Claypath, Durham City, DH1 1 RG

THE LAMBTON WORM North Road, Chester le Street, DH3 4AJ t: 0191 3871162

THE MANOR HOUSE HOTEL The Green, West Auckland, DL14 9HW t: 01388 834834

THE MANOR HOUSE INNCarterway Heads, Shotley Bridge, DH8 9LXt: 01207 255268

THE MARKET TAVERN27 Market Place, Durham, DH1 3NJ t: 0191 3862069

THE MILL Durham Road, Rainton Bridge, DH5 8NG t: 0191 5843211

THE MINERS ARMS 41 Manor Road, Medomsley, DH8 6QN t: 01207 560428

THE NEWFIELD INN Newfield, Chester le Street, DH2 2SP t: 0191 3700565

THE OAK TREE Front Street, Tantobie, Stanley, DH9 9RF t: 01207 235 445


THE SWINBURNE ARMS31 North Side, Stamfordham, NE18 0QG t: 01661 886015

THE TANNERYGilesgate, Hexham, NE46 3QD t: 01434 605537• Beer & Whisky room• Live music• Dog friendly THE TAP & SPILEEastgate, Hexham, NE46 1BH, t: 01434 602039

THE TRAVELLERS RESTSlaley, Hexham, NE46 1TTt: 01434 673231www.travellersrestslaley.com

THE WELLINGTONMain Road, Riding Mill, NE44 6DQ t: 01434 682531

THE WHITE SWANMain Road, Ovingham, PrudhoeNorthumberland NE42 6AG t: 01661 833188

THE WHEATSHEAFSt Helens Street, Corbridge, NE45 5HE t: 01434 632020

THE VICTORIA HOTEL1 Front Street, Bamburgh,NE69 7BP, t: 01668 214431

THE VILLAGE INNLongframlington, Morpeth, NE65 8AD t: 01665 570268www.thevillageinnpub.co.uk

TEESSIDE

BEST WESTERN GRAND HOTELSwainston Street, Hartlepool, TS24 8AA t: 01429 266345e: [email protected]

BRITANNIA INN 65 High Street, Loftus, TS13 4HG t: 01287 640612

CLEVELAND BAY Yarm Road, Eaglescliffe, TS16 0JE t: 01642 780275

THE CLEVELAND HOTEL9-11 High Street WestRedcar, Cleveland, TS10 1SQ t: 01642 484035

TYNE & WEAR

ALUM ALE HOUSEFerry Street, South Shields, NE33 1JR

ASHBROOKE SPORTS CLUBAshbrooke Road, Sunderland, SR2 7HH, t: 0191 528 4536

BACCHUS42-48 High Bridge, Newcastle, NE1 6BX. t: 0191 2611008

BENTON ALE HOUSEFront Street, LongbentonNE7 7XE t: 0191 2661512

BEST WESTERN ROKER HOTELRoker Terrace, Sunderland, SR6 9ND t: 0191 5671786e: [email protected]

BIERREX 82 Pilgrim Street, NE1 6SG

BRIDGE HOTELCastle Square, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 232 6400e: [email protected]

BRIDGE TAVERN7 Akenside HillNewcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3UFt: 0191 232 1122

• Selection of real ales• Food served daily• Roof terrace

BRIDLE PATH101 Front Street, Whickham, NE16 4JJ t: 0191 4217676

CHESTERSChester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7DR t: 0191 5659952

COPPERFIELDSGrand Hotel, Grand ParadeTyne And Wear, NE30 4ERt: 0191 293 6666 CUMBERLAND ARMS12 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2571820www.cumberlandarms.co.uk

DELAVAL ARMSOld Hartley, NE26 4RLt: 0191 237 0489

CROWN POSADA31 Side, Newcastle, NE1 3JE t: 0191 2321269

FIRE STATIONYork Road, Whitley Bay, NE26 1AB t: 0191 293 9030

FITZGERALDS60 Grey Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AF t: 0191 2301350 FITZGERALDS10-12 Green Terrace, Sunderland, SR1 3PZt: 0191 5670852 FITZGERALDS2 South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RG t: 0191 2511255

FOX & HOUNDS Coalburns, Greenside, NE40 4JN t: 0191 4132549

FREE TRADE INNSt Lawrence Road, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1APt: 0191 265 5764

GOSFORTH HOTELHigh Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HQt: 0191 2856617

HOTEL DU VIN & BISTROAllan House, City RoadNewcastle Upon Tyne,NE1 2BE

HUGOS29 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZt: 0191 2578956

ISIS26 Silksworth Row, Sunderland, SR1 3QJt: 0191 5147684

IVY HOUSEWorcester Terrace, SunderlandSR2 7AW

LA TAVERNA Stella Road, Ryton NE21 4LU t: 0191 413 2921

• Tapas • Real Ale • Chicken

LADY GREY’S20 Shakespeare Street, Newcastle, NE1 6AQt: 0191 2323606

MAGNESIA BANK1 Camden Street, North Shields, NE30 1NH t: 0191 257 4831

MARKET LANE72-74 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6SG t: 0191 232 0251

MARQUIS OF GRANBYStreetgate, Sunniside, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear NE16 5ES t: 0191 257 4831

NEWCASTLE ARMS57 St Andrews Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SEt: 0191 260 2490

ODDFELLOWS7 Albion Road, North Shields, NE30 2RJ t: 0191 4358450

OSBORNES BAR61 Osborne Road, Jesmond, Newcastle, NE2 2AN t: 0191 240 2811

PUB & KITCHEN 13/14 Albion Road, North Shields NE30 2RJt: 0191 2573199

RED LIONRedcar Terrace, West Boldon,NE36 0PZ t: 0191 536 4197

ROCKLIFFE ARMSAlgernon Place, Whitley Bay, NE26 2DT t: 0191 2531299

ROSIES BAR2 Stowell Street, NE1 4XQt: 0191 2328477

SHIREMOOR HOUSE FARMMiddle Engine Lane, North Shields, NE29 8DZt: 0191 2576302

SUN INNMarket Lane, Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3ALt: 0191 442 9393

THREE MILE INN,Great North Road, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 2DS t: 0191 255 2100

TILLEYS BAR105 Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 232 0692

TOBY BARNESDurham Road, SunderlandSR2 7RB, t: 0191 5285644www.tobycarvery.co.uk

TRAVELLERS RESTNorth Road, Wide OpenNE13 6LN t: 0191 2366300

TWIN FARMS22 Main Road, Kenton Bk Ft, NE13 8AB t: 0191 2861263

TYNE BARMaling Street, Newcastle,NE6 1LP

TYNEMOUTH LODGETynemouth Road, North Shields, NE30 4AAt: 0191 257 7565

THE BEEHIVE Hartley Lane, Earsdon,NE25 05Zt: 0191 2529352

THE BODEGA125 Westgate Road,Newcastle, NE1 4AG t: 0191 221 1552

THE BRIAR DENE71 The Links, Whitley Bay, NE26 1UE t: 0191 2520926

THE BRANDLING ARMS176 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD t: 0191 28540

THE BRANDLING VILLAHaddricks Mill Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1QLt: 0191 2840490

• Large selection of real ales• Regular food & drink festivals• Food served

THE BROAD CHARE25 Broad Chare, Trinity Gardens, Quayside, Newcastle, NE1 3DQ t: 0191 211 2144

THE CAUSEY ARCH INN Beamish Burn Road, Marley Hill, Newcastle, NE16 5EG t: 01207 233925

THE CENTRALHalf Moon Lane, Gateshead, NE8 2AN t: 0191 4782543e: [email protected]

THE CENTURIONNeville Street, Newcastle, NE1 5DG, t: 0191 261 6611

• Real ales• Food available• Live sports shown

THE CHILLINGHAMChillingham Road, Newcastle, NE1 1RQ t: 0191 265 3992

THE CLUNY36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQt: 0191 230 4474

THE COPT HILL Seaham Road, Houghton le Spring, DH35 8LU t: 0191 5844485

THE COTTAGE TAVERNNorth Street, Cleadon, SR6 7PL t: 0191 519 0547

THE COUNTYHigh Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HB. t: 0191 285 6919

THE COURTYARDArts Centre, Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8ABt: 0191 219 3463

THE CUMBERLAND ARMSJames Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE6 1LDt: 0191 265 6151

DAT BAR11 Market St, Newcastle, NE1 6JN t: 0191 244 2513

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTONHigh Bridge, Newcastle NE1 1EN t: 0191 261 8852 THE DUN COW 9 High Street West, SunderlandSR1 3HA t: 0191 5672262

THE FIVE SWANSSt Marys Place, Newcastle, NE1 7PG t: 0191 2111140

THE GREENWhite Mare Pool, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8YBt: 0191 4950171

THE GREY HORSEFront Street, East Boldon, NE36 0SJ t: 0191 519 1796

THE GREY HORSEOld Penshaw Village,Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7ER. t: 0191 512 6080

THE HARBOUR VIEWBenedict Street, Roker,

Sunderland, SR6 0NUt: 0191 5671402

THE HASTINGSWheatridge Row, Seaton Delaval, NE25 0QH t: 0191 237 6868

THE HEAD OF STEAM2 Neville Street, Newcastle NE1 5EN t: 0191 230 4236

THE HEAD OF STEAM 3 The Arcade, Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4BSt: 0191 272 8105

THE HOTSPUR103 Percy Street, Newcastle, NE1 7RY t: 0191 2324352

THE JOB BULMAN St Nicholas Avenue, Gosforth, NE3 1AA t: 0191 2236320

THE JOLLY STEWARDFulwell Ave, South Shields,NE34 7DF t: 0191 427 2951

THE KEELMAN Grange Road, Newburn, Newcastle , NE15 8NL t: 0191 267 1689

THE KEEL ROWThe Gate, Newcastle, NE1 5RFt: 01912299430

THE KINGS ARMSBeech Street, Deptford, SR4 6BUt: 0191 567 9804

THE KINGS ARMSWest Terrace, Seaton Sluice, NE26 4RD t: 0191 2370275

THE KING GEORGENorth Parade, Whitley Bay t: 0191 251 3877

THE LOW LIGHTS TAVERN Brewhouse Bank, North Shields, NE30 1LL t: 0191 2576038

THE MERCHANTS TAVERN1 St Peters Wharf, NewcastleNE6 1TZ. 0191 5971212

THE MID BOLDON CLUB60 Front Street. East Boldon, NE36 0SH

THE MILE CASTLE52 Westgate Rd, NE1 5XUt: 0191 2111160

THE MILL HOUSEBlackfell, Birtley, DH3 1REt: 0191 415 1313

THE MILLSTONE HOTELHadricks Mill Road,South Gosforth, NE3 1QLt: 0191 285 3429

THE NEW BRIDGE2 -4 Argyle Street, Newcastle, NE1 6PF t: 0191 2321020

THE NORTHUMBRIAN PIPERFawdon House, Red House Farm Estate, Gosforth, NE3 2AHt: 0191 2856793

THE OLD GEORGEOld George Yd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EEt: 0191 260 3035

THE PACKHORSECrookgate, Burnopfield, NE16 6NS t: 01207 270283

THE PAVILION Hotspur North, Backworth,

NE27 0BJt: 0191 2680711 THE POTTERS WHEEL Sunniside, Newcastle, NE16 5EE. t: 0191 488 8068

THE PRIORYFront Street, TynemouthNE30 4DX. t. 0191 257 8302

THE QUEEN VICTORIA 206 High Street, Gosforth, NE3 1HD. t: 0191 2858060

THE RAVENSWORTH ARMSLamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0ER. t: 0191 487 6023

THE RED KITESpa Well Road, Winlaton Mill, NE21 6RU. t: 0191 414 5840

THE RISING SUNBank Top, Crawcrook, NE40 4EE. t: 0191 4133316

THE ROSE & CROWNNorth Street, WinlatonNE21 6BT. t: 0191 4145887

THE RUNHEADHolburn Lane, Ryton, Tyne & Wear, NE40 3HJt: 0191 413 9517

THE SANDPIPERFarringdon Road, Cullercoats, Tyne & Wear, NE30 3ER t: 0191 253 5050

THE SCHOONERSouth Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3AF t: 0191 477 7404

• Cask & craft beers & ciders• Fab food to feast on• Old school, not retro

THE SIR WILLIAM DE WESSYNGTON2-3 Victoria Road, Concord, Washington, NE37 2JY t: 0191 418 0100

THE STAITH HOUSE57 Low Lights, North Shields, NE30 1JA t: 0191 2708441

THE STEAMBOAT27 Mill Dam, South ShieldsNE33 1EQ t: 0191 454 0134

THE TANNERS1 Byker Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2NS

THE THREE TUNSSheriffs Highway, Gateshead, NE9 5SD. t: 0191 4870666

THE TOWN WALLPink Lane, Newcastle, NE1 5HXwww.thetownwall.com

• Selection of real ales• Food served daily• Cinema room available

THE TURKS HEAD41 Front Street, Tynemouth, NE30 4DZ t: 0191 2576547

THE VICTORYKillingworth Road, South Gosforth, NE3 1SYt: 0191 285 1254

THREE HORSESHOES HOTELWashington Road, SunderlandTyne & Wear, SR5 3HZ0191 519 2006

YE OLD CROSS INNRyton Village, NE40 3QPt: 0191 4134689


FUN STUFF

The cooking time for this Indian spice mix might cause some confusion

1 WHAT TEESSIDE DELICACY IS THIS?

2 WHICH NORTH EAST BREWERY HAS THIS WALLPAPER IN ITS TOILET?

3 WHICH PUB WOULD YOU BE SITTING IN WHILE LOOKING AT THIS VIEW?

1 What is the largest stretch of inland water in the UK?

2 The names of British racehorses are limited to how many letters?

3 Venus does not have a moon. Name the other planet.

4 What is the collective noun for a group of foxes?

5 Which river forms part of the frontier between Spain and Portugal?

6 What was The Beatles’ first album called (1963)?

7 St Anthony is the patron saint of what profession?

8 In what year was the FA Cup Final’s first replay?

9 Benito Mussolini had two professions before taking up politics. What were they?

10 How many French kings were called Louis?

11 Who is Jim Moir better known as?

12 Where does the name Fray Bentos come from in relation to corned beef?

TWELVE BRAIN TEASERS TO TRY IN THE PUBTHE DIRTY DOZEN

PICTURE QUIZ

QUIZ ANSWERS 1 Lough Neagh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. 2 18 letters and spaces. 3 Mercury. 4 A skulk. 5 The Guadiana. 6 Please Please Me. 7 Gravediggers. 8 1970. 9 Teacher and journalist. 10 18. 11 Vic Reeves. 12 It’s a port on the River Uruguay in Uruguay.PICTURE QUIZ ANSWERS 1 A Parmo (deep fried chicken breast in breadcrumbs topped with béchamel sauce and cheese).2 Box Social Brewing, Newburn, Newcastle.3 The Central, Gateshead (roof terrace).

9 1 A C L A Y P A T HD U R H A M C I T Y

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M O R R I S D A N C I N G / F R E E B O T T O M L E S S Y O R K S H I R E P U D S S E R V E D A L L D A Y / D I S C O U N T E D A L E O F F E R S

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F R E E E N G L I S H C H E E S E , P O R K P I E S & H O M E - M A D E P I C K L E SS E R V E D A L L D A Y / D I S C O U N T E D A L E O F F E R S

B E E N G L A N D W H A T S H E W I L L . W I T HA L L H E R F A U L T S , S H E I S M Y C O U N T R Y S T I L L .

C H A R L E S C H U R C H I L L ( 1 7 3 1 - 1 7 6 4 ) E N G L I S H P O E T .

A WOMAN WALKS INTO A BAR……AND SAYS TO THE BARMAN: “HAVE YOU SEEN MY HUSBAND? HE’S SIX FOOT FOUR, MUSCULAR AND HANDSOME WITH DARK CURLY HAIR. ‘HANG ON,’ SAYS THE BARMAN. ‘I KNOW YOUR HUSBAND AND HE’S FIVE FOOT TWO, BALD AND FAT WITH NO TEETH.’ ‘THAT’S TRUE,’ SAYS THE WOMAN, ‘BUT WHO WANTS HIM BACK?’.”

SIGN OF THE TIMES

“I LIKE GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH WINE EXPERTS AT FOOD PAIRING EVENTS. I HAVE BETTER WEAPONS.” GARRETT OLIVER, BROOKLYN BREWERY

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M O R R I S D A N C I N G / F R E E B O T T O M L E S S Y O R K S H I R E P U D S S E R V E D A L L D A Y / D I S C O U N T E D A L E O F F E R S

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F R E E E N G L I S H C H E E S E , P O R K P I E S & H O M E - M A D E P I C K L E SS E R V E D A L L D A Y / D I S C O U N T E D A L E O F F E R S

B E E N G L A N D W H A T S H E W I L L . W I T HA L L H E R F A U L T S , S H E I S M Y C O U N T R Y S T I L L .

C H A R L E S C H U R C H I L L ( 1 7 3 1 - 1 7 6 4 ) E N G L I S H P O E T .

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