Is it a bar or is it a restaurant? That’s the question I had to ask the barmaid in Candlebar one of the latest additions to the Leeds city centre scene. I’m […]
Collingham Real Ale Festival
On Saturday 6th June I visited Collingham real ale festival, one of the many beer festivals hosted in the North East Leeds area (see post of July 5th). Entry was five quid for […]
The Olde Ship inn, Seahouses is in my all time top ten boozers
In my last Northumbrian pub review regarding The Greys inn, Embleton. I said, ‘It doesn’t get much better than this for me.’ I might just have told porkies, little ones, because in this […]
Wood you believe it? Elland brewery launch new beer
A new specially brewed golden beer by recent Supreme Champion Beer of Britain winners Elland brewery is being launched at Clifford Champion Beer Festival on Saturday 27th June. The beer is named after an ITV Calendar show […]
The (awesome) Greys inn, Embleton, Northumbria.
Over the years I’ve spent some happy evenings in The Greys inn, Embleton. but it’s got to be over ten years ago since I last went in. Thankfully it’s not changed much. […]
The Jolly Fisherman, Craster, Northumbria.
Craster is a delightful place; small harbour, a couple of fishing boats, inshore life boat station, a traditional smokehouse filling the village with a wonderful aroma, nice cafe, an art gallery and The Jolly […]
The Joiners arms, High Newton by the sea, Northumbria.
The Joiner’s arms, High Newton by the sea. Another Annie Sloan walled pub, bare boards, exposed beams and such. Looks good, but the uniformity of the flagged floor tells you it’s not […]
The Ship Inn, Low Newton by the sea, Northumbria
The Ship inn, a pretty postcard perfect pub, nestling in the corner of an open quadrangle of eighteenth century fisherman’s cottages looking onto Newton Haven. Bare floors, plain stone walls, simple wooden furniture […]
Beer in Bamburgh
The furthest North we went was Bamburgh, a pretty village nestled in the lea of a stunning castle. Unfortunately it’s all a bit of a facade, the village not the castle, which […]
Northumberland coast AONB – area of natural beer.
I’m starting with a summary here, as this is a series of reviews and the next few posts fall out of visits to hostelries in the stunning Northumberland coast area of natural […]