We visited this pub on Friday 11th March in the evening. Maureen came with us and we had a meal.
The pub itself was quite nice with a pleasant atmosphere. A warm fire gave it a cosy glow.
The food was served in a separate dining area that had been tastefully furnished and had a classy feel to it. The food was very nice with good service.
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| White Swan Inn |
The words used to describe this pub are:
- Good restaurant
- Pleasant atmosphere
We visited this pub on Friday 12th February in the evening.
The pub was quite busy. The layout of the pub is quite long and narrow with tables in mainly straight lines. The pub had a strange atmosphere, not feeling particularly friendly but equally not hostile.
It might be described as a typical town style pub.
The words used to describe the pub are:
- Strange atmosphere
- Mis-matched decor
We visited this pub on Friday 12th February 2016. We thought the pub had been converted to an Indian restaurant, but found that the restaurant was upstairs and the pub was still in full operation.
The pub was a bit of a warren and looked quite old fashioned. (to be fair we were more interested in the Indian restaurant and although getting drinks from the pub, we didn't take much notice of the pub )
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| Railway Hotel |
We visited this pub on 12th February 2016.
The pub was old-fashioned but lively. One patron was strumming away on a guitar although his singing talents were questionable.
There was a roaring fire in the lounge and another one in the dining room which was laid out in a very regimented fashion.
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| The Turks Head |
The words used to describe this pub are:
- Old fashioned
- Lively (although it was a Friday night)
- Messy decor
We visited the Oak Inn on 15th January 2016.
The pub was undergoing a refurbishment with joiners working on re-doing the seating.
A further visit after the work is completed will be needed to do a proper assessment.
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| Oak Inn |
This pub was visited on Friday 27th November 2015 in the early evening. Margaret had heard some poor comments about the place, but in spite of these, the pub was quite pleasant.
The pub had a roaring fire and was very clean and tidy with an equally tidy dining room, although there was no evidence that food was regularly available.
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| The Forge Inn |
The words used to describe this pub are:
- Clean and tidy
- Pleasant although quiet atmosphere
This pub was visited on Wednesday 19th August 2015.
It is a typical traditional town tavern. It was clean and tidy with a good bar and served nice coffee.
There was a separate pool room and the pub served food at lunchtimes.
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| The Anchor |
The words used to describe this pub are:
- Pleasant atmosphere
- Clean and tidy
We visited here at lunchtime on Wednesday 19th August.
The building is pretty and in a nice location. It is modern and nicely decorated and although no bar as such, a good selection of real ales were on sale.
It is more a hotel than pub and majors on meals.
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| The Percy Arms |
The words to describe this pub are:
- Upmarket restaurant/bar
- Not particularly friendly atmosphere
This pub was visited in the evening on Friday 15th August 2015
It is a friendly "locals" pub with lots of real ales.
The decor is spartan but clean with no TV or music. A variety of games were available (scrabble etc)
The roll of honour for a leek club showed that old traditions were still kept up.
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| John Bull Inn |
The words used to describe this pub are:
- Friendly
- A true community pub
We visited this pub on Friday evening the 15th August 2015.
There is a smallish "pub" area but it is quite nicely done. In addition there is a modern, light and airy conservatory dining area.
The pub adjoins the camp-site and obviously concentrates on food (we ate here and the food was quite nice)
No real ales and limited soft drinks.
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| The Shepherds Rest |
The words to describe this pub are:
- Pleasant
- Clean & tidy
- Quite small
This pub was visited in the evening on Friday 15th August 2015
"Spit & Sawdust" came to mind when we entered the pub. It may be in the process of some renovation, but the outside was very tatty so this is unlikely.
Kath had a huge glass of mineral water, but there were no real ales on sale.
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| The Farriers Arms |
The words to describe the pub are:
- Spit and Sawdust
- Uncomfortable
This pub was visited at lunchtime on Wednesday 29th July 2015
The pub was like a "campsite" pub and was quite full (people from the caravan sites?)
The food was adequate but not worth waiting an hour for.
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| The Black Bull |
The words used to describe the pub are:
- Old Fashioned
- Mis-matched decor
A visit was made to this pub on Wednesday 29th July 2015
This is a very traditional pub, with lots of different small areas, including a pool table.
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| The Angel Inn |
The words used to describe this pub are:
- Friendly
- Clean but dowdy looking
A visit was made to this pub in the evening on 11th March 2015.
The pub is a typical old fashioned "local" and on the evening we visited, a darts match was in progress.
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| The Blink Bonny |
The words used to describe the pub are:
We went to this pub on 11th March 2015 for an evening meal to celebrate my birthday.
Maureen came, as well as the usual foursome.
The pub is described as a Gastropub and is also a small 5* hotel.
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| The Joiners Arms |
The words used to describe the pub are:
- Slightly up-market
- Warm & cosy
- Excellent food
We went to the Hope & Anchor on 25th February 2015
The pub looks traditional from the outside but has been modernised inside.
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| Hope & Anchor |
The words that were used to describe this pub are:
- inside now looks like a seaside cafe
We visited and had lunch at this pub on 25th February 2015
It has a traditional bar area with bistro style dining. There is also a separate refurbished dining area. There was a long wait (warned in advance) for the food which was passable. (pickled onions on sausage and mash!!!)
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| Red Lion Inn |
The pub has real ales and the bar area was full.
We visited this pub on 25th February 2015.
It is an old stone, well maintained pub, painted yellow - very sunny!
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| The Sun Inn |
The words to describe this pub were:
- Warm welcome
- Driftwood themed interior
On 6th February 2015 we visited the Black Bull and had a meal. This is a refurbished, smartish, large town pub with good food, nicely presented.
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| Black Bull |
The words to describe this pub were:
- Friendly
- Pleaseant enough atmosphere
On 6th February 2015 we visited The Office in Morpeth.
This is a newly opened very small pub in premises that were previously a monumental masons.
The words to describe this pub were:
- Unique
- Small
- Cosy
- Intimate
- Simple
- Great beer & atmosphere
- Friendly & welcoming
