Eddy's Pub Quiz

Sunday Sun scranmeister Eddy Eats has come up with a weekly quiz to get your brain buzzing... Click here for this week's questions >>> Read

Pubs in Cumbria

Greyhound Inn

Greyhound Inn, Burgh-by-Sands

MANY’S the time Mrs Eats has suggested a bit of a walk before Sunday lunch. . . but she rarely goes through with it. Read

Queen's Arms Inn at Warwick-on-Eden, Cumbria

Queen’s Arms Inn, Eden Valley

AS something of a scran aficionado - especially of roasts offered up on the Sabbath - there’s one biblical question I’ve often pondered. Read

Pubs in Durham

Whitworth Hall

Whitworth Hall, Page Bank, County Durham

A FRIEND of Mrs Eats recommended Whitworth Hall near Spennymoor, County Durham, as having first class Sunday scran. Read

Fallen Angel Hotel, Old Elvet, Durham

Fallen Angel Hotel, Old Elvet, Durham

THERE is something about Durham which draws Mrs E and I back time after time. This has surely got to be one of the smallest cities in the UK yet it has almost everything you could ask for. Read

Pubs in Northumberland

The Boatside Inn

The Boatside Inn, Warden

JUST occasionally Mrs Eats and I get the urge to blow away the cobwebs with a good walk. Read

Tankerville Arms

Tankerville Arms, Eglingham, Alnwick

MAYBE it’s been the recent glorious weather but the better half has been in an adventurous mood lately when it comes to choosing her places to scran. Read

Pubs in North Yorkshire

The Dog and Gun, Carlton Miniott

The Dog and Gun, nr Thirsk

EVERY now and again, Mrs Eats hankers after sitting in a traditional pub in picture postcard surroundings. Read

The CB Inn, Barnard Castle

The CB Inn, nr Richmond, North Yorkshire

A SUNNY Sunday and Mrs Eats had a fancy to take in a bit of culture. Always a fan of the late lamented Queen Mum, she was keen on seeing Her Majesty’s collection of paintings currently on show at County Durham’s Bowes Museum. Read

Pubs in Tyneside

The Pavilion, Hotspur North, Backworth Business Park, North Tyneside

The Pavilion, Backworth, North Tyneside

SUNDAY lunch, as many readers will know, is one British tradition that must be adhered to religiously in our household. Read

The White Swan, Dinnington, Newcastle

The White Swan, Dinnington, Newcastle

LAST week, eagle-eyed readers would have spotted a letter in our fine publication, lamenting the fact that Mrs Eats and I only ever review Sunday roasts. Read

Pubs in Teesside

The Sutton Arms

The Sutton Arms, Faceby, near Stokesley

WHEN the sun has got his hat on there’s nothing nicer than a bit of good old-fashioned fresh air. Read

The Stables, The Granary, Wynyard Village

The Stables, The Granary, Wynyard Village

IT seemed like a good idea at the time but, five minutes into a walk down the old railway line which was the Castle Eden walkway — now Wynyard walkway — gale-force winds and driving rain persuaded us to abandon our Sunday exercise. Read

Pubs in Wearside

Chilton Country Pub and Hotel

Chilton Country Pub and Hotel, Fence Houses, near Houghton-le-Spring

SHE Who Must Be Fed had been in a right strop all weekend because a new Sunday frock she had sent off for had been delivered one size too small. Read

The Grey Horse, Whitburn

The Grey Horse, Mill Lane, Whitburn

MRS EATS and I recently went to visit some friends in Whitburn, near Sunderland, an area the missus and I have neglected somewhat in the past. Read

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