Eddy Eats, eating out in the North East

The Stone Trough, Durham Road, Gateshead

WHEN a new pub opens you can be sure I’ll be sampling their Sunday scran as soon as I can.Read

Falcons Nest, Rotary Way, Brunton Park, North Gosforth

WHEN Mrs Eats and I return to dine at a pub after a lengthy absence it is always interesting to discover whether it has become better or worse, or stayed the same.Read

Astley Arms, Marine View, Seaton Sluice

LAST time Mrs Eats and I headed for the Astley Arms the food was great but the queue was greater.Read

Lion & Lamb, Horsley, near Heddon-on-the-Wall

THE Lion & Lamb is a traditional, olde-worlde kind of country pub Mrs E and I have visited a few times over the years.Read

Lambton Hounds Inn at Pity Me, County Durham

WITH the fanfare over the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking being hard to avoid, Mrs Eats and I decided to pay a visit to the Lambton Hounds Inn at Pity Me on the northern outskirts of Durham.Read

The Brinkburn, Lady Kathryn Grove, Darlington

IT’S not often I visit a pub that scores such a low rating on my Sunday Scran list, but I’m afraid The Brinkburn will be forever etched on my memory – for all the wrong reasons.Read

Pubs in Teesside

Castle Eden Inn, Stockton Road, Castle Eden, Hartlepool

FOLLOWING a recommendation from fellow keen scranners, Mrs Eats and I decided to head to the Castle Eden Inn, in the quaint village of Castle Eden in County Durham.Read

The Stables, Wynyard Village

ALWAYS keen to mingle with the rich and famous, She Who Must Be Fed this week ordered us to go on a run out to somewhere a bit more refined.Read

Pubs in North Yorkshire

The Feathers, Market Pace, Helmsley, North Yorkshire

NORTH Yorkshire is a beautiful place, and in The North York Moors national park there are few towns as becoming as Helmsley.Read

Jet Miners Inn, Great Broughton, North Yorkshire

WITH the weather finally breaking after a weekend or two of rain, She Who Must Be Fed was clamouring to leave the house.Read

Pubs in Cumbria

White Horse Inn, Threlkeld, Keswick

I’M not an outdoorsy kind of bloke, and I’ve never had a head for heights.Read

Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, Cumbria

I’VE said it before and I’ll say it again. It can be difficult coming up with places to review week in, week out. Read

Pubs in Wearside

The Grange, Fulwell, Sunderland

PLANNING a Sunday Scran at Eats Towers can sometimes be a laborious task. I’m sure some people think its as simple as just finding a pub, sitting down and stuffing our faces then coming home and writing about it, but this isn’t strictly true. Read