Derwent Walk Inn, Ebchester, County Durham

Derwent Walk Inn, Ebchester, County Durham

HEARTY, tasty grub is all well and good but as Mrs Eats always remarks, it’s often about location, location, location when it comes to a decent scran, and I had to agree as we parked the Eatsmobile and took in the stunning views surrounding The Derwent Walk Inn, in Ebchester, County Durham.Read

The Black Bull, Peterlee

The Black Bull, Peterlee

SALES! You can’t avoid them at this time of year. I had no sooner wrapped Mrs Eats Christmas presents and finished putting them under the tree on December 24 when she was planning how to spend the following days trudging from one shop to another with me in tow so she could save a few quid on yet another pair of shoes. Read

The Crows Nest at Seaham

The Crow’s Nest, Seaham

MRS EATS has started to take an interest in local history. I’m sure it will be just another of her fads that will pass with time . . . but for the moment I have to indulge it.Read

South Causey Inn, Stanley

South Causey Inn, Stanley

LIFE’S full of choices . . . from the moment you wake up in the morning there are myriad decisions to be made just to get you through the day. EXTRA PICTURES!Read

The Honest Lawyer, Croxdale

The Honest Lawyer, Croxdale

MRS EATS and I have visited more than our fair share of pubs in our time. Indeed, we have reviewed so many eateries we could probably fill a book with our tips on the best place to scran in the North.Read

Broomside Park, Durham

Broomside Park, Durham

Bargains . . . there's nothing Mrs Eats likes more apart, of course, from a good scran.Read

The Duke of Wellington, Neville's Cross

The Duke of Wellington, Neville's Cross

What do Spiderman, Superman and Batman all have in common? Yes, they all have a strange fascination with skin-tight Lycra, but that's not what I am getting at.Read

Black Bull, Old Shotton, County Durham

Black Bull, Old Shotton, County Durham

Regular readers of this column will know that Mrs Eats and I love nothing more than working up an appetite before we embark on a scran.Read

The Kicking Cuddy, County Durham

The Kicking Cuddy, County Durham

There is a philosophical point of view that when one door closes another one will open. This week's scran fully subscribes to that pearl of wisdom.Read

Che Vita, Durham

Chevita

Sometimes Mrs Eats and I like to be organised about our scranning you know . . . do some research, decide where we're going in advance, book if necessary generally plan the day around lunch.Read

The Blue Bell Inn, Stanley

The Blue Bell Inn, Stanley

It has been another busy 12 months for Mr and Mrs Eats. In the pursuit of bringing you the best scrans the region has to offer the Eatsmobile has put a few more thousand miles on the clock and She Who Must Be Fed has piled on a few more pounds.Read

The Hill Top, Stanley

The Hill Top, Stanley

Spontaneity is something I'm not a big fan of. The last time I did something radically off-the-cuff was when I bought a pair of blue socks instead of black.Read