Pubs in Northumberland, town & country pubs

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, 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

The Angel, Main Street, Corbridge

THERE’S nothing like a sunny day to bring out the worst in Mrs E. As soon as she spies the first beam of sunlight, she’s in the shed sorting out the gardening tools so I can get down to a morning’s graft while she relaxes in a deckchair, reading the Sunday Sun and pointing out where I am going wrong. Read

Astley Arms, Seaton Sluice, Northumberland

WE’VE been in this game long enough, you’d think we’d know by now. The first hint of sunshine towards the end of February and it seems like every person in the North heads to the coast. Read

The Cottage Inn, Dunstan, Northumberland

THE trusty Eatsmobile continues to clock up mile after mile, so far unhampered by any effects of the inclement weather we’ve experienced recently. Read

Red Lion Inn, Alnmouth, Northumberland

THERE’S nothing more refreshing, particularly at this time of year, than a bracing walk along the coast to blow away all those cobwebs. Read

The Feathers Inn is our Pub of the Year

MRS E and I have famously high standards. We don’t expect posh, overpriced fancy food whenever we go in search of scran. Read

Robin Hood Inn, Military Road, East Wallhouses, Northumberland

Robin Hood Inn, East Wallhouses, Northumberland

THE Missus had literally not left the house all week. She had been rendered temporarily immobile because of the snow and ice, to which she had developed an aversion after taking a slight tumble last winter. Read

The Pheasant Inn, Stannersburn

ME and the missus read in disbelief this week the tale of disappointed families who forked out hundreds of pounds for the “Lapland New Forest” experience and found it didn’t quite come up to scratch. Read

Oak Inn, Causey Park, Northumberland

IT’S only November and already Mrs Eats has been dragging me out on festive shopping expeditions so you can imagine my relief when Sunday came around. Read

The Swan, Heddon-on-the-Wall

THE SWAN, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland Read

Black Door Bar and Dining Rooms, Morpeth

IN our quest to bring you our views on where to head for a decent scran, Mrs Eats in particular, will leave no stone unturned or door unclosed. Read

Collingwood Arms Hotel, Cornhill on Tweed

WHAT with all this talk of credit crunch and banks falling off the edge of a cliff, I fear I too may have to tighten my belt. Read

Matfen Hall, Matfen

THE missus has got a bit of a bee in her bonnet of late about me “taking her for granted”. Read

Sun Inn, Morpeth, Northumberland

I KNOW it takes a bit of believing but sometimes even Mrs Eats can get so involved in something that she forgets to refuel and it can be well into the afternoon before she realises we haven’t eaten. Read

The Feathers Inn, Hedley on the Hill

IT used to be that carbon footprints were what miners left on the pavement after a heavy shift. Read

Three Wheat Heads Inn, Thropton, near Rothbury

WHEN you visit as many pubs as we do you can’t help but draw comparisons between them. Read

Lord Crewe, Bamburgh

IT is difficult to imagine anything more English than watching a cricket match on the village green on a warm afternoon in early summer, with one of the region’s most historical landmarks looming large in the background. Read

Black Bull Inn, Corbridge

A TRIP to the Northumberland countryside — with a view to squeezing in a hearty scran — is always a pleasurable way to spend a Sunday just not when the footy is on. Read

Ridley Arms, Stannington

AS you’ll know from last week’s trip to the Pumphouse, a return visit to a pub that has been consistently good over the years always makes me nervous. Read