Pubs in Teesside, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar

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

Buck Inn, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough

EVEN at this time of year, me and Mrs Eats love getting out to the countryside for some good old-fashioned fresh air.Read

The Manor House, Maltby, Teesside

A SUCCESSFUL Sunday scran all hinges on your surroundings I reckon.Read

Feversham Arms, Helmsley, North Yorkshire

IT’S been World Cup mania in our household ever since the very first kick off so Mrs Eats demanded I take her out for the day to make up for it.Read

The Kings Head, Newton under Roseberry, Cleveland

ME and the wife love a good pre-dinner ramble. And where better to head than up Roseberry Topping – one of Teesside’s most breathtaking beauty spots?Read

The Ship Inn, Low Worsall, Yarm

THE SHIP INN, Low Worsall, Yarm, Teesside.Read

The Fox Covert, Yarm, Teesside

SUNDAY is a time for rest and relaxation . . . or at least that’s the motto in the Eats household. Read

The Masham, Hartburn, Stockton

EVERY now and again Mrs Eats and I stumble upon a Sunday scran joint that we would really rather keep to ourselves.Read

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

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

Hamilton Russell, Thorpe Thewles, Stockton

PATIENCE is a virtue I don’t possess, so when the glum-looking barman told me there was a 50-minute wait for food, my heart sankRead

The Raby Arms, near Hartlepool

IT seems as though the world is going eco crazy. Not a day goes by without some kind of news story talking about global warming and carbon footprints.Read

Ocean Restaurant, Seaton Carew

WHEN Mrs Eats and I consider where we are going to scran each week we usually plump for a good old- fashioned pub. But this week — on the recommendation of a pal — we decided to pay a visit to a fancy restaurant.Read