Beamish Mary Inn in County Durham

Fantastic 2 night stay, Simon, Vicky and the rest of the staff made you feel very welcome as soon as you met them, locals in the bar were like family. Lovely clean rooms, comfy beds, good price. Lovely home cooked food, massive portions! Proper traditional pub , full of character with open fires. Perfect location for Beamish museum & other attractions , will definitely be returning

A magical place, full of authenticity. Thanks to Vichy and Debby. A wonderful welcome.... Very clean rooms and a breakfast as good as the authenticity of this place. If one day we pass through there again we will come back with great pleasure. The French of the South - August 2024... 🤗

We stopped here for one night to visit the northumberland park. We literally fell in love with the environment and the local people, so much so that we decided to spend another night here! As for the food, everything was very good, both during dinner and breakfast. Thanks to the owner Simon and all his staff for making us feel at home. We will definitely return

Clean and friendly, remember this is a local pub with live music that has rooms to let out. It's not a hotel tell them how you would like you breakfast cooking soft or hard eggs and they will accommodate.

Superb pub experience. Excellent customer service. Steak & Ale pie is highly recommended.

This is a typical English pub, we went there with friends from America. The atmosphere was great and the staff very friendly.

Great place where we stayed for 2 nights and we were welcomed so amazingly well by the locals and particularly the staff (aka the self named gobsh*te). The pub has had its challenged and went bust about 10 years ago so it's a work in progress in case you wanted something g special. But they are honest that they need to improve. Food was amazing, rooms tired (which Simon the owner accepts). My only observation is the rooms are not cleaned very well. But that's an easy fix. If you fancy turning up and spending a long evening chatting with the locals about anything you want then this is the place.

Unfortunately not a great stay at all - it looks grotty from the outside and it’s not much better on the inside - rooms desperately in need of some TLC - the smell in the hallway was dreadful, we stayed two nights and the 1st night the food was ok again unfortunately the 2nd night it was disgusting and had to be sent back. The owner (Simon) said he was getting the place updated but it certainly needs closing and absolutely gutting - we certainly won’t be staying again

Omg, we neary. didn't get out of the car, kerb appeal...zero. Dark and dismal pub however. A friendly welcome and our bags carried up to The Room !!. The Room was cold, dusty, no bedside tables, 1 lamp, thin curtains, thin bedding and pillows,but looked clean, dirty oil filled radiator in the wardrobe, no hairdyer. Weird dry 'plant' .Bathroom cold, thin towels, no bath mat, no hot water to shower, no inner bin in bathroom bin, wallpaper around shower/bath...no tiles !! Obviously pub not been 'touched' since liquidation in 2014. Staff asked what time we would like breakfast which was a nice touch.Breakfast limited with a few cereals , juice on a table, but hot breakfast delicious and served by friendly lady who provided fruit/ yougurt and croissants on 2nd morning. Owner's son knocked on Room door night before check out to ask for Payment of breakfast[ not even had the breakfast]. On check out Kevin apologised for knocking on our door, but when I kindly said we hadn't even had the breakfast and all monies are settled on check out. We found his attidude and reply very insulting as he made it clear we wouldn't be welcome back

Fantastic old school village pub. Good beers, lots of history and brilliant staff. You can sit quietly. You can eat. You can get chatting with the locals - can't fault the place.

Unspoilt traditional pub in the characterful named No Place. This has been a real ale stalwart for years, seems to have lots of live music and the beer was well kept. Worth a visit.

Brilliant night watching a great band.

Lovely pub, great atmosphere Log burner kept us warm Freindly staff and owner Food was delicious

Yeah, quite a traditional local pub 🍻....nice cozy open fire 👍

You get what you see here rooms might not be great but the people are fantastic remember it's a very old pub it's got some of the nicest people you could meet

This could be a great place again with time and money and the right clientele.

Absolutely brilliant place great staff very friendly and welcoming and the best bit was the homemade bread made into the best toast I've ever had compliments to the chef and most definitely the staff

Very welcoming staff and customers. Stayed for 3 nights for magic weekend the chef was good enough to sort transport out for us to Newcastle and back on both days. Breakfast was delicious and the evening menu was superb. All in all a very enjoyable stay and hopefully going back soon.

Brilliant sunday lunch. One my Gran would have approved of. Lovely friendly staff. Reasonable prices.

We stayed over for 2 nights last weekend and based on the cost weren’t expecting too much to be honest, we just wanted a cheap and cheerful break. What we did get was a very enjoyable stay, the accommodation was more than adequate, the food outstanding, both in quality and value. The staff can’t do enough for you. I would confidently recommend The Mary Inn to anyone wanting a good value break. It’s conveniently placed for Durham and particularly if you want to visit the Beamish Living Museum which is just down the road. Many thanks to Simon, Sam and staff.

Great food, good staff great service! This tucked away pub is worth the visit!

Simon and his staff are so friendly, attentive and good at their jobs. The location is ideal for visiting Beamish. The number 8 Sunderland bus takes you to the museum in 5 minutes and the stop is opposite the inn. I had just started the Slimming World programme and Debra got me some Weetabix and Simon cooked me fat free egg, mushrooms, vine tomatoes and delicious wholemeal toast. The evening meals were delicious. I had a Chinese style vegetable curry and attractively presented side salad which was tasty. The other night I had grilled chicken with carrots, cabbage, swede and garden peas. The price of the food and the accomodation gave value for money, my husband enjoyed the ales and the bed was comfortable, the two windows could be opened wide in the room as it was a hot couple of days and at breakfast you could have as much tea, coffee and fruit juice as you liked. We will definitely come and stay here again .

Lovely pub with great staff, food is great and reasonably priced

Really gone downhill only 3 real ales only redeeming thing was good friendly staff

Stayed overnight as we were attending a wedding near by at South Causey Inn ( which was excellent ) .The Beamish Mary ticked all the boxs , good price , room 2 had 2 kingsize beds , nice shower , excellent breakfast . Owner Simon chatted about future plans for more improvements for the Inn ( which is a pub with letting rooms ). We would use this Inn again , Simples as Meerkat would say !. PS they also arranged taxi to venue

Excellent service and food, great location for Beamish

Great for pub meals or a good night out a very laid back pub with a good selection of beers. 👍

Proper pub, lovely staff. What more do you want.

Staff and landlord all extremely friendly. Food was very good. Mince and dumplings with mash was just like your gran would make. Desserts are not to be missed. Cakes baked by landlord’s mother.

We've been eagerly awaiting the opening of the tea rooms at the Beamish Mary inn, we're not disappointed. They have opened the old stable block which has the lovely old stone walls and beams on show. The food was beautiful, we had crispy panninis that excelled, the side salad was super with a really tasty dressing and home made coleslaw. Their homemade scones were amazing loads of jam and cream. WE WILL BE GOING AGAIN AND AGAIN.

Fabulous service home cooked food lovely setting cream scones fresh coffee gorgeous tasty panninis excellent value family and wheelchair friendly cakes teas lovely staff very welcoming

About five minutes drive from the excellent Beamish Museum, this is an equally excellent pub; traditional, unspoilt and down to earth, it could almost be part of the museum, but this is a real genuine pub, no museum exhibit. Yes, it's a bit rough around the edges, but all the better for being so. There are two separate bars, a lounge and public bar, each with its own distinctive character. The fantastic selection of about eight ales on offer are all from small local independent breweries. Food, from a changing blackboard menu is excellent too, and very good value. I thoroughly enjoyed the pan fried salmon fillet (£8.95), served with asparagus, a choice of potatoes (very good chips for me) and a salad accompanyment. Staff are particularly friendly here.

Saw the Beamish Mary on meerkat meals. Can’t believe what a beautiful Sunday lunch we had for the price we paid. Absolutely lovely home cooked food & helpful smashing staff. Would recommend to anyone

Tjis is an excellent traditional inn serving a quality selection of local real ales. Traditional pub interior. Great service. The meal we had was delicious and plenty of it. Dumpling and minced beef with fresh veg. Sunday lunches available but booking essential.

The staff are not welcoming and the food is very poor . My beef was so tough and the veg was mush . This used to be one of my favorite places to go but never again

Went for Sunday lunch today if you like good food served well definitely don’t go. The last time we went wS about two years ago when we thoroughly enjoyedit so thought we would go again oh dear beef was inedible heard other customers Complaining service was so slow we went ast 12.30 when there wasn’t any more customers so heaven help the ones who went in later service was appalling said about beef was just brushed off then ordered jam rolly poly pudding took waitress ten minutes to come back and tell us there wAs t any so I changed my order to syrupPudding and custard when I had my first spoonful knew it was ginger pudding the complete meal was a farce couldn’t wait to leave will never go back again .

Stayed here two nights while visiting Beamish Museum and friends. Arrived around 3pm in the afternoon and within a few minutes had our key and was taken up to our room. We had room No1 which is a end room upstairs on the back corner of the pub. The room was quite large, having tea/coffee making facilities, two double beds a wardrobe and more than enough draw space. In addition there was a 32" TV with all the free to view channels and a hair dryer provided. The bathroom had a decent sized shower, nice fluffy towels and toiletries were also supplied. Room was clean, light and pleasantly decorated. Found the bed a little on the soft side for my liking but still got a decent nights sleep.The downstairs public bars as well as being dark are in much need of refurbishment. However bar staff and locals were very friendly and made us feel welcome. A decent breakfast was served up as part of our B&B package. If you are looking for an evening meal there is a good variety of reasonably priced food on the Beamish Mary Ann menu. The Mary Ann also have a decent variety of good quality ales (£3 a pint).If you are visiting the Beamish Museum this is an ideal place to stay. as there is a bus stop directly outside the inn and the bus takes you directly into the museum grounds (No8 bus). For those of you that like walking then the museum is just under one mile from the Mary Ann. Would definetly stay here again.

Although the interior of this pub/restaurant is a little tired (hence the 4 star rating) the food is delicious and very filling. Portions are generous to say the least and I have yet to try the dessert menu for the reason that we are always full! The staff are always friendly and helpful and on chilly days, the is a wonderful open fire.

lovely old fashioned pub.stayed for bed and breakfast to visit evening fair at beamish museum. good food menu and good selection of real cask beers

Had a lovely lunch here and the food was excellent. This is a traditional pub that has changed in decades and its a wonderful place. Decent food and ales are excellent. The place wasn't busy and we were welcomed warmly. Wonderful to sit next to an open real fire not some plastic fake rubbish. Would recommend to anyone.

Viajamos desde Escocia y nos alojamos en el Inn en 4 Beamish María de agosto 1 noches x 2 personas. Desayuno inglés completo, una taza de café, tostadas, mermelada, cereales incluido por £49. La bienvenida fue excepcional desde el momento en que entramos por la puerta hasta el momento que nos fuimos. La habitación era acogedora y tenía todo lo que necesitábamos. El ambiente era muy agradable. La cena de 3 platos era absolutamente extraordinario, así como las porciones son muy generosas por £21 para nosotros dos, no consigue el tercer supuesto, intenta conseguir que en ningún otro lugar en el REINO UNIDO. Las cervezas son a un precio razonable, pero el personal tengo que decir que eran absolutamente inestimable, tan amable y hablador, nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos.Nos alojamos allí al principio porque era un 5 minutos en coche de Beamish Museum, sin embargo, volver sólo para explorar la pintoresca zona alrededor del Beamish Mary Inn o simplemente relajarse y disfrutar del ambiente y la gente que era muy simpático.

Nos fuimos el domingo para el almuerzo y era tan buena. Mi marido y yo tuvimos la carne y mi primo (que estaba de visita desde América) Ella tenía el cerdo. La carne era tan tierno y servían las comidas y con una red hot salsa de barco grande extra salsa. El personal era encantador y servían las comidas rápidamente. Buenas Yorkshire pudines y todas las verduras estaban frescos. Bien hecho, Beamish Mary Inn, sin duda volveremos a por más! ! ! !

El lugar es un aspecto normal viejo pub, es un poco mal estado dentro, pero no dejes que esto te desanime, mi amigo me recomendó este lugar después que probamos el domingo, así que nos fuimos para un bocado entre semana para comer y la comida era fabuloso! Casa de patatas fritas y hamburguesa casera y fue una grande parte, aunque nos llena nos hizo espacio para una compota de ruibarbo y fue tan buena como esperábamos, sin duda volveremos!

Para nada ostentoso desde fuera, pero se reunió con una cálida bienvenida.

El Mary parece tener éxito salva las distancias entre una 'adecuada' antiguo pub y un restaurante de país. no se propala y gracias, la comida es abundante, sabrosa y simple, sustancial. las cervezas son fantásticas y bastante barato, no creo que pasé más de 2 libras. 90 una pinta de cervezas.

I haven't visited for a while but popped in as I was en route and had two pints of White Hot. It is very nice, brewed in Consett. Not eaten here so cannot comment on food.

I have never been disappointed by a meal here. Their Chinese curry is amazing, and the chips are the best chips I have ever had. They have loads of deals and the food is not too expensive. Their Sunday dinners are amazing too.

Dog friendly in the bar and a decent meal either served in the bar or lounge with cheap locally brewed selection of beers and a nice log fire the only let down is possibly the men's toilet which could do with updating

Popular very traditional inn with very friendly staff and regulars. From the minute we walked in, we were made welcome and everybody wanted to chat. Dog friendly in the bar; they get snacks and water and a lot of fuss. The pub is divided into several areas - bar, lounge and music room. It's not posh, just good solid down to earth value for money. The Sunday lunch was amazing - all home cooking, fresh, good portions. At 3 courses for £9.90, you can't go wrong. Booking is essential!

I loved this pub. So was very disappointed to find that the food was terrlble on this occasion. I requested fish but was told there was none as their delivery had not turned up.I asked for scampi and chips. And recieved a dried out salad, what appeared to be reheated chips, dried out mushy peas, scampi only just ok. Restaurant was empty apart from us. I complained to the chef? and he offered to add more water to the mushy peas! Couldn't eat any of it. So whole plateful was returned. We still had to pay for it! We will not be going back which is a shame because on previous visits the food was excellent. So can only think there is a new chef? working there now.

Not made to feel very welcome by the locals on arrival. Although the bar maid was ok. Food pretty terrible. Microwaved lasagne, fish and chips very poor, assume cooked from frozen. No one asked if we enjoyed the food and plates went back unfinished. Won't be back.

This is a pub with a great and long history. Very unique. Not what you would call a posh pub but good food and beer at very reasonable prices. The name of the village where it is located is No Place.

Tucked away just off the a693 near Beamish it serves lovely home cooked food, real ales and service with a smile. Reasonably priced, worth a try.

My family and I have been to Beamish Mary a few times for our sunday lunch I must sayeverytime we have had a very nice meal I would reccomend this restaurant for a nice family meal at a reasonable price they could however do with alittle updating.

Visited here on the Saturday of the August Bank holiday weekend. We were at Beamish museum for the day and were meeting up with friends and we went for tea. The first pub we went in wouldn't accept our dog but a local told us about here and glad we went. A meal for 4 adults and 3 children was £64. Food was home cooked pub grub, great portions and the lady who looked after us was really friendly and could not do enough to help. Would recommend!

Went to the Beamish Mary on Friday with a two for one offer from the Gourmet Society on arrival place very scruffy and was seated at a wooden table with no cloth on, the food came out and my wifes plate had a big chunk out of it and a not very good hunters chicken, the food had no presentation at all, my gammon meal was short off an egg, which came half way through meal, will not be going again.

Always an excellent selection of local and national guest real ales. Good food....more so depending on who is cooking.....Sally.

I visit here with my dad quite a lot, the place has lots of character! Food is great value, you get a proper home cooked meal which tastes great and really fills you up! The beer is good, lamplight being my favourite, lots of real ale to choose from. Plenty of character

Booked a table for Saturday night, got there, table dirty, menu filthy and with very little (apart from stains) on it, ordered pie and a burger for me and the wife as there was nothing really appealing on the menu and they had ran out of burgers. Oh and they charge just short of £17 for a mixed grill!!! Needles to say, we left and got a take away. Very sad, used to live this place, they just don't seem to care any more...

Been here often and it is normally good. But Sunday lunch today was poor. The prawn cocktail starter was tasteless . The beef was tasteless. Fatty and chewy. The puddings were ok. However it was very cheap at 8.99 for three courses so I guess you get what you pay for. The place it's self was cosy with a nice fire on a warm day.

Great Old Peculiar and lovely homemade Sunday lunch at a great price and served piping hot. Good old-fashioned pub and friendly staff.

Food was disapointing here,i could tell the salmon i had wasnt fresh and the portion were small, even with a taste card i thought it was still over priced.

live music- lots of interesting knick knacks around the place until they mistakenly tidied it up. A local venue (people get their Sunday dinners delivered)

nice very old set up beer first class if you like real ale no food on when i was there to early in day would definitely go back if some one else was driving

met friends here, great folk/grass roots live band in the evening, beer selection goodSadly the food was all frozen and took an age to come out, our first choices were not available; the cook`s reason was that `people` did not book. It was not full. Bar man friendly and apologetic.

Husband and i decided to eat here for sunday lunch, i had a large sauvignon and he had a shandy, the drinks were satisfactory, and chilled. We skipped the starters, and went straight for the mains, two beef , which was melt in the mouth, creamed potato, roasties, carrots, cabbage, mushy peas, turnip, and plenty of gravy.The meal was piping hot, just how we like it, and it tasted lovely, and the yorkies were home made. The main meal was 6.95p each, which was a satisfactory price, hubby had apple crumble and custard which was lovely.This is definitely our favourite place now.

Have to agree with other reviews about the food. It's good! Tasty and plenty of it. Lovely proper chips. A bit of a surprise when we first walked in as the photos are very complementary and we actually thought we had gone into the wrong place. The open fire was very effective but the strong smell of wood smoke could be off-putting and tends to cling to your clothes. Maybe we'll be back in the summer when the fire's not on. Other than that, go for the food which is good and very reasonable priced and staff are friendly.

Warm, friendly, welcoming pub. Great place to relax after walking the dogs along the old railway line towards Beamish. Really good quality home cooked food and great selection of beers.

Two friends and I went for lunch it cost £28.15 for,MAINS: Parmo Chicken and chips/ Herby Salmon with asparagus and buttery boiled potatoes/ Mushroom Stroganoff with rice.SIDES: Green Salad/ Battered Onion Rings.DRINKS: Coke (for the poor driver)/ half of Cider/ half of Lager.The service was friendly and efficient, the food was served hot and what was nice was to see real chips.The reason I have given this an "average" rating is the food just wasn't as good as it used to be. Maybe it was because it was lunchtime or it might have been an off day but a recent meal I had in The Blue Bell Inn nearby was much much better and cost the same per person. It's still a lovely pub and the beers are still first rate but the food isn't.

Went for sunday lunch it was really good nothing fancy just good home cooking without preparing or washing dishes.Not worth staying at home

Been going here for 4 weeks now for Sunday lunch. 3 courses for £7.95!! You can't beat it for value for money, you get plenty of veg with your choice of meats, gravy boat and carrots, turnip, peas (mushy), cauli. Starters are usually different each week but for me I choose either potato skins or prawn cocktail. Choice of home-made deserts to finish. Try it , you won't be dissappointed, unless your fussy!!