Free Trade Inn in Newcastle upon Tyne - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Very brief visit after dinner nearby, but the selection of beers were impressive although due to time our stay was short.

A great pub lovely view when sitting out side of the key side

Brilliant pub. Always a good selection of beers lagers and ciders plus Belgium beers. Block and Bottle pies and susagr rolls and great samosas. What's not to like! Oh! and view over the tyne and bridges is magnificent as are the sunsets.

Didn't eat. The staff were very obliging. I would recommend this establishment as somewhere to visit whilst around Newcastle. A lively arty place.

Fantastic pub with amazing views up the Tyne!

Nice pub with brilliant views of the Tyne river

Great views, decent food and drink...

Excellent selection of ales and fantastic views of the Tyne

Always a good spot for a pint with a good choice of ales + a great view down the Tyne 😃🍻

Great pub with lovely views over the river. Samosas were very tasty.

Proper old school (skool?) boozer. Some excellent brews available. Great atmosphere

Great view of the river, pint are some of the most expensive in Newcastle some over £10 and a Pepsi £4.50! Food is good when food vans turn up

A great pub, with the best views in the city. I got lucky with being in the area, when they had some Fonta Flora on.

This is a must if you're a real ales drinker. Even if not it's still a must as they have one of the best views across the river Tyne. There's two beer gardens to enjoy the views from

A proper Geordie pub with a mint atmosphere and canny owners.

The ideal location, beautiful view. Iconic local pub

An iconic pub with the best views on Tyneside. With this and the nearby wonderful Tyne Bar, you'd never need another pub.

Best pub in Newcastle. Views are second to none.

Fantastic beers (especially try Verdant), but quite expensive. Great views.

Great traditional pub with good selection of beers and unrivalled views of the Tyne and its bridges.

A very good location, sunny all day long!

The beer and views were amazing. Will be back

It's a bit unfair to this pub that I only tend to go when the sun comes out and we enjoy the beer garden with fantastic views over the River Tyne. It is fantastic outside. They've a beer garden immediately outside the pub, and another more recent outside beer garden across the road, closer to the river. But don't just go here on a sunny day. The bar inside is beautiful too. Old fashioned, friendly and inviting. The beer, cask and keg, and cider selection is as strong here as in the other Ouseburn pubs. If you're looking for a trail of pubs, the Free Trade should be top of your list.

Quaint little pub offers outdoor seating benefit on a sunny day

Great views, beer and friendly faces everywhere

Love this place,always a good choice of beer and if you are there at the right time great samosas! Staff are friendly and on a nice day it's good to sit outside

Best view of the bridges, best jukebox( almost ever!) really good range of beer and cider. Suntrap beer garden too

Excellent bar and excellent choice of beers

A proper little independent pub with the best views of the Tyne, the gateshead eye, and a geordie sunset. The staff are knowledgeable about the different beers, stouts, and ciders. The pub itself doesn't provide food but they regularly have food truck nights.

We have seen this pub from a distance for years but have never been. Decent weather allowed us to make the walk and we found a quite brilliant pub. The staff were very friendly, the beer was excellent and well kept. Next time in Newcastle we will return. Highly recommended.

Nice views, various types of beers!

Hipster pub, not my kind of scene

Best view of Newcastle bar none

Always love going to free trade

One of the best pubs in Newcastle. Great view of the bridges up the river.

Never been in but this looks a lovely pub overlooking the river.

Cosy friendly pub :) usually has loads of dogs to pet too

Great and busy bar on the Ouseburn pub trail. Fantastic selection of real ale, friendly helpful staff and a quirky building full of character. Pretty much everything you could want for a drinking establishment really. Another bonus was the amazing view across the time from the small side window we were sitting next to., wonderful panoramic scene *(Shame about the pole though).

Great views, friendly atmosphere and best selection of excellent Ciders in Newcastle 👍

The best pub we visited on this 4 day trip to Newcastle. We were visiting the UK for 17 days and took a trip up to Newcastle to visit a cousin. Stewart took us to his favorite spots and this one did not disappoint. I had a third pint of the Overnight Oats (9.5%). It was a small hike to get here from the city centre but the view from the beer garden was amazing. On the must visit again list the next time we are in Newcastle.

A proper pub with proper beer. A marvellous venue.

Excellent small independent real ale pub serving both local and UK quality ales 🍺 👌

One of the best pubs in the country. Good beer selection, great staff always a good atmosphere and the view down the Tyne is etched in memory.

Lovely friendly little bar which is dog friendly. Has a great view of the quayside.

Fab as always. Great staff, cracking beers, diverse customers and a cracking view.

Overpriced and lots of mis-leading prices the old ⅔ pricing scam prevails.

Great bar, serves a good range of drinks. With amazing views.

Basically, friendly home from home. Variety to satisfy most and regularly changed selection and variety. A reliable unbeatable iconic vista.

Great selection of beers. Good atmosphere.

Cosy little pub with famous view along the Tyne. Splendid vanilla stout right for chilly December evening.

Great pub, on outskirts of Newcastle centre. Worth a visit for the good selection of beers.

Best views in the city when it comes to pubs, always a great atmosphere and very varied/good quality drinks selection.

Bustling little old fashioned pub, with an outside space across the road that has an amazing view along the Tyne.

Always lovely coming here for a pint! Fab staff who always help me with my decision paralysis. Great view of the tyne.

Fantastic views of town and lovely beers as well as an excellent quiz and great events with local food vendors

Class pints, class view, class pub. Nothing more you need really. Lovely warm environment and always a good choice on tap.

This place does not have its own kitchen. The pizza someone put in was made somewhere else. I think they order it on Wednesday. The staff advised me to order sandwiches from bellyofthebeast.co.uk and have them delivered to my place. I didn't use it, but it was a good option and nice service. Rustic pub atmosphere. Everything that was once beautiful has been covered with paint or scratched by time in the case of wooden furniture. Even though my stomach was empty, I enjoyed the beer. The choice is not small. A lot of beers from a stick. In cans or bottles there were sour beers, gluten-free beers and, let's call it, niche beers.

Very basic old pub and very highly rated. Amazing view of course. A choice the best beer. An essential stop for any visitor.

Best view in Newcastle, and a very cool pub

Just had a pint! Fantastic views 😍

The go-to when ever we're in Newcastle

Nice pub, a lot of beers to choose from, we sat down and played cards and had a lovely time

A proper high quality, real pub. Great choices of both keg and cask.

Have a pint with the best view in the city

Where do you start to describe the most perfect pub there could possibly be❓ I’m the only customer in and spoilt for choice selecting a beer whether it be cask or craft, many of which are sourced locally. The regulars are so lucky to have Jarl as a constant choice. Views are absolutely stunning looking westwards down the Tyne towards the city centre.

Great views of the town. Traditional working man's pub vibes.

One of the great pubs in Newcastle / Ouseburn. Make sure you visit. 👍

Looks can be deceiving. Went to meet up with some friends and what a treat. I would suggest a traditional style pub with little in the ways of airs and graces, just a welcoming atmosphere with a great feeling. Difficult to put your finger in it but the staff were efficient and happy to see me, I think! The juke box was an interesting feature as was the curving bar that displayed a wide offering of cask beers, cider and fruit things! Each to their own. Dog friendly with a constant number of humans at the bar I would suggest waiting for the pub quiz on the Wednesday. Venturing outside 2 very pleasant seating areas with the one across the road offering one of the best views down the quayside in to the city. Top photo opportunity when the sun was setting over the town. To top off the night there was a mobile pizza van from Scream for Pizza and whilst I did not partake this evening they my fav with the associated restaurant up there. Appears that they offer a beer and pizza combo, match made in heaven. A definite revisit soon with some more friends.

Best beer garden in newcastle, immense view. Good beer

Staff very friendly and great atmosphere

Last bar on our Ouseburn walk. Matched the other six in all ways, with great beer and super staff. The view from the beer garden however was something else. Wow.

A favourite bar great choice of beers , great bar staff.....and they allow you to graffiti on the toilet walls.

Friendly,helpful staff making for a great traditional with a modern twist pub.great views over the river Tyne.

Great selection of beers and nice staff.

Great view of the river. Good selection of beers too. Nice staff

Great as ever. Lovely evening sitting outside overlooking the beautiful Tyne. Canny 🍺 an all! 🤣

Lovely spot for a pint with a view

I've wanted to visit for ages and finally made it. Didn't disappoint. Excellent cask/craft beer pub with a brilliant vibe.

Just a fab pub. Wonderful beer and a friendly welcoming atmosphere. And amazing views up the River Tyne towards Newcastle quayside and the famous bridges.

Awesome bar in a fantastic location. Great selection to beers and ales with an amazing view!!

Great selection of beer, good views of the Tyne and helpful staff

Brilliant place, great beer and lovely people.👍😋👋🍻 well worth a visit.🍻

It’s just one of the nicest pubs in Newcastle. There’s a beer garden just over the road with the best views of the iconic bridges.

A great spot for a cheeky beer on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Good selection of ales and a great view.

Great pubb with great selection of ales and ciders The toilets are memorable and should be preserved for local heritage... They're an amazing read

Great old pub. Amazing views. Good ale. Excellent company

Great service, even better views!!

Good bar, nice view along the quayside and drink selection is good, the bars a little dates on the inside but has a more homely vibe. Worth a stop, there is sometimes a food van outside.

I love this bar, good beers and superb view on the terrace!

Enjoyed the real ale, good choice too, good atmosphere......it was a lovely day to sit outside and enjoy the great view up river towards the bridge's.

I've been coming to The Free Trade for years. The beer selection is great and the prices are good too (although be careful, some of the specialist beers are far from cheap), the location and views are excellent and the beer gardens are superb and very dog-friendly. However, the major drawback is the service which, over the past year or so, has become progressively worse. The order in which people are served is frankly baffling. When it's busy, and this is very much the case at the moment with the sunny weather, the staff are serving in areas regardless of who has been waiting the longest. During a quieter time yesterday evening, the staff still tried to serve somebody who had just walked in rather than me when there were no other people to serve and are completely disinterested when I voiced my displeasure. This has happened on so many occasions now that I refuse to go again. It's such a shame that such a brilliant venue can be ruined by such poor service but, being on fringes of Ouseburn, there are a plethora of alternatives (The Tyne Bar, for example, is 50m away and they operate a queueing system at the bar) so it's not as if they have a captive audience.

Awesome beers, amazing views from the beer gardens

Lovely staff, great drinks and the best view in the city. By far one of the best pubs in Newcastle

Great location, great beer. No list of real cider, and bar staff didn’t seem to know what they did. Other than that excellent.

Excellent pub with the best terrace view

Had a great time! Good location by the river in the evening sunshine. Awesome beer selection on tap. Not to forget, it must I have been my lucky day! I spotted Belgian beers in the fridge, grabbed an Orval, spotted a pecheresse and got that too. Asked for a glass because Orval has yeast in the bottle. I got two matching glasses! Proper Belgian beer glasses. I was in heaven!

An honest pub! No frills and fantastic views over the River Tyne and the Tyne Bridges

Simply the best view of Newcastle from the beer garden! Fantastic beers as well!

Amazing Beer gardenwith Amazing views! These in the North East. Beer poured to perfection. Would be better if more bar food options were available like picky local inspired food.....food that goes with the beer/cider. Love how's its not been upgraded in years that adds to how great this bar is. Well done and please visit and you won't be disappointed......p.s Craig David is a miss......

Great beers, great view and great food on a Wednesday.