Platform Bar in Northumberland

Friendly little hidden gem. Good selection of beers and good knowledge of train times! The latter doubtless acquired through time. Worth making time for a visit especially if travelling by train anyway.

Quaint bar right on the station platform (The name is a giveaway!!). Run by a chatty, older couple. Nice room with station memorabilia. Good selection of ales, plus tea/coffee/cakes. Nice place to startb(and finish), a visit to Hexham.

So much nicer than anything at a bigger station. Good coffee. Wonderful scone 👍 Just changing trains and needed something

The Platform Bar on Hexham station is a delightful place with a real period feel to it - you almost expect Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson to make an appearance. They have about three real ales on sale as well as Grolsch lager (which is now a sensible 4% these days). Service was welcoming and it’s a lovely place for a beer. And do look at the fabulous old cash register behind the bar.

The Platform Bar is a pleasant addition to the listed Hexham station and is based on a converted office in the station. I visited for a coffee and cake and for £ 5, this is quite reasonable and a pleasant way to spend time waiting for a train. Also the cafe offers sandwiches and alcoholic drinks at reasonable prices and is like a traditional station buffet, but pleasanter and a higher standard than the British Rail buffets some people will remember. Other things visitors might like about the Plarform Bar are the old railway posters, photos of steam trains and other railwayana. Also the service was good, another bonus.

Great little cafe, lovely staff, simple no fuss with real attention to detail, serves selection of alcohol as well as great coffee/tea etc well worth getting to the station early for

A wonderful little pub with a warm welcome. At least 3 real ales and 2 real ciders plus coffee and cakes. Always someone different to talk to as people come off their trains!

Lovely little station bar on Hexham station, excellent place for a quick tea or coffee while waiting for your train. Also do real ales - good selection. Cakes looked delicious, but no time to sample. Interesting article on the wall about the station 50 years ago. Better option than the uphill walk into town for Wetherspoons! But quite small, would think it could get very busy.

Welcoming and cheerfully overcoming failed technology with a good old fashioned carbon copy card imprint today. Will definitely be back.

I was travelling between Diss and Annan on the train and ended up at Hexham with an hour before my connection. Went into the bar only to be amazed at how snug and cosy it was. Staff were mega friendly as several of us were waiting for the train to Carlisle, lots of stories told about the bar and its decor well worth a stop.

A very warm welcome in this micro bar on Hexham railway station platform. Bar staff very helpful. Lovely open fire and dog friendly. Good range of ales and well kept. My wife and i had a sausage sandwich each.(sausages were super) Well apponted bar. A really nice experience.

We hired the whole bar for Wed night exclusive reunion with a choice of hot food and three real ale handpumps. Fantastic evening thanks and obviously great public transport links. Some of us stayed overnight in the adjacent Station Inn. Really good beer, service and thanks for an enjoyable evening. Recommended for a party 12 to 25 easily From Nigel

What a hidden gem this place is if you want a quiet pint, great beers, good atmosphere and attentive staff. Really enjoyed it and will be back!

Good idea to arrive on the station early so you can pop into the bar. Personally I found the music spoilt it - especially as the place becomes quite noisy as soon as a few customers arrive. If you agree with me, mention it to the staff because they think everybody likes the music.

Lovely addition to the Station at Hexham. Nice atmosphere and a good selection of local beers Being on the Station its a very good choice for a swift drink and perhaps a bite to eat.

What a great addition to this pretty station, perfect to while away the wait for a train at any time of day. A small bar which serves excellent beer from the independent owner's own brewery, hot drinks including lovely hot chocolate, and a good range of sandwich options. The atmosphere is welcoming and inclusive, a mix of friendly locals who call in for a pint, and train passengers grateful for a sanctuary!

We didn’t realise this was here as we embarked on a pub crawl around Hexham from the train station. But what a find! Good selection of local beers as well as a great range of other alcoholic beverages and hot drinks. It’s the perfect location for a drink before or after a train journey, or even if you’re not using the train station!

The Platform Bar is on platform 2 at Hexham railway station (the westbound platform for trains to Carlisle). It is quaint, homely and cosy, with top quality customer service from Daniel amongst others and a range of beers, wines & spirits...however what really sets it apart from similar establishments, is the quality of the food. My & my girlfriend after a moderately successful day at Hexham races, and were peckish. Having almost half an hour to wait before our train to Carlisle, en route home to Liverpool, we were very impressed at the choice of hot/cold food & hot/soft drinks available. I opted for a ham & red onion chutney white bap; my girlfriend selected a tuna mayo brown bap. They were £3.00 each...and were magnificently worth every one of those 300 pennies each. The ham was thick, plentiful and mature, with the high-quality accentuated by the use of butter (not cheap & nasty margarine or spread) and sweet yet piquant red onion chutney. My girlfriend is not a fan of tuna mayo when the mayo far outweighs the tuna (Subway, for all their brilliance, are guilty of this amongst others). Well, she was enthralled with her bap - the dolphin-friendly tuna was plentiful and had a smooth texture and the mayonnaise had just enough of it and was of a consistency to complement the tuna. She was well impressed! We did originally think that we would have to eat somewhere closer to home as we travelled on that Saturday evening. However these baps were that that large, crammed with filling and satisfying, that we were full after eating these baps and needed nothing further to eat that evening, even though Virgin train delay & Northern Rail cancellation meant that we di not get home until 23:20, having eaten these baps about 17:50. If you are ever in Hexham, make the Platform Bar your first call for fantastic quality food & drink, all at very reasonable prices!