The Cricketers Arms in County Durham

Best pint of wainwright's I've ever tasted, great atmosphere staff and always a warm welcome. Like pubs used to be?

Great local pub with a great selection of drinks and a good pool table definitely recommend🍺 Great quiz night as well definitely recommend

Lovely clean comfortable room Highly recommend

Classic pub, welcoming and cosy.

Fab pub for a drink and a good bit of banter very friendly

Friendly staff, Was made to feel welcome.

Lovely pub which we stayed at clean friendly staff and dog friendly would definitely go back

Nice locals pub full of atmosphere n chat really nice place, was always people in even when others were very quiet ..Barmaid a credit to the place.

Quality beer and food sit outside and people watch

Clean, pleasant staff but a lot of audible swearing!

Good pub, decent ales, and friendly locals

Lovely, friendly NZ barmaid, who taught as "Darlo" for Darlington Good cask ales. Didn't try food mind, just there for a drink, but that was very nice.

On the main road through Barnard Castle, good range of beers, clean and friendly.

Nice traditional pub, friendly atmosphere, very clean.

Brilliant atmosphere. Very well run.

A good friendly pub in the market town. A good choice of beer and lager. Pool table and sports on tv

A nice pub with friendly staff and a good selection of drinks.

Friendly staff and good beer, dog friendlywhich means you can call for a pint on your way home

3rd time we have been in whilst staying at the camp site ,each time it has had local people who are really friendly ,the two female bar staff that have been on duty were so friendly and pleasant as well as being professional .The bar and toilets are immaculate .You can go to the chipshop and bring your food in ,fantastic idea .We will be back next weekend away at Barnard Castle .

Great service by Mikey tonight!

Great Bar in town, brilliant karaoke and the quiz is great. To. The owner is always getting new beers in. A really friendly atmosphere. It has a pool table and beer garden out the back !

I stayed here with my partner for a wedding. I got here around midday and fro that point onward everything was fantastic. All of the staff here were so friendly and accommodating, even arranging taxis for us and then keep an eye on them to arrive while we had a beer. We got back around midnight and had a chat with the owner, who again was really friendly. The room was super clean, fresh and cosy. The bed was big and the sheets were really crisp! If you’re ever in Barnard Castle I highly recommend you stay here, you won’t be disappointed. It’s a literal stones throw away from everything, so you can go for a mooch the next day and get a decent brew and cake before heading home! Thank you everyone at Cricketers Arms, you made a great day perfect!

Our go to pub in Barney! Friendly staff and good atmosphere.

Always a friendly atmosphere, Great service from the staff, would highly recommend for drinks or overnight stay

Great pub in middle of barnard castle with good value rooms to stay in

A lively pub with a hardworking team behind the bar. Live music and karaoke on a couple of the nights during our stay, though it didn't intrude too much into our room. Good location in the town with easy, free parking nearby. Will certainly stay here again.

A few drinks with friends & our Parson Russell, Stanley, Very nice Bar Lady,Host,Very nice Beer, will be back when in Barnard Castle

Friendly pub nice atmosphere... dogs welcome.. excellent prices 😁.

Lovely pub with wide range of draught ales and lagers .friendly locals and spotlessly clean

Great atmosphere, good beer, well priced. Great place for a drink!

Visited barnard Castle Saturday, always visit the cricket with me mate Mick, great pint and atmosphere 👍

Doesn't sell food but the drinks and the service are great. Have a cosy beer garden and dog friendly.

Great friendly pub for both young and old. Staff really friendly and helpful. One of the cheapest places in town and in a good location. Busy pub with all the sports on and karaoke every Saturday night. Live music on also, just watch for the advertising .

A quiet local pub. We called in for a pint whilst out exploring thel local area. Dogs are welcome and our two were very welcomed in. Very clean, with friendly staff. We had a pint of Wainwright and half a neck oil. Both were really good. Recommended if you're passing by . We did not get food or stay in rooms so cannot comment on those .

Very nice friendly pub & very good service

Rooms clean alll good No issue. Really noisy even after 10pm you can hear that people screaming on karaoke in you room when trying to fall asleep

We stayed overnight to explore the area + were not disappointed. A very clean place, plenty of locals to chat to + find out things. Would definitely recommend 👌

Choppas was amazing in Lols karaoke x wahoo

Love the Cricketers!! Everyone is so friendly and great service! 👍

Went to try the cow pie as seen on the web - they don't do food any more! Had to go elsewhere to eat. Other than that a pleasant enough pub.

This is my pub of choice in Barney. It's a real local with a great atmosphere and lovely staff. Good beer and reasonable prices.

A clean, local, friendly pub run by Tom and Amanda. Nothing too much trouble for either of them. If you every get a cycle puncture in Barney - Tom’s the bloke to fix it.

Awesome place, a good atmosphere with lovely staff. Locals were friendly. Having visited a few this is definitely one of the best pubs in Barney!

Spent a few days in the north east with the family and by chance came through Barnard Castle, and had lunch at the Cricketers Arms pub. Great food served by a rather portly man who obviously knew his food. He told us stories of his glory days racing Bmx and with the size of him you’d never have Believed him, but he got the scrap books out and proved us all wrong, he was known as the great Rhino, and had in fact competed in the British and world championships, really interesting man who made our day with huge portions of food and stories of past glories. Tom’s his name and you can’t miss him or his portion sizes. Highly recommend

Lovely pub in the heart of Barnard Castle with brilliant staff. Always on the ball definitely worth a visit!

Great local. Always a good atmosphere on a weekend especially when the karaoke is on on Saturdays. They have a much better selection of rums than other bars and pubs in town and the staff are always great and on the ball even when there is a packed bar!

Absolutely Amazing Place ,The Proprietors and Staff are so warm welcoming and friendly,nothing is to much trouble and live entertainment is frequent,we are definitely looking forward to our next Visit

If only We lived closer, this Great little place would be my new local! Great staff, a real friendly pub Definitely recommend

The Cricketer Arms cancelled our booking less than 24 hours on our arrival date without giving a reason and left us in limbo. Very disappointed they can treat customers in the way they did. Contact directly with myself with an explanation would have been the proper thing to do in my opinion. Would certainly not recommend them.

Lovely pub right in the centre of town. Lovely friendly owners and staff. Gutted they weren't serving food, bloody covid !!

Visited this pub for a few pints and a general relax,I found the beer very good and reasonably priced. The staff appeared to be on the ball with regards to social distancing turning groups away at the door. Its certainly a pub used by locals and in my case they made me very welcome.

We are here now and the room is beautiful lovely and clean and very comfortable bed the staff are lovely and friendly very helpful would definitely stay here again

Great pub, sky tv, if i lived in Barney this would deffo be my local. All social distancing laid out, cleaning done regular, good choice of beers. Food back on soon I believe so can't rate it for that. Great lovely pub.

Staff lovely and welcoming and the Sunday lunch is fantastic and good value clean tidy and nothing a problem x

Went in our first night of holiday to check out booking for Sunday lunch.unfortunately the chef had burnt his foot and they weren't do meals ended up staying for a drink great pub with friendly locals

We were a bit early at arrival and the pub door was shut. On ringing the bell the welcoming landlord soon came to the door to let us in. Our room very clean and comfortable, bit small but fine for our one night stay. Unfortunately the chef’s nights off are Monday and Tuesday so we couldn’t eat there in the evening. We did have a nice drink though talking to some of the locals. Very pleasant. It seemed a bit odd leaving in the morning before the pub opened as you leave through the back door, down the fire escape and through the garage to the street. Some people might not like it but it was not a problem to us.

Initially called in due to sun trap out the back and ended up back the next day. Friendly welcome, clean, cheap drinks and worth a visit. Will call again when staying in barnard castle

Meal here was lovely and staff very friendly prices are great as well..... Bottle of wine just over £7

We had Sunday lunch here when we were on holiday and not sure were to eat.The roast was excellent with all the trimmings and extra gravy, the desert are good also.

Superb Sunday lunch here with huge slices of the very best roast beef and all the trimmings. Excellent friendly service too.