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Nº 61 in 385 in Darlington

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Great place for a quiet drink with friends, or a wild night when bands are on. The team behind the bar are always on the ball. And good fun. Top class. 👍🍻😁

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Gordon Wilson . 2024-08-26

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Absolutely cracking band plus the staff are top tier lovely legends.

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Syders W . 2024-08-25

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Fabulous quaint small bar, with the best live music on a Saturday night

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Angela Midgley . 2024-08-19

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Great old pub in a small yard off high row. Great selection of ales

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Dave Robinson . 2024-08-18

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Best Pub in Darlington. End of discussion. ❤️

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Mr Frankland . 2024-08-10

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Visited few weeks ago lovely friendly pub love the outdoor seats ect

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Dorothy Blackie . 2024-07-30

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A brilliant little pub with outstanding staff and friendly happy atmosphere, I cannot recommend this pub highly enough.

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Eric Harrison . 2024-04-23

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Best place for a real pub , amazing selection of beers and amazing live bands , orsum staff and atmosphere

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Andrew sharples . 2024-04-20

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I apologise for the low rating but I actually have never been here so why it's asking me to put a rating online is beyond me It's probably nice but I can't say

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Lisa L . 2024-04-19

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I've been visiting this pub for at least 20 years... Is that right? It can't be?! They have a fantastic selection of beers and some seriously drinkable cider. It was a quiet Monday evening when I was in with some old friends, the Barman was witty and played along with our shenanigans. A good time was had by all.

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Mister Daz . 2024-03-07

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Love it to bits, great place, great beer, great music.

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Gordon Blow . 2024-02-22

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Old world drinking at its finest, always a good choice of real ale.

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Bruce Ward . 2024-01-27

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Fantastic pub. Great service by the barman Joe!

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Robert GALIMBA . 2024-01-23

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Top people, excellent beer,super staff, an absolute diamond.

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Larry Page . 2023-12-10

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Quite place with real ale if you like that but it's nice to chill out and have various quiet drink

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Jeff Paterson . 2023-11-18

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Great small pub with great characters & staff.

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shaun johnson . 2023-09-30

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Visited yesterday with a couple of friends.Great pub with fine selection of ales 👍 very friendly bar staff and locals too.Had my favourite tipple in Darlo for the first time.titanic plum porter 🤠🍻

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Gair . 2023-09-30

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Great little pub good choice of beer.

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Gary Cardwell . 2023-09-17

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Great pub, great bands and beer

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Paul Bratley . 2023-09-13

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Good place to meet for a drink in Darlo

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Michael Roff . 2023-09-03

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Amazing place, great ale selection, including some brewed downstairs!

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Ian Wilson . 2023-08-04

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I cannot leave a review about food because we didn't eat and who needs to with the fabulous selection of nine real and craft ales, a selection of ciders and lagers including Budvar on draft. Great place, very friendly and off the beaten track up an alley.

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Aubrey Sheppard . 2023-07-17

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Отличное уютное место для общения и клубных концертов

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Viktoriya Zagvozdkina . 2023-06-21

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Great choice of alcohol free beers you dont get elsewhere

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CLUSK LIFE . 2023-06-11

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Great night out! Superb live music with The Pedantics playing and FREE hotdogs available! (Before you all rush down, don't know if that's always a thing!)

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Sue Adams . 2023-06-05

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Nice rock bar - good range of cask well kept. Friendly staff

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Stuart Park . 2023-06-05

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Great live music venue with great range of beers.

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Dave Coates . 2023-06-04

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brilliant band on plaxe was packed

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jean waldron . 2023-04-28

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From average to good live music for free, and real ale.

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Keith Thompson . 2023-04-24

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A great place with different beers and ciders. Friendly bar staff. Good live musicians. Music pub quiz on a Tuesday. My favourite pub

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Andrea Johnson . 2023-04-22

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Good pub.. Good choice of beers. And fantastic Staff. One of rhe best pubs in town

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John Robson . 2023-04-11

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Ale drinkers’ paradise. Mainly pales and ambers, mind.

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Andrew Saffrey . 2023-04-03

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A cracking little find … up here for a meeting tomorrow…. Fine selection of ales and a great atmosphere. I walked passed the alleyway twice lol but found it in the end … just the job after a long drive from Staffordshire

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Robbie Atkin . 2023-03-15

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Great old style Public House. Craft beers, live music with very friendly staff. Great atmosphere. It also has a first floor function room. No lift, or car parking.

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Keith Rowland . 2023-02-26

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Great find,good beers pleasant afternoon. If you like it quiet go in the afternoon as they do have live music on some evenings.

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Jeff Taylor . 2023-01-30

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Great selection of beers, quirky clientele!

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Chris Tarpey . 2023-01-24

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Best ake house in Darlington, by far.

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Dron Kyle . 2022-12-27

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A great selection of ales, a great little pub.

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Richard Lawley . 2022-12-20

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Like a hand pulled real ale then this is the place for you

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neil whittaker . 2022-12-04

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Friendly staff & people. Will b back. Xx

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Ana Grabinskis . 2022-11-25

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Lovely little bar we came across by accident really friendly staff and good atmosphere.

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Jason OHagan . 2022-10-30

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Just a small pub, nothing special about it.

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Ozz Man . 2022-10-16

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plenty of different ales on every week

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Adam Currey . 2022-10-09

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Very friendly real ale pub. For the man looking for the opposite of a spoons.

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George Etherington . 2022-09-26

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Great music, happy friendly staff and a great range of drinks

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Bill Thorkildsen . 2022-09-11

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Great evening here. The band The Addiction were fab,good atmosphere.We sat outside which was lovely.

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Deb Wray . 2022-08-16

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Excellent pub, would advise to all

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Matthew Lambert . 2022-07-23

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Always a warm welcome and always something new to taste, great atmosphere and live music

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Gareth Tingle . 2022-07-16

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Great little place to visit. Great selection of real ales. Good atmosphere

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Paul Rigg . 2022-07-08

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One of Darlington's best pubs. A must if you are visiting the town's and like real ale.

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G B . 2022-07-04

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Great little pub good crack and lots of ales to choose from.

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Phil . 2022-06-19

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It's a beer emporium, with very good beer luckily.

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Phil Laurie . 2022-06-08

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I love this place, friendly staff and customers, no yobs there. Always some good rock music on the hifi as well as some decent live music. They have a large selection of ales, much of which are local. My favourite place to drink in Darlington.

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Gareth Rees . 2022-06-06

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Nice friendly pub with a fantastic range of ales. Live music most evenings.

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Paul Mckenna . 2022-06-03

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Great wee pub. Good music and great ale

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George Gavin . 2022-06-01

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Always the best pub in Darlington. Fabulous selection of real ales

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Richard Vogel . 2022-05-27

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Excellent choice of beer and great pub

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Zoe Ryan . 2022-05-07

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Great little place, lovely local ales. Hidden gem

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gus rowell . 2022-05-06

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A little gem of a pub, beer changes regularly but is always in top condition, is also an important music venue

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jonty davis . 2022-04-07

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2nd best pub in town. On its day can be the best. Serial pub of the year winner. Very music and cask beer oriented

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paul bennett . 2022-04-07

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Great venue. Live music. Very good bar service and reasonable prices

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Catherine Singh . 2022-03-25

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Lovely place to go and listen to a live band highly recommend

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Simon Savage . 2022-03-17

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Great little ale house hidden in the centre of Darlington. A must if you enjoy real ale in a peaceful pub that attracts like minded people.

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Ian M - flymajj . 2022-02-19

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Lovely , but well hidden real ale pub ....excellent

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Bob Holt . 2022-01-28

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One of them rare finds, great beer, and knowledgeable staff

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Paul Hamer . 2021-12-12

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Excellent pub. Good selection of beers and friendly service.

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Brian Bairnsfather . 2021-11-15

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Great night, but very crowded, so worrying in these covid days.

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Margaret Forrest . 2021-10-31

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Always great 🍻 and relaxed atmosphere

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Brian Wardle . 2021-10-23

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Hard to find , especially if you follow Google maps ( it's NOT in the covered market or the market square ! ) . Good Rock / music pub which is just starting to have some live music 🎶 again after all the last 18months of turmoil. Very friendly lady behind the bar who knows her real ales & Darlington history 😁👍 Had a chat outside in the courtyard with the owner who is sound 🤘 Worth trying to find.

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The Great Nickardo . 2021-10-10

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Like music and real ales, this is the place, just off the noisy track and with a great atmosphere, clientèle and staff

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Furi Kitten . 2021-09-21

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Good range of real ales to top off an evening out. Couldn't try them all!😁

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Daniel Hayton . 2021-08-29

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Lovely bar with 7 real ales on, all hand pulled. Tucked away just off main pedestrian area. Well worth a visit.

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Paul Smith . 2021-08-16

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Nice little bar (with bigger room upstairs) good choice of beers

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Jo Edwards . 2021-07-28

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Best selection of real ales in the town. A mustfor real ale fans. Very good bands on often. Folk etc.

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mugsytop . 2021-07-18

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Nice secluded boozer. Staff friendly. Would have got 5 stars but no Newcastle brown ale.

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Smote Reverser . 2021-06-09

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Best pub in Darlington in my opinion always new beers for us.

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Ray Smith . 2021-06-07

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Nice cosy pub .. cant wait till the live music returns great atmosphere ..

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richard nelmes . 2021-06-06

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IK live in Texas, but whenever I come home this is Always my first port of call. Great beer, friendly staff and a great place to have a chat with complete strangers. Best pub in town by mile

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AB22 Easy Tiger . 2021-03-04

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Terrific choice of beers, all kept in top condition. Friendly staff, great music.

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Laurence Hill . 2020-11-30

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Fantastic pub, such a friendly welcome on my first ever visit!! Brilliant choice of ales.

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Nick Taylor . 2020-10-24

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Nice friendly pub. Lovely pint

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jason fox . 2020-10-23

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Good beer and ciders, good prices, good service and ambience.

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Christopher Blanks . 2020-10-19

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Very nervous at first but they have a very good policies in place regarding hygiene and track and trace 10/10 Shelly

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Stacy Harrer . 2020-09-08

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Best real ale pub in Darlington. Small, eclectic clientele, great beer, brilliant staff. A little oasis of old fashioned speak-easy boozer in an otherwise crazy world.

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Ian Morris . 2020-08-22

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5 stars says it all. Shelly made us welcome in Darlington and still does.

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David ddixon08@btinternet.com . 2020-07-10

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Best pub in town. Good selection of real ales. Free Live music. Super friendly staff. Walk in as strangers walk out as friends ❤️

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Zoe Leitch . 2020-03-29

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Very good afternoon/ evening great beers good company

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alan . 2020-02-19

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Lovely little gem hidden down a side street in Darlington. Went to an open mic night there and it was really good. Friendly people and locally brewed ales! Fantastic!

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Dean Cooper . 2020-02-09

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Friendly staff and customers. Small and intimate pub, great atmosphere, fabulous live music

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Lynne Nicholson . 2020-02-08

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Music and real ales what's not to like. A little snug so don't be shy.

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Steven Wright . 2020-01-23

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Lots of outstanding live acts. Friendly staff and patrons. Quirky bar and location.

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Rachel K . 2020-01-11

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Open Night Mike Nights are brilliant opportunity to listen to local tallent.

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Christine Nicholson . 2020-01-03

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Wonderful place, great atmosphere and the staff are friendly and welcoming.

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Mark Verney . 2019-12-20

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Great beers and great atmosphere

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Ken Smith . 2019-12-15

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Great pub, great live music, good beer and a friendly crowd and the bar staff are spot on definitely the best pub in Darlington.

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paul thompson . 2019-12-15

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Always a good selection, staff are fantastic. Live music is also great.

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Thomas Cross . 2019-12-12

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Great beer, very friendly service and place to be. Live music

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Tom Liddle . 2019-12-11

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Small cosy and very friendly pub with good range of beers and spirits

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Christopher “Chris” wellman . 2019-12-07

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Great venue for live music and also great selection of ales and lager

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James Fallon . 2019-11-28

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Best bar bar none on Darlington.

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Nick Phillips . 2019-11-24

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