Darlington Pub Guide

 

Market town of Saxon origin. Its character owes most to influential Quaker families who put the town to the fore of the industrial revolution, mostly notably the pioneering Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.

 

Darlington: Town Centre

 

Arts Centre: Vane Terrace DL3 7AX.Tel (01325) 483271

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Sat

Guest Beer

Lunches

The venue for Darlington CAMRA's Beer Festivals in March and September

 

Britannia: 1 Archer Street DL3 6LR. Tel (01325) 463787

Opening Hours: 11.30-3 & 5.30-11 Mon-Wed; 11.30-11 Thu-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Cameron's Strongarm; John Smith's Bitter; guest beers

LOCAL CAMRA AWARDS: 

Town Pub of the Year 2005

Town Community Pub Award 2007 and 2008

 

The Forum: Borough Road DL1 1SG. Tel (01325) 363135

Website: www.theforumonline.co.uk

Opening Hours: 3-11 Mon; 9am-11 Tue-Thu; 9am-midnight Fri;

                         10am-midnight Sat; 10am-11pm Sun (hours may vary- ring to check)

Guest beer

 

Glittering Star: 9 Stonebridge DL1 1PB. Tel (01325) 353191

Opening Hours: 2-11 Mon-Thu; 12-11 Fri-Sun

Samuel Smith's OBB

    

Hole in the Wall: 15 Horsemarket DL1 5PT. Tel (01325) 466720

Website: www.holeinthewalldarlo.co.uk

Opening Hours: 11-11.30 Mon-Thu; 11-midnight Fri & Sat; 12-11 Sun

Black Sheep Best Bitter; Camerons Strongarm

Thai food served lunchtimes (not Sun) in the bar; evenings Thu-Sat upstairs

 

Number Twenty-2: 22 Coniscliffe Road DL3 7RG. Tel (01325) 354590

Website: www.twenty2.villagebrewer.co.uk

Opening Hours: 12-11; closed Sun & some Bank Holidays

Burton Bridge Classic Burton Ale; Village Brewer White Boar

Zetland, Bull Premium, Old Raby Ale; guest beers

Lunches

LOCAL CAMRA & NATIONAL CAMRA AWARDS: 

Branch Pub of the Year 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2008

North East Pub of the Year 1997, 1998, 1999

Highly Recommended in the National Pub of the Year Competition 1999

Town Pub of the Year 2007

Town Pub of the Season 2011

 

Old Yard Tapas Bar: 98 Bondgate DL3 7JY. Tel (01325) 467385

Website: www.tapasbar.co.uk

     Email: pete@tapasbar.fsnet.co.uk

Opening Hours: 10-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Theakston Old Peculier; guest beers

Lunches and evening meals (Spanish and Greek dishes)

LOCAL CAMRA AWARDS: 

Town Pub of the Season 2009, 2010

 

Pennyweight: 8 Bakehouse Hill DL1 5QA. Tel (01325) 464244

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Black Sheep Best Bitter; Caledonian Deuchars IPA, Camerons Strongarm

Lunches.

 

Quakerhouse: Mechanics Yard, High Row DL3 7QF. Tel (07817) 108756

Website: www.quakerhouse.net

Opening Hours: 11-midnight Mon-Sat; 12-midnight Sun

Jarrow Rivet Catcher; guest beers; Westons Old Rosie Cider

LOCAL CAMRA AWARDS: 

Branch Pub of the Year 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012

Town Pub of the Year 2010

 

The Quays: 5 Tubwell Row DL1 1NU. Tel (01325) 461448

Website: www.the-quays.info

Opening Hours: 11-midnight Mon-Sat; 12-midnight Sun

Guest beers

 

Red Lion: 37 Priestgate DL1 1NG. Tel (01325) 467619

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Wed; 11-11.30 Thu-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Guest beers

Lunches (not Sun)

 

Tanners Hall (JDW): 62-64 Skinnergate DL3 7LL. Tel (01325) 369939

Opening Hours: 9am-midnight Sun-Thu; 9-1am Fri & Sat

Greene King IPA, Abbot; Marston's Pedigree; guest beers

Meals available all day

 

Tap & Spile: 99 Bondgate DL3 7JY. Tel (01325) 381679

Opening Hours: 11.30-midnight Mon-Thu; 11.30-2am Fri & Sat; 12-midnight Sun

Guest beers; Westons Old Rosie Cider

 

Voodoo Cafe: 84 Skinnergate DL3 7LX. Tel (01325) 467555

Website: www.voodoocafe.co.uk

Opening Hours: 10-4 Mon; 10-midnight Tues-Sat; 11-4 Sun

A Mexican/South American themed continental style cafe which also specialises in a large range of bottled beers from North American microbreweries and South America.

Food available until 10pm from Tuesday to Saturday

 

Vesuvio: 3a Houndgate DL1 5RL. Tel (01325) 788564

Opening Hours: 10am-midnight Mon; 10am-7 Tue & Wed; 10am-10 Thu;

                         10am-midnight Fri & Sat; 12-7 Sun

Wine bar which also stocks a large range of bottled real ales from the UK along with foreign imported bottled beer.

 

William Stead (JDW): 8 Crown Street DL1 1LU. Tel (01325) 382151

Opening Hours: 9am-midnight Sun-Thu; 9am-1am Fri & Sat

Greene King Abbott; Marston's Bitter, Pedigree; guest beers

Meals available all day until 10pm

 

 

Darlington: Suburbia

 

Builders Arms: 19 Hopetown Lane DL3 6RQ. Tel (01325) 354838

Opening Hours: 12-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Guest beer

 

Central Borough: 12 Hopetown Lane DL3 6RQ. Tel (01325) 265609

Opening Hours: 12-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Morland Old Speckled Hen; guest beer

 

Copper Beech: Neasham Road DL1 4DH. Tel (01325) 462951

Opening Hours: 12-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Black Sheep Best Bitter; Cameron's Strongarm

Lunches; evening meals

 

Grey Horse: Haughton Green DL1 2DD. Tel (01325) 465402

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Guest beers

 

Highland Laddie: Haughton Green DL1 2DF. Tel (01325) 487671

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Thu; 11-11.30 Fri & Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Jennings Cumberland Ale; guest beers

Lunches; evening meals

 

Model T: 136 Fulthorpe Avenue, Mowden DL3 9XT. Tel (01325) 462681

Opening Hours: 5-11.30 Mon-Fri; 12-11.30 Sat & Sun

Jennings Bitter; Marston's Pedigree; guest beer

 

Railway Tavern: 8 High Northgate (A167) DL1 1UN. Tel (01325) 464963

Opening Hours: 2.30-11.30 Mon-Thu; 12-midnight Fri & Sat; 12-11.30 Sun

Guest beer

 

Shuttle & Loom: Whinfield Road DL1 3RW. Tel (01325) 460048

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Thu; 11-midnight Fri & Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Morland Old Speckled Hen

Meals available all day

   

Stressholme Golf Club: Snipe Lane DL2 2SA. Tel (01325) 353073

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Sun

Guest beer

Meals available all day

 

Springfield: Whinfield Road DL1 2RB. Tel (01325) 288669

Opening Hours: 11-11 Sun-Wed; 11-11.30 Thu; 11-midnight Fri & Sat

Marston's Pedigree; guest beers

Meals available all day

   

Traveller’s Rest: 2 West Auckland Road DL3 9ER. Tel (01325) 468177

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Guest beers

Lunches; evening meals

 

White Heifer: John Fowler Way DL2 2GG. Tel (01325) 462464

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Thu; 11-midnight Fri & Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Jennings Cumberland Ale; guest beers

Meals available all day until 9pm

 

White Horse: North Road, Harrowgate Hill DL1 3AD. Tel (01325) 463262

Opening Hours: 11-midnight Mon-Sun

Morland Old Speckled Hen; Taylor Landlord; guest beer

Meals available all day until 9pm

 

 

Darlington: Clubs

 

Central WMC: 7 Beaumont Street DL1 5RN

Opening Hours: 11-4 & 6.30-11 Mon-Tue & Thu-Fri; 11-4 & 6.30-10.30 Wed;

                         11-11 Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Guest beers

 

Darlington Cricket Club: South Terrace DL1 5JD. Tel (01325) 250044

Opening Hours: 7.30-midnight Mon-Thu; 7-midnight Fri; 12-midnight Sat; 12-11.30 Sun

Jennings Cumberland Ale; guest beer

LOCAL CAMRA & NATIONAL CAMRA AWARDS: 

Branch Club of the Year 2003

North East Club of the Year 2003 

 

Darlington MP Rugby Club: 22 Yiewsley Drive DL3 9XS. Tel (01325) 465932

Opening Hours: 6.30-11.30 Mon-Wed; 6-11.30 Thu; 4-11.30 Fri; 12-11.30 Sat; 12-11 Sun

Guest beer

 

Darlington Rugby Club: Grange Road DL1 5NR. Tel (01325) 363777

Opening Hours: 11-11 Mon-Sat; 12-10.30 Sun

Guest beers

Lunches; evening meals (not Sun)

 

Darlington Snooker Club: 1 Corporation Road DL3 6AE. Tel (01325) 241388

Opening Hours: 11-midnight Sun-Thu; 11-late Fri & Sat

Guest beers

LOCAL CAMRA & NATIONAL CAMRA AWARDS:

Branch Club of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

North East Club of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

 

 

Darlington: Shops

 

Binns: 1-7 High Row DL3 7HH. Tel (0870) 1607237

Opening Hours: 9-5.30 Mon-Thu; 9-6 Fri & Sat; 11-5 Sun

Around thirty beers stocked in the town centre House of Fraser department store

 

The following also stock bottled real ales:

 

ASDA: Whinfield Road

 

CHEESE & WINE SHOP: Clark’s Yard

 

Hop & Grape: North Road

 

Ken Warne: Cleveland Terrace

 

Majestic Wine Warehouse: Grange Road

 

Morrisons: North Road & Morton Park stores

 

Olympic Mini Stores: Olympic Street

 

Sainsburys: Victoria Road

 

Somerfield: Cockerton Green