The Brown Cow

The Keystones

A welcoming and informal bar in a student area, open from breakfast 'til the early hours. A great place to relax, meet new friends and join in activities such as quizzing and retro-gaming. It is also an ideal place to watch the big games on TV whilst eating and drinking from street food influenced menus

Sea Horse Hotel

Brigadier Gerard

Located just outside the city walls, this pub has an interesting, large, open plan lounge bar with seating area and small side room with pool table and darts. Named after a famous race horse – see boards and photos on the walls. Formerly a Boys’ Home, converted in 1985

The Watergate Inn

Rose Tree Inn

We area family run pub and restaurant with extensive beer garden, located in the picturesque Shincliffe Village on the banks of the River Wear.Since 2005 the pub has been run by the Harris family with the aim of providing top quality home cooked food in a relaxed environment. Working together with our head chef we have created a menu of great British dishes and daily specials. During the week in addition to our main menu we also offer our ever popular lite bite set menu until 7:00pm. Don't forget to look out for our Chef's specials which are available on the blackboards all week.In the bar we always have a great selection of real ales available to complement our selection of lagers and wines and well behaved dogs are always welcome!

Daleside Arms

The Cross Keys Inn Esh

Fox Cub

As pubs go, The Fox Cub is a mere youngster. But our modern, family-friendly establishment in Spennymoor has already created quite an impression for food and beer. CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) has nominated us as a Great Beer site because of our fine selection of fantastic cask ales and our pub grub regularly receives rave reviews. So if you’re looking for somewhere special near Durham, you’ve found it.

Garden House

Warm inn with cosy rooms, a conservatory restaurant with a seasonal menu, and a beer garden.

The Quakerhouse

The Hammer and Pincers