Pub/Cafe Gallery and the odd hotel!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Pub of the Day

https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/cumberland- ... he%201860s.

The Cumberland Arms is located at 17 Front Street, Tynemouth. It is a red brick and faience Victorian gothic-style public house, which was built in 1898 by W. B. Reid and Co., and designed by F. R. N. Haswell. It was built on the site of an earlier public house which was built in the 1860s. The Cumberland Arms is on North Tyneside 'Local List' of buildings and parks that are of special local architectural and historic interest.

"Faience" glazed tiles/bricks I think!

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

..and the saunterers should have put the Royal Oak firmly in this thread...

It has a skittle Alley



Neil

[CitroJim]

We had a very nice meal in there Neil I took that one whilst out running after dinner to burn off a few calories...

[NewcastleFalcon]

and then there is...



Lovely night-time picture

Neil

[CitroJim]

and then there is...



Lovely night-time picture

Neil

It was actually very early in the morning Neil Saw it and thought of you!

And lit almost entirely by my running light...

[NewcastleFalcon]

So, where is the the Oldest Pub Garden Railway in the UK

Here, and elevated for that reason to Pub of the Day

The Fancott Arms, Toddington, Bedfordshire
https://thefancott.com/

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Spooky one!! I met my mate Dave for lunch today and we had to choose between The Fancott Arms and The Engineer in Harpenden. We settled on The Engineer because we thought The Fancott would be too busy as it's half term and the railway would be running!!

[CitroJim]

Loving the model Hymek One of my favourite locos

[NewcastleFalcon]

Cafe of the Day Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland.

Can't miss it, its in a former Gentlemen's Public Convenience right next to the bridge in Berwick on the Quayside.

Love the old "bog bricks"

View from

View from 2

That's the cafe in the corner

A lovely colourful painting by the stairs

Neil

[CitroJim]

Love the old "bog bricks"

Yes, there's something about them... Hard to put your finger on it but they do have a certain charm...

Our erstwhile public conveniences - we now have posh new ones - were converted into a coffee shop

Some say the coffee tastes like p.....

[myglaren]

One of my daughters was married in Washington Old Hall and her reception was in a posh restaurant that had been public toilets.

[NewcastleFalcon]

The iconic Bigg Market Bogs now a wine bar called WC



Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

It's what is says on the window and their speciality is the cheese and bacon scone, freshly baked and quite addictive

Neil

[CitroJim]

Oh yes! Cheese and bacon A marriage made in heaven and in a scone - perfection

[mickthemaverick]

We decided to go out for lunch today as the weather was so warm and headed off for the Nags Head in Little Hadham. Unfortunately when we arrived we discovered that the pub has become an Indian Restaurant so we carried on up to Albury and then on to this cracking place which we have not frequented for many years. :

The Catherine Wheel

We were lucky to get a table as they were very full with 40+ attendees at a private 90th birthday party in one bar and a fair number in the other one. However there was one table for 6 which was available so we sat down at one end and browsed the menu. SWMBO selected the crispy whitebait followed by the locally made Toad in the Hole with peas while I went for the crunchy pork bites and apple sauce, also followed by the Toad and rounded off with Bread and Butter Pudding and custard. I'll leave the pictures to tell the rest, suffice to say it was delicious and we will definitely be returning in the not too distant future!

Yum

YUM YUM

YUM YUM YUM

As above

Plated for consumption!!