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The Free Trade, Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1LF
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Quinno _ left this review about The Free Trade
A CAMRA Inventory pub of National Importance (unaltered since 1910) and well-worth it's place. On entering there’s an entry corridor fashioned from head-height wood partitions with a dropped entrance to the main bar. This is a small and simple affair with tongue and groove wood panelling and blue lino. Pool room to the rear, which is much less interesting. A darts match was in full swing on my visit meaning I had to find myself a space at the servery (not that there really was any). Three pumps with a turned clip so a nasty sweet keg Belhaven Best had to do. Well-worth dropping in for a nose but beware that opening hours are really sporadic, indeed the only time I saw it open during my four days in Berwick was the Monday night!
On 10th November 2021
- rating: 6
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Will Larter left this review about The Free Trade
Well worth a visit for the interesting and, nowadays, unique layout. The pub was having an external spruce up when I was here a year ago, and I was unable to get in for a drink, so I'd been looking forward to coming back. Unfortunately it was very quiet when I was here on a Sunday evening, though I was told it's busy in the afternoons. Just one beer on hand pump of the three available, Hadrian and Borders Blonde, which was not to my taste and quite frankly not very good either.
Date of visit: 18th May 2014
On 18th June 2014
- rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Free Trade
About as rough-looking and run down as any pub in the country, with just a few very old and faded Good Beer Guide stickers hinting of possible interest. Inside, old-fashioned wooden screens separate the bar from the corridor leading to the rear pool room. Traditional furniture and decor, and some lively banter of the robust variety. However, the staff and other customers were all very friendly and I was offered some of the sandwiches and nibbles that the locals were sharing. Just one of the three handpumps was working, dispensing Hadrian Border's Secret Kingdom (£2.60, and lively so topped up voluntarily and then again even after I had moved to a table). Overall, hardly the sort of place to take your mother to, but - unexpectedly - I rather enjoyed my visit.
On 3rd February 2013
- rating: 7
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