Turks Head, Tynemouth, North Shields

Greene King pub located at the far end of Front Street from Tynemouth station and close to the ruins of Tynemouth Priory & Castle. Its location makes it a good place to start or finish a crawl of the town, as Front Street itself has a good range of bars and pubs to try. The large front room had just 2 other customers on my Thursday morning visit. They both appeared to be American. Whilst I didn't venture into the rear room, it was apparent that there were other customers there. The stuffed dog, takes pride of place adjacent to the bar, whilst TVs showing various sports are scattered around the front room liberally. There are darts boards in two of the corners. Greene King IPA is the regular ale here. Yardbird & Old Speckled Hen were also available from the Greene King stable. The guest beer was Consett Ale Works Steeltown Bitter. 4 handpulls to the left-hand side of the bar were all clipped with various ciders from Lilley's. However, with 3 "coming soon", the solitary one available was Rhubarb Cider. A CAMRA discount is available, but only on the ales, contrary to the information showing on Whatpub.

Official site of Turks Head - www.johnbarras.com

Official site of Turks Head - www.johnbarras.com