The Fishermans Arms, Hartlepool

The only GBG 2025 listed pub on the Headland, sadly it was closed on a Saturday lunchtime when I tried to visit so couldn’t enjoy the choice of three changing beers described in the GBG. The GBG does say winter hours may vary but no indication of limited ones in the summer. Odd “Pirates of the Carribean” type pub sign. If visiting beware of the building opposite which has been colonised by nesting Kittiwakes as the white pavements will testify.

Enjoyed our visit last month to this pub with a good choie of beer available. There were a lot of empty handpulls, and I was told these come in use when there are beer festivals. We selected and enjoyed Yard of Ale Tardbird, Roundhill Billas Bitter and Roundhill Sorachi and Coe.

This pub is in the 2014 Good Beer Guide and that was why I was calling there today. The guide shows open Friday and Saturday from 3pm, but not we called there 3 times up to 4.30pm but the door was locked and we saw no sign of activity. Shame as we only had today there.

great mini beer festival here at the weekend gone but there's another one this october