The Lambton Worm, North Lodge, Chester Le Street

Sonnet 43's brewpub, restaurant and 'boutique hotel' is housed in substantial and impressively premises, set back from the main road by a short distance. The rooms at the front have been partially opened-out to leave a 'T'-shaped bar, with the more formal dining section in another room further back. Pleasantly traditional furniture and decor throughout, although quite rustic around the servery and more upmarket towards the side and rear. All five of the brewery's core real ales were available on handpump, together with the Yellow Cab lager on the keg taps. Well worth the walk from the town centre.