The Three Bridges, Durham

There was a bouncer on the door of the Three Bridges when I visited on a recent midweek evening, which I thought odd until I walked into this busy pub where televisions throughout were airing Champions League build up commentary for a Newcastle match. Laminate floored throughout, there’s a mix of booths, tables and banquettes mainly in the left-hand side where there’s also a couple of dartboards. In the centre of the pub just off to the right is a large open space that is faced by the serving counter across the rear wall and a stage on the right wall that is used for regular live weekend music, although this is primarily a sports pub. Standard and premium keg were available and two of the three hand pumps were in use drawing Allendale’s Golden Plover and Weston’s Old Rosie. This isn’t somewhere I’d go out of my way to revisit, but as large sports pubs go this place is pretty good.

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Official site of The Three Bridges - www.greatukpubs.co.uk

As noted below, this could be a Spoons if you didn't know better from the lack of ale. At least I got my directions to the Head of Steam.

Large space in an unlovely building that could well be a Spoons at first glance - but it isn't and the place within has none of said chains redeeming features. No ale, so moved on.