The Stables, Stanley

Pub / restaurant / micro-brewery attached to the Beamish Hall Hotel, with what must be about the most attractive outdoor seating area anywhere in the country. Inside, all three arms of the former stable block are largely laid up for dining, but there is some general seating around the central bar area. There is a decent line-up of their own beers in a range of styles on the six handpumps, from which I went for the Coppy Lane stout (£3.60).