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Castle Tap, Barnard Castle

Pub added by Paul Brett

2 Bakery Mews, rear of 20 Horsemarket
Barnard Castle
DL12 8LZ

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Barnard Castle Town

Reviews of Castle Tap (Average Rating: 9 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

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Gill Smith left this review about Firkin Alley

This micropub in Barnard Castle is a must for real ale lovers It is closed Mondays but opens every other day 4pm and 2pm Fri Sat Sun. Bar downstairs with a good seletion and a room upstairs. We stayed a while on 20 July as there were some good beers to enjoy. Tirril Windermere pale ale, Tirril Eden Valley pale ale, McColls Petite Belgique, 3 Piers King Orry, and Taylor Illingworth Coal Yard were all enjoyed and we were sad that a Roundhill beer had just finished as we got there. Friendly staff and locals.

On 7^th August 2019 - rating: 9
[User has posted 1339 recommendations about 1222 pubs]

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Map location corrected by Jonathan Wilde

Bishop Auckland, 14.28 miles, 4 hr 35 min walk (show)
Bishop Auckland, 14.28 miles, 4 hr 35 min walk (show)
Wolsingham, 15.73 miles, 5 hr 3 min walk (show)

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22nd Aug 2025, 19:27

Request to mark pub as open by ROB Camra approved

22nd Aug 2025, 19:27

Request to mark pub as open submitted by ROB Camra, with included notes: Reopened as Castle Tap