Crows Nest, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Really good pub with excellent service. A wide choice of ales - Abotts, Bass, Anarchy Brew Wor Beer, Great North Eastern Brewing Bay State, Screamtown Pale ale, Great Corby Fox Brown Ale, Stu Brew Exam Room Tears and Lab Session Pale ale. Stu Brew is a microbrewery based at Newcastle University so I felt compelled to try it! I'm glad I did as the Lab Session was a superb pint. Next time I am up here I'd spend longer in here. Well worth a visit.

Bustling and lively Greene King pub close to Haymarket metro station. Greene King IPA is the regular beer, but they also had their XX Mild & Pennine Millie George. In addition, they had 3 Lilley's boxed ciders - Bee Sting Perry, Cheeky Pig & Apple and Blackberry Cider. It's a reasonably nice traditional-looking pub with a quieter room to the right-hand side of the bar. There are plenty of TV screens for sports fans and CAMRA discounts are offered.

This good looking pub near Haymarket station rather flatters to deceive as inside it's just one big room with 2 big screens and loads of other TVs showing the football on our Sunday afternoon visit. There's a small alcove to the right of the bar for a bit of peace, but that's it. Having said that my pint was in very good nick and they actively promote the 10% CAMRA discount. It'll not be a regular haunt, but we may well call in again on a non football day.