The Garden Farm, Waldridge, Chester Le Street

Basic-looking, single-storey estate boozer, although the various seating areas around the bar are tidy enough. Apart from this, there is little to note other than there is also a smarter function room on the other side of the entrance. No real ale, of course, but I spotted the Newcastle Exhibition (£2.65, and brewed goodness-knows where these days, but still a bit more appealing than the inevitable John Smiths or Worthington Smoothflow).