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Free Trade Inn, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 1AP
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Reviews of Free Trade Inn (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Danny O'Revey left this review about Free Trade Inn
Excellent beer pub, currently with great views and well worth a visit. Traditional local that seems to be thriving
On 6th June 2022
- rating: 8
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Brainy Pool left this review about Free Trade Inn
an L shaped single roomed ale house/dive bar a short walk from the city centre. Has a free jukebox, pickled eggs on the bar, five good ales on and just a pleasant drinkers atmosphere. seating is mostly wooden benches and stools. Painted largely in orange and it’s cracking and peeling everywhere you look. The toilets are also shocking. Some would probably say it needs sprucing up but it is a good pub. Will soon be losing its city views as yet another block of flats is being built on the riverside.
On 12th March 2020
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about Free Trade Inn
As noted below, this pub is proudly perched on a hillside overlooking the River Tyne towards Newcastle. It was having an external paint job done on my visit with no signage. I found myself standing across the road from it peering at my map when a passer by put me straight. Again as noted below, it's a bit of a dive inside but the beer does the talking in these sort of places and there is a great view to relieve the drab surroundings. My worry is that they would overdo any internal changes and spoil the alehouse character.
I counted nine hand pumps which had a cider, Almasty Echelon, Allendale GFPA & Pennine Pale, Roosters Alternative Facts, Oakham Citra, Fyne Jarl, Cullercoats Portland and Alchemy Citra and Mosaic Pale. I went for the GFPA which was in reasonably good nick. I saw a headline somewhere recently saying that "Free Trade Means Cheaper Prices" but that certainly isn't the case here as this 4.7% abv beer was £3.80 making it more expensive than several places in the centre of Newcastle. Despite that I thought it was a great place and well worth visiting. It's listed in the GBG under Byker but isn't really there nor the City Centre as I got a bus here and it was several stops.
On 24th August 2018
- rating: 8
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : Yes - May - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 13 May 2016 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 17 March 2014 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 07 May 2014 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 07 May 2014 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Quiz Night : Yes - Wednesday - last updated 02 November 2013 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _
- WiFi : Yes last updated 06 July 2015 by Quinno _