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Star Inn, Morpeth
Netherton
Postal town: Morpeth
NE65 7HD
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Star Inn
For many years, I've been wanting to visit this fairly unique pub, which is pretty much in the middle of nowhere.
The landlady is now in her late 80's, meaning the pub's opening hours are now fairly limited. I'd tried calling the week before to check opening hours. But I had no joy. However, I tried again on the day and she advised that she would indeed open at 7:30pm. For anybody else's reference, she is currently open from 7:30 on a Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I was the only customer on this Sunday evening, although her dog was expecting somebody to come in with some bones. So, I received a good sniffing. Apparently Saturdays are particularly quiet and she is considering closing on a Saturday in the near future. So, it is still advisable to ring ahead.
You enter the pub into what appears to be a small reception area with access to a bar. Entering rings a bell to alert the landlady who appeared from the main body of the building. She directs you into a large square-shaped room which is actually at the front of the building.
Cask ale is no longer served, as demand is insufficient to warrant keeping it, plus she explained that it would be too difficult to keep fetching it from the cellar. Instead, drinks are served from a trolley. There are various bottles of beer, cans of Carlsberg, small bottles of wine and a couple of soft drink options. There may also have been a cider.
The landlady is extremely welcoming and is happy to chat with any visitors. She was seemingly interested in why I was there and my hobby of visiting pubs. We chatted in general about pubs and the current crisis. However, with children not allowed entry, my wife and son were relegated to the car outside!
I would definitely encourage a visit to this unspoilt gem of a pub and was happy to revolve my weekend plans around its opening times (along with the Foxes Den at Felton).
On 1st November 2020
- rating: 7
[User has posted 2452 recommendations about 2451 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Real Ale Ray left this review about Star Inn
We feel extremely privileged to have visited this amazing Heritage pub. Vera, the landlady, runs this small pub single-handedly at the grand age of 82. I phoned up a week before our visit, to check the opening times. The pub has been in the family since 1917, when Vera's grandfather purchased the pub. The pub is one of seven to have appeared in every edition of the GBG. There was one ale to choose from, which was Castle Eden Ale. This was poured straight from the cellar and filled right to the top of the glass.
Vera told us that Castle Eden had stopped brewing their ales last Nov and Cameron's had recently acquired the recipe. We sat and chatted with Vera in the front lounge. The lounge consisted of wooden slatted bench seating along the walls, eclectic tables and chairs. There is a 1950's fireplace, plenty of mirrors and a photo of Vera's Father. The carpet in front of the servery had survived from the 1970's. If you want to use the outside loo, Vera hands you a large key on a piece of rope. The outside loo is also a piece of antiquity. There is a quiz night on a Wednesday eve, it would have been nice to meet some of the locals who frequent this amazing pub.
On 10th August 2014
- rating: 10
[User has posted 3382 recommendations about 3381 pubs]