User name:

Password:

Login


Sign in with Facebook


Not already a member?
Join our community and - Rate & review pubs - Upload pictures - Add events JOIN for free NOW


Chat about:
Cambridge PuG Crawl, Friday 5th April 2024 with Gann on the Pub Forum

The Station House, Durham

Pub added by aleand hearty
North Road
Durham
DH1 4SE

Return to pub summary

Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Will Larter left this review about The Station House

Before this visit I'd only been to two pubs in Durham, several years ago, and this was my 14th in one day. It opened in 2015, as my notes made at the time say, so wasn't open when I was in Durham before, and its proximity to the station had made it a shoo-in for last pub of the day. This is a micropub, with the beers dispensed through a hatch on the door of the stillage area where the beers and ciders are kept. Four ales and four ciders, as the pump clips on rails either side of the hatch made clear. The owner was having a beer himself after serving me, though he already had several customers in the pub. He was very friendly and welcoming, and there was a good atmosphere to the place. I would have appreciated the pub and beer more if they had been my first of the day, but it doesn't open until 4pm midweek (closed Monday, 2pm Friday). My notes, despite how many beers I'd drunk, can be read to the extent I know that my half of Hops & Dots Kanye Best ESB 5% was in very good condition.

On 1st June 2022 - rating: 7
[User has posted 3699 recommendations about 3440 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Station House

Update review:

Having completed all of the 15 new pubs I'd set out to do in Durham and its surroundings, I just had to make a return visit to the Station House. This visit was every much as good as my first.

Service is no longer table service, which is far more civilised. Regulars including the barman who'd earlier served me in the Victoria were congregated on the bench tables near the servery, whilst somewhere there was a group playing what appeared to be sea shanties.

I sat in a cosy area down a few steps, where I managed to grab a small table still within easy reach of the bar. Staff were just as friendly as on my last visit. They were keen to hear how I'd found each of the ciders I tried.

Ales on were Fyne Jarl, Hops & Dots Fat Fingers, Cullercoats Jack the Devil & Brewsmith Oatmeal Stout. Ciders were Oliver's Dabinett, Ross-on-Wye Dabinett & Bisquet, Ascension Champing at the Pit V2 & The Landlady's Famous Mulled Cider (seemingly also from Ross-on-Wye). Craft beers and ciders were Durham Helles, Two by Two Citra Pale & Nightingale Wild Disco.

I still rate this as the best pub in Durham and will undoubtedly return again when I'm next in this excellent city for drinkers.

Original review: 4/8/20:

I seem to remember seeing this pub on my last visit to Durham in February, 2017. Whilst I visited the Bridge Hotel opposite, the Station House was not on my hitlist. This time it was and it turned out to be the highlight of my long weekend in Cumbria and Durham.

This micropub has a couple of different areas. But I sat near the main cold room and was able to chat with the friendly owner and staff.

There are 3 real ales, which were Cullercoats Sandpiper, Allendale Pennine Pale & Durham Black Bishop. However, the highlight for me was the cider and perry selection. All were on the dry side of medium. I had not had 2 of them before. Options were Ross-on-Wye Dry Oak Cask & 6 Pear Perry, Burrow Hill Alf & Alf, Kentish Pip Craftsman & Duckchicken Gigglejuice.

I enjoyed a good hour or so here, which significantly curtailed any further drinking options in the city, as the evening was wearing on. But my stay was well worth it.

Best pub I have visited in Durham City so far.

On 27th November 2021 - rating: 9
[User has posted 2442 recommendations about 2441 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Old Boots left this review about The Station House

Splendid micro at the bottom of the station hill under the viaduct. One square room with a little area with two tables tucked away by the stairs to the toilet and more seats. No counter, service is from a hatch in the door of the cool room where the beer and cider are stored, all on gravity dispense.

On 6th March 2020 - no rating submitted
[User has posted 3209 recommendations about 2920 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


custodian 42 left this review about The Station House

Pretty decent place, this. The beer was kept on stillage on the left and there was a good selection. It was coming to the end of my session so I didn't take any details, but would definitely return.

On 19th January 2020 - rating: 7
[User has posted 1693 recommendations about 1691 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Aqualung . left this review about The Station House

This is a proper micropub set in a split level rectangular room and with another room upstairs that I didn't check out. The cellar room is on the left as you enter and the beer and ciders are served directly here across a small bar. There was a fair crowd in on a Saturday afternoon.
There were six varied beers on Allendale Thunderstruck, Oakham Citra, Errant Razorback Stout, Thornbridge Galaxia, Robinsons Dark Vader and Fyne Jarl. I went for the Galaxia, Razorback Stout and Thunderstruck which were all in excellent condition. I only wrote down the price of the Thunderstruck as it was £2.30 a half and only served in that measure so I had to keep going back to top my pint glass up. It was a superb strong (7.4%) New World pale. The other beers were more normal prices.
I thought this was a great place.

On 3rd December 2017 - rating: 9
[User has posted 2143 recommendations about 2143 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Real Ale Ray left this review about The Station House

A well run micro with the beer stored on stillage in a room on the left of entrance and served through an opening hatch in a timber and glass partitioned wall. There are three main drinking areas, which consists of a main room, a snug down a couple of steps at the far end and a further room upstairs, which was a good size, for any over spill, when busy. There was a choice of five ales and four ciders/perry on our visit. We went for the Great Heck Christopher and Pictish Opal, both were in good shape and we enjoyed our visit here, early doors Saturday.

On 27th December 2016 - rating: 8
[User has posted 3378 recommendations about 3378 pubs]


Please Note: This review is over a year old.


Alan Winfield left this review about The Station House

The Station House is a small micro pub that was converted from other use,it is situated almost under the large rail bridge which overlooks Durham.
Once inside there is a small oblong shaped room ,the seating is a couple of tall tables and stools,one long table with stools and one normal table with chairs.
The beers are stored in a separate room on stillages which can be viewed from the main room.
I had a drink of Brass Castle Northern Blonde which was a very nice drink,the other beers noted were from Mordue,Fernandes and Grafton.
With the pub being quite small it was quite busy with a decent relaxed atmosphere.
A very pleasant micro pub that is a short walk to the train station.

Pub visited 19/3/2016

On 24th April 2016 - rating: 8
[User has posted 6113 recommendations about 6113 pubs]