Pubs in Sunderland
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Ashbrooke Sports Club
West Lawn, Sunderland SR2 7HH
Real ale is available in the Sports Bar and is open to non members. There are 4 handpulls (2 in use at last visit) with changing real ales. Every Friday night there is a cask night where all ales are £2.70 a pint ( March 2019) The club holds a beer festival every July. Within Ashbrooke Conservation Area
Ivy House
7A Worcester Terrace, Sunderland SR2 7AW
Tucked away but close to the bus and metro interchange, the Ivy House is well worth seeking out. There are five ever changing guest ales and ciders. There is also an extensive range of bottled International beers. Home made pizzas and burgers are prepared in an open kitchen. There is a weekday Happy Hour from 5pm, themed meal nights and a Wednesday night quiz. Live music features on the second Saturday and last Sunday of the month. Note the stags horn lights at either end of the bar. Beer take away service . Recipient of a CAMRA Lockdown Hero Award in 2021 Within Ashbrooke Conservation Area
Rosedene
Queen Alexander Road, Sunderland SR2 9BT
Now part of the Greene King chain, the building was originally a Georgian mansion built in 1830, pulled down in 1876 and rebuilt in its current location brick by brick. It was converted to a pub by Vaux in 1964. The venue now has a reputation for quality food, with a separate restaurant, bar area, function room and outside smoking area with TV. The function room is licensed for weddings.
Borough
Vine Place, Sunderland SR1 3NE
The Borough reopened in March 2018 after a major refurbishment and an outside repaint. The once central bar has gone now replaced by one further back from the main entrance. There are two handpulls with no pump clips last visit (May 2019) Located on busy corner near several bus stops and 2 minutes walk from Park Lane Metro Interchange. Within Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area
Chaplins
40 Stockton Road, Sunderland SR1 3NR
A city centre pub ideally placed for public transport with Park Lane Interchange 2 minutes away. 7 handpulls offer ever changing real, ales and a real cider. The house ale is Darwin Happy Chappie. Good value food is served daily which includes a fish Friday A quiz with free snacks is held every Thursday night and a sports quiz held every Monday evening. There is plenty of seating either side of the main entrance as well as outside. Some tables tops to the right of the main entrance show depictions of Sunderland's industrial heritage. Within Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area
Cooper Rose
2-4 Albion Place, Sunderland SR1 3NG
A typical Lloyds style conversion of an old Sunderland night club. There are 10 handpulls with most of the ales sold duplicated in the 2 banks of 5. Can be busy during the day for a meal, and busy on a weekend evening for those wishing to party to the very loud music it plays. Meals are from the typical Wetherspoon range There is a smaller bar with 3 handpulls upstairs. An outside area behind the pub has opened in Derwent St. Within Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area
Dun Cow
High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3HA
This Grade II-listed building is an architectural gem and features in CAMRA's National Inventory. Reopened after a refurbishment in 2014 brought out the features of the listed back bar fitting. The pub was winner of 2 CAMRA / Historic England Awards 2015 for best restoration and conservation. Beers on five handpulls usually come from north east microbreweries. The pub is next to the Empire Theatre and can get very busy around performance times. During 2021 the upstairs restaurant was converted into an entertainment space and now hosts a comedy club every other Friday and Saturday night with two shows per evening at 8pm and 11pm.. 10% discount off real ale for card carrying CAMRA members. The pub is within the Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area Note the blue plaque on the wall near the entrance
Fitzgeralds
12-14 Green Terrace, Sunderland SR1 3PZ
One of Sunderland's largest range of cask beers can be found at this busy city-centre pub.In 2018 the pub celebrated 25 years inclusion in the Good Beer Guide. There are two separate rooms, with the smaller Chart Room quieter than the main bar. The pub is an enthusiastic supporter of North-East microbreweries, with up to eight guest beers usually on offer. The Chart Room has the handpulls for the 2 house ales, Titanic Plum Porter & a changing 2nd. Two real ciders are now available. A quiz is held on Thursday and there is a live music on Tuesday and Sunday evenings. There is a range of imported bottled beers from Belgium, Germany and the United States. A stamp card scheme- buy 12 pints of cask ale and receive a free pint operates every day. The pub is within the Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area
Victors
Low Row, Sunderland SR1 3PY
Formerly The Lambton Worm, this city centre pub has had a refurbishment and renamed Victors in December 2018. 4 handpulls are available offering changing real ales. There are 3 TV screens and background music. Seating includes some comfortable leather sofas. The pub opens for breakfasts at 10am and meals served all day up to 9pm. Most City Centre buses stop nearby. Within Bishopwearmouth Conservation Area
Peacock
287 High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3ES
Large distinctive city centre pub; the original building was called The Peacock from 1770 and renamed The Londonderry in 1834. The current grade II listed building dates from 1901 and renamed back to the Peacock in 2017. There is a Sunderland Historic Buildings blue plaque on the wall of the pub. The building is V shaped inside with long bar to the left and smaller lounges to the right. 8 handpulls offer up to 6 real ales and a real cider. There is a pleasant outside seating area. Meals are served at lunchtime. There is a quiz every Thursday night
AFK Bar
32 Bridge Street, Sunderland SR1 1TQ
This city centre bar now a gaming and esports bar Many buses pass nearby and its a short walk to Sunderland train and Metro station.
Hidden
Galen Building 3 Green Terrace, Sunderland SR1 3PZ
Former Varsity Venue, now compises the following :- Ground Floor - Tequila Tequila Mexican Restaurant Roof - Hidden - Garden Bar Basemant - Trilogy night club The Hours given are for the Hidden bar. This is a Grade 2 listed building, :- copy this link for more infromation https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1207084