Cleveland Bay

Traditional pub, dating from 1825 and the very start of the railways' era, where the licensee Peter Rafferty is equally enthusiastic about real beer, (and where over-sized glasses are used), as he is about Blues music, and where Fridays at 9 pm become the North's most intimate live Blues music setting. Timothy Taylor's Landlord, Strongarm and Wainwright, along with a guest beer from the Punch Taverns' list are served. Just lately, the guest beer has been either a pale or an amber beer, brewed by Laine, Punch Tavern's own in-house brewery, based in Brighton. The pub comprises a public bar, a beer garden, a snug and a large lounge bar, available to hire for private functions, Quiz night is Thursday and Blues bands of all genres on Fridays, as the Cleveland Bay is home to 'Blues at the Bay', where Fridays sees local, national and also artists of international repute providing an eclectic mix of the all various styles of the Blues. Traditional pub games, darts and dominoes, football and horse racing showing on the TVs. A hot and cold buffet Sunday lunch is served free of charge. Remnants of the stone gate posts, at the entrance to the Stockton & Darlington Railway goods and coal yard are still in-situ at entrance to the pub's car park. The pub is recognised as being the world's first 'railway' pub.