Hi Eddy, I ran the Trent House on Leazes lane for five years 1990-95. The Free Trade, like the Crown Posada, was and continues to be one of the jewels in the crown of Toon pubs. I used to live on Walker road opposite the drive in entrance you'd walk down, turn right and get to the Free Trade. Back then it was owned by a guy called Ted Pie, he also owned 'Mathers' restaurant in old eldon square. We had some momumental staff Christmas parties in the Free Trade. It's wonderful to see how much that area has been revamped. Back in the day there was an ugly broken down warehouse/dead factory behind it and on the bit of green grass behind the outdoor garden, you would see the odd hippie/punk types slashing the poppy heads that grew there, presumably to harvest the 'perfume'. The old Church with the spire you showed, which you can see if you go up walker road into town on the corner, is the one used in one of Sting's movies (evidently not Dune), in which it was portrayed as the epicentre of Polish immigrants in the Toon, but the movie title evades me. Spender i.e., Jimmy Nail was famous for turning a corner on John Dobson street and instantly standing beneath the Free Trade. The Tyne was a place no one ever went to until a guy called Freddie Plater (who used to own the Trent and and the now gone Barley Mow) bought it. I say 'bought/owned' I actually mean purchased the tennancy. After Freddie got it, that was the launch of the modern 'Tyne pub' as we now know it. The Cluny is owned by my dear friend Julian Ive, I gave him his first bar job in the Toon at the Trent, hasn't he done well! Eddy thanks so much for this, you have an avid following in Guangzhou China x
Good choice...the view is even better at night. For best kept beer I would give a shout out to the Tynemouth Lodge. Never had a bad pint in there, lovely clientele and staff.
The Free Trade is my favourite pub in Newcastle. The Ship at Low Newton is in a fantastic position (especially for walking the dog on the beach along to Dunstanburgh) and the Blue Bell happens to be my favourite pub in York, so I agree with the choices made!
@@TheSmithyt The Black Garter 🤔 great bar in fact the manageress and two staff support Manchester teams 🤣🤣🤣 but it's not rough like it was back in the day 👍
I do some volunteering at the farm in Ouseburn so know the area pretty well. There are so many good pubs and bars... Free Trade and Tyne Bar for the reasons you mentioned which are a stone's throw away from each other, but also the Cumberland Arms which has a lovely oldy worldy feel to it, The Cluny which has live music and great food, Ouseburn Garden which is great in summer and even shows live sport. Then you've also got The Ship, Billy Bootleggers, and Tanners Arms just up Stepney Bank. If you want a good pub crawl without the busy hustle and bustle of the city center then Ouseburn is hard to beat in my opinion!
I can't believe I am from Wallsend and have never been in there. Will nip down one of the next couple of weekends for a cider. Thank you, great video as always.
December 7th was a horrible rainy day. About ten of us landed there just after opening and didn’t leave until it was dark outside. Fantastic atmosphere and the beer was spot on. Great video thanks.
Hi Eddy, some of the pubs I remember when I was young was the Cushy Butterfield, the Pineapple social club and the Grainger pub all in the Elswick area.
Great video, love seeing our region showcased like this. What a great part of the country we live in ! Love Ouseburn and the Free Trade. PS Great drone footage !
I haven’t found a favourite pub in the city centre yet, but I like many of the pubs I’ve visited there. My favourite pub in Tyne & Wear is The Brewery in Whitley Bay. I like their ales and the atmosphere. A traditional pub with a touch of a maritime theme, live sports and not too overcrowded 😊
Just been Eddie for a walk along the Quayside then into the Free trades garden for a pint. Surprisingly hot today and what a cracking view love it there always have.
Great video Eddy and I love the Free Trade Inn. Another excellent pub and the hidden Gem in Newcastle is the Crown Pasada on Dean Street, I think is the 2nd oldest pub in Newcastle, even has a 1940s turn table and they play random LPs a lot of the time.
5.8% man! You'll be seeing that view in double vision! I had heard of this pub view before, but had not visited. It's so fortunate that I'll be up in Ouseburn this weekend to check out one or two of the hostelries on offer.
Love the Free Trade Inn best pub in the Toon with a fantastic beer choice and a great atmosphere. You are right that view has to be the best from any pub, brilliant.
Before I watched this, The Free Trade Inn was my instant response. They sell my favourite Belgian Trappist beers (bottled) and have the best views of the Tyne anywhere. The Ouseburn is such a great day/night out. Totally agree with the pick.
Drank in ship Inn Low Newton when I was young, at 79, also drank 8n Joiners armscat high Newton, but as a lad from N/Castle, drank in Northumberland Arms just up Northumberland St. That was my local,
I used to go to the FTI in the 90s when the rave people ran it they were called Electric trickery or as I liked to call them Plastic cutlery lol. they had parties in the arches under Biker bridge.
The Ship Inn at Low Newton by the sea is a really nice place, it has its own brewery on site and does food. As for Newcastle I like the Bridge Tavern and the Hotspur on Percy Street
Looks like a old school pub from back in the day might be a bit odd but i love the door with the black and red paint work that’s typical of old school pubs. As for me not being able to drink i do my socialising in coffee shops now haha but the closest i come to pubs is when i go and see live music. Places like the Cluny etc I am going to Whylam Brewery in May to see Dom Martin an Irish bluesman from Belfast.
When I lived in Newcastle the Free Trade was one of my locals and it is a brilliant pub. Best start to a Saturday in summer back when I lived there in my 20's (15 years ago!) was start off at the Free Trade at around 3PM, head down to The Tyne at around 7 and then kick on from there. Back then The Tyne was my favourite pub in Newcastle as it use to stock a few decent Australian beers which as an Aussie in Newcastle I loved but the Free Trade was a very close second
No surprise to me, been my favourite pub in Newcastle for years. Although hopefully you can get in and get a pint now that it’s been rated in national press…
Always enjoy your videos Eddy and look forward to further updates on the Sycamore Gap trial. In the meantime on my not infrequent trips down from Edinburgh to Northumberland and Tyneside it's hard to beat The Olde Ship Inn in Seahouses or The Crown Posada in Newcastle
Not surprised at all, one of my old haunts. Would have probably put The Tyne above it, but you can’t beat the view from the free trade. Was always easier starting at the free trade then walking downhill to the Tyne Bar than the other way around!
Back in the late 60's early 70's my favourite pubs locally were The Maiden Over, in Pelaw, unfortunately a housing estate now, The Cricketers and Albion in Bill Quay, the Albion now a private house and in Newcastle, The Golden Tiger, Imperial and Man in the Moon.......happy days, but no longer living in the UK.
With over 39,000 pubs in the UK these lists are totally subjective, the best pub is the one that you enjoy yourself, having worked in hospitality for around 40 years working in and managing pubs and hotels you can have a great pub, great beers and food if wanted but it always comes down to the people both behind the bar and in the pub.
🤪 of course. It’s neither said, nor implied as an authority. I discuss my favourite pubs and ask viewers to tell me about their favourite pubs too. Just enjoy the video 👍🏻
Only pubs I've been in up there was the wetherspoons not far from you on the quayside on my birthday in 2022 and the strawberry on my birthday last year. The wetherspoons was nothing special but right next to the river and had a good atmosphere. As for the strawberry well do I need to say anything about how special that place is. I do miss walking along the river so will probably be coming up again before the end of the year.
There's nothing happening at he minute, it's Malmo Quay if you want to check it out. I believe they needed Spiller's Quay development (Whey Aye Wheel) etc to happen to fund Malmo.
McEwans best scotch, I used to love that. Is it still brewed, does anyone know. Tynemouth lodge hotel is a cracking bar, but I do like the free trade inn.
Free trade has been the best boozer around for decades only don't tell everybody because its tiny and my beer garden seat keeps getting claimed in the summer months. 😂
Hi Eddy, I ran the Trent House on Leazes lane for five years 1990-95. The Free Trade, like the Crown Posada, was and continues to be one of the jewels in the crown of Toon pubs. I used to live on Walker road opposite the drive in entrance you'd walk down, turn right and get to the Free Trade. Back then it was owned by a guy called Ted Pie, he also owned 'Mathers' restaurant in old eldon square. We had some momumental staff Christmas parties in the Free Trade. It's wonderful to see how much that area has been revamped. Back in the day there was an ugly broken down warehouse/dead factory behind it and on the bit of green grass behind the outdoor garden, you would see the odd hippie/punk types slashing the poppy heads that grew there, presumably to harvest the 'perfume'. The old Church with the spire you showed, which you can see if you go up walker road into town on the corner, is the one used in one of Sting's movies (evidently not Dune), in which it was portrayed as the epicentre of Polish immigrants in the Toon, but the movie title evades me. Spender i.e., Jimmy Nail was famous for turning a corner on John Dobson street and instantly standing beneath the Free Trade. The Tyne was a place no one ever went to until a guy called Freddie Plater (who used to own the Trent and and the now gone Barley Mow) bought it. I say 'bought/owned' I actually mean purchased the tennancy. After Freddie got it, that was the launch of the modern 'Tyne pub' as we now know it. The Cluny is owned by my dear friend Julian Ive, I gave him his first bar job in the Toon at the Trent, hasn't he done well! Eddy thanks so much for this, you have an avid following in Guangzhou China x
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Some brilliant pubs here. The Trent & Crown are brilliant pubs
Good choice...the view is even better at night. For best kept beer I would give a shout out to the Tynemouth Lodge. Never had a bad pint in there, lovely clientele and staff.
The Free Trade is my favourite pub in Newcastle. The Ship at Low Newton is in a fantastic position (especially for walking the dog on the beach along to Dunstanburgh) and the Blue Bell happens to be my favourite pub in York, so I agree with the choices made!
The bloke must have missed the Black Garter 😉
Exactly! 😃
I’m from Manchester , im moving to tynemouth in a matter of weeks and even I know about that pub 😂😂
@@TheSmithyt The Black Garter 🤔 great bar in fact the manageress and two staff support Manchester teams 🤣🤣🤣 but it's not rough like it was back in the day 👍
@@geoffrobinson4106 I’ll be supporting the toon when I’m up there city are shit again 🤣
@@TheSmithyt Black Garter a Black and White bar 🖤🤍🖤🤍
I do some volunteering at the farm in Ouseburn so know the area pretty well. There are so many good pubs and bars... Free Trade and Tyne Bar for the reasons you mentioned which are a stone's throw away from each other, but also the Cumberland Arms which has a lovely oldy worldy feel to it, The Cluny which has live music and great food, Ouseburn Garden which is great in summer and even shows live sport. Then you've also got The Ship, Billy Bootleggers, and Tanners Arms just up Stepney Bank. If you want a good pub crawl without the busy hustle and bustle of the city center then Ouseburn is hard to beat in my opinion!
Have to agree with the selection of pubs. Ouseburn is a gem in the crown of the Toon!
I spent a week in Newcastle and the city KNOCKED ME OUT. What a beauty! And the PEOPLE were the best!
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I can't believe I am from Wallsend and have never been in there. Will nip down one of the next couple of weekends for a cider. Thank you, great video as always.
December 7th was a horrible rainy day. About ten of us landed there just after opening and didn’t leave until it was dark outside. Fantastic atmosphere and the beer was spot on. Great video thanks.
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Hi Eddy, some of the pubs I remember when I was young was the Cushy Butterfield, the Pineapple social club and the Grainger pub all in the Elswick area.
Great video, love seeing our region showcased like this.
What a great part of the country we live in !
Love Ouseburn and the Free Trade.
PS Great drone footage !
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I haven’t found a favourite pub in the city centre yet, but I like many of the pubs I’ve visited there. My favourite pub in Tyne & Wear is The Brewery in Whitley Bay. I like their ales and the atmosphere. A traditional pub with a touch of a maritime theme, live sports and not too overcrowded 😊
Just been Eddie for a walk along the Quayside then into the Free trades garden for a pint. Surprisingly hot today and what a cracking view love it there always have.
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Great video Eddy and I love the Free Trade Inn. Another excellent pub and the hidden Gem in Newcastle is the Crown Pasada on Dean Street, I think is the 2nd oldest pub in Newcastle, even has a 1940s turn table and they play random LPs a lot of the time.
Yeah, great pub Tim. Covered it in a video too. Fascinating history 👍🏻
The Steamboat at the Mill Dam in South Shields is excellent. A proper old school pub. Would highly recommend.
Been there a few times. Great pub! And the Alum Ale House 👍🏻
5.8% man! You'll be seeing that view in double vision! I had heard of this pub view before, but had not visited. It's so fortunate that I'll be up in Ouseburn this weekend to check out one or two of the hostelries on offer.
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RIP The Broken Doll.
It's the Cheers Bar Hendon no question 😊
Love the Free Trade Inn best pub in the Toon with a fantastic beer choice and a great atmosphere. You are right that view has to be the best from any pub, brilliant.
Before I watched this, The Free Trade Inn was my instant response. They sell my favourite Belgian Trappist beers (bottled) and have the best views of the Tyne anywhere. The Ouseburn is such a great day/night out. Totally agree with the pick.
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I noticed the doors are the standard S & N colours from the '70s & '80s
Drank in ship Inn Low Newton when I was young, at 79, also drank 8n Joiners armscat high Newton, but as a lad from N/Castle, drank in Northumberland Arms just up Northumberland St. That was my local,
My favourite city in the world!! ⚫⚪ I'm partial to the Newcastle Arms, but i haven't found a bad pub across my trips to the Toon so far!
I used to go to the FTI in the 90s when the rave people ran it they were called Electric trickery or as I liked to call them Plastic cutlery lol. they had parties in the arches under Biker bridge.
The Ship Inn at Low Newton by the sea is a really nice place, it has its own brewery on site and does food. As for Newcastle I like the Bridge Tavern and the Hotspur on Percy Street
Looks like a old school pub from back in the day might be a bit odd but i love the door with the black and red paint work that’s typical of old school pubs. As for me not being able to drink i do my socialising in coffee shops now haha but the closest i come to pubs is when i go and see live music. Places like the Cluny etc I am going to Whylam Brewery in May to see Dom Martin an Irish bluesman from Belfast.
I’m a cafe frequenter too most of the time 😅
Brilliant video. Good old Best Scotch.
Have to agree the view along the Tyne really is fantastic. Glad they won... nice one.
The Tyne looks beautiful there, like. And aye I'm being serious.🥰
When I lived in Newcastle the Free Trade was one of my locals and it is a brilliant pub. Best start to a Saturday in summer back when I lived there in my 20's (15 years ago!) was start off at the Free Trade at around 3PM, head down to The Tyne at around 7 and then kick on from there. Back then The Tyne was my favourite pub in Newcastle as it use to stock a few decent Australian beers which as an Aussie in Newcastle I loved but the Free Trade was a very close second
No surprise to me, been my favourite pub in Newcastle for years. Although hopefully you can get in and get a pint now that it’s been rated in national press…
Thanks so much! Just want to be sure, how are you sure they don't serve food, 4:14?
I asked. 😅 there are some cold samosas on the bar but that’s it 👍🏻
@TynesideLife thanks so much :)
They do get food vans the odd night doing pizza and other foreign stuff. I believe they're very good.
@@BigKat62 thanks!
I'll have to have a trip. I've never been. 🍻 Cheers.
Used to love the farmers rest in the haymarket
Same here - we've lost some good pubs.
used to like the split chimp, before it closed. wobbly duck is worth a visit
Always enjoy your videos Eddy and look forward to further updates on the Sycamore Gap trial. In the meantime on my not infrequent trips down from Edinburgh to Northumberland and Tyneside it's hard to beat The Olde Ship Inn in Seahouses or The Crown Posada in Newcastle
Not surprised at all, one of my old haunts. Would have probably put The Tyne above it, but you can’t beat the view from the free trade.
Was always easier starting at the free trade then walking downhill to the Tyne Bar than the other way around!
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These days I like me Guinniss, but I sure do miss Newcastle Brown Ale, and Vaux's brew.
When I was growing up Newcastle brown ale was nicknamed lunatic soup… ?
@@Maxx-s7d We know it as bottles of dog
Back in the late 60's early 70's my favourite pubs locally were The Maiden Over, in Pelaw, unfortunately a housing estate now, The Cricketers and Albion in Bill Quay, the Albion now a private house and in Newcastle, The Golden Tiger, Imperial and Man in the Moon.......happy days, but no longer living in the UK.
Crazy how many days/nights I spent down the Ouseburn but never went up the hill to try the Free Trade.
With over 39,000 pubs in the UK these lists are totally subjective, the best pub is the one that you enjoy yourself, having worked in hospitality for around 40 years working in and managing pubs and hotels you can have a great pub, great beers and food if wanted but it always comes down to the people both behind the bar and in the pub.
🤪 of course. It’s neither said, nor implied as an authority. I discuss my favourite pubs and ask viewers to tell me about their favourite pubs too. Just enjoy the video 👍🏻
and a great view from there , yes
‘Bye bye Vladivostok’
‘Hello Tyne & Wear!’
‘I mean, Russia - nice place… shame aboot tha beer’ 😂
Just came to me when you said McEwen’s Best Scotch 😂
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Never been in. The views look amazing. Great video.
When it was actually brewed in Newcastle, it would have been a bottle of Broon, even when it moved to sunderland, but now, I'm t total
Dare you to ask for a pint of Boddingtons in the Free Trade. They'd drop kick you into the Tyne 😂
Probably 😂
The Ship Inn at Low Newton is a cracking pub. But Not sure it’s the Best in Northumberland?
Eddie, great review didn’t know that Inn existed will pay a visit my long time favourite Bee Hive but get there early as parking can B a problem
Fantastic view on a night too!!
'The one you've got to come back for', alas I remember it well mate
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blue bell in york is an amazing pub
Only pubs I've been in up there was the wetherspoons not far from you on the quayside on my birthday in 2022 and the strawberry on my birthday last year. The wetherspoons was nothing special but right next to the river and had a good atmosphere. As for the strawberry well do I need to say anything about how special that place is. I do miss walking along the river so will probably be coming up again before the end of the year.
Worthingtons. £1 a pint. Right now in the 5 swans. Haymarket. Christ mortal on a Tenner 😊
I used to like the Gib Rock in Tynemouth but I havent been in since Newcastle Diamonds stopped racing before Covid lockdown
Hi Eddy
Are they still going to build flats on the land in front of the Fair Trade Inn, and completely spoil the view, please let us know ?
Good question James. I’m not sure
There's nothing happening at he minute, it's Malmo Quay if you want to check it out. I believe they needed Spiller's Quay development (Whey Aye Wheel) etc to happen to fund Malmo.
Crackin pub, I'd have to agree with the judges.
The Haymarket was the business
The Free Trade is an awesome pub
Most geordies wouldn’t drink that craft shit can’t believe the beehive didn’t get a mention 🤔🤔🤦♂️🤦♂️😂😂😂😂😂😂👍
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Quite right.
Excellent eddy🎉
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Think I’ve seen you in the Tynesider , been in a few times since we’ve just moved back from Australia.
Newcastle exhibition in the strawberry in the nineties
What works happening on the Tyne bridge?
I did a video about the renovation. You’ll find it in my history and culture playlist from about 8/9 months ago 👍🏻
Cracking pub
The Brinkburn Brewery is the best pub in Newcastle ❤
Can't beat a Wetherspoons.. Cheap and cheerful
However, the video is about supporting local pubs, not national chains
@@TynesideLife I get that but they're just to expensive for us normal folk.
@@marcclish I’m normal folk too 🤷🏻♂️😃
@@TynesideLife and great content as always.
McEwans best scotch, I used to love that. Is it still brewed, does anyone know. Tynemouth lodge hotel is a cracking bar, but I do like the free trade inn.
Pelaw Club sell it on draught 😋
Surely best pub would be to whoever opinion as my best pub would be different to yours! You get me
🤪 of course. Which is why I mentioned my favourite pubs and asked viewers for their favourite pubs 👍🏻
He didnt go to the Marine in South Shields then
Great pub 👊🏻👍🏻
Na never! We al knaa it's the Duke of York Wallsend👌👌
rook a few stunning pics over your left shoulder Eddy
sorry, from the seat
Free trade has been the best boozer around for decades only don't tell everybody because its tiny and my beer garden seat keeps getting claimed in the summer months. 😂
Good point 😅
Great video Eddy but what the hell is a chicken giro 😂😂
Heathen 😂 chicken gyro. Google it
@ sorry mate I was giggling at the pronunciation 😂😂
@@RelaxandChill53 😅
Becoming a sunda dinner expert though 😂😂
Of course 😅
Would have been my choice too.
Think The Cumberlands Arms would beat it for me
Been a couple of years since i've been there. Great bar, Great view but the toilet.....
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Proper boozer great choice
Luther's Bar
That's not a surprise, TBH.
Free trade is Goated Eddie just like you boss
If I knew what that meant I’d comment 😅
CHEERS
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The Raby was ripped off in this list! Where else can you go for a pint and feel like you're in a Grand Theft Auto game
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Top boozer 👍🏆🤍🖤🍺
I think the Free Trade is a bit too hipster. Lots of other better bars on offer.
I would say the JD-Wetherspoons *Quayside* is much nicer and better
Wetherspoons 😲 that’s a national chain …
@@TynesideLife I know. lol we should get together Eddie and we go and try some of these awesome pubs out :-)
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And?
Station house Ponteland. Hawkstone on draft. Yerssssssssa
Although Ponteland is in Northumberland 😃