The CumberlandArms

The Cumberland Arms stands above the Ouseburn valley, first licensed in 1862 and rebuilt in 1899, and has long been one of the homes of Newcastle's folk and traditional-music scene — clog dancing, sessions, singarounds, a pub that doubles as a cultural institution. It is independently run, with no brewery or pub-company tie in any record, and has been shaped for two decades by an owner set on preserving the building. A proper old Tyneside pub with music in its bones. Go on a session night and stay late.